The Last Stand
Hayden holds off Roaring Fork in win
Letlow powers way to three TDs for Tigers in season’s first victory
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
Take away a pair of Coy Letlow runs, and it might have been an interesting night in Hayden on Friday as the Tigers played their football home opener.
Soroco falls in league match
West Grand overpowers Rams volleyball team in 3 games
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
The frustration experienced by Soroco High School’s volleyball team Thursday night was exemplified during a sequence midway through the third game of the Rams’ season-opening loss to West Grand.
Hayden hopes to rebound
Roaring Fork is crippled by injuries
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
There wouldn’t seem to be a lot of similarities between last week’s Roaring Fork-Hotchkiss game and Hayden-Coal Ridge game.
Texas cowboy rides high
Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
That this wasn’t any old Steamboat Springs rodeo was obvious when the cowboys were pulled aside for pictures and asked to sign autographs. It also was apparent by the size of the check Mike Lee walked away with.
Trapp secures running series championship
Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
Well, what exactly did people expect him to do for a celebration? Todd Trapp won Sunday’s 10K at 10,000 feet Steamboat Springs Running Series race and, in turn, locked down the men’s season-long running series points competition.
Steamboat soccer holds off Vail
Second-half scores bump Sailors to 2-0, defeating Eagles, 3-2
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008
It took a pair of big second-half goals, but the Steamboat Springs High School soccer team improved to 2-0 Saturday afternoon, handling Vail Mountain School with just enough defense and a little late offense.
Eight is enough
Decision difficult, but Soroco thrilled with switch to 8-man football
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008
Soroco football coach David Bruner has said it so many times, the words almost have lost their effect.
Loop it up with the Devil
Thrilling grandeur of hiking trail not limited to Causeway
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008
Many hikes yield stunning views of far-off mountain ranges or expansive valleys, and the hike to Devil’s Causeway isn’t any different.
10K at 10,000 set for Sunday
Series schedule printed incorrectly
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
For the record, Sunday’s 10K at 10,000 trail running race was not bumped ahead one week. Race director Chuck O’Connell said he was going to show up at the Dumont Lake parking lot to start Sunday’s Steamboat Springs Running Series event, no matter who else was there with him.
Tigers to rely on 8 seniors
Hayden hopes for volleyball turnaround
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
A disappointing season turned purely rotten late last fall for the Hayden volleyball team when it went 0-3 in pool play at the district tournament.
Rams run up score against North Park
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
It might have seemed like the start of just another season Friday night in Oak Creek. Soroco ended its season-opening football game with a strung-together assortment of freshmen and back-ups filling in as best they could.
Making state not enough for boys
Cutter, Stoddard hope to join elite
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008
It’s been as rhythmic as the late-summer afternoon thunderstorms that seem to always appear on the horizon.
Tigers aim to improve
Hayden returns 14 seniors, looks to build on 2007 season
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Hayden coach Shawn Baumgartner said he thought senior running back Coy Letlow might be the single best player in the Class 1A Western Slope League.
Triathlon a success
Course record falls to a new champion
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
They weren’t the most famous people there, and they certainly weren’t the fastest, their finish going unnoticed by the announcer at Sunday morning’s Steamboat Springs Triathlon.
Joel Reichenberger: Trapp leading running series
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
Regulars in the Steamboat Springs Running Series came upon a welcome sight when they reported for the Aug. 2 Mount Werner Classic: they didn’t see Todd Trapp, which is rare.
Rams ready for 8-man football
Defense, Miles carry the day in Soroco’s first scrimmage
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
At first glance, the Soroco High School football team’s Friday night scrimmage seemed to matter even less than an NFL preseason game.
Change in perspective
Athlete has new goals for triathlon
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008
Kimberly Zacher has completed many of the goals she set for herself since taking off from the starting line in last year’s Steamboat Springs Triathlon. Much to her relief, that triathlon was one of those goals.
2 riders declare victory in Gunnison
Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
Sharp pain surged through her back and her knee with every push on the pedals.
All can compete in Buffalo Pass Hill Climb
Town Challenge race knows no age limit
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
True grit was on display Wednesday evening at the Buffalo Pass Hill Climb mountain bike race in Steamboat Springs.
Saturday rodeo wraps up; familiar face wins award again
Monday, Aug. 18, 2008
He stood idly by Saturday night, a warm smile the only evidence that he had again won the Pat Mantle Saddle Bronc riding championship, the crown jewel competition of the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo series.
Campers with disabilities strap on water skis at Bald Eagle Lake
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008
Some say today’s newspaper is lining for tomorrow’s pet cage, but 6-year-old Kyle Taulman put the plastic bag from last week’s Steamboat Pilot & Today to a slightly better use.
Joel Reichenberger: Ski camp eye-opening
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008
Rich Maziarz doesn’t use a wheelchair, but he struggles mightily to get around.
Bikers asked to lend a hand
Trail work sessions are scheduled today, Saturday
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Wednesday’s Dog Days of Summer Town Challenge mountain bike race had 185 racers register, an expected break from the swell of competitors that has often topped 200 this summer.
All is at stake in rodeo
Belt buckles, rifle to be awarded to season champions
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Duane Reichert is traveling to Steamboat Springs this weekend to be the rodeo clown for the last weekend of the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo series.
