Steamboat swimmers dedicated to sport
Friday, July 4, 2008
It’s an ordinary day at the Old Town Hot Springs lap pool with some not-so-ordinary swimmers.
Last year of Triple Crown tourney kicks off today
Farewell, slow-pitch softball
Friday, July 4, 2008
The symmetry of the last and final Triple Crown Mountain Magic slow-pitch softball tournament is almost eerie.
Ski jumping in summer sun
Unlikely event just another part of the Fourth in Steamboat
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Locals and visitors have a chance to watch five national teams and a number of up-and-coming ski jumpers Friday at Howelsen Hill.
Steamboat Sprint is Friday on Lincoln Ave.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The men’s 400-meter finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials conclude today in Oregon.
Sailors basketball No. 1 at Gunnison tourney
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The opening week of the Luke DeWolfe era as Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball coach couldn’t have gone much better.
Haymaker starts golf league
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Haymaker Golf Course is trying to make its Thursday afternoons a lot more interesting.
Luke Graham: DeWolfe a great choice as coach
Monday, June 30, 2008
Acouple weeks back, when it became clear Kelly Meek was going to retire as head basketball coach at Steamboat Springs High School, it also became clear who Meek wanted to take the position.
Whitewater wellness
Disabled veterans kayak to help mend war wounds
Sunday, June 29, 2008
It was hard to tell, anytime during the week, that Louis Stamatelos once spent a month in a coma or that doctors had pronounced him dead four separate times.
Rugby, soccer prepare for weekend
Saturday, June 28, 2008
As things progress in the Rocky Mountain Rugby League, every game carries a bit more significance.
Testing the best
Trail Championships coming to Howelsen Hill on Sunday
Friday, June 27, 2008
There’s no doubt the course for Sunday’s USA Track & Field 10K Trail Championships will test even the best.
Wood, Hinder perform well at camp
Junior quarterback offered scholarship to Cal
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Steamboat Springs High School football stars work toward successful fall campaign
Meek's successor named
Luke DeWolfe to take over for legendary Steamboat boys basketball coach
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Luke DeWolfe, who coached the freshmen basketball team last year and served as the head track and field coach, said he’s excited for the opportunity.
Rock Canyon’s Connolly tops Haywhacker field
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Brendan Connolly saved the flash for his grin and the consistency for the course.
Locals see top lacrosse competition
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
More than 10 local lacrosse players competed in the Warrior Vail Colorado Lacrosse Tournament last week.
Marabou race to kick off Town Challenge
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Gretchen Sehler is looking for a couple of successful firsts.
Luke Graham: How we selected athletes of the year
Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday’s Steamboat Pilot & Today sports section featured something new — for the first time, the newspaper selected Routt County Athletes of the Year.
Talk of new skate park has local riders buzzing
Skateboarders take part in contest at Howelsen Hill
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Philip Johnston and Jon Casson’s excitement is audible.
Top of their games: Ramsey Bernard
Athletes dominated respective sports in 2007-08
Sunday, June 22, 2008
In 20-plus years of coaching tennis, Steamboat Springs High School coach John Aragon has seen a lot at the state tennis championships.
Rugby readies for Aspen
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Steamboat Rugby Club captain Michael Hurley called it a good loss. After having a banner year in 2007 — the team lost only one game — Steamboat dropped its 2008 opener to Vail last weekend.
Football camps kick off
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Every season brings something new, but the goal of summer football camps always remains the same for the Steamboat Springs High School football team.
Haywhacker event set for Haymaker
Junior golf tourney features field of more than 200
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The premier Colorado Junior Golf Association tournament is coming to Haymaker Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.
Multiple coaching positions still open
Friday, June 20, 2008
Steamboat Springs High School Principal Mike Knezevich said Wednesday that he hopes to have a new boys basketball coach in place next week.
Swim team continues hot start
Friday, June 20, 2008
For the second week in a row, the Steamboat Springs Team Lightning swimming team swam away with the overall title, this time winning in Aspen by more than 700 points.
Women’s hockey camp hosts the best
Thursday, June 19, 2008
When Shannon Miller was Teagann Yeager’s age, there wasn’t a women’s hockey camp like this anywhere around.
Vandahl, DeLine shine at All-State games
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
It didn’t take long for Steamboat Springs High School senior Michael Vandahl to get acquainted with new teammates at the Colorado High School Coaches Association All-State game Saturday.
