With six wins through seven matches this season, Steamboat Springs volleyball is off to a near perfect start. The Sailors most recently hosted the Moffat County Bulldogs, defeating the visitors in straight sets as it has done in four of its wins this season. Next up for the girls is a road match in Eagle Valley on Thursday night. 

Hayden will soon travel south for the Soroco Tournament in Oak Creek on Saturday. Hayden, which is sitting with a 1-3 record, looks to get back to .500 while Soroco is still in search of its first win of the season. 

Steamboat boys soccer falls in two tight matches

The Steamboat boys soccer team suffered two tight losses to begin the season, both games taking place on the road. The first came in a 3-2 final against Evergreen with the second coming against Niwot, 1-0. 

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The Sailors look to get back on track Saturday during the team’s home opener against Golden starting at 11 a.m. on Gardner Field. 

Routt cross country teams race to top results in opener

Cross Country season got underway Saturday with the Battle Mountain Husky Invitational in Minturn. Soroco junior Nick Clark was the top finishing boy from Routt County, completing his 5,000-meter run in 18 minutes, 45 seconds for 8th place. Steamboat’s Asher Rowan, a senior, was not far behind in 13th place on a 19:15 time. 

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For the girls it was Steamboat sophomore Antigone Loomis who managed 11th in the race, crossing the finish in 22:51. Soroco’s Lupita Jaconetta, a sophomore, took home 19th as the top-placing Ram in 24:26. 

Next up for the cross country teams is an invitational in Eagle Valley on Saturday. 

Steamboat golf to host home tournament Tuesday

Head coach Josh Dunahoe’s goal this season for the Steamboat Springs boys golf team is to get his varsity players to shoot in the mid-to-low 80’s or better in time for the postseason. 

Junior Arran Flam accomplished that on Tuesday while competing in the Vail Invitational at Vail Golf Club with a stroke total of 81. The Sailors placed 11th overall as a team with an aggregate score of 241 against 19 total schools competing. 

Other top Steamboat golfers from Tuesday included senior Alex Johnson and freshman Jackson MacEntee, who shot a 86 and 87, respectively. 

A few members of the golf team will be sent to Moffat County for a round in Craig on Monday before the full team hosts its only home event of the year, the Sailor Invitational, at Haymaker Golf Course on Tuesday. 

Rams drop football home opener

The lone Routt County high school football team to win this week was the Steamboat Sailors who managed to defeat Moffat County for the first time in a decade by a final score of 40-6. 

The Hayden Tigers got their first look of the season on the road in a tight defensive loss to Norwood, 12-8. 

Soroco football lit up the night in Oak Creek on Friday with its home opener against Belleview Christian. The Rams’ young team went through some growing pains early, falling to the visiting Bruins 42-0. Soroco will have a chance to get back to a .500 record on Saturday when it hits the road to play Sangre de Cristo in Alamosa County.