Competitors lead the lambs at Routt County Fair
Control is key in showmanship
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Some sheep just couldn’t be controlled. While being led around the competition ring Wednesday at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden, one lamb didn’t take a single step, instead bounding along with its senior showmanship competitor.
Bikers lunge for Dog Days finish line
Robinson holds off Bingham in tight Town Challenge race
Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008
Laura Soard didn’t let up — she kept pedaling as she swooped down the final hill, and she kept pedaling as she neared the finish.
Rain shortens ride
Weather brings early, muddy end to Rio Stampede
Monday, Aug. 11, 2008
After lingering snow from a record-breaking winter forced the Rio Stampede mountain bike race back from its traditional June date, weather again struck the event after its belated start this weekend.
Joel Reichenberger: Race shows Steamboat at its best
Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008
It doesn’t take much looking to find what people like so much about Steamboat Springs, especially at Saturday’s Rio Stampede.
Friends, family take on task of helping racers during Rio Stampede
Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008
There seemed to be problems everywhere Saturday morning at the Rio Stampede staging tents of Dave Marrs and Kelly Boniface, at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area.
Area rider clings to the dream of being a professional cowboy
Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008
Jerad Schlegel was in Missouri on Wednesday night, drove to Oklahoma on Thursday and planned to hit New Mexico and Oregon on Friday and Saturday.
Rodeo keeps kickin’
Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
Two weeks and four rodeos remain in the cowboy marathon that is the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series.
Belshaw shines in stage race
Four-day event wears on racers
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008
Allen Belshaw is a skinny guy, no doubt a product of a careful diet and the hundreds of miles he logs training for trail-running ultra-marathons each summer.
More than just rocks
Rabbit Ears Peak makes for great photos no matter the camera or photographer
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008
Steamboat Springs-area photographer Larry Pierce started with one piece of advice when asked what aspiring photographers should do if they plan to catch one of the region’s signature shots, a photo of Rabbit Ears Peak.
Joel Reichenberger: Gardner invested in Steamboat wrestling
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Rulon Gardner, in town earlier this week for the Rulon Gardner Wrestling Camp, impressed me in more than a few ways.
Area volleyball club teams join Fort Collins group
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Darcey Miller couldn’t find the words.
Sporting Clays range plays to beginners and experts
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Offering views on par with those of millionaire subdivisions nearby, Three Quarter Circles offers everything for novice and experienced shooters.
Tour Divide conquered
White says 2,711-mile ride was experience of a lifetime
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Steamboat Springs rider Leighton White said there was plenty of emotion when he finally pulled up near the end of the 2,711-mile Tour Divide mountain bike race July 7.
Multi-skilled performer back at Steamboat rodeo
Friday, July 25, 2008
Max Reynolds has seen plenty of change. It’s hard not to when you’ve been around rodeos as long as he has.
Spring Creek race will offer challenges to runners
Friday, July 25, 2008
Preparing for her first stint as an individual race coordinator, Steamboat Springs Running Series director Shannon Carlin was hoping to avoid any major problems and get through Saturday’s Spring Creek Memorial run without an overwhelming amount of stress.
195 riders tackle Sunshine Loop, Robinson triumphs
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Competitors agreed the Sunshine Loop race was easier and generally more fun than the last couple of Town Challenge races. It was the same result, however.
New turns during Town Challenge bike race
Sunshine Loop has longer, easier trail up Mount Werner
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
There is some bad news for competitors in today’s Town Challenge mountain bike race at the Steamboat Ski Area: Barkley Robinson, of the record-setting ride in last week’s Thunderhead Hill Climb, likes today’s course a lot more than last week’s.
Gardner teaches, motivates at fourth annual wrestling camp
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Rulon Gardner has been big since he was a child, growing up near a small Wyoming town.
Kicking it local
Steamboat’s boys beat Colorado Rush
Monday, July 21, 2008
Steamboat FC U-11 boys soccer coach Michael De Jong looked out over his players kneeling down in front of him at the Emerald Park soccer fields in Steamboat Springs.
Endurance trail races catch on across Steamboat Springs, nation
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Endurance trail running competition can be tough, Allen Belshaw said.
A whole new ride
Sunday, July 20, 2008
I was walking through the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant last weekend when I was waved over by a bachelorette party. The bride-to-be was required, by tradition, to get a picture touching a man’s biceps, and I was the lucky guy. While I do proudly lay claim to many fine qualities the table’s women might enjoy — I’m darn good at trivia, have a fine set of calves and intoxicating blue eyes — bulging biceps aren’t among my features.
Fun, success part of soccer weekend’s draw
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Members of the Englewood Eagles ESC Premier U16 girls soccer team stood arm-in-arm Saturday afternoon, facing the goal.
Johnson, Gardner in spotlight for local grapplers
Friday, July 18, 2008
At first glance, young, blond-haired Tyler Johnson seems to have little in common with the giant of a man standing next to him in a year-old picture.
Tennis event to boost Sailors
Friday, July 18, 2008
The Steamboat Springs High School boys and girls tennis teams have done plenty to prove their worth in the past year, both ranking among the most successful programs at the school.
Robinson dominates men’s race, sets course record
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Paul Brabenec looked like he was either savoring the moment or toying around.
Rugby champions again
Monday, July 14, 2008
The rough and fun-loving men of the Steamboat Springs Rugby Club probably would have headed for the beer cooler no matter what happened Sunday, the final day of the club’s annual Cow Pie Classic Rugby Tournament.
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