Men’s soccer misses chances, loses, 4-2
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Playing one of the premier club soccer teams in the state, Steamboat Pacific fell to Pepe’s of Vail, 4-2, on Saturday at the Christian Heritage School field.
Father, friend and coach
Steamboat Springs’ Meek created success on and off the court
Sunday, June 15, 2008
It’s the day before the Moffat County game and Kelly Meek is holding court in the gym named for him.
Sailors set for team camp
Big turnout for high school off-season
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Judging by the attendance at the last day of the Steamboat Springs High School football team’s camp Thursday, the program is starting to see the results of three straight playoff appearances.
SSWSC members skiing with best at camp
Friday, June 13, 2008
For 25 young Alpine skiers, this month’s U.S. Ski Team National Development System camp at Mammoth Mountain in California might just be their start. The camp offers a shot at not only making the U.S. Ski Team, but also possibly competing in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
Rugby, soccer facing tough teams
Thursday, June 12, 2008
As far as Western Slope rugby goes, it doesn’t get much bigger than Saturday’s match between Steamboat and Vail.
Local swimmers blow away competition in Rangely
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The Steamboat Springs Lightning Swim team came away from its first swim meet of the year with high expectations for the season.
Tonight's Town Challenge race postponed
Weather again delays mountain bike race
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tonight's Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series race scheduled for Howelsen Hill has been postponed due to adverse weather. The race is tentatively rescheduled for July 16.
Town Challenge set to start mountain bike series
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Here it goes again. After a postponement and a cancellation, the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series finally is set to begin today at Howelsen Hill.
Boniface wins Teva event
Steamboat rider not expecting mountain bike victory in Vail
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Kelly Boniface called it one of her more surprising days. She wasn’t planning on racing in the cross-country mountain bike race at the 2008 Teva Mountain Games in Vail on Saturday, but she’s sure happy she did.
Luke Graham: The year that was
Monday, June 9, 2008
The school year is done. Prep sports are done. But we’d be remiss if we didn’t look back at the year that was for high school sports in Routt County.
SSHS alumna reflects on UCLA, playing pro overseas
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Even Katie Carter admits she may never have an answer about what she eventually wants to do.
Armstrong moving to SSWSC
Gold medalist to lead sports club’s Alpine program
Friday, June 6, 2008
Former Olympic gold medalist Deb Armstrong has been named the new Alpine program director for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
Steamboat skier commits to the University of Colorado
Thursday, June 5, 2008
When the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association nominated 48 athletes for the 2008-09 U.S. Alpine Team in May, Steamboat Springs High School senior Jenny Allen found her name off the list.
Tonight's Town Challenge race canceled
Rain soaks bike trails; June 11 Town Challenge event still scheduled
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Race Director Gretchen Sehler said the showers that have blanketed Steamboat Springs most of the day have made biking trails too wet for riding.
Town Challenge ready to go after delay
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
After postponement for a week, the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series opens today with the Howelsen Hill Circuit.
Meek retires after 34 years as SSHS head basketball coach
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
After 36 years as a coach — including the past 34 as head boys basketball coach at Steamboat Springs High School — Kelly Meek has announced his retirement.
Luke Graham: Boston fans, various notes
Monday, June 2, 2008
Boy, it has to be good to be from Boston right now. Even if the Patriots lost in the Super Bowl, having the Red Sox — my vote for the best team in baseball — and the Celtics play as well as they have helps soften the blow a little. It’s really an unprecedented run for a city.
Vandahl accepts walk-on spot
Steamboat basketball star to test talent at University of Denver
Sunday, June 1, 2008
All Michael Vandahl wanted was an opportunity to play Division I basketball.
Saitta looking for win No. 8
Runner aiming to continue Steamboat Marathon dominance
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Those looking to wriggle out of Jason Saitta’s stranglehold on the Steamboat Marathon are in for some bad news. Saitta, who has won the men’s marathon seven times in the past nine years, said Friday that he’s feeling possibly the best he has before any Steamboat Marathon.
Golf tourneys galore
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Golfers and philanthropists have plenty of opportunities for both endeavors this summer in Steamboat Springs.
Triple Crown to host 8 events
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Steamboat Springs will play host to seven Triple Crown tournaments and one camp this summer.
Mountain marathon
Racers descend on Steamboat this weekend
Friday, May 30, 2008
There’s nothing false about the views as racers tackle Sunday’s 26.2-mile Steamboat Marathon that starts at Hahn’s Peak Village and winds down the Elk River Valley (Routt County Road 129) to the Routt County Courthouse lawn.
Older Newer
At Home

RSS