Such an honor to be recognized with the 2024 Ron Balicki Scholarship!
Thank you to the
@GolfCoachesAssn
and scholarship committee for this investment in my future as a golf media professional. I can’t wait to proudly represent this award ⛳️
Introducing the 2024 Ron Balicki Scholarship recipient:
A Sports Journalism sophomore minoring in Political Science
@ASU
,
@BenParris04
will receive a $5,000 grant.
Read more about Ben in the 🔗 below.
𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍
I’m so excited to finally announce that I’ll be attending Arizona State University next fall to study sports journalism at
@Cronkite_ASU
!
A huge thanks to everyone at
@CherryCreekSN
,
@CHSAA
, and
@denversportsmag
for helping me get here! 🔱
Ahead of tomorrow’s
@CUBuffsWBB
/
@StanfordWBB
game in Boulder, a game that will feature 6 Coloradans, I did some research to see just how many players from Colorado are playing D1 Women’s College Basketball (
@MarchMadnessWBB
)
A full list of all 46 players in below ⬇️
Thank you Cherry Creek for all you gave to a kid who didn’t know what his future held
Lots of emotions going through me right now, the biggest being thankful
I will never forget the experiences I had
@CherryCreekSN
❤️
I can’t even begin to believe that I got so write an article about the Masters and an ASU golfer winning the green jacket
Jon was so kind to us and gave us one-on-one time at the Phoenix Open simply because we told him we were ASU students, so happy to see him win 🏆
ASU Men's Golf: ASU alum Jon Rahm claimed the second major championship victory of his career on Sunday, winning the Masters Tournament in Augusta
WCSN golf reporter
@BenParris04
has more
The Cherry Creek Bruins football team has not lost a game in 736 days. That’s two full calendar years plus another 5 days
In that stretch,
@CreekFB
has won 23 games, went 16-0 in the regular season, and won 2 state championships
Wow.
@creeksports
#copreps
⛳️ Not enough golf news this weekend? Here’s even more!
I’ll be joining the United States Golf Association (
@USGA
/
@usopengolf
) as a digital media intern this summer and I’ll be heading to the US Opens at LACC and Pebble Beach!
A career in golf is a dream of mine, I can’t wait!
SPOTTED: 2022
@StanfordWBB
commit
@laurenbetts12
of Grandview HS is in attendance tonight
Tara told me earlier this week that she, “Told Lauren to bring her basketball shoes, I might need her at halftime.”
#copreps
Cherry Creek Junior Christian Hammond will get the start at Quarterback on Friday against Doherty, per source
Christian is the younger brother of Julian Hammond, who led the Bruins to back-to-back state titles the last 2 seasons
#copreps
It’s weeks like these why I decided to come to
@Cronkite_ASU
and Phoenix 💫
So thankful to have been given amazing opportunities on
#SuperBowl
Radio Row and at the WM Phoenix Open, it was one of the best weeks of my life!
What an incredible first year at Cronkite ✅
So proud of what I was able to accomplish surrounded by an amazing group of talented individuals at
@BlazeRadioASU
and
@CronkiteSports
this year, already can’t wait for the fall 📈
#BREAKING
:
After the conclusion of a special session, the
@CHSAA
board has voted to have a fall football, field hockey, and sideline cheer and dance/poms.
Schools will also to have the option to participate in those sports during the spring
Wow!! What a year 2019-20 was!! I'm honored and blessed to be recognized by The Colorado Student Media Association (
@ColoradoSMA
) for all of my work this past year! I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me in my ongoing journey but most importantly
@mrweisscchs
👊
CCSN would also like to congratulate Executive Producer and Chief of Content
@BenParris04
on his
@ColoradoSMA
Best of Colorado award for Broadcast Personality of the Year!!
Watch his award winning 2019-20 reel:
For the last 3 years, I’ve had the honor of being the play by play voice of
@CreekFB
Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned into a
@CherryCreekSN
broadcast during that span, and letting us bring Cherry Creek into your homes
So here it is, the final sign off ⬇️
Tonight I'll put on the headset for the final time to broadcast the Cherry Creek Bruins on
@CherryCreekSN
Postgame, I'll have my final thoughts on an experience that has changed my life and made me who I am today
Hope you can join us!
🚨
@CHSAA
STATE RECORD ALERT
I can confirm Parker Wolfe of Cherry Creek ran a 5k time of 14:30.1 this morning and it is a new state record!! He beat the previous record (2019) of 14:38.4 that belonged to Valor Christian’s Cole Sprout
#copreps
@ColoradoTrackXC
@creeksports
Okay, okay hear me out...
