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RHS’s Skyler Moore, 175 lb weight class Courtesy Photo

RHS’s Skyler Moore, 175 lb weight class Courtesy Photo

Rye High Wrestling Pair Named to Pre-Season Wrestlers to Watch List

Rye High School wrestlers Skyler Moore, senior, 175 lbs; and Beau Hicks, senior, 165 lbs; made the Pueblo Chieftain list of the 35+ wrestlers to watch in Pueblo County.Pueblo Central had seven wrestlers named. Pueblo Centennial had six named. Pueblo County had six named.
Rye High School Head Coach for boys basketball, Clay Klipfel, invites the community to support 2025 RHS athletics. Courtesy Photo

Rye High School Head Coach for boys basketball, Clay Klipfel, invites the community to support 2025 RHS athletics. Courtesy Photo

Klipfel Basketball Team will be Fast Paced

The Rye High School basketball team will be led by Clay Klipfel for the second year in a row. Klipfel has also had a three-year stint as the Rye High School baseball coach.
Rye senior Taylor Pye (4) tips a shot over Hoehne's Ayshia Swetky (25) during a 25-12, 25-16, 25-14 sweep of the Santa Fe League rival Lady Farmers at the Class 2A-Region 11 tournament held Friday, November 7, in Ignacio. Photo Courtesy of Joel Priest

Rye senior Taylor Pye (4) tips a shot over Hoehne's Ayshia Swetky (25) during a 25-12, 25-16, 25-14 sweep of the Santa Fe League rival Lady Farmers at the Class 2A-Region 11 tournament held Friday, November 7, in Ignacio. Photo Courtesy of Joel Priest

Volleyball Season Ends at Regionals

The Rye High School volleyball team ended their season at Ignacio High School in the regional tournament when the host team downed them 3-1. The match gave the senior heavy team an 187 record for the season along with a second-place finish in the Santa Fe League.

Wray Ends Thunderbolt Football Season

The Rye Thunderbolt football team did not end their season the way they would have liked, dropping the first round of post-season play to Wray 56-13 on the road.Head Coach Connor Pigg felt like his young charges played well on offense but failed to stop the Wray Eagles on defense.

Maroney Places Fourth in State Cross Country

Rye High School’s David Maroney placed 4th in the state in the 2A Colorado State Cross Country Championships 2025 held at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs on November 1.Maroney ran the 5000 meters in a time of 16:39.70, 19 seconds behind sophomore Ethan Kiptui of St.
Rye Volleyball Team Ranked Thirteenth in Final Pre-Tournament Rankings

Rye Volleyball Team Ranked Thirteenth in Final Pre-Tournament Rankings

Rye Volleyball Team Ranked Thirteenth in Final Pre-Tournament Rankings

The Rye High School volleyball team finished the regular season with convincing 3-0 victories over both Pueblo Centennial and Swallows Charter Academy but did not make the top 12 teams in the rankings to host regional action. They came ever so close, ending up ranked #13 in the final standings.