Roaring Fork High School’s ladies volleyball team had the opportunity to fine tune things against some higher-classification competition at the Glenwood Springs Demon Invitational last weekend. The short-game (best of three sets) tournament format saw the Class 3A Rams emerge with a 2-1 win (25-19, 17-25, 15-8) on Saturday morning against 4A Weld Central, before […]
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Roaring Fork High sports teams gear up for fall season; football drops varsity program due to low player numbers
With the start of the new school year comes the beginning of the high school fall sports season, and the Rams of Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High are raring to go. Two RFHS teams had away games on the slate this week to open things up, with the girls volleyball team overcoming Grand Junction on Tuesday […]
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RAMS ON THE RUN!
On a beautiful spring day with music filling the air, every student at Crystal River Elementary School (CRES) spent 30 minutes running laps on an eighth of a mile track laid out in the school field. This was the 10th annual Rams Run fundraiser, the highest earning fundraiser at the school. Half of the money […]
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Rams pip Oysters in overtime
As the whistle blew at the end of the second half in Saturday afternoon’s girls varsity soccer match between Roaring Fork High School and Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS), most folks in the crowd cheered and began to file out of the stadium after a 1-1 draw between the two teams. “Hold on, everyone,” came […]
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All our peeps are here
The seventh annual Where My Peeps At? Scavenger Hunt, organized by Carbondale’s Parks and Rec Department, was by — all accounts — a hoot! This year’s winners were: Are You Kitten Me? (first place, pictured below), The Hentschels (second), Tiger Bunnies (third), Zero Clucks Given (best costume) and The Awesome FM’s (Golden Peep Prize). This […]
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Coach Cruz aims high
Lately, we’ve all experienced the full spectrum of emotions surrounding the consistent string of winter storms that hit week after week. There’s momentary relief for those concerned about the drought-ridden Western Slope, glee for skiers and snowboarders, and disgust for those ready for the sunny days of spring. Spare a thought for the Lady Rams […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Feb. 9, 2023
Seeding collaboration On Feb. 1, two nonprofits focused on local food systems resilience — the Farm Collaborative, headquartered at Cozy Point Ranch near Snowmass Village, and Seed Peace, located at Sunfire Ranch south of Carbondale — announced that they will be joining forces “to increase efficiencies while maximizing impact.” Seed Peace’s farmer and production programs […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 26 de enero
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro El Sol brillando The Sopris Sun, junto con otras siete organizaciones de medios de comunicaciones locales, recibieron una subvención de $35,000 de parte de Colorado Media Project hacia el continuo esfuerzo para mejorar la calidad y el acceso de noticias representativas en español para nuestra región. En total, 27 beneficiarios en […]