Sports

Rye Falls to Tough Opponents Last Week

The Rye High School baseball team is undefeated in league play at 2-0. In out of league play they now stand 0-5 with losses last week to Lamar and St.Mary’s. On March 31, eight walks and four errors gave a good Lamar team too much leeway as Rye fell 18-0 at home.
Cherokee Ridge Tournament; (L-R) Gloriana Ruiz, Kenzie Nielsen, Kelsy Stribling, and Olivia Donlon Courtesy Photo

Cherokee Ridge Tournament; (L-R) Gloriana Ruiz, Kenzie Nielsen, Kelsy Stribling, and Olivia Donlon Courtesy Photo

Lady Thunderbolts Take Second at Lady Titan Tournament

The Rye High School Girls’ Golf team is making their presence felt early in the season.After winning the Swink Invitational in their first outing, they traveled to Cherokee Ridge Golf Course on March 31st and placed second in the Lady Titan Invitational out of 15 teams.
March 22 was a beautiful day at Dutch Clark Stadium where the boys and girls track teams competed in the Larry Pickering Invite. Courtesy Photo

March 22 was a beautiful day at Dutch Clark Stadium where the boys and girls track teams competed in the Larry Pickering Invite. Courtesy Photo

Guzman Grabs Gold at Centennial Invite

Isaiah Guzman claimed the gold medal in the triple jump at the Larry Pickering Centennial Invitational held at Dutch Clark in Pueblo on the 22nd of March. Guzman garnered the gold with a leap of 44”5” to place higher than anyone else of the 37 teams in attendance at the meet.
Baseball action begins against defending state champion Denver Christian Thunder on March 22. Courtesy Photo

Baseball action begins against defending state champion Denver Christian Thunder on March 22. Courtesy Photo

Thunderbolts Win Pair in League Play, Fall to State Champion

The Rye High School baseball team won a league double header on the road at Rocky Ford and dropped a home game to Denver Christian last week.On March 20, Rye traveled to Rocky Ford and downed the Meloneers 7-3 and 12-0.

Soccer Team Falls to Three Tough Teams

The Rye High School girls’ soccer team dropped three tough matches last week, two of them nail biters, against tough competition.On March 18, Rye hosted Pueblo East and fell 2-1.

High School Track Team Starts Strong

Rye High School and 40 other schools met for their second meet of the new year on the 15th of March at the Banana Belt Classic hosted by Pueblo Centennial High School.Top finisher for the Thunderbolts was Isaiah Guzman who won the silver medal in the triple jump with a leap of 44’.

Baseball Team Gets Back into Action

The Rye High School baseball team had a scrimmage and some B-team action this week but the varsity was idle until they hosted Las Animas (0-0) on Tuesday. You’ll see that report next week.Today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. the Rye nine travel to Rocky Ford (11) for a 2 p.m.