BASKETBALL: 1A State Tournament Venue Change
Aurora, CO – A scheduling conflict with the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland has forced the Colorado High School Activities Association to move its Class 1A State Basketball Championships to Broomfield’s 1StBank Center on March 14-16, CHSAA officials announced today.
“Somehow there was a scheduling conflict between the CHSAA dates and the Colorado Eagles at the Budweiser events Center. Fortunately, it was discovered at a time where we were able to find a quality facility for this classification. It is somewhat frustrating to the 1A schools and the CHSAA as we try to find a more permanent home for them. However, we are pleased that the 1stBank Center is available for these games,” Assistant Commissioner Bert Borgmann, the CHSAA administrator in charge of the sport, said.
By establishing the new site now, Borgmann noted, it gives schools about a month to make alternate plans for housing and travel. The new site is located at 11450 Broomfield Lane in Broomfield just off US36 between Church Ranch Boulevard and Wadsworth Blvd.
Other state championship sites include: 2A – Massari Arena, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Moby Gym, Colorado State University-Fort Collins; 4A/5A – CU Events Center, Boulder.
Comments
It would be nice to see CHSAA move a state tournament back to the Colorado Springs area.
3A would work fine for me and a lot of people who live in Pagosa Springs.
Now if we could only get 2A to move. Pueblo sucks!
Sounds like a true Colorado Springs Native
Actually I live in Pagosa Springs. Colorado Springs is a good halfway point for us and a lot of other people who are not in the metro area.
Pueblo doesn't suck.
I think Magness Arena at DU would be an outstanding venue. Nobody ever mentions it. I'm not a big Pueblo fan. Massari is nice, but almost too small. The Fairgrounds is comfortable and spacious, but it is a terrible basketball venue. The first row is 20 feet from the court. I'd be into a steer show there. Hoops? No thanks.
I actually don't mind Massari, but wish 1A would go back to Clune on the AFA, but with their hockey schedule it won't happen. Metro State would be a fun site but parking would be a nightmare I would imagine that is the same problem with Magness.
2A should be at 1stBank Center or Budweiser Center every year.
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