ALYSSA OBLINGER SIGNS WITH JUDSON UNIVERSITY

The very talented Alyssa Oblinger signs her letter of intent for playing Volleyball
for the Judson University Eagles in the Fall.
Congrats to Alyssa.
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PRESS RELEASE

The Belvidere North HS Cheerleaders will be hosting their 1st annual spring "THUNDER YOUTH COMPETITIVE CAMP" May 28th - 31st from 5:30 - 8:00 PM.  The camp is open to all area students entering grades 3 - 6, and will focus on the competitive aspect of cheerleading.  Campers will be divided into teams and perform a "showcase" on the final evening of camp.

Cost for the camp is $35, and includes 3 nights of instruction in cheers, jumps, dance, pyramids and stunts, as well as a nightly snack and T-shirt. 

BNHS GIRLS SOCCER VS JEFFERSON SENIOR NIGHT

Soccer pictures and Senior Walk Pictures now available!!
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BHS AWARDS NIGHT

BHS celecbrated their 2012-2013 All-Sports Athletic AwardsNight on Tuesday, 5/7/13. For a complete listing of the award winners click here for event program

Ron Ramos-Assistant Coach of the Year, Justin Ramos-Captain Award, Football. (yes selfish plug for me and my son!)

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PICTURE GALLERIES POSTED

01/28/13-Belvidere Boys’ Freshman Basketball vs. Jefferson
01/29/13-BHS Sophomore Boys' vs. Hononegah
01/29/13-BHS Varsity Boys' vs. Hononegah
02/01/13-Belvidere Boys’ Sophomore Basketball vs. Guilford
02/01/13-Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball vs. Guilford
02/02/13- Belvidere Boys’ Sophomore Basketball vs. Freeport
02/02/13- Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball vs. Freeport
02/05/13-Belvidere Girls’ Sophomore Basketball vs. Freeport
02/05/13-Belvidere Girls’ Varsity Basketball vs. Freeport
02/05/13-Belvidere Girls’ Varsity Basketball-Senior Night
02/08/13-Belvidere Boys’ Sophomore Basketball vs. Boylan
02/08/13- Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball vs. Boylan
02/20/13-Belvidere Boys’ Sophomore Basketball vs. Jefferson
02/20/13-Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball vs. Jefferson
02/20/13-Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball-Senior Night
02/20/13-Belvidere Varsity Cheer-Jefferson Halftime Performance
02/21/13- Belvidere Boys’ Sophomore Basketball-1 on 1 Tournament
02/22/13-Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball-New Team Pictures
02/22/13-Belvidere Boys’ Varsity Basketball-Barry T Trophies-NIC-10 Conference Champ Medals Presentation
02/27/13- Belvidere HS 3A Boys’ Regional-Freeport vs. Rockford Lutheran
02/27/13- Belvidere HS 3A Boys’ Regional-Rockford Christian vs. Belvidere
03/01/13- Belvidere HS 3A Boys’ Regional-Rockford Lutheran vs. Belvidere
03/01/13- Belvidere HS 3A Boys’ Regional-3 Point Competition
03/02/03-YMCA-Boys-7th/8th Grade League-Hauser vs. Blatchford

BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL-IHSA 3A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

3-1-13
BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL
IHSA 3A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL

LOCATION: Melvin L. Brown Gymnasium – Belvidere High School
1500 East Ave
Belvidere, IL 61008

SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 1st
Country Financial Three Point Shootout: 6 pm
Game 4 at 7:30 pm: Rockford Lutheran vs. Belvidere

ADMISSION: $4.00 per person. PRE-GAME TICKETS AT BELVIDERE HS ARE SOLD OUT (NOT SURE ABOUT ROCKFORD LUTHERAN'S STATUS). IF YOU NEED TICKETS, THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR STARTING AT 5:15P

SPECTATOR PARKING: Will be in the South parking lot of the school by the Performing Arts Center. Entrance will be through the Performing Arts Center Doors No. 35 and 40.

The 3A Regional Boys Basketball games scheduled at Belvidere HS this evening have been cancelled and rescheduled to Wednesday, February 27th.

Rockford Lutheran vs. Freeport @ 6:00 p.m.
Followed by
Belvidere vs. Rockford Christian @ 7:30 p.m.

