COLORADO HARD-AT-WORK-KIDS (HAWKS): Welcome
Wednesday, October 15COLORADO HAWKS (Hard-At-Work-KidS)
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This is a web site for the Colorado HAWKS (Hard-At-Work-KidS) Youth Basketball program. The HAWKS program was created by George Williams and is patterned after the highly-successful Arkansas HAWKS program. This is a complementary site to the official HAWKS web site at Coloradohawks.org.
We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization (tax id = 84-1581116), and we actively solicit private and corporate donations in order to supplement our kids' fundraising efforts and to keep the costs for our players and families to a minimum. Please click here to make a charitable contribution online through Active.com
For information about tryouts for 5th grade through 11th grade basketball teams, please contact Greg Willis at the HAWKS office at (303) 393-4475 or by email at Gregowill3@aol.com.
Since 1997, the HAWKS have been the dominant youth basketball program in Colorado and many of the best high school players are (or have been) HAWKS. For the complete collection of articles, video clips, pictures, and additional articles, please go to the HAWKS links on the left side of the screen!!
The primary mission of the Colorado HAWKS is to create an opportunity and an alternative to gangs for at-risk, disadvantaged youth. We provide a year-round, culturally diverse, education, mentoring and basketball program for boys aged 10-17 years.
The Colorado HAWKS offers the most affordable year-round basketball program in the Denver area. The high school players practice and compete April through August, and then play on their high school teams September through March. The fourth through eighth graders play year-round. Practice is usually scheduled twice per week with an average of two games per week. We average three to five national tournaments per year per age group.
Many thanks to the parents, friends, donors, and volunteer coaches who have contributed to making the HAWKS program successful!!
Special thanks go to Greg Willis whose tremendous fundraising efforts have made it possible for many teams to travel out-of-state for big tournaments.
Please re-visit this page frequently for continuous coverage of the HAWKS exploits this year! (See a brief list of past tournament successes in the handouts section.)
For more articles and news about the HAWKS, please click on the HAWKS links on the left side of the screen or click HERE for the HAWKS News section!
Listed below are some of the articles and headlines from the HAWKS links. If the headline is underlined, click on it to read the full article.
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Colorado HAWKS Tryout Information
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The Colorado HAWKS will be sponsoring competitive basketball teams for boys in the 5th through 11th grades for the 2007 - 2008 season. Depending on funding, we will participate in local and national tournaments including travel to Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky and/or Nevada.
TRYOUTS BY INVITATION:
All grades - Please contact GREG WILLIS 303-393-4475
EMAIL: gregowill3@aol.com
For additional information on all HAWKS programs, please contact GREG WILLIS at 303-393-4475 or email Greg at gregowill3@aol.com
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Monday, July 30
HAWKS 15's Wins AAU West Coast Championship in Reno!
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"The update - The Colorado Hawks 15U just completed a successful trip to The National AAU West Coast Championship in Reno, Nevada. We won our division which allows us to play in the 2008 AAU Nationals without playing a qualifier. By winning, we get our entry fee paid for next year's National tournament.
The team was led by Christan (Bud) Thomas who averaged 21 points a game. We had 4 players average double figures and new addition, Tyrell Williams (TW), averaged a double double, points and boards. In one game, TW had a triple double with 10 blocks, 12 points, and 13 boards. We are headed to MAYB Nationals in Wichita, Kansas this week to defend our title. It will be a lot harder because we are playing in the 9th & 10th grade division."
The Hawks 15's Black
Louis Riley 5'9 Thomas Jefferson
Chris Carter 6'4 Thomas Jefferson
Billy Sprague 6'1 Thomas Jefferson
Bud Thomas 6'4 Regis
Josh Marquez 5'7 Regis
Lamont Turner 6'4 Overland
Alex Merriex 6'0 East
Austin Wilbers 6'3 Cherry Creek
Danny Webb 6'6 Monarch
Tyrell Williams 6'4 Pueblo South
Congratulations to the players, parents, volunteers, and Coach Terry for another successful out-of-state tournament victory!
Monday, June 25
HAWKS 15's Blue Win MAYB at Overland HS in Denver!
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"The Colorado Hawks Blue 15's represented the Hawks organization well during the Denver III, tournament held at Overland High School June 22-24, 2007. The team went undefeated in pool play on its way to the championship game.
In pool play, the toughest challenge came from a very good and athletic Fountain Fort Carson (FFC-Kings) 16's team from Colorado Springs, (which I am told will be the varsity team for Fountain Fort Carson) next season.
The game was tight early on, then the Hawks Blue went ahead by as many as 15 points on the strong play of Zachary Jackson with 19 points. The lightning quick duo of Shane Oliver and Philip Hill combined for 18 points, 3 steals, 5 assists and 8 rebounds. Strong in the paint was Michael Craig and Marlin Johnson with 17 points, 4 steals and 10 rebounds respectively. Also contributing to the victory was Ben Foley, Kyle Caruthers, Deontae Fair, and Jamel Compton. The FFC-Kings made a late run, but it was not enough to overcome the Hawks Blue lead."
The Hawks Blue will take a large step up and play in the 11th/12th grade division in a few weeks. Coach Jackson says "Our system is complicated and the kids are just now feeling comfortable and playing as one and I want to challenge them to see how well they can do at the next level. I want my kids to understand that whether we win or lose, we will not shy away from any challenge. Playing much older kids will help us prepare for playing in the Main Event Tournament in Las Vegas next month."
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Saturday, April 7
RMN Article - HAWKS Devin Aguilar Leads Team to Win in All-Star Game
Friday, March 30
Nuggets' Youth Night Features HAWKS
Wednesday, March 21
RMN Article - HAWKS Donnell Wells and Stephen Franklin Make 2007 All-Colorado Team
Thursday, June 21
HAWKS 15's Blue Win Another Tournament!
Thursday, June 7
2007 - HAWKS 15's Black Update
Monday, February 26
Community Shares Blog - Colorado HAWKS
Sunday, March 11
RMN Article - Denver East takes 2007 5A hoops crown
Tuesday, March 27
Boulder Camera - HAWK Trey Mullen Named Player of the Year
Tuesday, June 12
Recruiting Update: Xavier Howard by Jeff Stroud, Publisher of PrepColorado.com
Monday, June 4
Player Profile: Kenneth Gilbert by Jeff Stroud, Publisher of PrepColorado.com
Tuesday, May 22
HAWKS Teams Compete in Top of the Rockies Tournament
Thursday, May 3
HAWKS 13's, 16's, 17's Compete in Las Vegas Spring Classic
Monday, April 5
HAWKS Named "Best Youth Basketball Organization" by Westword
Tuesday, April 24
Denver City Council Congratulates Denver East HS
Sunday, March 11
HAWKS Players Star in Major Roles in the 2007 Colorado High School Championship Game
Wednesday, March 7
New Pictures of HAWKS in Action During the 2006-2007 School Season
Thursday, January 11
NBA Player Kenyon Martin Meets with HAWKS Kids!