Steamboat Today: Hayden prep sports

Steamboat winter sports camps open

High school teams to start training before official practices

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

Steamboat Springs High School hockey coach Jeff Ruff said the benefits are endless. Starting a preseason conditioning camp allows his players - new and old - to get into the system, get their legs under them and get a jump on the winter season.

Tigers football finishes with win

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

For the second consecutive year, the Hayden football team finished its season with a win, pounding West Grand on Friday night, 35-7. The Tigers got two rushing touchdowns from Jake Walker, two from Treyben Letlow and one from Brian Hoza, running over the Mustangs for their fourth win of the season.

County volleyball teams out at districts

Hayden, Soroco high school teams miss out on semifinals

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

High hopes met a quick end Friday for the Hayden and Soroco high school volleyball teams. Both entered the district tournament at Meeker with hopes of upsets and semifinals, but neither was able to win in pool play, and both saw the season end.

Hayden, Soroco volleyball hope to find peak

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

The Hayden High School volleyball team and its cross-county counterpart, Soroco, enter today's district tournament knowing why they are among the bottom seeds. Soroco is the sixth seed, and Hayden is No. 8 among the eight district teams.

Tigers football hopes to close season with win

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Hayden football will travel for a 7 p.m. game today in Kremmling that, at least as far as the playoff brackets are concerned, does not matter. Neither Hayden nor West Grand has any hopes of making the postseason, and when the final buzzer sounds and the game ends, so will the 2009 football season for both programs.

Tigers volleyball plays its way to district tourney

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Senior Rachael Koehler hopes the members of the Hayden High School volleyball team pick up a new nickname this week when they travel to Meeker for the district volleyball tournament. "We want to be the comeback kids," Koehler said. "We've been working really hard, and we feel like we can upset some teams at the district tournament." The Tigers took the first steps to earning that nickname Tuesday night by beating Plateau Valley in three games.

Luke Graham: Playoff forecast

A look ahead to the postseason

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

With regular seasons coming to a close this fall, here's a look at Steamboat Springs High School's postseason chances in football, soccer, volleyball and cross-country, along with a glimpse of playoff possibilities for the Hayden and Soroco volleyball teams.

Hayden volleyball's late heroics down Soroco in 3

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

The Hayden girls volleyball team knocked off Soroco in three games Saturday evening. Still, no one watching would have called the performance dominating. The Tigers put together perfectly timed runs in each of the three games, and the 25-23, 27-25 and 25-18 win secured Hayden a season sweep against its cross-county rival.

Hayden volleyball loses to Meeker in 5

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009

After two games Friday night, things didn't look good for the hometown Hayden Tigers. But it takes three games to win a volleyball match, and the Tigers were not going to give up at home. Meeker jumped out to the lead by winning the first game 25-22 and then dominating the second, 25-7.

Cowboys take down Tigers, 36-7

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009

Mitchell Jacob and fellow back Tyrel Gerloff used their size and speed to help the Cowboys improve the team's record to 7-1 this season with a 36-7 win against the Tigers.

Hotchkiss takes advantage of Hayden's mistakes for big win

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009

With Hayden High School football team on the cusp of doing some good things, Friday's game against Hotchkiss served as a reminder of how good football teams take advantage of mistakes.

Tigers volleyball downs Rams in 4

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Hayden used a dominating first couple of games Tuesday to outlast cross-county rival Soroco, winning in four games, 25-11, 25-9, 18-25 and 25-21.

Sports Briefs: Tigers volleyball spikers win in 5

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

The Hayden High School volleyball team hit a critical stretch at the end of the second game against Baggs, Wyo., on Saturday. Having already lost the first two, Hayden looked right down the barrel of getting swept.

Hayden football wins, volleyball loses

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009

The Hayden High School football team held on for a 7-6 win Friday at Rangely. Rangely scored early to take a 6-0 lead in the first quarter before Hayden bounced back in the second quarter. Rene Valdez's extra point proved to be the difference maker. "It was an ugly one," Hayden coach Shawn Baumgartner said. "But we got away with one."