Arapahoe High School Unified Basketball Team Brings Home State Championship

Arapahoe High School’s Unified Basketball Team has brought home the 2025 State Championship title in the Colorado High School Special Olympics competition!

A group of eleven high school students from Arapahoe High School pose together in front of a colorful mural featuring a large yellow crown. All students are wearing matching black "Arapahoe Unified" t-shirts with a golden warrior logo. The group includes both male and female students of diverse backgrounds and abilities, some wearing athletic gear like headbands and knee braces. Behind them is a banner with hashtags and logos for the Gold Crown Foundation and the #WeGotCrowned initiative.Unified Sports are more than just athletics. Unified is a club that brings together students with and without special needs, forming a team of athletes and peer partners. Together, they foster friendship, inclusion, and school spirit, all while having a blast playing sports like basketball, kickball, and bowling.

This year, the Unified Basketball team showed outstanding teamwork, skill, and sportsmanship as they powered through the competition. For many students, including one proud freshman, it was a season of unforgettable memories, new friendships, and championship glory.

A diverse group of ten Arapahoe High School students proudly pose outdoors in front of a Special Olympics Colorado backdrop. They wear black "Arapahoe Unified" jerseys, and several students hold up blue ribbons while smiling and celebrating. One student on the left holds a handmade sign that reads “A Warriors” with a warrior logo. The group stands between U.S., Colorado, and Special Olympics flags, radiating school pride and inclusive spirit on a sunny day.“My experience as a freshman was great! I gained new friends and a state championship,” one team member shared.

Arapahoe’s win is a shining example of what makes Unified Sports so special–and a testament to the power of inclusion and community in Littleton Public Schools.

Congratulations to all the athletes, peer partners, and coaches who made this victory possible!