In area high school sports this weekend, the Aspen High School hockey team hosted Dakota Ridge on Friday night at the Lewis Ice Arena.

Dakota Ridge (Littleton) skated away with a 5-1 victory, improving to 7-1 in the process.

Aspen, coming off a 3-1 win at Steamboat Springs earlier in the week, fell to 3-6.

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The AHS hockey team will host Columbine at 7 p.m. Friday at the Lewis Ice Arena.

Next Saturday, Aspen will host Chatfield at 4 p.m.

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Basalt basketball

The Basalt High School basketball teams dropped both varsity games at Moffat County in Craig on Friday night.

The Basalt boys lost 56-32, moving to 2-5 overall, 0-4 in the Western Slope League.

The host Bulldogs jumped to a 20-7 lead after the first quarter. Joe Camilletti led Moffat County with 14 points.

Moffat County improved to 4-0 in conference, 6-3 overall.

The Basalt girls lost 76-27 to Moffat County, which improved to 3-1 in the Western Slope League and 5-4 overall.

Moffat County bolted to a 30-9 lead in the first quarter of the Bulldogs’ home opener.

The Basalt girls nearly won their first game Saturday before Gunnison pulled out a 27-23 win.

The BHS girls are 0-8, 0-5 in league.

Next week, Basalt will play at Grand Valley on Friday before a rivalry game at Aspen next Saturday, Jan. 24.