Battle Mountain tops Vail Mountain 7-3
Apparently, it’s win and you’re in. That would be the consensus from Battle Mountain boys’ lacrosse. After a 7-3 win against Vail Mountain on Tuesday, the Huskies believe they need to win out to make...
Vail big mountain ski team finishes successful season
With big mountain being a relative niche discipline in skiing and snowboarding, it’s rare to see a club as well represented as Ski & Snowboard Club Vail was at this year’s IFSA North American Junior...
Kai Owens, 14-year-old mogul skier from Vail, makes US Ski Team
VAIL — Kai Owens has been dreaming about making the U.S. Ski Team for as long as she has known there was a such thing as a U.S. Ski Team. After a breakout season competing...
Nuggets appreciate triple-double threat Nikola Jokic even if he’s sometimes “an afterthought”
As veteran forward Paul Millsap conducted his media session Monday afternoon, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic sat a few feet away fidgeting, anxious to get his obligation over. Jokic playfully yelled to the 20 or so reporters to hurry up...
Town series mountain bike racing kicks off on Wednesday in Eagle
With the local chairlifts closed for the season, getting on snow just got a lot more difficult, so many Eagle County residents will now turn their attention to the dirt. In Eagle, the soft-surface trail...
Eagle gym hosts USA Climbing sport competition
The Eagle Talons local climbing team hosted a USA Climbing sport competition over the weekend, a milestone event for the new gym in Eagle. With the bouldering season now over, the local team has turned...
Eagle Valley, Battle Mountain throw down in mile … in different states
Colorado is apparently not enough for the Blair sisters. Eagle Valley’s Joslin and Samantha Blair tackled the Kansas University Relays on Saturday. The sisters went 1-2 in the 1,600-meter, with Joslin winning in 4 minutes,...
Battle Mountain girls lax rebounds for win
EDWARDS — Battle Mountain girls lacrosse lost to Pine Creek on Thursday by a large score and we shall never speak of it again. As is usual, Huskies coach Jason Fitzgerald cited, “A little I’m...
Avalanche roll past Calgary; Colorado wins first playoff series in 11 years
Miracle on ice, it was not. But the Avs cut themselves a delicious slice of hockey heaven by eliminating the Western Conference No. 1-seeded Calgary Flames in five games. Colorado on Friday night won its...
Battle Mountain soccer blanks Palisade, 5-0
EDWARDS — Perhaps the most important play of Friday night’s Battle Mountain-Palisade soccer game was quite frankly rather unimportant, which, in retrospect, could make it very significant. On Senior Night, the Huskies were comfortably ahead...
After ATV accident left Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken paralyzed, BOEC helps her learn to love skiing again
As Amy Van Dyken rode up the Quicksilver chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Saturday, she described her mindset in the wake of a 2014 ATV accident that left her paralyzed. And, while relaying her...
Nuggets’ Will Barton not dwelling on boos, playoff struggles: “It’s nothing to me”
SAN ANTONIO – It’s going to take more than a two-game playoff funk for the Nuggets’ Will Barton to start questioning himself. “At the end of the day, the greatest players go through tough stretches, so why...
Avalanche wins OT thriller against Flames, takes 3-1 series lead
Avalanche fans went from “we’re going to lose” to “we won” in less than 20 seconds. The Avalanche, just 12 seconds after killing off a Calgary Flames power play in overtime, saw right winger Mikko...
Vail’s SOS University sets 238 grads on the path for success
BEAVER CREEK — Finishing SOS University is more like a continuation than graduation. At least the SOS Outreach staff and mentors hope their graduates continue toward the lives they’ve learned to live. SOS University is...
The Broncos schedule is out and here’s how it goes
The new phone books are here. Happy 2019 NFL Schedule Release Day. When did this become a thing? Yet who are we to argue with the media goliath that is the NFL? But like all...
Minturn SBX racer Connor Schlegel readies for competition down under
Snowboard cross racer Connor Schlegel, 17, will compete in the Australia-New Zealand Cup this summer after putting together a sting of good results over the last few months. Schlegel attends Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy...
Colorado Avalanche rookie Cale Makar to play in second NHL game tonight against Calgary Flames
Rookie defenseman Cale Makar will replace the injured Sam Girard as the Avalanche enters Game 4 of its first-round playoff series against Calgary Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center. Makar, 20, made his NHL debut...
Trust Our Land: Waiting for wildlife and hiking with friends
Wildlife are one of our community’s most treasured resources. Deer, elk, and our other furry friends inspire and give us a reason to tread lightly in the backcountry. Protecting wildlife is a responsibility that unites...
Vail Christian boys win Battle Mountain Invite
EDWARDS — Vail Christian boys’ track and field team really needs to pick on someone its own size. Yes, the Battle Mountain Invitational on Tuesday is not a huge meet, but the 2A Saints knocked...
Battle Mountain soccer beats Steamboat again
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Battle Mountain girls’ soccer has an ironclad grip on the chase for its second consecutive 4A Slope title after blanking Steamboat Springs, 4-0, on Tuesday night. The Huskies lead both the Sailors...