BHS SPRING SPORTS MEETINGS

There will be sport specific informational meetings for any student athletes interested in participating in a spring sport at Belvidere High School.

The spring sports meetings have been scheduled for:

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 – Belvidere HS Learning Center
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Sport Specific Meetings
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. – Athlete Registration 

Individual sport rules, practice schedules, expectations and requirements will be discussed at these sport specific meetings. 

To become a registered athlete a student must have a completed Athletic Release form, physical with IHSA Steroid testing policy consent signed as well as an Impact concussion test.  All student athletes must be registered prior to tryouts.

Spring Sports Start on Monday, February 25th, 2013.

NBHS WRESTLING
by Jeff Rapp

North Boone VIKINGS PLACE 3 WRESTLERS AT STATE for 2013 Season!
By Jeff Rapp

                Assembly hall – Champaign, Illinois
                February 14th – 16th , 2013

                After sending their first ever wrestler to the IHSA state finals last season, this fledgling program returned to the class 1A IHSA state tournament with 3 wrestlers for the 2013 season and all come home with state honors in an exciting and impressive performance by all three NBHS representatives.

                The first to place at state was 160 lbs. Senior Tyler Westlund. Westlund started the tournament with a 9-2 decision win over Zack Jackson (41-9) of Vandalia. In his next match Westlund came out on the short end of a 9-5 decision against Kye Reczek (39-3) from Clinton. With the loss Westlund found himself in the “wrestlebacks” bracket to get himself onto the medal stand. And the senior from North Boone would not be denied as he charged back into contention with back to back wins over Kody Goberville (22-7) from Peotone and Devin Morford (21-6) of Aledo. But a third place finish fell from his grasp with a loss to Layne Palm (34-8) from Winnebago. But finishing his high school wrestling career on a high note and with great resilience, Westlund came back to grab a 5th place state finish with a win over Caleb Wilson (36-13) of Leroy. Westlund finishes his 2013 season with an outstanding (37-5) record.

                The next to place at state was 285 lbs. Junior Gus Eisele in a fantastic “underdog” story. Get ready for this! Eisele started the season unranked, and after back to back 2nd place finishes at regionals and sectionals, Eisel came to the state tournament ranked 9th. His first match was against 14th ranked Brendon Jostes (19-9) from Farmington. Eisele won this match with a first round fall in :43 seconds. That would put him against the #6 contender Derrick Romano (42-4) of Wilmington, and in a stunning move Eisele earned a second round fall to advance to the semi-finals. But waiting for him there was the #2 contender Morgan Supergan (33-2)  from Bismarck. Eisele was trailing 3-0 late in the third period when he slipped a Supergan hold, went to a take down and put the #2 contender on his back before the referee broke the action. When the ref returned the big men to the center of the matt, Eisel had erased a three point deficit and moved to a 4-3 advantage with :28 seconds left on the clock. Eisele held of the #2 contender’s assaults for the remaining time to advance to the championship round. And waiting for Eisele there was the #1 contender Josh Wallick, a senior from Gibson City with an impressive (49-0) record. After three impressive wins, Wallick proved to be too much for Eisele as the top contender pinned Eisele in the second round of an exciting match, that at one point, Eisele had the undefeated Wallick on his back for a near fall! Eisele brings home a 2nd place finish at state and finishes the 2013 season with a (28-7) record.

                The final place finisher for the Vikings was returning (2012 state champion)  113 lbs. Sophomore Brandon Briggs. Briggs entered the state finals with the #1 seed and an undefeated record with 1st place finishes at both regionals and sectionals. Proving that there was no “Sophomore slump” for this young champion. Briggs opened up his state title run with a technical fall 17-0 in the second period over Jeremy O’Gara (34-9) from Roxana. His next opponent proved more challenging as Briggs wrestled smart and earned a 2-1 victory over Cameron Schwing (41-4) from Gibson City. In his third match, Briggs took another decision win 3-2 over Tate Ruffner (31-6) from Leroy and for the second time in as many years Briggs again was in the championship match where he faced Corey Jurzak (42-4) from Coal City. The Sophomore once again proved his skills on the matt as he racked up a 7-0 decision win, to once again stand atop the medal stand. This year as a two time state champion as he concludes a perfect 2013 season with an impressive record of (38-0)              
  “Hat’s off” to Coach Baker and his staff as the Vikings wrestlers come home with 1st, 2nd and 5th place finishes at state! A task that many other schools with much older wrestling programs are still seeking to achieve. Congratulations to all on a great season and a job “very well” done.

