WISE

championship. In 1959, Wise moved to Englewood. He would teach and coach at Englewood High School for over 30 years.

In his rst season as baseball coach, his 1960 Pirates team won the Northern League Conference and played South High School in the state championship game.

At Englewood High School, in addition to baseball, he was the head girls’ volleyball coach for 20 years. Wise also was a football and basketball referee. He was an adviser and developer of coaches and had a widespread impact on baseball in Colorado. roughout his years he was involved with three semi-pro teams, the Englewood Redbirds, e Arvada Dons and the Littleton mean they (the Wolves) deserved it. We didn’t deserve it.”

In the second inning, Creek scored twice and had runners on second and third base with nobody out when a suicide squeeze bunt failed. Both runners were tagged out and the Bruins failed to add any more runs.

Grandview scored three times in the fourth inning when Creek had three errors. e worst one was partially a mental errors when two runners scored on a botched picko attempt at third base.

“ at was another huge mistake,” said Johnson. “ at scored two runs and that’s what they beat us by.”

Cherry Creek had the tying runs on second and third base with one out in the top of the seventh inning but did not score.

Larson allowed only three hit in six innings and struck out 12 batters.

“Cam had a great, great game,” added Johnson.

Cherry Creek, however, managed only three hits against Grandview’s Jax P ster.

Pioneers.

Wise is a two-time inductee to the University of Northern Colorado Hall of Fame. Once as a player individually and then as part of the 1949 baseball team. He is also a member of the Colorado Coaches Hall of Fame.

“One time I mentioned to him, I said, ‘Harry, I want to get you in the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame,’” Summers said. “And he said, ‘Well, really the [Colorado] Coaches Hall of Fame means the most to me.’”

In the 1990s, Wise, known for his meticulously-groomed baseball eld, continued to work on the baseball and softball elds for the Englewood Recreation Department. During this time, he also served as a scout for the Yakama Hawks.

As much as Wise is known for his commitment to baseball and sports, he was a dedicated family man. He was married to his college sweet-

“We need to learn from this and move forward,” said Johnson. “We’re not done and we know it. We have the playo s.”

Cherry Creek beat Cherokee Trail 13-2 on May 2 to finish the regular season with a 14-6 record and 6-1 heart Lois for over 60 years. ey had three children: Deborah, Mike and Lori, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

“He de nitely dedicated his life to not only baseball, but the Englewood community. He was the epitome of a player’s coach and none of us even knew his baseball history,” Jones said. “What he accomplished, personally, he never shared any of that. I think visiting him as he aged, you could just see his commitment to family. His wife, Lois, had passed, and that’s all he wanted to talk about at that point in time.” in the Centennial League heading into the Centennial League Showdown tournament, which started May 5.

Wise is currently a nominee for a lifetime award from the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. As a longstanding, but humble, titan in the Englewood sports arena, he stands tall, even among mountain views that decorate the Front Range where he raised a family and followed his passion.

Grandview headed into the postseason league tourney with a 14-5 record and a 7-0 league mark.

“In a nomination for the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, I made the comment, ‘Everyone who knew Harry Wise, has a Harry Wise story,’” Summers said. “I recall a former student saying he told them his initials ‘HG’ stood for ‘Highly Gifted.’ at was certainly true, along with being highly unique and leaving his mark on a game and the lives of many.”

On May 6, the community will celebrate Wise and Englewood baseball around a baseball diamond. First pitch of the doubleheader is at 10 a.m.Wise’s son, Michael, expressed how grateful he is for the celebration, and said it is well-deserved for his father. “It’s just who he was. He helped anybody. It’s nice that they appreciate that and remember him for that,” Michael Wise said. “I’m de nitely grateful, but I really do feel like he deserves to be honored that way.”