List of 7 news stories.

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  Faith Lutheran Hires New Men's Head Basketball Coach

  Faith Lutheran is excited to announce Ernie Rama as its new Head Boys Basketball Coach.

  Coach Rama will join Faith Lutheran full-time as a teacher in the Physical Education Department.  Coach Rama has been coaching in the basketball program under former Head Coach, Bret Walter, since 2012 when he was hired as the Head Coach of the Freshmen team.  Coach Rama has been developing players and assisting the growth of the program as the Head Coach of the Junior Varsity the past four years.

  
  Coach Rama takes over a Faith Lutheran team that qualified for the 4A State Tournament for the first time in school history.  About half of the team will be returning next year, including multiple starters.  Bret Walter, remaining as the school’s Athletic Administrator commented, “Coach Rama has been an integral part of our basketball program.  He’s passionate about the game and he models what Faith Lutheran stands for.  He’s a players’ coach and will do an excellent job leading the program, building men of Christian character, and preparing players for success in the program and for possible future college careers.”

  
  Before coaching at Faith Lutheran, Coach Rama coached club basketball in Las Vegas with Vegas Elite Basketball Club.  He started coaching with Vegas Elite in 2008 and spent four years coaching, training and developing players at a high level in the club.  Prior to moving to Las Vegas, Coach Rama spent a year as a varsity assistant at Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington where they reached the 4A State Tournament in 2008 for the first time since 1994.
  
  Originally from the state of Washington, Coach Rama completed his collegiate playing career at Concordia University, Portland, Oregon.  After a successful collegiate career, and upon graduation with a degree in health and physical education, Coach Rama played professionally for four years in various leagues and countries around the world.  He has spent time playing in Germany, Mexico, and in the ABA and IBL leagues.

• 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 Article

• Faith Lutheran upsets Arbor View in OT; Desert Pines contains Cheyenne star

  The 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 Article

• Faith Lutheran wins overtime thriller at Canyon Springs

  The 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

• Longtime Faith Lutheran coach retires after overseeing program’s improbable ascent

  Bret Walter returned to his seat on the home bench during his first basketball game as the Faith Lutheran coach 23 years ago, navigating up a small flight of stairs and onto a stage where his team was sitting on a portable metal bench.  Read Article

• Season Opener

  The Crusader Boys Varsity Basketball team opened up the season at Spring Valley.  The Crusaders led 31 - 28 at the half and again in the fourth quarter, but weren't able to hang on and  dropped the opener to the Grizzlies, 74 - 70.

   

  Nick Attanasio led the way with 23 points.  AZ Johnson had 18 and Coleman Lemke added 11 points.  The team hit 13 threes in the loss which set a new school record breaking the old record of 11 set in the 2006-2007 season.  Nick hit five of those, AZ hit four, Coleman made three, and Evan Bullock made one.