North Boone Vikings send 3 wrestlers to sectionals

IHSA Class 1A Wrestling Regionals
Harvard High School 2/2/13

          The Vikings wrestling squad as a team finished 4th at the Harvard regional's out of eight teams total last Saturday with three out of five wrestlers advancing to sectionals and two of those wrestlers bringing home a regional championship.

          The first to advance onward for the Vikings is Sophomore Brandon Briggs (31-0) at 113 lbs. Briggs advances as the regional champ with a win by fall in the 3rd period over Harvard's Mark Struck (25-14).
           After the first period the score was 0 - 0 with both wrestlers looking for the advantage. In the second period it was all Briggs who scored 4 points on back to back take downs then another 3 on a near fall by the end of the 2nd period to take a 7 - 0 lead into the final period. Half way into the 3rd period a tired Struck could not hold off the 2012 state champion any longer and Briggs scored the fall with 1:08 left on the 3rd period clock.
          Although feeling confident going into the match, Briggs commented after his win "that was tougher than expected, he really wrestled well"

          The next to represent the Vikings at sectionals is Senior Tyler Westlund (31-2) at 160 lbs. Westlund also advances as the regional champ with a win by decision (3-1) over Harvard's Matt Wheeler (29-16). 
          Again it was a slow start with both wrestlers showing patience and looking for an advantage as the openning period ended 0-0. In the second period Westlund stepped up the pace and moved the match to his advantage by staying aggresive. Wheeler managed to hold Westlund at bay and ended the second period with the score still 0-0. In the third period with North Boone's Westlund starting in the down position, half way into the period. It was an aggressive start at the whistle with Westlund exploding to his feet and breaking free to score 1 point and instantly going on offense with a take down to score another 2 to advance his score to 3-0 with :38 seconds left. Westlund remained aggressive and held off his opponent to take the championship.
          "I wanted to stay aggressive out there, keep the pace and wrestle my match" commented Westlund after his win. 

          The final Viking wrestler to advance to sectionals is Junior Gus Eisele (22-5) at 285 lbs. Eisele placed 2nd at regionals loosing his final match by decision (0-2) to Harvard's Adam Freimund (37-4). 
          This was tough match for both the heavy weight competitors. Eisele down by 2 with only seconds left in the match slid out of the grasp of his opponent and into a reversal that would have scored 2 points for him, but the move was finshed "litterally" 1 second to late and no points awarded for the effort.

          Just missing advancing for the Vikings with 4th place finishes was 195 lbs. Junior Nathan Bodey loosing his final match by fall to Aurora Central Catholic's Karlo Valenzuela and Freshman 120 lbs. Alex Manriquez loosing by decision (1-6) to Genoa-Kingston's Mikey Semmens.

          "We are looking for all three of us to make it to the state tournament, we all have a really good chance" commented Briggs. "We have all been working hard for this, we should do really good next week" added Westlund. 

          Good luck at sectionals Vikings and congratulations on a great job at regionals! 

BNHS W CLUB TEEN FOR JEANS DONATION DRIVE

A current estimate of the number of homeless people in Boone County is over 200 people. A large number of those people are teenagers. Jeans are a durable piece of clothing and a very requested item by shelters.

The BNHS W Club is sponsoring a Teen for Jeans clothing donation drive going through February 8th. Just bring in jeans and place them in the containers located near the school's main office and guidance department. The jeans will be given to homeless teens in need.

Please help if you can.

BHS BOYS BASKETBALL
01/26/13-BELVIDERE vs. HARLEM

With Belvidere's win over Harlem and East's loss to Auburn, the Belvidere Boys' Varsity Basketball Team goes into a tie for second with Hononegah and just one game back behind East.. The Bucs won decisively against the Huskies, 76-58. Kane Steger and Joe Byers scored in double digits (Steger-24, Byers-19). The Huskies, Vanwambeke, would score 34 points and would be high scorer of the game. The Bucs' defense would hold the rest of the team to just 24 points.

