Vail Valley soccer players reel in honors
Thirty-five wins, three of them in the playoffs — 4A or 3A — a league title (Battle Mountain), a run to the state quarterfinals (Vail Mountain) and the revival of a program (Vail Christian). All...
Vail Mountain School golf survives state
There’s a reason high country golfers can pretty much live out of their golf bags. Said bag generally includes clubs and standard gear, but also layers — a rain suit, fleeces, assorted hats, hand warmers...
Vail Christian’s Kinsella golden in 200
Lean, Kellen, lean. Vail Christian’s Kellen Kinsella won the 2A title in the open 200 meters on Saturday in a photo finish with Rocky Ford’s David Trujillo at Lakewood’s Jeffco Stadium. The Saints senior came...
Battle Mountain’s Lizzie and Naomi go 1-2 in 1,600
That was one hell of a valedictory. For a pair of Huskies who have meant so much to Battle Mountain running, fall or spring, the Harding sisters shot off one last set of fireworks on...
Eagle Valley’s Samantha Blair bronze in 800
The Blairs are going to Blair and the Hardings are going to Harding. Yes, to Blair and to Harding are verbs the way this 4A state meet is going. The Hardings took Round 1 on...
Vail Christian speeds to 800-meter relay title
It's 91 seconds to glory for Vail Christian.
Vail Christian gets its ‘q’ at state
Qualifying goes well for Vail Christian at Jeffco.
Eagle Valley’s Doan, Blairs shine on Day 1
The Devils pick up s
Battle Mountain three-peats in 3,200 relay
Huskies track strikes gold ... again ... in the 3,200-meter relay at state.
Vail Mountain soccer falls in quarterfinals
Vail Mountain soccer's season comes to a heart-breaking yet satisfying end.
Vail Christian track and field ready to make noise at state
Yes, there are three track-and-field teams in Eagle County. Meet Vail Christian. The Saints have a large contingent headed to Jeffco Stadium, and the boys as a team could make some serious noise. First off,...
Battle Mountain, Eagle Valley ready for state meet
Will the showdowns materialize at Jeffco Stadium at the state track and field meet? Approaching last year’s state meet, it looked like we were going to have Battle Mountain-Eagle Valley, Eagle Valley-Battle Mountain, Eagle Mountain-Battle...
Vail Mountain soccer roars back and into quarters
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Saturday was one of those moments when truth was better than fiction as the Vail Mountain School soccer team was down 3-0 to Stargate School with 20 minutes remaining...
Battle Mountain tries to cross the (Silver) Creek
First off, let’s get our Creeks right. Battle Mountain soccer plays No. 8 Silver Creek today at 3 p.m. Silver Creek is not Sand Creek, the team the Huskies beat in last year’s first round....
Battle Mountain soccer advances with 3-0 win
EDWARDS — It was worth the wait. After a hurry-up-and-wait build-up to the postseason, Battle Mountain soccer took care of business during the first round of the 4A state playoffs with a 3-0 win against...
Vail Mountain School beats Liberty Common in playoffs
FORT COLLINS — It is not about the result. Yes, whenever Vail Mountain School soccer coach Bob Bandoni speaks this way one has a tendency to roll one’s eyes and think the longtime coach is...
Battle Mountain soccer game postponed due to Northfield bus sliding on Vail Pass
EDWARDS — The school bus carrying the Northfield girls soccer team to its scheduled playoff game at Battle Mountain slid off Interstate 70 westbound at mile marker 189 into a snow bank on Wednesday afternoon,...
Mutter soccer game a success
EDWARDS — The “firsts” stink. When a loved one passes away, the first birthday, the first Christmas and so on weigh heavy. Vail Christian, Battle Mountain, and Vail Mountain soccer tried to create a fun...
Battle Mountain track and field wins title No. 5
GRAND JUNCTION — Battle Mountain, Eagle Valley, and Vail Christian made themselves feel at home at Grand Junction’s Stocker Stadium this weekend during the Western Slope League meets. Battle Mountain girls edged out Eagle Valley...
Eagle Valley baseball sweeps past Battle Mountain
GYPSUM — Caleb Williams, meet Joe Carter and Bill Mazeroski. Eagle Valley baseball’s Caleb Williams ended Friday afternoon’s doubleheader with Battle Mountain in the ultimate fashion, smashing a grand slam to right field in the...
