The Roaring Fork Rams varsity soccer group hosted their Colorado Highway 82 rivals on Wednesday evening, sending the Basalt Longhorns dwelling seething after an 80 minute bodily battle.
The Rams and Longhorns locked horns early in the primary half by buying and selling objectives then matched strides by a lot of the second half.
The Rams broke away late because of their relentless offensive assault — scoring twice with lower than 10 minutes remaining as they broke into the win column for the primary time of the 2025-26 season.
The recreation was knotted at 1-1 till the seventieth minute when Roaring Fork junior Wesley Serrano completed a ravishing freekick from junior teammate Cal Stone, beating the Longhorns goalie after which speeding to have fun with the ecstatic crowd.
The Rams have a full week of relaxation and restoration following the matchup towards their acquainted foes. They will host the Rifle Bears varsity soccer group on Thursday Sept. 11 as they appear to get above .500.
Soccer
The Rifle Bears varsity soccer group are again to sq. zero after their scorching begin to the season. The Bears jumped out to a 2-0 report by their first two matchups, beating the Vail Mountain Rangers 5-1 and the Grand Valley Cardinals 10-0, although they’ve faltered since then. Rifle dropped their subsequent two matchups towards the Montrose Red-Tailed Hawks 2-1 and the Palisade (*82*) 3-1.
The Bears can have revenge on their minds after they welcome the Summit Tigers on Friday afternoon.
The Coal Ridge Titans hosted three groups in a single-elimination match over the weekend, and cruised to the title. The Titans need to construct upon their spectacular 2-0 begin after taking dwelling the trophy of the makeshift Coal Ridge start-of-season match. The Titans trounced the Frontier Academy Wolverines and the Glenwood Springs Demons in pursuit of their flawless report.
Coal Ridge will attempt their luck in one other early season match over the weekend as they journey to Kent Denver to tackle Front Range groups. They will face off towards the DSST: Conservatory Green Hornets on Friday afternoon. Their Saturday morning opponent shall be determined after groups conclude play on Friday.
The Glenwood Springs Demons varsity soccer group haven’t been capable of soar out to the beginning they hoped for. After discovering the win column for the primary time towards the Telluride Miners on Aug. 29, the Demons dropped their subsequent two matchups; 3-0 towards the Coal Ridge Titans after which 8-1 throughout their dwelling opener towards the Battle Mountain Huskies on Sept. 2.
The Demons look to shake off the dangerous begin and get rolling as a group after they host the Palisade (*82*) on Tuesday.
The Grand Valley Cardinals will nonetheless be trying to find their first victory of the 2025-26 season when the whistle blows on their dwelling subject on Saturday morning. After falling 10-0 to the Rifle Bears and 4-1 to the Delta Panthers, the Cardinals shall be combating exhausting towards the Gunnison Cowboys on their dwelling turf Saturday morning.
Football
The Glenwood Springs Demons dropped their first matchup of the season to the Elizabeth Cardinals, however bounced again proudly with a street victory towards the Summit Tigers on Sept. 1.
The Demons, who had two totally different working backs break 100 speeding yards in the matchup with the Tigers, will look to enhance upon their spectacular floor recreation after they journey to Greeley to face the 0-1 Northridge Grizzlies on Saturday afternoon.
The Rifle Bears varsity soccer group remains to be trying to find their first win of the 2025-26 season. After falling in their first two matchups of the season to 2 4A groups, the Bears will tackle their first mountain-town group on Friday in Rifle — although they are going to nonetheless have their work lower out for themselves, going through off towards the Basalt Longhorns.
The Longhorns will journey to Rifle High School to tackle the Bears in a battle of the valleys on Friday evening. Pushing their approach into 2024-25 2A CHSAA state semifinals, the Longhorns are off to a 1-1 begin by a cool begin to the season, which included a forfeit victory over Arvada to begin the season.
After dropping their first recreation of the season to the Steamboat Sailors, the Coal Ridge Titans will search their first 2025-26 victory towards the Cedaredge Bruins on Friday evening in New Castle. The Titans, who gained practically 300 yards by the air towards the Sailors, will look to extend ball safety in their second matchup and lower their turnover price — 4 fumbles throughout their opening recreation — down considerably.
The Grand Valley Cardinals are trying to find the win column after a sub-par exhibiting on opening evening of their 2025-26 season. The Cardinals, who hosted the Aspen Skiers on Aug. 29, fell 40-0 to kick off their season. Grand Valley will welcome the Ellicott Thunderhawks on Saturday afternoon in pursuit of their first 2025-26 win.
Volleyball
Editor’s observe: The Roaring Fork Rams vs. Basalt Longhorns and Coal Ridge Titans vs. Cedaredge Bruins video games closing scores weren’t accessible by Post Independent print deadline.
The 1-6 Roaring Fork Rams varsity women volleyball group need to construct upon their first win of the 2025-26 season, coming towards the Vail Mountain Rangers on Sept. 2.
The Rams received’t have far to journey Thursday as they face the 0-1 Basalt Longhorns in a rivalry recreation. They’ll then have every week earlier than heading to Grand Junction to play the Tigers on Sept. 11.
The Glenwood Springs Demons varsity women volleyball group are reaching the top of their prolonged break after leaping out to a scorching begin to the 2025-26 season. The 4-1 Demons haven’t performed a recreation since they beat the Basalt Longhorns 3-0 on Aug. 28. They journey to Cherry Hills to face off towards the 3-1 St Marys Academy Wildcats on Saturday earlier than turning round to host the Aspen Skiers on Tuesday afternoon.
The Coal Ridge Titans need to get again above .500 for the primary time since Aug. 26. The 3-3 Titans are set to host the 3-2 Cedaredge Bruins on Thursday afternoon earlier than touring to Delta to face the Panthers on Tuesday.
The 1-4 Rifle Bears volleyball group are off till Sept. 16 after they host their I-70 rival Glenwood Springs Demons.
Softball
The Rifle Bears varsity softball group are out to a different scorching begin and need to keep sturdy by the lengthy season.
After leaping out to an unbelievable 3-0 begin, the Bears have dropped three of their final 4 video games. Rifle, who’re nonetheless outscoring opponents by over 30 runs by their first seven video games, aren’t pushing the panic button but.
After taking down the Montrose Red-Tailed Hawks 6-0 in the primary recreation of a doubleheader, the Bears have fallen in two hard-fought battles to the 3-2 to the Hawks and the 7-6 to the Palisade (*82*).
The 4-3 women will journey to Loveland over the weekend for an thrilling weekend of match ball towards spectacular Front Range expertise. After going through groups from Longmont, Roosevelt, Prairie View, and Poudre, the Bears will come again to the mountains to host the Eagle Valley Devils on Tuesday.