On Tuesday at 7:00 pm, the Bucs will play Hononegah, the winner will be in a tie for first in the NIC-10 Conference with East.

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Click here for stats of the Varsity game
Click here for pictues of Sophomore game
Click here for stats of the Sophomore game

BHS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FUNDRAISER

The Belvidere High School National Honor Society is holding a Market Day fundraiser. Check out the items you can purchase by going to www.marketday.com and select Belvidere High School. Enter the promo code NEWFIVE and receive $5 off when you spend $25. Help a worthy organization. Orders are due Monday, February 4th.

Check out their flyer.

BNHS TAKES NIC-10 COMPETITIVE CHEER TITLE

The Belvidere North Competitive Cheer Team repeat as Conference Champions infront of a packed gym at Belvidere North.

North scored a total of 89.13 points, while Belvidere scored 85.88 to come in second and Hononegah with 84.58would come in third.

Congratulations Blue Thunder!

Belvidere North
Harlem
East
Belvidere
Hononegah
Jefferson
Guilford
Freeport
Awards
Candid Group Shots

BHS AND BNHS BOYS BASKETBALL
01/11/12-BELVIDERE vs. BELVIDERE NORTH

Bragging rights go to the Belvidere Bucs! Belvidere Boys' Varsity Basketball Team beats crosstown rival, Belvidere North, 48-36.

The Bucs' next game is next Friday against the E-Rabs at Rockford East. This should be a good game against the top two teams in the NIC-10 Conference and should determine who really is king of the hill.

It was very nice to see many of the members of the Bucs Boys' Basketball Regional Championship Teams there last night. Also kuddos to Kane on the being only the 4th Belvidere player to score 1,000 points.

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Click here for pictues of Sophomore game
Click here for pictures of the 1951, 1973, 1980, and 1990 Belvidere regional Championship Teams being honoredClick here for pictures of Kane Steger being recognized for scoring his 1000 at BHS

BHS BOYS BASKETBALL
01/08/12-BELVIDERE vs. AUBURN

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BNHS WRESTLING

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BNHS BOYS BASKETBALL

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BHS WINTER CHEER CLASSIC

Belvidere High School is hosted 48 cheerleading teams in the 5th Annual Belvidere Bucs Winter Cheer Classic on Saturday 01/05/13.

Ronald Ramos and Sue Schroepfer have captured tons of pictures of this event. Please check out these great shots.

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BHS BOYS BASKETBALL
01/04/12-BELVIDERE vs. BOYLAN

The Belvidere Bucs took on the Boylan Titans on Thursday, 01/03/12 in Belvidere. It has been 25 long years since the Bucs have beaten the Titans. The last win Belvidere had against Boylan was in February 1988 at Boylan. Belvidere would mark a W in the win column with a win, 64-55. The Bucs would have four players in double figures (Kane Steger-19 points, Darius Brown-12 points, Joe Byers-10 points) and Zach Wallace (10 points). Besides ending the losing streak against Boylan, the win also signifies that the Bucs are now tied for 1st place with East and Auburn. On 1/4/13, the Bucs held a student assembly and honored the team with the cutting down of the basketball net to commorate the win.

Prior to the Varsity game, the Bucs honored past assistant basketball coach, Jerry Guse. Coach Guse was an assistant several years ago under current head coach, Aaron Pearson. Both Pearson and assistant coach, Nate Lister were coached by Coach Guse when they attended high school at Rockford Lutheran. Coach Guse has also been a coach for Rockford Lutheran for many years. Recently, Guse was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Several teams across the area and Buc basketball alumnus attended the the game in his honor.

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BHS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS (1951, 1973, 1980, 1990) WILL BE HONORED AT BHS-BNHS GAME ON 1/11
Information taken from District 100 website

On Friday, January 11 before the start of the varsity Belvidere vs. Belvidere North basketball game Belvidere High School will honor four Regional Championship Teams from the years 1951, 1973, 1980, and 1990.  Team members are asked to meet in Room 300 at 6:00 p.m. and the recognition ceremony will begin at approximately 6:55 p.m. 

For more information or to help BHS locate players, please contact Kipp Koenig at 815-871-1615 or at KoenigKipp@yahoo.com.

