Sports

Brothers work at filmmaking, skateboarding(3)

Vert Skateboarding has gone big time along with its counterpart, action sports filmmaking. Two Salida brothers have combined their talents to create a two-minute short

Salida’s champion high school mountain bike team starts new season(1)

As things get under way, take a look around your garage. This rag tag team of hot shots runs on a shoe string budget. Some kids are woefully unprepared.

High Rollers Best Match Up So Far on June 23rd

High Rollers Best Match Up So Far on June 23rd(1)

Are you ready for the best match up so far this year?  The AVHR All-stars will be battling it out against the Junction City Trainwrecks out of Ogden, UT on June 23rd.  These two teams are neck and neck in the WFTDA western region and a win would help either team in the national rankings.  You don’t [...]

High Rollers Season Opener Against Taos Tomorrow

High Rollers Season Opener Against Taos Tomorrow(0)

Come cheer on the AVHR All-Stars as they take on the Taos Whiplashes at our home season opener! Doors at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds open at 6pm, bout starts at 7pm. Tickets are available for $10 at Cafe Dawn, Moonlight Pizza, Serendipity Yarn & Gifts in BV or online at Brown Paper Tickets. Tickets are [...]

100-mile Vuelta a Salida bike race brewing(3)

Looking to capitalize on Colorado’s cycling fever in August, Salida is debuting the Vuelta a Salida, a 50-mile and 100-mile cycling race scheduled two days before the start of the Pro Cycling Challenge in Durango.

Bleeding purple at SHS(2)

When I was young I went to the games, I spent the night watching the teams play, the cheerleaders yell and the pom line routines —and it was magic.

Option 23 Ski and Snowboard Club and Freeride Team registration(1)

Registration night – 5:30 to 7 PM, December 20th at the Boathouse Cantina. The club will meet for nine consecutive weeks starting Jan. 13 and ending March 9.

Deb Bass (left) accepts the award for MVP

High Rollers present end of season awards(0)

The High Rollers wrapped up their inaugural season by hosting a “Roller Prom” and awards dinner to honor all the skaters as well as all those who helped make the season possible.

High Rollers accepted into the WFTDA(0)

On December 1st, the Ark Valley High Rollers received word that they are now a full member league of the WFTDA, the national governing body for women’s amateur flat track roller derby in the U.S. In the roller derby world, this is big news.

Exploring Monarch’s One Planet / One Pass

Exploring Monarch’s One Planet / One Pass(3)

The ski season is upon us and as we gear up to ride the steep and deep in our own backyard most of our minds are filled with excitement and anticipation. Not only are we filled with hope for a great season of epic dumps and good times on the hill, but we begin to [...]

PHOTO: Donavan

Salida High School Mountain Bike Team wins, Fred Maxwell coach of the year(22)

On Sunday, the 292-student school’s mountain bike team — now at 21 students, roughly the same size as the Spartans’ football team — placed four kids on the podium at the Colorado High School Mountain Bike League state championships in Castle Rock.

High Rollers all-stars win tournament and wrap up 2011 season(0)

The High Rollers took the title of “Best New League in Colorado” last Saturday at the Shocktoberfest Tournament in Denver. Six new leagues battled it out, but the High Rollers remained undefeated.

High Rollers All-stars final home bout of the 2011 season

High Rollers All-stars final home bout of the 2011 season(0)

The Ark Valley High Rollers All-stars are now 4-1 in their inaugural season. You do not want to miss this!

Kevin Thomas, on his way to winning the 2008 Vapor Trail 125

7th Annual Vapor Trail 125 this weekend(0)

On Saturday night, September 10, at 10 PM the 7th Annual Vapor Trail 125 Ultra-Endurance Mountain Bike Race will start on the F Street Bridge in Salida. Riders will ride west into the darkness behind a police escort. By midnight, all of the riders will be on the Colorado Trail northbound toward Chalk Creek, ready [...]

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