Hancock to be honored
Former Lakewood High School football coach Tom Hancock will be honored at a public reception from 7 to 10 p.m. April 19 at the Gold Crown Field House, 150 S. Harlan St., Lakewood. Tickets for the event are $25 per person and available by e-mailing Donna Pennington-Goulet at hancock.project@thepenningtons.us. Reservations must be received by Friday, March 31. Hancock coached the Tigers to three state championships in the 1960s and will be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame on April 18.
Legion baseball meetings
The Colorado American Legion Baseball Commission will hold its annual registration/scheduling meeting Sunday, April 2, at the Longmont and Louisville American Legion posts. Registration cost is $180. For more information, visit www.coloradolegionbaseball.org.
Orediggers vs. Rapids
The Colorado School of Mines men’s soccer team will host the Colorado Rapids, the Major League Soccer team, in an exhibition at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Brooks Field in Golden. Tickets are $7 and available at the CSM Department of Athletics main office.
Pape named to all-freshman squad
Mines freshman Kyle Pape has been named to the 2006 Division II Bulletin All-Freshman team. Pape led the Orediggers in scoring with 14.2 points per game on the basketball court last season.
Rough road
Mines’ baseball team suffered its second four-game sweep in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference this weekend against Fort Hays State University. The Orediggers (8-21, 1-11) lost both games of the pair of doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26, in Hays, Kan. The losses extended CSM’s losing streak to 10 games.
Gold Crown golf
The Gold Crown Junior Golf Association is accepting applications for the 2006 spring, summer and fall season. Instructional and competitive events are available for girls and boys ages 6-18. For more information go to www.goldcrownfoundation.com and click on the golf link.