Grandview boys basketball coach Childress steps down
Gary Childress has stepped down as Grandview’s boys basketball coach, the school announced in an email on Wednesday afternoon.
Gary Childress has stepped down as Grandview’s boys basketball coach, the school announced in an email on Wednesday afternoon.
Holy Family, which moves up to 4A next school year, capped off a string of six state titles in seven seasons on Saturday with a 52-45 victory over Pagosa Springs.
Kristen Vigil and Chandler Sturms scored 10 points each, propelling Lutheran to a 47-35 victory over Yuma in the Class 2A state championship game.
The Class 3A boys state basketball championship game lived up to its billing Saturday night.
Sanford made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to muscle past Akron 58-53 to capture the Class 2A state championship Saturday night at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Massari Arena.
Pueblo East claimed the school’s first basketball state title with a 58-51 victory over Denver South.
Lucia Vlkova, a foreign exchange student from Slovakia, helped lead Norwood to the Class 1A state championship in a thrilling 38-34 victory over Caliche on Saturday at the Budweiser Events Center.
Dom Collier put an exclamation point on the end of his high school career as he led the Denver East Angels to a 70-49 win over Fossil Ridge to clinch the 5A state championship.
In a wild finish, Hi-Plains claimed its first state championship since 2008 — it also won in 2006 — with a 52-51 survival of powerhouse Caliche.
As eighth-graders in 2010, the current senior class of basketball players at Pueblo East have been eyeing their shot at a state title.