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.
Steamboat Springs Running Series' Spirit Challenge draws crowd Saturday
The Steamboat Springs Running Series returned Saturday with the Spirit Challenge.
Steamboat girls lacrosse places 3 on all-league team
Three Steamboat Springs High School girls lacrosse players were named to the 2013 Mountain all-league team Friday.
Soroco grad set for volleyball at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely
Shelby Miles will be reunited with her twin sister, Lindsay, after signing to play volleyball at CNCC in the fall.
Steamboat Springs Running Series returns Saturday
The Steamboat Springs Running Series returns Saturday with the Spirit Challenge.
Steamboat Male Athlete of the Year: Peter White
As Peter White has navigated his junior year of playing soccer, skiing Alpine and Nordic and playing lacrosse, there isn’t a person who can say White ever took a practice or a game off.
Steamboat Female Athlete of the Year: Nikki Fry
Despite missing the fall volleyball season and half the basketball season recovering from an ACL tear to her left knee, Nikki Fry showed why she is an elite athlete.
Coach of the Year: Steamboat's Betsy Frick
The challenge in front of Betsy Frick was daunting. The task was to restart a youth program from scratch with little to no help. But Frick said she had no reservations about the Steamboat Springs High School girls lacrosse team.
Paddle Battle pingpong tournament returns for 3rd year
The Paddle Battle returns for its third year in Steamboat.
Steamboat Springs riders open cycling season
The competitive mountain bike season has started for some of Steamboat’s most avid cyclists.
Luke Graham: Hiester wraps 40-year lacrosse career
Past one end zone, just outside the track and just under the Legacy Stadium scoreboard sat Bob Hiester somewhere in the confines of the Cracker Jack box locker room, giving one final post-game speech.
Sailors boys lacrosse sunk by penalties at state semifinals
On Wednesday at Legacy Stadium in Aurora, Air Academy was a bit better and a bit more disciplined, coming away with a 6-4 win. For that, it will play for the school’s first state championship.
Steamboat Springs lacrosse team preps for Final 4
Players and coaches from the Air Academy and Steamboat lacrosse teams are ready for the Final Four matchup.
Changes underway to Tour de Steamboat fundraising ride
The ever-popular Eriksen Tour de Steamboat bike ride will have the same look this summer, but with one notable exception. The money raised during the event now will stay in Routt County.
Athlete of the Week: Ryan Jeep
Jeep threw a complete game, three-hitter against Glenwood Springs in a 6-1 win last week. He also hit a towering three-run home run in the game, providing all the insurance he needed.
Hayden Cog Run draws crowd to season-opening Running Series event
The Steamboat Springs Running Series opened Saturday with the Hayden Cog Run. Participation reached 87 runners after just 48 ran last year.
Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse advances to state semifinals
The Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse team reached uncharted territory Friday, when it beat Cheyenne Mountain, 10-9, to advance to the state semifinals.
Steamboat Springs girls tennis team sees varied results Thursday
No. 1 singles player Rachel Grubbs and No. 3 singles player Kira Lorenzen each advanced. The No. 2 doubles team of Brooke Metzler and Maddie Labor and the No. 4 doubles team of Sydney Boyd and Sabina Berend also advanced.
Steamboat Springs Running Series opens Saturday
The Steamboat Springs Running Series opens on Saturday with the 34th annual Hayden Cog Run.
Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse team preps for quarterfinals
The Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse team to meet Cheyenne Mountain in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state playoffs.
Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse team advances in playoffs
The Sailors knocked off Windsor on Wednesday to set up a Friday matchup at Cheyenne Mountain.
Steamboat Springs baseball, soccer teams wrap up season
The Steamboat Springs baseball team swept a doubleheader Tuesday while the soccer team lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Haymaker Golf Course to open Saturday
Haymaker Golf Course will open all 18 holes Saturday. There will be no tee times Saturday, with play on a first-come, first-serve, basis.
Steamboat girls soccer falls to Windsor in 1st round of playoffs
The Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team fell in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs on Tuesday, losing, 3-1, to Windsor.
Athlete of the Week: Ben Wharton
Wharton helped key the Sailors to a 2-0 weekend and a No. 6 seed in the Class 4A playoffs.
