Gilpin varsity girls’ basketball awards

Sticking with their mission, vision, and principles leads to successful season by Patty Unruh The Gilpin High School girls’ varsity basketball team held its end-of-season banquet on Thursday evening, April 12 , at a Black Hawk residence. The banquet followed a few games of bowling at the Wild Game in Evergreen. Athletic Director and Head Coach Jeff Schuessler thanked several individuals and organizations, including Superintendent David MacKenzie, the Gilpin Board of Education, Secondary Principal Alexis Donaldson, secondary teachers, maintenance, transportation, secretaries Gretchen Sechler, Catrina Amaya-Beard, and Terry Scharg, the Weekly Register-Call and The Mountain Ear, Kathy Davis, Katie Yocom and her cheer squad, Coach Hanson and the boys’ basketball team, the Gilpin Booster Club, and the parents, especially those who contributed to team dinners. Parents receiving special recognition for their "above and beyond" support of the program included Kevin Armstrong, Gigetta Nadeau, and Jenny Lepro -- all parents of seniors who will be missed. Team managers Aspen Cowles, Cheyenne Cowles, and Kristi Schmidt were recognized. Several others were commended for the time and dedication they put into the team, including Assistant Coach Alan Smith, Andromeda Ramsey, Brook Ramsey, and Katura Sales. Sales served as the school's certified athletic trainer this season. 2005 alumnus and former Lady Eagle All-State player Andrea Bentley-Freeman (Galanski) was a volunteer assistant coach. Schuessler prefaced the recognition of the players and the season overview with the mission, vision, and principles that the team members themselves established for the season. The mission was “to be a team respected on and off the court for its competitive drive, relentless effort, positive attitude, and selfless actions.” The vision was “to finish the season with a winning record, upset at least one ‘better’ team, win at least one playoff game, achieve a cumulative team GPA of 3.5 or better, and perform at least one community service.” The principles followed the G.I.L.P.I.N. acronym. “Good: frame everything from a positive perspective. Intensity: S.C.H.A.P.E. everything by bringing positive Spirit, Communication, Hustle, Approach, Precision, and Enhancement to all we do. Loyalty: F.A.M.I.L.Y. Forget About Me, I Love You. Persistence: N.D.C.Q. Not Dead, Can't Quit. Integrity: extreme ownership of our own and our teammates' actions on and off the court. No Fear: Meet every challenge head-on.” The second annual First Responder Luncheon in December was the team's community service project, Schuessler noted, along with two donations of money to local causes. Schuessler recapped the season. “I’d like to thank the team for one of the best coaching experiences I've had. The team members completely fulfilled their mission and only missed one of the goals outlined in our vision. The team finished with ten wins and 11 losses, despite losing sophomore post Jessica Wilhelm just six games into the season. Nine of our losses were to regional qualifiers, and three were to teams who won their region and qualified for the state tournament.” The team pulled off three upsets against West Grand, Longmont Christian, and most notably, a playoff win at Union Colony Prep, which beat them by 24 points only a month prior. The season was ended the next night by a loss to eventual state runner-up Clear Creek. The team was made up of only sophomores and seniors this year. Each player was recognized by the team principles they best demonstrated. Sophomores Joyce Jewell and Noemi Correa earned participation certificates. Nicole Adams, Alicia Johnson, Samantha Smith, and Lena Warren each earned their first varsity letter. Jessica Wilhelm earned her second-year varsity letter. The seniors were encouraged to create and continue to follow a set of principles that would allow them to make good decisions beyond high school. Each senior earned a four-year commitment award for dedication to the program all four years of high school. Carly Johnson and Trystin Swan received first-year letters. Katelyn Armstrong earned a third-year letter. Cicely Lepro and Aspen Nadeau were awarded fourth-year letters. Lepro was also praised for having a particularly significant impact on the program during her career. The Lady Eagles’ 3.61 GPA earned them Les Schwab/CHSAA Academic Team Champion Honors. Academic All-State First Team winners were Katelyn Armstrong, Carly Johnson, Cicely Lepro, and Aspen Nadeau. Lepro earned a Mile High League Second Team All-League award, with Wilhelm receiving an Honorable Mention. Lepro and Nadeau were voted by their teammates as Team Culture Co-MVPs for their roles as creators and caretakers of the team's standards. Lepro also received the Touching Hearts through Athletics Award, having been nominated by Coach Schuessler. Lepro is the third Lady Eagle to win the award. Samantha Peterson (2012) and Andromeda Ramsey (2014) were previous winners. The award recognizes student athletes who demonstrate athletic ability, competitive tenacity, sportsmanship, academic responsibility, leadership, and community involvement. Schuessler concluded by reminding everyone that the off season is really the "improvement season" and noted that the players are already in the weight room and in the gym working toward next year's vision.

Gilpin varsity girls’ basketball awards

Patrick Henry Sweeney

Related Posts

Library hosts DIY winter survival workshop

Love (and death) planned for unique county event

Jackson to discuss area history at Belvidere event

“Heart of the sheriﬀ’s oﬃce” celebrated

Plentiful coments for Cheroke Blake’s retirement

About Us

Quick Links

News Categories

Weekly Newsletter

Welcome Back!

Retrieve your password

Are you sure want to unlock this post?

Are you sure want to cancel subscription?

Gilpin varsity girls’ basketball awards

Support authors and subscribe to content

Subscribe

Related Posts

About Us

Quick Links

News Categories

Weekly Newsletter

Welcome Back!

Retrieve your password