Create team Inferno GC and make it Rahm's team with the roster of:
- Jon Rahm
- Phil Mickelson
- Paul Casey
- David Puig
Team colors are maroon and gold, Sparky becomes the first LIV mascot, and no one complains
This right here is why I came to
@Cronkite_ASU
and
@CronkiteSports
. To eat.
In all seriousness, Mullett Arena really offers something for everyone! Shaq’s Big Chicken (
@BigChickenShaq
) is no joke!
I’d like you give my greatest thanks to
@ColoradoSMA
for recognizing me with such a prestigious award!!
This doesn’t happen without all the hard work from everyone at
@CherryCreekSN
and
@mrweisscchs
who makes it possible for me to share stories everyday!!
I wanna give a quick shout to
@rileymorris26
who broke her nose in the the second half of the semifinals yesterday, then returned to the game
Talk about toughness, grit, and determination. That’s what
#copreps
is all about 👏
Jana Van Gytenbeek is the most deserving person of this award EVER
She is so much more than a basketball player. She’s one of the kindest, most genuine people I’ve met in my life, and always puts a smile on my face, day in and day out
Thank you for being a friend❤️
@vangytenbeek
I’m here at Greenwood Village City Hall for the conclusion of a student led protest from Cherry Creek High School. Students are chanting “Black lives matter” and “I can’t breathe” as they enter the parking lot
@creeksports
@9NEWS
Kenny Dillingham talked all about releasing dopamine during practices last week so I decided to dive deep into what dopamine is and how it can benefit the Sun Devils for a new segment of Cronkite Sports Science!
@CronkiteSports
|
@KennyDillingham
🏈👨🔬⬇️
I lived for this team. I lived for
@cchswbball
. I poured my heart and soul into getting the opportunity to cover a team of people that became my friends. I just watched three of the greatest people ever play their last game without even knowing it. It can’t end like this
My dad first came to Cherry Hills in 1985 for the PGA Championship
38 years later, I got to spend the final round of the U.S. Amateur with him, while interning for the USGA
Special doesn’t even scratch the surface, thanks for a great walk Dad 🫶
About to depart for the Championship in Pueblo, just wanted to share that my mom and I have the best quarter zip game at Creek, no questions asked
See you soon,
#SkoBruins
Coach Logan has the greatest football mind I have ever been around. He leaves a positive impact in every person he interacts with and I’m so I honored I got to cover his program over the last 4 seasons
Congratulations Coach Logan and the entire
@CreekFB
team!
I cannot even begin to comprehend the magnitude of this award and how honored we are at
@CherryCreekSN
to be honored with it. It doesn't get bigger than this.
A huge thank you to the ENTIRE Cherry Creek Community for always supporting CCSN, we couldn't have done it without you
For the last 3 years, I’ve had the honor of being the play by play voice of
@CreekFB
Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned into a
@CherryCreekSN
broadcast during that span, and letting us bring Cherry Creek into your homes
So here it is, the final sign off ⬇️
🚨 UPSET ALERT:
CU holds strong in overtime, and beats
#1
Stanford 75-72
It's the first time in
@CUBuffsWBB
history that the Buffs have beaten a
#1
ranked team AND Coach JR Payne's first ever win against the Cardinal
Yesterday consisted of being at
@CHSAA
events for 13 straight hours but I did some math and that equals 1 state championship every 6.5 hours. Congratulations
@CreekFB
and
@CherryCreekPoms
it was a blast!!
And to
@CreekCheer
this season was absolutely an inspiration!
Gotta thank
@ArielleOrsuto
so much for taking the time for this story. It’s an absolute honor!!
At the end of our interview she told me we really are all colleagues. That stook with me, and it’s awesome to work alongside the great people
@9Preps
so often!
ASU kicker Carter Brown’s (
@CarterABrown
) career is off to a phenomenal start 🏈
The true freshman has already proven to be reliable and has taken home Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice this season
This week for
@CronkiteSports
⬇️
In this picture you have:
- 2 Colorado Gatorade POYs
- The holder of the
@CHSAA
assists record
- The holder of 9 school records at Discovery Canyon
@GoThndr
- The first girl to dunk in a game in Colorado
#copreps
Although there is no such thing as a “Student Emmy” this is just about as close as you can get
I speak for Matthew, Johnny, and our whole crew when I say we are so blessed to be honored with this regional award, thank you Bruins Nation for always supporting us!!
🏆 HUGE NEWS!
CCSN has been awarded a Mid-America Student Production Award by
@emmymidam
for our
@CHSAA
2020 Semifinal Football broadcast!!
Congratulations to our hardworking crew on this remarkable accomplishment!!
🏈After a long Thursday night turned Friday morning, I joined
@RileyMSwenson
on Cronkite Sports Live to breakdown ASU's win over Southern Utah in week 1 of the 2023 season
Excited to be back in the studio next week! 👀
@CronkiteSports
(1/2)
It’s go time in LA for the 123rd United States Open Championship!!
