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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

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Volleyball Season Ends at Regionals

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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.

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Wray Ends Thunderbolt Football Season

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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.

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Maroney Places Fourth in State Cross Country

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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

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Rye Volleyball Team Ranked Thirteenth in Final Pre-Tournament Rankings

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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.

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Volleyball Team Set for Final Two Regular Season Matches

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The Rye High School Thunderbolt football team will travel to Wray on Saturday to face the Wray Eagles for a chance to move on in post-season play. The game will begin at 1:00 p.m.Wray is ranked #6 in the post season rankings with a 6-3 record.
Football Team Finds Out Why Buena Vista is Top Ranked

Football Team Finds Out Why Buena Vista is Top Ranked

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Football Team Finds Out Why Buena Vista is Top Ranked

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Buena Vista is the #1 ranked team in the state in 2A and there is a reason. In what Rye High School Head Football Coach Connor Pigg described as “two minutes of hell” late in the first half against Buena Vista last Friday, the game went from a 7-0 deficit to a 28-0 deficit.
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RHS Finishes Strong in Final Regular Season Cross Country Meet

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Rye High School did well at the Pueblo City/County Cross Country Championships 2025. The boys team placed second as a team, in a six-team field, and Rye’s David Maroney placed second as an individual in the 5000meter run held at the Elmwood Country Club Short Nine.
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Volleyball Team on the Bubble to Host Post Season Matches

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The Rye High School volleyball team downed Rocky Ford in three sets on the home court last Tuesday, but fell 3-2 in a hardfought loss on the road last Thursday at Swink.The Swink match went back and forth with Rye winning the 1st and 4th set and Swink winning the 2nd and 3rd.
Football Team Heads for Showdown with Number One Team in the State

Football Team Heads for Showdown with Number One Team in the State

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Football Team Heads for Showdown with Number One Team in the State

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The Rye High School football team ruined another Homecoming as they left Ellicott with a 1412 victory. The win gives Rye a 6-1 record for the season and keeps them undefeated (2-0) in league play.It was a tough fought victory.
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