The Colorado High School Coaches Association is proud to announce its Hall of Fame class for the year 2015. This is the 52nd class to be inducted.
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 28th at the Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast 3155 S. Vaughn Way, Aurora, CO 80014. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner and induction starting at 6:30 p.m. Ticket prices for the event are $42 per person and reservation forms may be obtained from the CHSCA web site at www.colohsca.org or by e-mailing CHSCA executive director John Burke at jburke24@cox.net.
Below is a brief biography of the 5 inductees.
Judy Beardsley – Volleyball –Merino High School
Judy Beardsley coached volleyball at Merino High School for 20 years and led the Rams to a remarkable ten State Championships. The first was recorded in 1985 and the most recent in 2001. During her tenure at Merino, the teams made the trip to the state tournament every year except one and secured three runners-up trophies in addition to the championships. From 2003-2010 she served as an assistant coach at Sterling High School, and helped the Tigers secure the State Championship in 2005. Beardsley served as the Volleyball President for the CHSCA from 2000-2004. She is a 24-year member of the Colorado High School Coaches Association. She married Wally Beardsley in 1981, and they have five children: Casey Randa, Bo, Haley, and Alex.
Patty Childress – Volleyball – Grandview High School
A 1980 graduate of Limon High School, Patty Childress has coached volleyball at Otis, Palisade, Ferndale, Colorado Mesa University, and Grandview. She has been the Head Volleyball Coach at Grandview since 1998. Her teams have been to the state tournament every year since 2000, and won the Class 5A Colorado High School State Championship five times. The Wolves claimed back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014. She entered the 2014 season with an overall coaching record of 453-154.
Childress served as president of the CHSCA in 2003, and has coached in their All-State Games four times. She was the Dave Sander’s award recipient in 2013. Patty is married to Gary Childress, the long-time boys’ basketball coach at Grandview, and they have two sons, Spencer and Christian. Both are graduates and former athletes of Grandview High School.
Ken Shaw – Basketball – Regis Jesuit High School
A record setting basketball player for the Merino Rams, Shaw turned to coaching after graduating from New Mexico State University in 1974. His overall career record is 669-223 in 39 seasons. Shaw’s teams have won state titles at Yuma (1), Sterling (1), and Regis Jesuit (3). The teams he coached at Rocky Mountain and Smoky Hill were regular entrants into the Colorado State Tournament and each set marks for the best season records in the history of the school. Ken has been a member of the CHSCA for 41 years and currently serves as an at-large member on the Board of Directors. Shaw is a regular speaker and clinician at coaching clinics in Colorado and nationally. Susan broke into Shaw’s world of basketball 27 years ago when the two were married, and they have a son, Kelly, 24, and a daughter, Setera, 20. Shaw has the third most wins in the history of coaching boy’s basketball in the state of Colorado. Even with this remarkable winning record, he may be best known for his sporting behavior and gentlemanly sideline mannerisms.
Dennis Tjaden – Volleyball – Boys Basketball – Julesburg High School
A graduate of Wheatland High School in Madrid, Nebraska and Kearney State College, Dennis Tjaden spent most of his 28-year coaching career at Julesburg/Sedgwick County High School. His head coaching assignments included 23-years in boy’s basketball and 13-years in girl’s volleyball. That work produced three state basketball championships and two state volleyball titles. Dennis was a business teacher at Julesburg since joining the staff in 1984 and also took on Athletic Director duties in 1994. He coached in the CHSCA All-State basketball and volleyball games multiple times and spoke at several CHSCA Coaching Clinics. He served on the Colorado Athletic Directors Board of Directors from 2000-2007 and on several CHSAA committees including a term on the executive committee. Dennis and his wife Carla have been married for 30 years and have a daughter, Jessica, 26, and son, Justin, 24.
Jim Trahern – Basketball - Football - Kit Carson High School
A 1997 graduate of Flagler High School, Coach Jim Trahern, started his career in Walsenburg. After two years he landed in Kit Carson where he has coached for 29 years. At the helm of the Kit Carson boy’s basketball program, Jim has amassed a 441-225 record with two state championship and two second-place finishes. His overall record in 26 seasons directing the football program is 161-73, which includes two state runner-up finishes, ten semi-final appearances and 21 trips to the quarterfinals. He also has been the head track coach for 11 years. CHSCA has presented Jim with the Don DesCombes Outstanding Service Award 2001, Tom Sutak Basketball Award 2006, and Boy’s Basketball Coach of the Year Award in 2005 and 2008. He and his wife Susan, also a teacher and coach at Kit Carson, have been married 32 years. Their two sons Jake and Ty were star athletes for the Kit Carson Wildcats, and had stellar careers in basketball at CSU-Pueblo. Both are teacher-coaches at Burlington High School. Jake is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach and Ty the Head Girl’s Basketball Coach.
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