Where good news shines
Sienna Betts needs a bigger trophy case.
A graduating senior at Grandview High, Betts was named the Morgan Wootten National Girls Basketball Player of the Year on Sunday.
Paul Klee: Colorado’s other Joker? Sienna Betts channels Nikola Jokic en route to Class 6A state title
Betts is a three-time Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year and will compete in the McDonald’s All-American Game on Tuesday (4:30 p.m., ESPN2). A 6-foot-4 post player, Betts averaged 23 points, 16.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.4 blocks as a senior at Grandview.
Grandview won three state titles in her four seasons. Betts has signed with UCLA.
Wootten, 88, is the chairman of the McDonald’s All-American Games committee and was the longtime coach at DeMatha Catholic in Maryland. Previous winners include Paige Bueckers (2020), Breanna Stewart (2012), Chiney Ogwumike (2010), Maya Moore (2007) and Candace Parker (2004).
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
