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Rye High School batter Will Hamler concentrates on bringing teammate Brandon Benz home from third. Photo by Karen Rochester

Rye High School batter Will Hamler concentrates on bringing teammate Brandon Benz home from third. Photo by Karen Rochester

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RHS Baseball Team Wins Two of Three Despite 19 Errors

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
“We have a lot of work to do,” shared Rye High School baseball coach Stacey Graham. “You can’t make 19 errors in three games and push into the playoffs.” Graham’s RHS team won two of three games last week but the contests weren’t pretty.
RHS Baseball playerJoe Valdez, as Coach Graham tells him to 'Get Dirty' ,coming into 3rd at the March 14, St. Mary’s High School contest. Photo by Karen Rochester

RHS Baseball playerJoe Valdez, as Coach Graham tells him to 'Get Dirty' ,coming into 3rd at the March 14, St. Mary’s High School contest. Photo by Karen Rochester

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Lots of Rye High School Sports Action this Week

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
RYE HIGH SCHOOL Lots of Rye High School Sports Action this Week With Spring Break last week, there were no games for the Rye High School athletes. But there has been plenty on the schedule for this week as classes and sports resume. The baseball team played Tuesday at Florence High School.
RHS Baseball Coach Stacey Graham Courtesy Photo

RHS Baseball Coach Stacey Graham Courtesy Photo

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2015 State Champion Baseball Coach Returns to Thunderbolt Helm

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Rye High School Baseball Coach Stacey Graham took a several year hiatus to try something new, but realized that his true love was coaching and teaching. So, the head coach of the 2015 Rye High School baseball state champion Thunderbolts is back at the helm for his 8th season.
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Rye High School Baseball Team Avenges St. Marys’ Post Season Loss

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The Rye High School baseball team downed St. Mary’s on the road. The victory was a bit more satisfying than normal since it was St. Mary’s that put Rye out of post-season play last year. The game was tight early but a three-run top of the fifth inning put the Thunderbolts in the lead to stay.

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Terry Kraus
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
RYE HIGH SCHOOL Track Team Sets Ten Personal Records at Larry Pickering Invite The Rye High School track team, along with 26 other teams, participated in the 2023 Larry Pickering Centennial Invitational track meet held at Dutch Clark Stadium in Pueblo, sponsored by Pueblo Centennial High School.
Riley Rochester, starting pitcher against Florence, picked up the first win of the young season. In two innings Rochester struck out five.

Riley Rochester, starting pitcher against Florence, picked up the first win of the young season. In two innings Rochester struck out five.

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Rye Baseball Team Splits First Two Games of the Season

Terry Kraus
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The Rye High School baseball team split a pair of games in their initial week of the 2023 season, downing Florence 10-0 but losing to Pueblo East 17-6. On March 10, Rye downed Florence in a five-inning, run-rule shortened game.

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Number Three Centauri Ends Thunderbolt Season

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
The Rye High School boys basketball season ended against the third seed Centauri Falcons, 51-29 on March 3. “We gave Centauri everything they could handle,” shared Head Coach Lane Sherwood. “The boys have a lot to be proud of this season for sure!
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Rye Faces Number Three Seed

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Last week my headline indicated that the fate of the Rye High School boys’ basketball team depended on them beating Buena Vista for a second time. I was wrong. Despite a 65-58 loss, Rye will face #3 seed Centauri (18-3) in the regional tournament.
Ivey McAlhany, Colorado City, pins an opponent. Courtesy Photo

Ivey McAlhany, Colorado City, pins an opponent. Courtesy Photo

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Colorado City Wrestler Qualifies for Girls State Wrestling Tournament

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Ivey McAlhany of Colorado City is headed to the CHSAA Girls State Wrestling tournament with a 3rd place finish in CHSAA Region 2 Girls action. McAhlhany placed third in action Friday and Saturday, February 10-11, held in Coronado High School in Colorado Springs.
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