COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION TO INDUCT SIX INTO HALL OF FAME JIM ALTERGOTT - Boys Basketball The 1961 graduate of Wellington High School has given back to the local student athletes by coaching boy’s basketball in the region for 41 years. He completed his post-secondary education with a B.A. from Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo in 1968 and followed with an M.A. from Adams State College in 1972. From 1973 to 1998 Altergott led the Roughriders at Roosevelt High School through arguably their most successful 25 years in boy’s basketball. During the tenure the Riders made five trips to the state tournament great eight, with three final-four appearances, and the 1989 team finished Runner Up in Class AA. Seemingly retired after 1998, Altergott returned to the sidelines with Highland High School from 2003-2010. After another two-year hiatus he got the itch again and fired up the coaching bones in 2013 at Liberty Common in Fort Collins where he continues to coach today. His sideline demeanor is exemplary and earned him the Criteria II Induction into the Colorado Board Four Basketball Officials Honorary Membership. ED ATENCIO - Cross Country/Track & Field This coach’s home and heart have always been in the Southern San Luis Valley of Colorado. Born in Red Wing Colorado his parents moved to the Trinchera Ranch near Fort Garland when he was one and he still gets his mail in Fort Garland today. Most would say that he was a coach to all of the students in the San Luis Valley. Centennial High School in San Luis paid for his services as “coach” for 43 years. He also served as the school’s Athletic Director for 31 years. He graduated from nearby Sierra Grande High School in 1963. He traveled all the way to Alamosa to earn BA and MA degrees at Adams State University. He coached Cross Country and Track & Field all of his years, but when called on he coached other sports. Included in the list were Baseball, Basketball, and Football. He has received numerous awards as Coach and Educator. Two of the most prestigious were The Warren Mitchell Award for outstanding track coach and induction into the Adams State University Educators Hall of Fame. LARRY DEFFENBAUGH - Volleyball The 1971 graduate of Colorado Academy received degrees from Western State in 1977 (BA) and University of Phoenix in 2002 (MA). 41 successful years as a teacher, administrator and coach at 8 different schools, Deffenbaugh is known for taking over struggling programs and turning them around. He has been a head volleyball coach for 32 years with over 500 wins and counting. In 1983, Otis made their 1st ever trip to the state tournament in volleyball. Deffenbaugh led Strasburg for 13 years winning state titles in 2002 and 2003 and finishing 2nd in 1985, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 5th in 2000 and 2006 (3A). After retiring as MS Principal in Strasburg, “Deffenbaugh Gym” was named in his honor. The past 6 years Larry has been coaching at Bennett and served as athletic director for 5 years. They made the Regional Finals in 2013 and reached the state tournament in 2017). Larry has numerous District, Regional, State appearances and coach of the year honors including being nominated for National COY two times (2003, 2016). He was also named All Colorado COY in 2002. He was the 2016 CHSCA Pioneer Award Winner. DAVE FORSTER - Girls Basketball Since graduating from Adams State College in 1981 Dave has been a basketball coach in the surrounding area. He more than left his mark on the Centauri Lady Falcon basketball program. From 1998-2018 Forster coached teams went 323-103 and made their way to the Great 8 ten times. They took home the State Championship trophy in 2006 and played in the final four in four other years. Forster made coaching stops at Sangre de Cristo and Sierra Grande prior to his tenure at Centauri. In addition to his work with girl’s basketball he has coached football, boy’s basketball, track, and cross-country. He has been honored with the Intermountain League coach of the year award many times. He received Step 4 Ring for 335 wins from the CHSCA as well as the Step Watch for 425 wins. The CCCGS presented him the prestigious Helen McCall Coach of the Year Award. VIRGINIA LORBEER - Spirit A Pioneer for Cheerleading and Spirit as a competitive sport Ginny Lorbeer has worked tirelessly to benefit programs around the state. She coached the cheer squads at Manual High School from 1965-1878 and then Montbello from 1981-2000. Her 1991 team won a state championship and they were runners-up in three other years. She worked hand in hand with multiple CHSAA administrators to initiate the first state spirit championship events and continues to assist the CHSAA with organizing and administering the event. She has been the th most instrumental person to work for the inclusion of spirit coaches in the CHSCA and works endless hours to coordinate the spirit coaches portion of the CHSCA Multi-Sport Coaching Clinic each summer. This member of the CHSAA Hall of Fame will now join the CHSCA Hall of Fame. JACK LUBBERS - Track & Field The 1976 graduate of Pueblo South High School made his way to the northeastern plains of Colorado after graduating from the University of Northern Colorado. Yuma High School student athletes have been the benefactors of Lubbers coaching skills. Even though Lubbers focused primarily on track and field and volleyball his ability to teach fundamentals of sport and love of the sport led to many successful Yuma athletes and athletic teams over the past 30 plus years. He served as the head girls track coach from 1983 to 2012. In 2013 the school decided to move to a single head coach for both track programs and Lubbers chose to stay on as an assistant in a mentor role to a younger head coach. Pole Vault athletes in all of northeastern Colorado have benefited from Coach Lubbers summer vaulting camps. Multiple times the camp participants have gone on to be State Champion pole vaulters for their high school teams. From 2000-2011 Lubbers was the Athletic Director for Yuma High School and in 2009 he was named the Class 3A Honored Athletic Director. Jim Altergott Virginia Lorbeer Dave Forster Larry Deffenbaugh Jack Lubbers Ed Atencio The Colorado High School Coaches Association will hold its 56th Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Radisson Denver SE Hotel with the social hour beginning at 5:30 PM and the banquet to follow at 6:30. The Radisson Denver SE Hotel is located at 3155 South Vaughn Way in Aurora, Colorado. Tickets can be purchased at the CHSCA website, www.colohsca.org. Listed below are brief biographies of the six new members of the CHSCA Hall of Fame class. For further information contact Bob Marken, HOF Committee Chair at 719-221-1857.