Lady T’s Win on the Road, Drop A Home Game

The Rye High School Girls’ basketball team began the post-Christmas break with a win on the road and a loss at home. T.J. Blackhurst’s Lady Thunderbolts traveled to Colorado Springs to play Atlas Preparatory on January 4 and came away with a commanding 44-18 win.

Youth Sports

Colorado City Parks and Recreation offers a variety of youth programs. We offer basketball, baseball, soccer and volleyball. We operate our programs with volunteer coaches from the community.

Post Christmas Break RHS Sports Begins Next Wednesday

The Rye High School Sports teams get back into action after Christmas break on Wednesday January 4 when the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams travel to Colorado Springs to face Atlas Preparatory School. The girls take the court at 5:30 p.m.

Wrestlers Finish 16th in 30 Team Tournament

The Rye Wrestling team placed 16th out of 30 teams at the Pete and Ina Gomez Invitational wrestling tournament held in Walsenburg at John Mall High School last Saturday. Trinidad captured the team title with 184.5 points. Rye scored 41 points again led by 113 lb.

Wrestlers Place Well in Limon Tournament

Led by a third-place finish by 113 lb. Andy Prichard and some other successes throughout the team the Rye High School Thunderbolts placed 16th at the 27 team Limon Badger Invitational last Saturday. Rye finished with 35 points.

Rye Girls Struggle on the Road

The Rye High School Girls’ Basketball Team found the road very unfriendly dropping games in LaJunta, 29-46 and Salida, 24-49, last week Against LaJunta on the 6th of December, Alaina Bourgeois scored nine points, had nine rebounds, and three steals in the loss in which LaJunta built a 26-8 halftime...

RHS Picks up League Victory Over LaJunta

The Rye High School Boys Basketball team outshot LaJunta 48% to 32% from the field and sophomore Isaiah Guzman scored 20 points, as the Thunderbolts won their initial league game of the season on the road, 53-46. The Thunderbolts are 3-0 for the season.

Rye Wrestling Team at Woodland Park and Rocky Ford

The Rye High School Wrestling team started their season at full tilt with a dual match in Woodland Park last Thursday and a team tournament at Rocky Ford on Saturday. At Woodland Park on Thursday the seven Thunderbolt wrestlers won three matches and lost four. Andy Prichard, 113 lbs.

Girls Team Drops a Pair of Close Season Opening Games

The Rye High School Girls Basketball team played Pueblo Centennial and Swink tough, in a tournament held on Rye court but came up on the short end of both initial 2022-23 contests.

Seven Rye Players and Head

The Rye High School football team dominated the Tri-Peaks League All-Conference selections with seven players landing first team recognition and two receiving honorable mention.