Good luck to my guy Preston Summerhays with
@TSuttonASU
on the bag and all of the
@sundevilmgolf
players in the field!
#USOpen
What a game, what a team
@CreekFB
!!
Thanks to everyone who joined us on
@CherryCreekSN
this season, it was a true privilege to bring football into your homes in these such unprecedented times. To you,
I say thank you.
We’ll see you in Pueblo!!
Coach Logan currently sits at 99 wins during his time at Cherry Creek
A win on Friday would give him number 100 as head coach of the Bruins
#copreps
@CreekFB
@CherryCreekSN
Today I am thankful more than I ever have been for the people around me who I know always support me
I also have the opportunity to be apart of the greatest community in the world
Thank to all of the faculty and staff at Cherry Creek including
@cchsprincipal
and
@kevintuhlig
It’s a privilege to get to practice on Thanksgiving and
@CreekFB
players recognize that. It means they they’re one of four teams vying for a spot in the State Championship
Happy Thanksgiving!!
#copreps
Last week was one of the best weeks ever!!
It was so cool to broadcast 5 games across 3 platforms and attend 2 State Championships!!
Going to Cherry Creek might just be the coolest thing ever, you can’t make this stuff up
#copreps
Some
#copreps
girls basketball news for you this morning
Sienna Betts, who’s a freshman at Grandview, and sister of Stanford commit Lauren, has also received an offer to Stanford.
Sienna has also received offers to CU, UCLA, and Michigan amongst others
ATTENTION FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES ‼️
Do you want to be apart of the action and get a behind the scenes look at Cherry Creek athletics?!
If so, preregister for Broadcast Media (located in the business electives section of your sheet) and join the CCSN crew!
@creeksports
Action continues on Day 2 of the
#Pac12WBB
Tournament in Vegas!
Pumped to be alongside my buddy
@Blakes_Take2
for game one of the quarterfinal round between No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Arizona! Should be a great one on
@Blaze_Sports
🔗: …
This view may be impossible to beat 🤩
Huge thanks to
@sundevilmgolf
and Josele Ballester for having us out to the facility this weekend as the spring season is just about to kick off!!
Super fun feature coming soon for
@CronkiteSports
⛳️
Megan Rapinoe joined
#USWNT
media availability today to share her thoughts and feelings on this morning's decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Row v. Wade
THE GAME WINNER‼️
Lucy Johnson was just trying to cross the ball... all the sudden it ended up in the back of the net and would be the difference for
@SunDevilSoccer
over Arizona
Full package coming soon for
@CronkiteSports
|
@l_j0601
Kenny Dillingham says his players got out their computers and were doing homework during the near three-hour delay last Thursday night against Southern Utah 😅📚🏈
@CronkiteSports
Some developments from the broadcast booth last night
@SparkySunDevil
is confirmed to NOT be a Patrick Kane fan, writing “Kane Stinks” on the ASU line chart
Will try to get more information on this story
I’m so honored that I’ll have the opportunity to call a
@CHSAA
state championship tomorrow. It’s truly a once and a lifetime chance to get to call your team at the highest stage
Thanks to
@bertborgmann
,
@mrweisscchs
, and
@CHSAA
for making this happen!!
Let’s go
@CreekFB
!!
Programming Alert:
Tomorrow we will be LIVE on Youtube and Twitter with an audio stream of the
@CHSAA
5A State Championship between
@CreekFB
and
@GoValorFootball
!!
This stream will be FREE with the following link beginning at 5:50 PM:
TOMORROW:
Basketball season is finally here!!
@cchswbball
will open their 2021 campaign inside Kirby Lyle, as they host the Warriors of Arapahoe. Coverage begins at 6:50 LIVE on CCSN via our YouTube and Twitter pages
LINK:
3 different reporters have asked Kenny Dillingham about conference realignment during ASU's 5 days of practice
His answers:
"Oh yeah, cool. We're playing Southern Utah Week 1"
"I could give a crap about anything but our football team"
"I'm fired up for Southern Utah, baby"
Uber driver: “What brings you guys to Vegas?”
@RileyMSwenson
: “The Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament, the last one ever!”
Driver: “The last one, why!?”
Riley: “All of the schools are leaving.”
Sad but true
On this week's CCSN Weekend Update
@BenParris04
explains the newest
@CCSDK12
5-day, in-person learning plan for the 2020-21 school year including the new schedule and other new operational conditions that will take place inside CCSD high schools
@creeksports
@mrweisscchs
My man
@mrweisscchs
is so much more than a teacher and advisor, he does everything in his power (and sometimes every beyond) to create opportunities for students like me everyday
Could not have made it this far without him 🐐