COACH HEARN ELECTED INTO ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES' ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

On April 6 in Champaign, Belvidere High School coach, Mike Hearn, will be inducted into the Illinois High School Coaches' Association Hall of Fame. Coach Hearn was selected for the Hall of Fame based on contributions he had to the game and impact on the school and community. Congratulations Mike on a great accomplishment!

Below are some of Coach Hearn's accomplishments:

Belvidere High School Head Coach for 10 years with a record of 74-32 (69.80%).
Belvidere Assistant Coach for 27 years
2 Football Coach of the Year awards (1998 NIC-9, 2005 NIC-10)
1 NIC-10 Coach of the Year (All Sports-2005)
1 undefeated season in NIC-10 (2005)
Assistant Coach for 1988 5A runner, 1993 5A State Champion, 94 4A State Champion teams
Coached 56 playoff teams as a Head Coach/Assitant Coach
Head Coach for the Shirners All-Star Game in 1998
Started summer football camps for 3rd-8th graders in Belvidere
Coached with 3 other Hall of Famers-Vern Pottinger (Belvidere), Ralph McKenna (Belvidere), Keith Sinclair (Villa Grove)
Spent 20 years coaching offense/17 on defense

BHS ATHLETIC SIGNING
JOSH HAUSER-JUDSON UNIVERSITY-BASEBALL

Josh Hauser signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Judson University on Monday, December 26th at 3:30 in the Belvidere High School library. 

Highlights for Josh Hauser

Pictures of Signing

"Blue Thunder Coed Challenge"

Belvidere North HS will be holding the 3rd annual "Blue Thunder Coed Challenge" cheerleading competition next Friday, Dec. 14th in the BNHS Gymnasium.
Doors open at 4:30 PM; the competition begins at 5:30 PM; ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Food will be provided by the Blue Thunder Booster Club.

Pictures of the Event
Press Release
Order of Performance

Results

On December 12th, local Belvidere band, Highway 90, performed at the Apollo theater in Belvidere in a benefit to raise money for RAMP. RAMP is RAMP is a non-profit, non-residential Center for Independent Living (CIL) that emulates the Independent Living Philosophy with a mission that promotes an accessible society that allows and expects full participation by people with disabilities. 

Click here for pictures from the event.

BASKETBALL PHOTO GALLERIES

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12/01/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Varsity vs. Harlem
12/01/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Sophomore vs. Harlem
11/30/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Varsity vs. Hononegah
11/30/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Sophomore vs. Hononegah
11/27/12-BSMS Boys' Basketball-7th Grade vs. Sycamore
11/24/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Varsity vs. Woodstock North - Hoops for Healing Tournament
11/21/12-BNHS Boys' Basketball-Sophomore vs. Kaneland at BNHS Thanksgiving Tournament
11/21/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Sophomore vs. BNHS at BNHS Thanksgiving Tournament
11/21/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Sophomore vs. Aurora Central Catholic at BNHS Thanksgiving Tournament
11/20/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Varsity vs. Marian Central - Hoops for Healing Tournament
11/19/12-BSMS Boys' Basketball-7th Grade vs. BCMS
11/19/12-BHS Boys' Basketball-Sophomore vs. Rockford Lutheran at BNHS Thanksgiving Tournament

NBHS Viking’s - Varsity Basketball underway for 2012-2013 season
                                                                               
 The first week of December brings the boys and girls hoops home for three games in three nights at the NBHS gym.                                                                            

December 4 2012 (Girls)  (W) North Boone Vikings -  54 
                                             Genoa Kingston Cogs – 19

Lady Vikings pick up impressive Conference win against the Cogs in a solid home performance that moves their record to (7-2) overall and (2-0) in the BNE as the first week of December finds them already deep into the new season. Leading the numbers for the Vike’s was Senior #24  Megan Johnson with 13 pts. Senior #42 Mali Ernest and Junior #10 Paityn Morris added 9 pts. (ea.) Junior #34 Renee Martin dropped in 7 pts. Followed with help from Seniors #15 Paige Morris , #21 Rachel Boyce, Junior #12 Alley Key and Sophomore #33 Amanda Huffar all adding 4 pts. (ea.) to secure the win for the ladies.  
                                                               
December 5, 2012 (Boys) (L) North Boone Vikings – 35
                                                   Woodstock North -  61

The Boys team “took one on the chin” so to speak in their home opener against Woodstock North. The loss drops their record to (1-4) overall (0-0) in the BNE as their Woodstock opponents had one of those “can’t miss a shot” Game on the court Wednesday night. Leading the numbers for the Vike’s was Senior #12 Austin Baden with 15 pts. Junior #15 Tre Williams put in another 9 pts. And pulled down 10 rebounds on the night. Freshman #33 Kyle Hoffman drained in another 7pts. And Juniors #22 Caleb Boehmke, #34 Wes Timpe added 2pts. (ea.) the boys finally kick off conference play Friday 12/7 in Marengo.

