Crusader News
List of 6 news stories.
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Faith Lutheran Hires New Football Coach
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Durango holds off Faith Lutheran to open state tournament
Durango had an answer every time Faith Lutheran made a run in Friday’s first round of the Class 4A state basketball tournament. Read ArticleRead More -
Faith Lutheran upsets Arbor View in OT; Desert Pines contains Cheyenne star
Read MoreThe Faith Lutheran basketball team led Arbor View by three points in the final seconds of overtime Tuesday in the Mountain Regional semifinals. The Crusaders, a few seasons removed from competing in the small-school class 3A, were about to qualify for an unexpected spot in the large-school state tournament. Read Article -
Faith Lutheran’s Bret Walter resigns after 23 seasons as coach
In his 23 years on the Faith Lutheran sideline as the boys basketball coach, Bret Walter can truly claim to have seen it all. Read ArticleRead More -
Faith Lutheran wins overtime thriller at Canyon Springs
Read MoreThe Faith Lutheran basketball team had a chance to win the playoff game at the end of regulation on Friday at Canyon Springs, but missed a free throw with 2.1 seconds to play to force overtime.The Crusaders, who trailed by nine points early and struggled at times with the Canyon Springs full court press, could have easily been defeated. But they got another chance. Read Article -
4 Football Players Commit on National Letter of Intent Day
The Crusader Football team is sending four more athletes to the next level to compete. Hunter Kaupiko will be attending San Diego State University, Max Budde will attend Colorado State University at Pueblo, Dana White committed to University of San Diego and Noah Vernon made his commitment to Ripon College (WI). Congratulations to all the players and their families!Read More
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Crusader Elite
List of 2 news stories.
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Alexi Johnson
Alexi Johnson is the 2018-19 Faith Lutheran High School Female Athlete of the Year. Alexi excelled in cross country and track and has signed a letter of intent with New Mexico State University in track. -
Connor Bourne
Connor Bourne is the 2018-19 Faith Lutheran High School Male Athlete of the Year. Connor earned three consecutive state championships while wrestling for the Crusaders. He signed a letter of intent with American University for wrestling.
Tradition of Excellence
Faith Lutheran boasts a proud tradition in athletics. Our teams have earned 42 State Championships and 33 State Runner-Up banners in our school’s history. We have won the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s Award of Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and Citizenship an impressive six times. Currently, former Crusader athletes can be found on teams at The Naval Academy, USC, University of Kansas, Auburn, LSU, Duke, Boise State, Princeton, University of Minnesota, Northern Arizona, Denver University and Concordia University to name a few. Our athletics program is constantly growing and improving, boasting a state of the art strength and conditioning center to help our hundreds of student athletes accomplish even more.
- 48 State Championships and 35 State Runners-Up
- 21 Varsity level sports at the 4A level
- Full time Director of Athletic Performance recognized with NSCA
- ‘Strength of America’ award
- 43 Academic State Championship awards
- 7 NIAA Award of Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and Citizenship
- Greenspun Cup for Academic and Athletic Excellence recipient
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club and Athletic Leadership Training
