10.24.26-Congratulations to our 7th/8th grade team who competed today in the iHoop Nation Heart of the Rockies tournament and went undefeated winning the Championship! Harper Echols was named MVP! Way to go ladies!
10.19.26-Congratulations to our Lady Lightning 7th-8th grade Fall team! They competed in 4 tournaments, winning back to back to back Championships without a loss, and finished the season with a 2nd place finish! Way to go ladies! If you are looking for a girls basketball club that is very successful in developing skills, building character and competing at a high level, please contact Head Club Coach Sandy Zimmerman at 303-507-4011, or email us at [email protected]!
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10.17.26-Congratulations to Lady Lightning 7th/8th grade Fall team for winning 2nd place in the HDN Battle on the Hardwood tournament! Way to go ladies!
10.3.26-Congratulations to Lady Lightning 7th/8th grade Fall team for going undefeated and winning the Championship of the Hoop Dreams Nation October Surprise Showdown! This team has been Champions in back to back to back weekends! Way to go ladies!
9.27.26-Congratulations to Lady Lightning 7th/8th grade Fall team for going undefeated and winning the Championship of the iHoop Nation Fall Kick-Off tournament. Alani Coleman is named MVP! Way to go ladies!
9.19.26-Congratulations to Lady Lightning 7th/8th grade Fall team for going undefeated and winning the Championship of the Hoop Dreams Nation Swishfest. Way to go ladies!
8.2.26-Congratulations to Coach Brooke 14u Blue team for going undefeated and capturing the GTE Mountain West Final Dance Championships! Way to finish the season strong ladies!
Tournament MVPs!
Jazlyn Harper
Stella Tina
7.26.26-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 16u Black team for traveling to Olathe, KS for the MAYB North Nationals and winning the Championship! Way to go ladies!
7.19.26-Congratulations to Coach Brooke Blue and Coach Taylor Purple 14U teams for reaching the Championship game of the GTE Mountain West Finals! Blue edged Purple by 2 points to remain undefeated for the tournament! Coach Sandy 16U Black team reached the Championship game and took 2nd! Way to go ladies!
Click on the link to see the MVPs!
7.12.26-Congratulations to Coach Daija 16U White and Coach Brooke 14U Blue teams! White team was crowned Champions and Blue took 2nd place in the iHoop Nation Super 64 tournament! Alani was MVP for White, and Jazlyn was MVP for Blue! Way to go ladies, keep up the good work!
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6.27.26-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 16U Black and Coach Taylor 14U Purple teams for going undefeated in their age divisions and winning the Championship of the iHoop Nation Summer Classic! Way to go ladies!
5.31.26-Congratulations to teams Black, Purple and Blue for their outstanding results in the iHoop Nation Summer Kick Off tournament! Way to go ladies!
5.24.26-Congratulations to the players below that were selected MVPs in the GTE Memorial Day Classic! Way to go ladies!
5.24.26-Congratulations to Coach Sandy 16U Black team for winning 2nd place in the Midwest Basketball Showcase in Omaha, NE! Way to go ladies!
5.17.26-Congratulations to Teams Black, Blue and Purple for their excellent results this weekend in the GTE Mountain West Colorado Classic! Way to go ladies!
And click on the link to see players selected as MVPs!
2026_GTE_Mountain_West_Colorado_Classic-MVPs.pdf
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5.16.26-Congratulations to Coach Kindree 12U Pink team for having an undefeated season and winning the Championship of the I9 Sports 12U co-ed league! These young ladies competed against mostly all boys teams and won every game! We are so proud of you! Way to go ladies!
5.20.26-Congratulations to the following Lady Lightning players for excelling in other school sports! Way to go ladies! We are all so proud of your accomplishments!
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5.13.26-Congratulations to Lady Lightning 16U White Head Coach Daija Robbins for being selected to be the next JV Head Coach at Rangeview HS! Way to go Daija, we know you will do great!
5.9.26-Congratulations to teams Pink, Purple, Blue, Black and White for their superior play Saturday! Way to go ladies!
Pink wins 5th straight and undefeated!
Stella, Hannah and Lizzy MVPs
Blue wins 2nd place! Purple is undefeated Champs! 
White wins 2nd place! Black is undefeated Champs!
5.3.26-Congratulations to 12U Pink, 14U Blue, 14U Purple and 16U White teams for their excellent finishes this weekend!
12U Pink wins 4th straight and is undefeated Chidera is MVP 
14U Blue wins 2nd-iHoop Nation Gauntlet
Harper is MVP
14U Purple wins 2nd-iHoop Nation Gauntlet
Alani is MVP
16U White wins 2nd-iHoop Nation Gauntlet
Sadorra is MVP
4.25.26-Congratulations to the 12U Pink team for another convincing win by the score of 29-7! This makes 3 wins in a row and undefeated on the season! And big kudos to players Kamille and Talia for being named MVP's of the game! Way to go ladies!
4.19.26-Congratulations to Coach Brooke 14U Blue team for winning 2nd place in the GTE Mountain West Spring Preview! Way to go ladies!
