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.
The expectations for the Caliche boys basketball program are as sky high as any boys program in Colorado. They are used to claiming the Class 1A title.
The Caliche girls basketball team, the No. 1 seed in the Class 1A state tournament, has lived by a quote by the greatest baseball player in history this season.
Gabby Purnell worked a masterpiece against D’Evelyn in the Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum with a 9-of-11 shooting performance for 22 points as Mesa Ridge girls beat the Jaguars 47-41.
On Jan. 3, Sand Creek's girls basketball team ran away from Valor Christian in a 67-34 rout. Saturday, in the Great 8 at the Denver Coliseum, Valor decided not to let that happen again.
Brock Laue is currently a freelance writer for CHSAANow.com, the Greeley Tribune and the Loveland Reporter-Herald. He is a graduate of Loveland High School and Luther College (Iowa).
