Harmony reigns at Emerald Mountain Park brainstorming session
Peace and harmony emanated from Centennial Hall in downtown Steamboat Springs on Wednesday night despite the fact all logic pointed toward an evening filled with strong opinions, boisterous debate and hurt feelings.
Campgrounds prepare for Memorial Day weekend
Area campgrounds are opening ahead of Memorial Day weekend, though recent wet weather will keep many in Routt County closed.
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.
Steamboat Marathon considers solutions to slide in sign-ups
Anyone who wants to sign up for next month’s Steamboat Marathon still has the opportunity, and that’s a marked change for the 32-year-old race.
Biking Series Part 2: Battling to be the bike town
As the competition cranks up, Steamboat Springs hopes to stay even in a cycling arms race.
Hayden's Valdez 5th by a foot in high jump at state track
Hayden's Jorge Valdez placed fifth Saturday in the high jump, wrapping up the weekend for local high school track teams.
Soroco happy as it rounds out state track meet
Soroco's stay at the state track meet came to an end, but the team leaves Lakewood happy with its performances.
Soroco scores twice at state track
Soroco High School track athletes won a pair of medals on the opening day of the state track meet Thursday in Lakewood.
Male Athlete of the Year: Hayden's Mark Doolin
Doolin, the 2013 Yampa Valley Male Athlete of the Year, doesn’t scream and shout. His competitive heart doesn’t beat in your face. It smolders, burning on and on.
Hayden Female Athlete of the Year: Savannah Williams
Coach Michelle Wilkie said basketball was where Savannah Williams’ distance-running heart shined through.
Soroco Male Athlete of the Year: Nic Paxton
The spotlight was nothing new for Nic Paxton as he prepared for his senior year. Paxton jumped onto the Soroco stage as a sophomore, assuming playmaker roles on the Rams football and basketball teams.
Soroco Female Athlete of the Year: Josie Rossi
Senior Josie Rossi may have been farther down the offensive stat sheet, but she was one of the key cogs for the Rams girls basketball team just the same.
Comeback Player of the Year: Hayden's Ryan Domson
Ryan Domson’s return from a devastating offseason knee injury wasn’t the stuff of movies or sporting legend. The Hayden High School senior’s journey might not have been made for Hollywood, but it still dropped plenty of jaws across the Yampa Valley.
Boys Team of the Year: Steamboat lacrosse
The season started with a high ranking and all the optimism possible, but there were plenty of times during the regular season when it appeared this Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse team might not be all that special.
College athletics roundup for May 14
The season is upon spring sports all around the region, including for those former high school athletes from Routt County now competing for colleges.
Hayden, Soroco likely to send 15 to state track
Track coaches at Soroco and Hayden high schools expect to land 15 athletes in the state track meet, which begins Thursday.
Search for biking bucks
The push to turn Steamboat Springs into Bike Town USA now is several years old, and the effort continues to gather momentum. But what’s to show for the initiative? Supporters say the city already is starting to realize the economic potential of being a cycling hot spot, but not everyone is convinced. Today is the first of a two-part series examining Bike Town USA.
Steamboat girls tennis squad bounced from state tournament
The weather cleared enough to allow the Steamboat Springs High School tennis team to get on with a full day of tennis at the state tournament Friday in Pueblo, but a rough day of results sent the squad packing.
Steamboat ski coach visits Alaska to spread love of skiing
Parts of the vast state harbor a fanatical skiing culture. Other parts of the state lack skiing, and it was into those rural corners of Alaska that Josh Smullin recently traveled with the NANANordic program.
Joel Reichenberger: Steamboat track coaches get creative to power team
Faced with a team that doesn't harbor much postseason hope, Steamboat Springs track coaches found a way to challenge their athletes.
Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse draws Windsor in playoffs opener
The Steamboat Springs High School lacrosse team found out its fate Monday. The squad will open what it hopes to be a lengthy postseason run at 5 p.m. Wednesday, playing at home against Windsor.
Steamboat's Chad Fleischer to be inducted into Colorado Ski Hall of Fame
Fleischer took up ski racing when he was 12 and living in Vail. What followed was a decade competing among the world's best, including in two Winter Olympics.
Steamboat girls soccer makes playoffs, to face Windsor in 1st round
The Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team will travel to Windsor this week for the first round of the Class 4A state tournament.
UPDATED: Steamboat baseball doubleheader moved to Craig because of rain
The Steamboat Springs High School baseball team picked up a pair of wins Saturday, but before the day was gone, the squad already was looking forward.
