For years, the Alaska Class 4A Player of the Year never seemed to end up in a Seawolf uniform. But that trend appears to be changing. Anchorage’s Colton Lauwers, the 2009 Mr. Basketball, said he will transfer to the University of Alaska Anchorage from Adams State College in Colorado. He hasn’t signed a letter of… Read more »
Anchorage’s Colton Lauwers earned his stripes early at Adams State College, winning the starting job at point guard for the men’s basketball team as a freshman. But that didn’t earn him any luxuries when he got home. “I had to get a job,” he told me. So is the life of a 19-year-old, although his… Read more »
Loyalty has its advantages. Just ask Anchorage high school basketball coach Brad Lauwers. He stayed committed to Heritage Christian for 10 years, even though he got offers to leave. He stayed true to his coaching principals, even though he was fired from Dimond in the late 90s. His devotion has been rewarded now that Heritage… Read more »
Adams State College freshman Colton Lauwers of Anchorage doubled his season scoring, rebounding and assist averages and had a hand in his team’s biggest basket to spark a thrilling overtime victory Tuesday night. Lauwers, of Dimond High fame, set up teammate Nick Fox for a 16-foot jumper with just 12.5 seconds left in regulation, keying… Read more »
Anchorage’s Colton Lauwers did everything he could today to help Adams State College shock 13th-ranked and league leading Mesa State. He knocked down two 3-pointers and handed out an assist in the opening five minutes to spark an early advantage, helping the last-place Grizzlies build a 16-point lead in the first half on the road…. Read more »
The season hasn’t started the way Adams State freshman Colton Lauwers of Anchorage wanted, but he stuck with it. And his stick-to-itiveness finally paid dividends Saturday. Lauwers, of Dimond High fame, enjoyed his finest college game against Western New Mexico by amassing 10 points, three rebounds and two assists in a gutsy road performance that… Read more »
After carving out one of the longest and most successful high school coaching careers of all-time, legendary Anchorage basketball figure Chuck White is finally going to college. White, of East High fame, has resigned from his post at West High to take an assistant coaching position at NCAA Division II Adams State in Colorado, where… Read more »
