Boys Basketball Team Season Ends on a Victorious Note

The Rye High School boys’ basketball team came up short in a pair of games but ended their season with a solid victory.On the 25th of February, the Thunderbolts traveled to Crowley County and came up on the short end of that contest 78-42.

Boys Drop Two Games Last Week

It was a rough week for Rye High School basketball last week. On Thursday, Rye hosted the #3 team in 4A when Lamar came to town. Although, Rye only trailed 16-10 at the end of the first quarter, Lamar shut the Thunderbolts out 25-0 in the second quarter and rolled to a 65-18 victory.

State Wrestling Tournament Athletes Run into Tough Competition

The four qualifying members of the Rye High School Wrestling team had a rough go of it but managed to place 44th with 3.5 points. Cedaredge captured the State 2A title with a total of 141.5 Points.Scoring the 3.5 points for the Thunderbolts was 175 lb.

Girls Basketball Team Mirrors Boys - Dropping Two

Like the RHS boys team, the Lady Thunderbolts had a rough week last week, dropping a pair of games by a significant number of points.Last Tuesday night, Rye hosted Lamar and fell behind 21-9 in the first quarter. Lamar extended the lead in each additional quarter and ended up with a 63-32 victory.

Boys Basketball Team Wins Two of Three Last Week

The Rye High School boys basketball team won two of three this week, and in their lone loss only came up three points shy after a very slow start.On February 3 Rye traveled to Ellicott and dominated the game from the initial tip-off.

Rye Girls Lose on Road and Win at Home

The Rye girls’ basketball team split a pair of games this week, losing on the road but winning at home.On January 27, the Lady T’s traveled to Manitou Springs and dropped a close 30-26 game against the home team.

Emphasis on Developing a Winning Culture Takes Back Seat to Score for Boys Team

The Rye High School boys’ basketball team had a rough week last week dropping a pair of games.On January 22, Rye hosted Colorado Springs Christian School.The Lions’ built up a 29-15 halftime lead and held on to defeat the Thunderbolts 60-50.Eli Guzman scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds.

Lady Thunderbolts Lose at Home, Win on the Road

The Lady Thunderbolt basketball team came away with a split last week in conference action.On January 21, Rye dropped a 61-18 decision when Colorado Springs Christian came to visit.CSCS jumped to a 24-5 first quarter lead, increased that to 4212 at half and won the game by the final margin.

Lone Wrestler Represents Rye in Custer County Tournament

The Rye High School wrestling team was decimated by sickness and injury and sent one, lone wrestler to the Custer County Bobcat Invitational in Westcliffe on January 25.Beau Hicks represented the Thunderbolts in the tournament wrestling in the 125 lb. weight class.

Rye Girls Flounder in Second Half Against St. Mary’s

If you already read the story about the boys basketball team this week, you could just say “ditto” and move on if you like. The MaxPreps website is not currently giving us the statistics we use each week. The game was pretty much a carbon copy of the boys’ game.At half time the Rye girls; led St.