Routt County collegiate athletes roundup for May 8
Catch up on how local athletes are doing for their college teams.
Steamboat program pioneer Bob Hiester reflects on storied career as his final season draws to a close
It always started with the stick. It began with how to hold it. What to do with it. Where to stand.
The seeds of success
Flax brothers helping bring lacrosse to area youths
Andy and Jake Flax returned in early April to Monarch High School to help coach the Steamboat Springs High School boys freshman lacrosse team.
Steamboat girls lacrosse keeps up with Grand Junction
The Steamboat Springs girls lacrosse team played one of its best games of the year in falling 15-10 to Grand Junction.
Routt County teams prepare for weekend games
Local prep sports teams' seasons wind down this weekend ahead of the postseason.
Steamboat Springs girls soccer falls to Palisade
The Steamboat Springs girls soccer team lost to Palisade on Tuesday, falling, 3-1, in penalty kicks.
Steamboat Springs girls lacrosse wins at Summit
The Steamboat Springs girls lacrosse team picked up a win at Summit on Tuesday.
Steamboat Springs baseball team loses to Delta
The Steamboat Springs High School baseball team was undone by a pair of errors Thursday, falling to Delta, 11-0, in six innings.
Steamboat Springs Golf Club eyes Saturday opening
The Steamboat Golf Club is scheduled to open Saturday with other area courses not far behind.
Steamboat Springs swimmer Blake Worsley back in the pool
Steamboat Springs' Blake Worsley recently qualified for the World Championships in Barcelona.
Steamboat Springs cyclist Charity returns from 1st race
Steamboat Springs cyclist Amy Charity returned from California after competing for the first time with her pro cycling team, Vanderkitten.
Luke Graham: Steamboat Springs' Johnny Spillane leaves lasting mark
Johnny Spillane's career is marked with shining moments. But it's the moments outside those that should be remembered most.
Steamboat Springs High School athletes celebrate Signing Day
Eight Steamboat Springs High School seniors signed their national letters of intent Wednesday to play collegiate sports.
Steamboat Springs tennis pros teaching at area schools
When Loretta Conway and her husband, Bill, started at the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs, one of Loretta’s first calls was to local schools to see whether she could reinvigorate the Junior Tennis Expansion Initiative.
Steamboat Springs girls soccer team prepares for double dip
Routt County prep sports action this weekend is highlighted by the Steamboat girls soccer team playing a pair Thursday.
Athlete of the Week: Meg O’Connell
Meg O’Connell finished second in the girls 3,200 meter run Saturday at the Glenwood Springs Demon Invitational. O’Connell’s time of 12 minutes, 50.47 seconds was a career best.
Steamboat Springs club basketball teams return from two tournaments
The High Altitude Basketball team, composed of teams in sixth grade and up, recently competed in a pair of tournaments in Laramie, Wyo., and Denver.
Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse collapses in 2nd half
In what amounted to an utter collapse, Steamboat lost composure and, eventually, the game Saturday. Valor Christian won, 11-10.
Steamboat girls lacrosse wins on road to beat Fruita for 2nd time
Steamboat had beaten Fruita earlier this month, and girls lacrosse coach Betsy Frick sensed Saturday’s game could be close. There was no such problem.
Steamboat Springs girls soccer falls to Wheat Ridge
The Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team still controls its own destiny, but in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Class 4A’s No. 9 Wheat Ridge, there was a sense that an opportunity was missed.
Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse crushes Glenwood
Following Friday’s 21-0 lambasting of Glenwood, it’s had to argue that Steamboat isn’t on the heels of its biggest day of lacrosse: Saturday against No. 8 Valor Christian.
Steamboat Springs football team sees reduced number of concussions
After 13 concussions were reported during the 2011 football season, that number was reduced to four this past season.
Routt County teams looking at busy weekend
After game cancellations this week because of weather, Routt County prep teams bounce back into action Friday and Saturday.
Steamboat Springs baseball team falls in Delta on Tuesday
While the rest of the state and spring sports were on hold Tuesday, the Steamboat Springs and Delta high school baseball teams battled the weather and each other.
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