A Look Behind A Historic State Championship
History was made this weekend when the Cherry Creek Bruins became the first team in school history to take home a Women’s Basketball State Championship. This one hit close to...
25th Anniversary – Luke
Meet Luke French! Luke is a part of the Gold Crown Class of 2000 and grew up playing for the Heritage Feeder Program. As another multi-sport athlete, Luke played baseball...
25th Anniversary – Goodmans
Drew Goodman and his sons might be a baseball family at heart, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t multi-sport athletes growing up. All three brothers played in the Gold Crown...
“The Gold Crowns” earn multiple awards at FIRST Tech Challenge state qualifiers
It took only six weeks to build an award-winning robot for the FIRST Tech Challenge state qualifiers, and the rookie team (The Gold Crowns) from the Best Buy Teen Tech...
25th Anniversary – Deb & Sam
Debbie and Samantha Deem are no strangers to Gold Crown Basketball. Since 1990, Debbie has been one of our standout coaches at the Denver Nuggets Hanzlik Hoops Camp. She started...
25th Anniversary – Rob
Meet Rob Hanzlik. It goes without saying he was born into a basketball family, but Rob has had a great career, both on and off the basketball court. As a...
Where have all the officials gone?
Youth sports are in the middle of a crisis. Any idea why? If you said officiating shortage you’re correct. We’ve focused on the state of officiating for the last several...
Bill’s Blog – Generic Terms from a Unique Guy
Irv Brown was Colorado sports through-and-through. He grew up in Denver, played every sport at Denver North HS, graduated from The University of Northern Colorado, coached at Arvada HS, Metro...
Dear Parents: An Open Letter From A Rules Coach
Dear Parents, I am a Gold Crown Rules Coach. You call me “Ref” or “Stripes”, which is fine. I am privileged to have the chance to be an official for...
25th Season Stories – Vic
Gold Crown Basketball League memories aren't only for the participants, they are also for the parents and coaches. In this case, it's for Vic Lombardi of Altitude Sports. Six years...
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