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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Steamboat Springs Golf Club eyes Saturday opening

The Steamboat Golf Club is scheduled to open Saturday with other area courses not far behind.

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Steamboat Springs swimmer Blake Worsley back in the pool

Steamboat Springs' Blake Worsley recently qualified for the World Championships in Barcelona.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Steamboat Springs moguls team wraps up season

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club freestyle moguls team wrapped up the season during the weekend in Winter Park with the Spring Cool Down.

Blizzard forecast causes Steamboat Springs prep sports cancellations

The Steamboat Springs-Battle Mountain girls soccer and Steamboat-Summit girls lacrosse games have been postponed.

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Steamboat Springs girls tennis team wins 2 at home

The Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team won a pair of matches Saturday at the Tennis Center, downing Fruita, 6-1, and Air Academy, 5-2.

Steamboat Springs girls soccer team wins at Delta

The Steamboat Springs girls soccer team picked up a 4-3 win Saturday at Delta, setting up a huge match Tuesday at Battle Mountain.

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Steamboat Springs snowboarders clean up in Copper

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club returned from the USASA Nationals in Copper Mountain this week.

Elite triathlete Heather Gollnick makes new home in Steamboat Springs

Five-time Ironman triathlon champion Heather Gollnick moved to Steamboat Springs with her family three months ago.

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Steamboat Springs snowboarder Mick Dierdorff onto World Cup

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Mick Dierdorff finished fifth overall in the Grand Prix in early March at Canyons Resort in Utah.

Routt County high school sports teams ready for weekend

Things get started Thursday when the Steamboat Springs High School girls lacrosse team faces Fruita at Gardner Field.

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Steamboat Springs girls soccer easily beats Eagle Valley

Just five days after tangling in Gypsum, the Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team did just about whatever it wanted on a drizzly Tuesday at Gardner Field, beating Eagle Valley, 6-0.

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Steamboat Springs skier Schwartz earns US championship

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club skier Sophia Schwartz won the U.S. title in dual moguls Saturday.

Making strides: National immigration reform on the horizon

In a speech at the end of January in Las Vegas, President Barack Obama called for comprehensive immigration reform. “The time is now,” he said.

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Out of the shadows: A glimpse at immigration reform and how it has affected Steamboat

The Asset bill first was introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives 10 years ago. It proposed in-state tuition rates at Colorado colleges for illegal immigrants so long as they attended high school in the state for the preceding three years and graduated.

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A decade of support: Metro State University at the forefront of lowered tuition rates

Andrea, a sophomore at Metro State University who did not want her last name published, came to the United States at age 7. She’s lived most of her life in the shadows, never sharing her story. Sarahi Hernandez, a brunette busting with energy, has taken the opposite approach with her outspokenness about the adversity facing illegal immigrants and undocumented students. But each is similar in their status.

Steamboat Springs tennis team splits pair of matches Saturday

In the morning, Steamboat lost to Fossil Ridge, 6-1, before picking up a 6-1 win in the afternoon against Thompson Valley.

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Steamboat Springs girls soccer ties Battle Mountain

The Steamboat Springs and Battle Mountain high school girls soccer waged another classic Saturday, eventually finishing in a 1-1 draw.

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Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse falls at Rock Canyon

The Steamboat Springs High School boys lacrosse team, which was 0-4 against 5A Rock Canyon coming in to Saturday's contest, lost again, this time falling 10-6.

Steamboat Springs tennis team falls in Fort Collins

The Steamboat Springs High School girls tennis team lost to Poudre, 5-2, on Friday.