Steamboat's Haymaker Golf Course nears opening
Haymaker Director of Golf Tom Taylor said the driving range at the course just southeast of Steamboat Springs opened late last week and the rest of the course could be open at the middle of this week.
Steamboat girls lacrosse says farewell to key senior class
Ten seniors played their final game for the Steamboat Springs High School girls lacrosse team Saturday, falling, 10-8, to Durango.
Steamboat boys answer 2nd-half threat to close regular season
It’s likely on to the playoffs for the Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse team, which finished its regular season Saturday with a thrilling 11-9 win against Grand Junction.
Steamboat summer running, biking series dates approaching
Events are right around the corner for Steamboat summer sports, including the Steamboat Springs Running Series, which kicks off next week.
Sailors slip in key baseball game
Errors did in the Steamboat Springs High School baseball team Thursday in the short term against Rifle, 9-2, and in the long term in the quest for the playoffs.
Steamboat boys lacrosse rusty in home win
The Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse team wasn’t quite sharp Thursday, but it still managed to cut deep into Summit, winning at home 11-2.
Steamboat girls tennis claims 10th consecutive regional title
The Steamboat Springs girls tennis team won its 10th consecutive regional tennis title Thursday, easily outpacing the field in Grand Junction.
Steamboat soccer squeaks one out
It was hardly the kind of warmup he wanted his team to have heading into perhaps it two most important games of the season. Rob Bohlmann said his Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team has no choice but to try to get back up to speed on the fly, however.
Routt County collegiate athletes roundup for April 30
The end of the season came for several more local athletes competing at colleges around the country, and the end is in sight for the rest of them.
Pickleball catching on in Steamboat Springs
Two years ago pickleball wasn’t even an afterthought of a sport in Steamboat Springs, viewed similar to badminton, if anything at all. A tournament Sunday at the Tennis Center showed just how much that’s changed.
Loveland avalanche leaves impact on Steamboat skiers
Last weekend's Loveland Pass avalanche left Steamboat Springs backcountry skiers counting their blessings and hoping for better avalanche education.
Pro Cycling route to include thrilling dash to finish, ride along popular Twentymile
The just-announced course for the 2013 USA Pro Challenge has some big differences for Steamboat Springs, and this year will include some of locals' favorite road riding routes.
Joel Reichenberger: Sports financing issues a headache
If there’s an easy solution to Steamboat Springs High School’s sports budget crises, no one around seems to be close to finding it.
Hayden track nets high finishes at Rangely
The Hayden High School girls track team finished third at a meet at Rangely on Friday. The team was led by a series of top finishes in distance running events.
Routt County collegiate athletes roundup for April 23
The season is nearing the end for local athletes competing at colleges around the nation. Many spent the last week trying to better their marks in track and field or lock up seeding for postseason tournaments in other sports.
Steamboat's Kidd recognized for ski broadcasting career
Billy Kidd's years broadcasting from Olympic Games were focused on helping everyone, no matter their skiing experience, appreciate what they were seeing.
High school sports roundup for April 21
It was a slow week of high school sports, the girls soccer team providing some of the limited action.
Packing for adventure, Steamboat-based hiker eyes Pacific Crest Trail
When she’s all ready, all packed and eager to start, there still has to be room for a letter in Shayla Paradeis's backpack.
Steamboat girls soccer wins big at Rifle
Friday night’s game against Rifle offered the Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team exactly the send-off it was looking for before spring break.
Sans Spillane, fight on to fill U.S. team
Johnny Spillane was a transformation figure for Nordic combined in the United States, and now with his retirement the sport must transform without him.
Routt County track athletes log high finishes in Glenwood
Meg O’Connell continued to help lead the way for the Steamboat Springs High School track and field team on Saturday at Glenwood Springs, placing second in the 3,200-meter run.
College athletics roundup for April 16
The end of the season has already come for several local athletes now competing for colleges around the country.
High School sports roundup for April 15
With the end of the seasons looming, last week featured huge games for the Steamboat lacrosse and soccer teams.
Steamboat baseball falls in doubleheader
The Steamboat Springs High School baseball team ran into one of the region’s best on Saturday, and quite simply, the Sailors were overpowered.
Steamboat skiers and riders flock to send off the season
In the sense that no season is the same and there’s no average Steamboat Springs winter, there’s no average Closing Day at Steamboat Ski Area.
Sailors girls tennis team splits Saturday doubleheader
It was an up and down day for the Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team Saturday, one that left the team plenty to focus on as the season nears its end.
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