If you find yourself mucking around Filoha Meadows or up behind Sopris this spring, keep an eye peeled for bighorn sheep. If you’re lucky, you might catch yourself a glimpse of one of Colorado’s few indigenous herds. However, as sure-footed as the species is, Avalanche Creek’s herd stands on unsteady ground.Over the years, disease has […]
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Bringing it home
Nothing encourages our student-athletes like big crowds at home games to cheer them on! Here are the remaining varsity home games for high school spring sports: RFHS Girls Soccer April 4 v. Coal Ridge at 6pm* April 13 v. Mullen at 10am April 23 v. Basalt at 4pm* April 25 v. Delta at 6pm* RFHS […]
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RFHS seniors soar in showcase of capstone projects
From sharing personal stories and useful information about student activism on the KDNK airwaves and in the pages of The Sopris Sun, to literally flying, this year’s Roaring Fork High School seniors are taking their capstone projects to new heights. Capstones are a free form, hands-on project, often spanning the better part of two years […]
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Roaring Fork Rams spring seasons under way
The days are finally warming up, and the outdoor practice fields in Carbondale have come alive with spring sports. For Roaring Fork High School, that means baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, plus a combined school boys lacrosse team hosted by Glenwood Springs High, and girls tennis and golf hosted […]
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Rams impress on senior night, roll through district tourney opener
A crucial senior night win for the Roaring Fork High School boys basketball team on Friday, and an impressive showing for the girls against a top-three state-ranked team paved the way for a legitimate shot for both teams to play for a district championship this week.The Rams girls played the league champion Grand Valley Cardinals […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Tree pruningColorado Edible Forest, UpRoot Colorado, CSU Extension and Pitkin County Open Space and Trails are once again offering free fruit tree pruning workshops from New Castle to Basalt, Feb. 24 to March 30. The first four workshops are designed around the basics, while the fifth workshop emphasizes hands-on practice in Emma. To sign up, […]
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Rams close out regular season with double-header Friday night
The Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams both find themselves with a chance to secure the second seed going into next week’s 3A Western Slope District Tournament, but a stout opponent looms for the regular season home finale Friday night. After three straight wins for the girls, including a 59-30 senior night […]
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Rams lean on senior leadership, young talent in bid for 3A league title
A combination of veteran experience and talent among the younger ranks has the Roaring Fork High School boys basketball team in the thick of the 3A Western Slope League (WSL) race with five crucial games to go. After soundly defeating North Fork in the final road game of the regular season last Friday (Jan. 26), […]
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Roaring Fork basketball teams prep for second round of 3A league matchups
The Roaring Fork High School basketball teams both find themselves in the thick of the 3A Western Slope League race halfway through the conference schedule after the latest round of action. With the last three games on the road, the Roaring Fork girls scored an important win, 64-43, at Gunnison on Saturday, following a close […]
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Rams basketball teams split slate of games to open conference season
Both Roaring Fork High School basketball teams sandwiched a pair of 3A Western Slope League wins between a couple of tough losses to open the post-holiday schedule this past week.The Rams boys, after a nailbiter at Meeker on Jan. 10 that ended in a 43-41 Cowboys win, grabbed wins on the road Friday at Cedaredge, […]