By Chris Freud EDWARDS — As far as Battle Mountain volleyball is concerned, Tuesday’s loss to Vail Christian will now be referred to as “the match that will never be spoken of again.”The Huskies got the good ship lollipop going in the right direction again, taking down Summit County, 25-21, 25-18, 15-25, 25-14, on Thursday […]
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Prestigious tournament play is coming to the lower Eagle Valley this weekend, and even though it involves tee times at a local golf facility, players won’t be packing their woods and irons.The Flying Eagle Disc Society, Eagle County’s disc golf club, will host the inaugural Flying Eagle Open disc golf […]
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By scott miller VAIL — In a town well known for the breadth and popularity of its festivals, it can be hard for new events to earn their place on the calendar. This year’s inaugural Outlier Offroad Festival is trying to do just that.On the surface, it seems Outlier has the needed ingredients for success. […]
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By Chris Freud STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — And then there were four.Eagle Valley’s, Barrett Jones, come on down. After a 74 on Tuesday at Haymaker Golf Club in Steamboat Springs at regionals, the Devils sophomore qualified for the 4A state tournament at the Fox Hills Club in Longmont Oct. 5 and 6.Meanwhile, Vail Mountain School golf, […]
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By Chris Freud We dedicate the column to late great Yogi Berra, one of the greatest catchers ever whose persona likely overwhelmed those skills.I often hear from coaches that I am in no position to judge sports because I don’t play them. This doesn’t pass the sniff test. That said, I play the card this […]
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By John LaConte AVON — The Town Council seems to know its community pretty well.After hearing a breakdown of their community survey Tuesday night from Brian Sanderoff, of Research & Polling Inc., the Avon Town Council found that the results justified a recently completed walkability study taken on by the town and mesh well with […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Garrett Fisher flies his own plane and takes pictures of the Rocky Mountains, from New Mexico to Montana, photographing mountains, glaciers and other topography, because topography is photogenic and flying is fun.Yup, he knows how lucky he is.Fisher is back in the air, taking thousands of photographs for more photo [&helli
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By Melanie Wong When it comes to mountain biking, Colorado has had a longtime love affair with the sport. But when it comes to having a spot on the map as far as major mountain-biking festivals and industry events, such as the Sea Otter Classic, Crankworx or Interbike, the Centennial State is largely left out […]
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By Krista Driscoll EAGLE — Whether plying his craft on comedy stages across the country, cruise ships on the high seas or on some of television’s biggest comedy showcases, Steve “Mudflap” McGrew has been slinging his Southern-fried humor for the past 30 years in clubs throughout the country, large and small, in backwaters and major [&he
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By Melanie Wong When it comes to mountain biking, Colorado has had a longtime love affair with the sport. But when it comes to having a spot on the map as far as major mountain-biking festivals and industry events, such as the Sea Otter Classic, Crankworx or Interbike, the Centennial State is largely left out […]
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