Sports

John F. Russell: Lifelong love of the game

I fell in love with running bases as a child, and though I'm a little older and a little slower, the game and my love of playing it has never changed.

Spoke Talk: Staying off muddy trails

This time of year can be frustrating for trail users, including mountain bikers. Although it is doable to ride up and down in the mud, that is about the worst thing that can happen to the tread surface of a trail.

Steamboat Springs grad Labor to coach soccer at CSU

Steamboat Springs High School graduate Kelly Labor was named an assistant women's soccer coach for Colorado State University as it transitions to Division I next season.

Bear River parks work continues, improvements still coming

The Bear River Skate Park was new three years ago and work continues to make the park and neighboring Bear River Bike Park into a fantastic action sports hub in Steamboat Springs.

Steamboat American Legion baseball team begins opens season at home Sunday

The Steamboat Springs American Legion baseball team begins its season Sunday with a home doubleheader against Rangely.

Tennis Center to host junior championships this weekend

The Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs will host the United States Tennis Association’s Intermountain 12-and-younger junior championships this weekend.

Steamboat Springs rugby teams gear up for season

The Steamboat Springs men’s and women’s rugby teams have begun training and are always looking for new members.

May 22 Rabbit Ears Time Trial results

Barkley Robinson won the Rabbit Ears Time Trial on Wednesday in 36 minutes, 33 second. Hannah Williams was the first finisher among women in 42:41, and Evan Weinman was tops among juniors in 42:48.

Rabbit Ears Time Trial pushes cyclists on an ideal spring afternoon

The riders raced up the menacing and persistent slope of U.S. Highway 40 in a time trial format as a part of the first Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club cycling event of the year.

Steamboat Springs swim team does well in Glenwood

The Steamboat Springs Swim Team notched top results at a weekend meet in Glenwood Springs and placed third overall.

Athlete of the Week: Penn Lukens

Lukens has been a staple on defense all year and helped the Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse team advance to the Class 4A final four.

Steamboat Springs locals notch top finishes in Grand Junction triathlons

Essi Kenttala and Heather Gollnick picked up overall podium finishes in the HITS Triathlon Series last weekend in Grand Junction.

Joel Reichenberger: Questions remain, but biking projects belong in Steamboat

I spent a fair portion of the last month and a massive portion of the last two weeks digging into bicycling, Steamboat Springs and the way those two have and can interact for economic development. My conclusion is that this is complicated stuff.