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Sunlight Mountain Resort opening day set for Dec. 4

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Sunlight Mountain Resort is sitting pretty with recent snow storms that have blessed the region. But even with a top mountain depth reported at 16 inches Tuesday, Marketing Manager Dylan Lewis was reluctant to say whether the resort would open early.

Growth spurt spurs Sailors football senior

Jack Spady instrumental on both sides of the ball

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Ask the various people surrounding the Steamboat Springs High School football program for their favorite Jack Spady highlight and there’s little chance you’ll get the same answer from any two people.

Routt County athletes recognized for fall performances

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

As practices for winter sports continue, with games just a couple of weeks away, honors for fall athletes continue to roll in. Maybe the biggest one went to Steamboat Springs High School volleyball player Colleen King, who earned Western Slope League Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Steamboat football prepares for showdown with Windsor

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

At least for the moment, things are back to normal for the Steamboat Springs High School football team. With a week separating the team from its first-round Class 3A playoff victory against Berthoud, and on the eve of its second-round showdown with Windsor, Steamboat coach Aaron Finch said this week feels more like the rest of them.

Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee stops in Craig

World Series game winner talks to MCHS baseball team

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Cliff Lee, the 2008 American League Cy Young winner and ace of the Philadelphia Phillies, took a detour from his Northwest Colorado hunting trip Wednesday and appeared at Auto Parts of Craig, signing autographs for the Moffat County High School baseball team.

MCHS athletic director said 1st season exceeded expectations

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Richard Wildenhaus, who became Moffat County High School’s athletic director in July, said his first season on the job netted nothing but positive impressions.

Sailors hockey team gears up for weekend action

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

As a senior and returning cornerstone of the Steamboat Springs High School hockey team, Jon Winkelblech knows what he can bring to the ice. But Winkelblech admits that even after a couple weeks of practice for the 2009-10 season, he’s not totally sure what type of team the Sailors have.

Booco earns trip to circuit finals

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Hayden bull rider Jake Booco spent his summer with one eye on his sport and one on his Sept. 12 wedding. The split focus reduced his time on the road, but it amounted to the most efficient winning season in the 25-year-old’s career, and last weekend in Denver he won the Dodge Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo.

Athlete of the Week: Bryce Mayo

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Bryce Mayo was named this week's Steamboat Pilot & Today Athlete of the Week

Rifle dropping a classification

Bears will compete in Class 3A except girls golf

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Enrollment numbers are tallied up, and the wheels are in motion. Almost all of Rifle High School’s athletic programs are dropping a classification next school year.

Steamboat snowboarder takes 2nd, 4th in Copper events

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

After spending last season recovering from knee surgery, a pair of top-five results last week at NorAm events at Copper Mountain was just what the doctor ordered for Steamboat Springs Alpine snowboarder Justin Reiter.

Sports briefs: Football playoff game time set

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

A game time and day have been secured for the Steamboat Springs High School football team’s second-round playoff game against Windsor. Steamboat and Windsor will play at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gardner Field in Steamboat.

Broncos’ quarterback Orton's injury status unknown

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

Seems everyone, from Broncos coach Josh McDaniels, to Denver’s receivers and even to the oddsmakers in Las Vegas, is taking the “wait and see” approach when it comes to Kyle Orton. Denver’s quarterback limped off the field with an injured left ankle on his final play of the first half of Sunday’s 27-17 loss at Washington and did not return.

Luke Graham: Football on the brain

Monday, Nov. 16, 2009

What a week for Sailors football, but what tough times for the University of Colorado Buffs. Here are some notes on Steamboat's upcoming game with Windsor in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs and the state of college football in Colorado.

Sailors football likely to play Saturday

Steamboat busy studying tape of Windsor

Monday, Nov. 16, 2009

The Steamboat Springs High School football team tentatively is scheduled to renew its quest for a state championship at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gardner Field in Steamboat.