December 6, 2012 (Girls) (L) North Boone Vikings – 54
                                                Richmond Burton Rockets - 62

The Girls lose an exciting one! Dropping their first BNE conference game against an equally tough Rockets squad in a back and forth match up. The loss drops the Ladies record to (7-3) overall and (2-1) in the BNE. Leading the lady Vike’s with a BIG! night was Junior #34 Renee Martin putting down 22 pts. with 6 rebounds. Senior #24 Megan Johnson added 10 pts. with Junior #10 Paityn Morris putting in another 8pts. Senior #42 Mali Ernest  had 7 pts. While Junior #12 Alley Key added 4 pts. with Senior #32 Melanie Edison with 2 pts. and 6 rebounds of her own. The girls continue conference play this Saturday 12/8 at Rockford Christian.

There’s a lot of exciting Vikings B-ball to be played so check your schedules and catch a game.

Good luck this season and Go get em’ Vike’s

BHS ATHLETIC SIGNING
TROY VANDENBROEK-EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-BASEBALL

Troy Vandenbroek signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Eastern Illinois University on Monday, November 26th at 3:30 in the Belvidere High School library. 

Highlights for Troy Vandenbroek

Pictures of Signing

Belvidere Tornados Successful this Fall

The Belvidere Tornadoes did great at Nationals this year. They had two teams win the National Title for their age division, a runner up for 12 year old boys and a national champion for the 6 year old boy division ! Coach Rick Menges and his assistant coaches former Tornadoes Melissa, Rebecca and Monica Schwartz did a great job leading this team to victory!

ROSTERS, TEAM PICTURES AND SCHEDULES

The majority of the rosters, team pictures and schedules for BHS, BNHS, and NBHS have now been received. All winter sports pages will be updated by the end of next week.

NBHS Viking’s - Varsity Basketball underway for 2012-2013 season
By Jeff Rapp BooneCountySports.com North Boone Editor
                                                                               
The first week of December brings the boys and girls hoops home for three games in three nights at the NBHS gym.

December 4 2012 (Girls)  (W) North Boone Vikings -  54
Genoa Kingston Cogs – 19

Lady Vikings pick up impressive Conference win against the Cogs in a solid home performance that moves their record to (7-2) overall and (2-0) in the BNE as the first week of December finds them already deep into the new season. Leading the numbers for the Vike’s was Senior #24  Megan Johnson with 13 pts. Senior #42 Mali Ernest and Junior #10 Paityn Morris added 9 pts. (ea.) Junior #34 Renee Martin dropped in 7 pts. Followed with help from Seniors #15 Paige Morris , #21 Rachel Boyce, Junior #12 Alley Key and Sophomore #33 Amanda Huffar all adding 4 pts. (ea.) to secure the win for the ladies.

December 5, 2012 (Boys) (L) North Boone Vikings – 35
Woodstock North -  61

The Boys team “took one on the chin” so to speak in their home opener against Woodstock North. The loss drops their record to (1-4) overall (0-0) in the BNE as their Woodstock opponents had one of those “can’t miss a shot” Game on the court Wednesday night. Leading the numbers for the Vike’s was Senior #12 Austin Baden with 15 pts. Junior #15 Tre Williams put in another 9 pts. And pulled down 10 rebounds on the night. Freshman #33 Kyle Hoffman drained in another 7pts. And Juniors #22 Caleb Boehmke, #34 Wes Timpe added 2pts. (ea.) the boys finally kick off conference play Friday 12/7 in Marengo.