Coach Brooke 14U Blue Team
*And please click on the link below to view players from multiple teams selected MVPs from this past weekends competition!
Maya and Eden Bryant
Jalena and Jazlyn Flores
Fatimah Taslimi
Kaitlyn Ellis
Parys McClain
Adde Rist
2026_GTE_Mountain_West_Spring_Preview_MVPs2.pdf
4.18.26-Congratulations to Coach Kindree 12U Pink team for winning for the 2nd straight week! Stella and Hannah were named MVPs! Way to go ladies!
4.11.26-Congratulations to Hannah Freer and Stella Gul for helping the 12U Pink team to victory and being named MVP's of the game! Way to go ladies!
3.21.26-Congratulations to Maddie Stoneberg and Kadence Andryscik! Both Lady Lightning players competed in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships on Saturday! We are happy to inform you that Maddie placed first and Kadence placed second! Way to go Lady Lightning ballers!
3.22.26-Congratulations to Coach Daija for being recognized at the Denver Nuggets game for being the recipient of the Denver Nuggets Champion Award! Daija tirelessly volunteered her time to help boys and girls basketball and flag teams, and the Outreach program within Rangeview H.S. And for being a part of the SPED instructional program designed to meet the unique learning needs of students with disabilities. Way to go Daija! We are all so proud of you!
2.22.26-Congratulations to Blue and Purple 8th grade teams for reaching the Championship game in 2026 iHoop Winter league! Blue team emerges the winner by just 3 points! Maya Bryant was named MVP for Blue, and Reese Drennan for Purple! Congratulations ladies on a tremendous season!
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2.9.26-Congratulations to Alexis and Ellie for helping their Blue Angels win the Championship of the CSAL 2025-26 JV-D1 Girls Division for Our Lady of Loreto Catholic School! The win over All Souls was particularly gratifying being that the Blue Angels had lost to All Souls during the regular season and All Souls was undefeated! Way to go ladies!
Alexis Ellie
12.6.25-Congratulations to Lady Lightning players Kaitlyn Ellis and Maya Bryant for capturing the 8th grade Douglas County District Championships for the Cimarron Middle School Colts! They had an unprecedented undefeated season and defeated the team in the Championship game that they lost to in the Championships last season! Way to go ladies!
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12.10.25-Coaches Sandy, Brooke and Abbey out supporting Lady Lightning players Aubrey, Parys and Seira at their school games! Way to compete ladies!
12.2.25-Congratulations to Lady Lightning player Seira Studer for scoring 21 of 29 points for her Laredo Lions and leading them to victory over Horizon by the score of 29-14. Way to go Seira!
11.23.25-Lady Lightning 8th grade Grey team featured on GTE USA website competing in Women's Pro Bound League! 2-Lady Lightning 7th grade teams received National rankings! Way to go ladies!
11.14.25-Congratulations to Lady Lightning players Sophia, Maddie and Nadia for helping their Blue Angels to victory with a 24-17 win! Way to go ladies! Coaches Sandy and Abbey were in attendance supporting and cheering them on!
11.8.25-Congratulations to Lady Lightning players Sophia, Maddie, Nadia and Kadence. Their 3v3 school teams competed in the CSAL League Championships at Ball Arena. Sophia, Maddie and Nadia's team went undefeated in the tournament and won 1st place! Way to go ladies!
10.26.25-Congratulations to all Lady Lightning teams for finishing strong in the 2025 Fall league!
Blue 8th grade Silver - 3rd place
Purple 8th grade Bronze - 2nd place
Pink 7th grade Bronze - 2nd place
2025 7th grade Pink team
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!
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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!
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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
10.9.26-Congratulations to Lady Lightning 16u White team player Sadorra McEwen! Sadorra is leading the way as a sophomore at Douglas County High School, earning first chair in both the Combined Orchestra and the higher-level Chamber Orchestra! Way to go Sadorra! We are so proud of you!
Coach Sandy and WNBA player Tiffany Hayes circa 2014. Coach Sandy had the priviledge of being asked by the Denver Nuggets to join Tiffany in putting on a clinic for girls basketball players! Tiffany has been playing in the WNBA for 14 years and plays for the Golden State Valkyries. Here are some of her career highlights:
2× NCAA Champion UConn (2009, 2010)
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012)
WNBA All-Star (2017)
All-WNBA First Team (2018)
WNBA Sixth Player / Woman of the Year (2024)
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9.22.26-Congratulations to Lucy Massingale for being selected as Overland High Schools Student-Athlete of the Week! Way to go Lucy! Keep up the good work!
9.5.26-Congratulations to Maya Bryant who had an outstanding sub-20 XC run at the Liberty Bell Invitational becoming the fastest freshman girl in Legend HS school history and 7th fastest girl overall time
The Colorado Lady Lightning is ranked among the top girls basketball clubs in Colorado for building character, leadership and high level skill development! Along with exposure to college scouts!
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!
