Walking around with a piece of net around his neck, the smile on the face of Colorado Springs Christian senior Chris Hildenbrand could not have grown any bigger.
Air Academy has been here before. While this group of Kadets hadn’t reached the Coors Events Center for the Final 4 in hoops, they don’t lack for championship experience.
With the crowd roaring and a state championship on the line, Clayton Peterson slowed his heartbeat down.
Two of the most dominant big men in the state. Overland’s De’Ron Davis and ThunderRidge’s Zach Pirog went toe-to-toe for four quarters.
The Valor Christian girls basketball team has supremely gifted scorers.
Broomfield senior Callie Kaiser went for a defensive steal with less than 20 seconds to play as if she was attempting to grab the Class 5A girls basketball state trophy.
It’s not often you get a championship that was 25 years in the making.
All season, the Thompson Valley Eagles were considered one of the top teams in 4A and this weekend they lived up to those expectations.
After placing fifth in 2014, Dalton Robertson returned to the top of the 3A podium, winning the 160-pound state championship.
If trying to win his first state championship wasn’t enough stress, Rocky Ford senior Nate Finnell had the weight of his entire team on his shoulders Saturday night.