The Steamboat Pilot & Today

The last time a Routt County sports team saw competitive play, the Hayden girls basketball team was cruising to an undefeated pre-holiday record, the Steamboat Springs hockey team lost its first game, and teams from Wyoming weren’t so kind to the Hayden and Steamboat boys basketball teams.

But after more than two and a half weeks without game action, all three area schools resume play this week. Through the break, some teams held player-run practices, some held open gyms and some had volunteer coaches run workouts.

With official practices under way since Jan. 2 and games resuming Friday, here is a look at where each school begins play.

Steamboat Springs

■ Boys basketball plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday at home against Battle Mountain. Steamboat then plays at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at home against Eagle Valley.

■ Girls basketball plays at 6 p.m. Friday at home against Battle Mountain. The team then plays at 4 p.m. Saturday at home against Eagle Valley.

■ Hockey resumes play at 6:30 p.m. Friday at home against Pueblo County. Steamboat then plays at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Rampart.

■ The Steamboat Alpine team races at Aspen on Friday, while the Nordic team continues action Saturday at Snow Mountain.

■ The wrestling team re­­turns to the mats Friday and Saturday at the Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah.

Hayden

■ Boys basketball plays at 8:30 p.m. Friday at home versus West Grand before a 4 p.m. game Saturday at Plateau Valley.

■ Girls basketball team plays at 7 p.m. Friday at home against West Grand. The team then plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Plateau Valley.

■ The wrestling team travels to Vernal, Utah, for the Tournament of Champions. The high-level tournament runs Friday and Saturday.

Soroco

■ Boys basketball team resumes play at 4 p.m. Sat­urday at home against Ran­gely.

■ Girls basketball team plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at home versus Rangely.

■ The wrestling team travels to Eagle Valley on Sa­­urday.

— To reach Luke Graham, call 871-4229

or e-mail lgraham@steamboatpilot.com