8.12.25-Congratulations to Coach Abbey 7th grade Purple team for being ranked 4th Nationally by GTE USA! This ranking was based on participating in their WPBL (World Pro Bound League of tournaments) and finishing with high results. And Coach Brooke 7th grade Blue team received votes for their good play too! Way to go ladies!

8.3.25-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 9th grade Black team for finishing the Summer season on a high note by going undefeated in pool play and advancing to the Championship game and winning 2nd place in the GTE Last Dance tournament. And kudos to Aubrey, Londyn, Maya, Joy and Ellie for being selected MVP's! Way to go ladies! 

Also, big thanks to GTE for featuring our players on their Instagram and giving them tanks! Click on the video link below!

       Aubrey and Londyn                        Maya and Joy     

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM6QbUXyU1l/?igsh=ZnJwcnM5a3V6Z3Uz

7.26.25-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 9th grade Black team and Coach Brooke 7th grade Blue team for winning 2nd place in the Hoop Dreams Nation Rky Mtn Royalty Summer Classic! Way to go ladies!

9th grade Black team

7th grade Blue team

7.20.25-Congratulations to Coach Abbey 7th grade Purple team for winning 2nd place in the iHoop Nation Summer Shootout! And kudos to Alani Coleman for being slected MVP! Way to go ladies!

Purple and Blue 7th grade teams placed 2nd and 3rd!

7.13.25-Congratulations to Coach Abbey 7th grade Purple team for winning 2nd place in the GTE Summer Classic! Way to go ladies!

7.13.25-Congratulations to GTE Mountain West Summer Classic MVP player selections Sadorra, Claire, Fatimah, Alani and Avery! Way to go ladies!

                Sadorra                              Olivia and Fatimah

                  Alani                                            Avery                                                                                        

6.29.25-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 9th grade Black team, Coach Brooke 7th grade Blue team and Coach Abbey 7th grade Purple team! All 3 teams competed in the iHoop Nation Summer Classic in their respective divisions and won the Championships! Way to go ladies!

6.28.25-Congratulations to Coach Taylor 8th grade Grey team for winning the Championships of the  RiseUp One Day Shootout tournament! 

Way to go ladies!

6.1.25-Congratulations to Coach Taylor 8th grade Grey team for winning the Championships of the GTE Summer Preview tournament! And kudos to MVP player selections Rayna, Eve and Sophia!

Way to go ladies! 

               Rayna                                 Eve   

                                          Sophia

5.31.25-Congratulations to Coach Rachel 5/6th grade Pink team for winning 3rd place in the Ball is Life tournament! Way go ladies!

5.31.25-Congratulations to Coach Brooke Blue and Coach Abbey Purple 7th grade teams for winning 1st and 2nd place in the Ball is Life tournament. Both teams are winners in my book, as they both went undefeated in their pool play and met in the Championship where Brooke Blue team pulled out the win! Way to go ladies! 

5.25.25-Congratulations to Coach Abbey 7th grade Purple team for winning 2nd place in the Reebok Isaiah's Memorial Day Mile High Showdown! That makes back to back to back weekends that Purple team has been in the Championships! Way to go ladies! And below Purple team photo are MVP player selections Parys from Purple team, Joy from Black team, Kaitlyn from Blue team and Parys again from Purple team! Congratulations ladies!

5.18.25-Congratulations to Coach Brooke 7th grade Blue team for winning 3nd place in the Hoop Dreams Nation Rky Mtn Spring Royalty! That makes 3 weekends in the last 4 weeks that the Blue team has been in the medal! Way to go ladies!

5.18.25-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 9th grade Black team for winning 2nd place in the iHoop Nation Spring Finale! And cheers to Aubrey Hair for being named MVP! That makes back to back to back weekends this 9th grade team has been in the Championships! Way to go ladies!

5.18.25-Congratulations to Coach Abbey 7th grade Purple team for winning 2nd place in the Hoop Dreams Nation Rky Mtn Spring Royalty! That makes back to back weekends that Purple team has been in the Championships! Way to go ladies!

5.11.25-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 9th grade Black team for winning 2nd place in the iHoop Nation Mile High Classic! And cheers to Maya Bryant for being named MVP!  Way to go ladies!

5.11.25-Congratulations to Coach Abbey 7th grade 

Purple team for going undefeated and winning the Championship of the iHoop Nation Mile High Classic! And cheers to Parys McClain for being named MVP!  Way to go ladies!

5.4.25-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 9th grade team for winning 2nd place in the GTE Mountain West Spring Extravaganza! And kudos to Joy Jamison, Aubrey Hair and Maya Bryant for being selected MVP's! Way to go ladies!

Joy Jamison #3                            Aubrey Hair #5

Maya Bryant #0

5.3.25-Congratulations to Coach Brooke 7th grade team for winning 2nd place in the GTE Mountain West Spring Extravaganza! And kudos to Kaitlyn Ellis and Eden Bryant for being selected as MVP's! Way to go ladies!

Kaitlyn Ellis #21                  Eden Bryant #7

4.26.25-Congratulations to Coach Brooke 7th grade and Coach Sandy 9th grade teams for both finishing in 2nd place in RiseUp Diamond Classic!

Way to go ladies!

Coach Brooke 7th grade team        Coach Sandy 9th grade team

8.6.25-Congratulations to Lady Lightning player Maya Bryant for being selected to the All-Star team and awarded "gritiest player" at the Nike intensive camp in Auburn, WA. Way to go Maya!

5.5.25-Congratulations to Lady Lightning player Brooke Meyer for being awarded by the City of Aurora for being the one student at Falcon Creek Middle School exemplifying qualities of an Aurora Scholar in Leadership, Kindness and Community for school year 2024-2025. Brooke's award was presented to her by City of Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman. Way to go Brooke, we are so proud of you! 

2.5.25-The Lady Lightning coaches and staff would like to honor all of the girls and women that currently and previously partcipated in sports! The below portraiture was created by Coach Brooke in celebration of our young lady ballers!!

Congratulations to Head Club Coach Sandy Zimmerman for being nominated as an Unsung Hero for Women in Business for the City of Aurora Chamber of Commerce. This recognition was for the tireless hours she gives back to her school and community, and for having the privilege to develop young lady basketball players. Way to go Coach Z!