December 6, 2012 (Girls) (L) North Boone Vikings – 54
Richmond Burton Rockets - 62

The Girls lose an exciting one! Dropping their first BNE conference game against an equally tough Rockets squad in a back and forth match up. The loss drops the Ladies record to (7-3) overall and (2-1) in the BNE. Leading the lady Vike’s with a BIG! night was Junior #34 Renee Martin putting down 22 pts. with 6 rebounds. Senior #24 Megan Johnson added 10 pts. with Junior #10 Paityn Morris putting in another 8pts. Senior #42 Mali Ernest  had 7 pts. While Junior #12 Alley Key added 4 pts. with Senior #32 Melanie Edison with 2 pts. and 6 rebounds of her own. The girls continue conference play this Saturday 12/8 at Rockford Christian.

There’s a lot of exciting Vikings B-ball to be played so check your schedules and catch a game.

Good luck this season and Go get em’ Vike’s

       Viking Wrestling kicks off 2012-13 season
By Jeff Rapp

               November 21, 2012

North Boone High school - 

North Boone Vikings (host) vs. Freeport Pretzels & Guilford Vikings

            Happy Thanksgiving Vikings fan's, and with the November holiday, it marks the start of the winter sports program. Boys and girls basketball kick off with tournaments this week and one of my favorites. Prep (high school)  IHSA wrestling. 

            With the start of the Vikings 5th wrestling season, the club as whole has a few more numbers than seasons past and some fine wrestler's to compete for the school this season. 

            When we talk NBHS wrestling we need to start with the IHSA 2011-12 - 106# 2A state champion and last years Freshman phenom Brandon Briggs. Briggs this season is competing at 113# for his Sophomore year and kicked it off in a solid performance against his Freeport challenger by scoring a Pin (1:29) into the first round to record his first win of the season. Guilford offered no opponent to Briggs for this match. 

            Coming back for another season on the mat is 160# Senior Tyler Westlund, looking to advance deeper into the post season. Westlund kicked off his season with a second round pin. After running up 9-25 lead on points against his Guilford opponent, Westlund pinned his challenger (1:05) into the 2nd period. Freeport offered no opponent to Westlund for this match.

            At 182#, Junior Nathan Bodey split his two matches on the night. In his first match he pinned his Freeport challenger (0:21) into the second. Against his Guilford challenger Bodey got pinned (0:32) into the second after three consecutive reversals between Bodey and his challenger, he found himself precariously on his back and unable to escape.

            At 220#, Senior Caleb Hoey also split his two matches. Hoey against his Freeport challenger was pinned (1:26) into the first round. In Hoey's second match against a very aggressive Guilford opponent, he staved off his opponents assaults and the Guilford challenger was disqualified in the second after his third technical (an illegal headlock) after two illegal grasp fouls. Hoey was awarded the win (as good as pin) with the disqualification.                 

            Other Varsity wrestlers Gus Eisele (did not compete) and Alex West was Pinned (1:35) into the first against his Guilford opponent (Freeport offered no opponent to West)

            Underclassman to watch:  Freshman Nate Montemayor impressively pinned his Guilford opponent in the first round (his only match on the evening).

             All in all, the Viking wrestlers as a whole competed well in a pin or be pinned evening. No matches between North Boone and their opponents were decided by points. Many other underclassmen competed excitingly well in their win and/or loss on the evening as this program continues to grow. 

            The Vikings return to the mat next week in Marengo 11/27 with Genoa, and 11/29 at Oregon with Harvard and Rockford Lutheran "Big Northern Smack down" (a must see for wrestling fans)  

            Go Vikings! and good luck this season.

BHS WINTER PARENT ATHLETE MEETING PRESENTATION AND FORM

To become a registered athlete a student must have a completed Athletic Release form, physical with IHSA Steroid testing policy consent signed as well as an Impact concussion test. 

Click on the links to see the presentation. If you physically did not attend the Parent-Athlete Meetings at the high schools, you must read through presentation, print out the last page of the presentation (Acknowledgement Form) and parents and athletes must sign it and return it to your respective Athletic Departments.

*A completed Athletic Release Form, physical with signed steroid consent, impact concussion test and signed District 100 concussion protocol are required in order to obtain an Athletic permit. 

Forms will be available at the Pre-Season meeting, the High School athletic office and on-line at www.district100.com/Schools/Belvidere/Pages/Athletic-Information.aspx.

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