Denver Post Prep Sports

03/16/2025

Windsor boys basketball, which last won a CHSAA title in 1924 with a team that went on to win a national championship, beat Green Mountain 60-49 on Saturday to capture the Class 5A crown at Denver Coliseum.

After 101 years, the Windsor Wizards are state champions again.

03/16/2025

Mullen knocks off Air Academy for Class 5A girls basketball title behind sisters Makenzie and Tatum Jones.

“They’ve stepped up this whole season,” Jones said postgame of daughters Makenzie and Tatum, “and now their teammates had a chance to shine, because they just have led so we…

03/16/2025

Game story: Eaglecrest’s state championship became written in the stars on Jan. 3, when Ant Nettles made his Raptors debut after the senior guard sat out the first half of the season as a result of his transfer from Douglas County.

The Raptors didn’t lose since that moment, ripping off 19 straight victories that culminated in a thrilling 65-63 Class 6A boys basketball championship victory over Valor Christian on Saturday at Denver Coliseum.

The win marks Eaglecrest’s third title (also 2013 and ’17 under previous head coach John Olander) in its fourth championship appearance overall, and third in the last decade.

03/16/2025

The UCLA signee has dedicated her game to Nikola Jokic. And her right arm to Timothée Chalamet.

Best girls basketball player in Colorado history? Betts your sweet bippy it’s Sienna.

03/15/2025

The Grandview Wolves beat Legend 61-39 Saturday to win the girls Class 6A state championship game at Denver Coliseum.

One moment illustrated the Grandview Wolves’ brilliant, championship season.

03/15/2025

Kent Denver blasted out to an early lead and held off Colorado Academy for a Class 4A boys basketball championship-clinching win.

When Todd Schayes unveiled a surprise to his Kent Denver boys basketball team before the state tournament, he did so hoping the obvious message would hit home.

03/15/2025

After taking down Falcon in the Class 5A Final Four at Denver Coliseum, the 16th-seeded Green Mountain Rams are one win away from their first state title in 33 years.

Rams end Falcon’s Cinderella run in Class 5A state tournament with 77-67 victory.

03/14/2025

Kent Denver destroyed Prospect Ridge Academy in Friday's Final Four at Denver Coliseum, putting the Sun Devils on the doorstep of their first crown since 1997.

Kent Denver feels inevitable.

03/14/2025

Delta girls basketball is headed to its first state championship appearance, as the Panthers beat Timnath 56-46 in the Class 4A Final Four.

Breezy made Delta history look easy on Friday at Denver Coliseum.

03/14/2025

Follow along with live updates and results from the CHSAA Class 5A and 4A state basketball tournament at Denver Coliseum.

03/14/2025

Entering this weekend's action, the 6-foot-4 Betts led the Wolves in every major category, averaging 23.2 points, 16.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.5 points.

“Sienna is the definition of a great player,” Arapahoe head coach Jerry Knafelc said.

03/13/2025

Eaglecrest advanced to the Class 6A boys basketball title game with a comeback win in OT over Mountain Vista.

Eaglecrest’s season was about to end in a second straight Final Four heartbreak. Then Ant Nettles went insane.

03/13/2025

No. 1 Grandview, with Sienna Betts leading the way, rallied to beat gritty No. 5 Pine Creek 39-35 Thursday in the girls Class 6A state tournament semifinals at the Denver Coliseum.

The bitterness of last year’s devasting defeat lingered, ultimately inspiring Sienna Betts and the Grandview Wolves.

03/13/2025

“Sienna is the definition of a great player,” Arapahoe head coach Jerry Knafelc said.

03/13/2025

The semifinals are underway at the Denver Coliseum. Follow along for live updates and results.

The semifinals of the Colorado high school basketball state tournaments for Class 6A and 5A girls take place Thursday at Denver Coliseum.

03/13/2025

When sports stopped in 2020, Kent Denver's Todd Schayes decided it was time to go fast. He adopted an uptempo system that has the Sun Devils aiming for a Colorado basketball title.

“I go to the movies in my head sometimes and see the closing credits of us cutting down the net.”

03/13/2025

The blue-chip talent of Betts and Crittendon will be on display this week at the Class 6A Final 4 at the Denver Coliseum

Last week, a sold-out crowd at Broomfield High School got to see what the girls hoops hype is all about.