BELVIDERE YOUTH BASEBALL - ICE CREAM SOCIAL

06/07/08 - Some pictures of the BYB All-Star Games and Home Run Derby during the Ice Cream Social

BYB (Belvidere Youth Baseball) held it's Annual Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 7th at the Boone County Fairgrounds. There were All-Star Games, a Home Run Derby, lots of ice cream donated by Dean Foods and even a pig roast. The Home Run Derby drew a big crowd with several contestants particpating. Luke Hearn would win the event beating out Wes Richter.

Congratulations to the 2009 Raffle winners:
Grand Prize: Dave Nelson, Harvard, IL
1st Place: Ollnau Family, Belvidere, IL
2nd Place: Antonina Fiore, Schiller Park, IL
3rd Place: Barry Tillema, Belvidere, IL

CONGRATULATIONS TO DOMINIQUE HALL

Belvidere North HS - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 3:15 pm Forum Room

Belvidere North High School Senior, Dominique Hall, will sign a letter of intent to run Track at Eastern Illinois University. While at North, Dominique was a 2-time All-Conference Track Athlete. As a senior, he was the NIC-10 MVP of the Conference Track Meet, winning the 110 Hurdles, the 300 Hurdles, the High Jump and was part of the winning 4x400 Relay. As a Junior, Dominique qualified for the State Track Meet in 3 events, and this past weekend he was the Silver Medalist in the 110 Hurdles and placed 5th in the 300 Hurdles. Dominique was a 3-sport athlete at Belvidere North HS. He started at Safety on the play-off Football team and was a forward on the Regional Championship Basketball team.

Please join us in congratulating Dominique.

BCMS AT THE IESA STATE TRACK MEET

Story submitted by Coach Robert Hunter

BCMS was well represented at the IESA State track meet with twenty three athletes competing at the East Side Center in East Peoria.  The following are some of the results and the names of the athletes who competed.

The athletes and coaches had a great time.  Not only did seven of the athletes take home a medal but several more achieved a personal best in time or distance.  Coach Downey, Hunter, Goad, Underhill, and Trotter are very proud of the way BCMS competed throughout the entire track season.  7th grade boys were conf champs and sectional champs.  8th grade boys were sectional champs and second in conf.  7th grade girls were conf champs and second at sectionals and the 8th girls finished 3rd in conf.  Congrats to the entire BCMS track athletes for a great season!

CONGRATULATIONS TO CODY LASEMAN

Cody Laseman has committed to run cross country and track at North Central College.
North Central has established a dynasty in cross country and track and field.  Their cross country teams have won 12 national titles, and finished runner-up 14 times in 36 years of NCAA Division III.  North Central has four NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field titles and one NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field title. 

During his junior year and senior year Cody ran on the cross county team that finished 3rd, and 2nd respectively at the 2A state meet.  During track, he ran on the 4x800 relay team that finished first in 2008 and 2009 at the NIC10 conference meet.  The relay team  finished 2nd at the Illinois Indoor Meet and 3rd at the 2A State meet.  Cody was named NIC10 all-conference for cross country and track during his senior year.

BHS/BNHS COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS

On Thursday, May 21st, 91 students were awarded over $143,000 in community scholarships. For a list of the awards and awardees click here.

BELVIDERE YOUTH BASEBALL

05/22/09 - Mustangs - Royal White vs. Timber Pointe - Photos
05/21/09 - Pony - Silvers vs. Johnson X-Ray - Photos

BSMS AT THE IESA STATE TRACK MEET

Story submitted by Coach David Duran / Photos submitted by Mike Hearn

The IESA held  the middle school state track competition Friday and Saturday May 22nd and 23rd. Belvidere South Middle School was being represented by one athlete 8th grade boy Luke Hearn. Luke qualified in two individual events, high jump and 110m hurdles. To qualify to for state competition Luke won first place at the high jump clearing a height of 5' 7''. He also took first place in the 110m hurdles at the sectional meet in Freeport. Going into the state competition Luke was seeded 4th in the hurdles and 10th at high jump. At the state competition it was a field of 38 competitors from which only 8 were going to make into the finals. In the first prelim race Luke took 2nd place sending him into semifinals. In the semifinals Luke managed to get 4th place to secure a spot in the finals. Saturday morning the big race all 8 finalists were ready to go, in the final race Superman Luke came out of nowhere and took 3rd place!!! Nice Job Luke!!! At the high jump Luke got an A for effort. Luke had a great track season with a grand final and a 3rd place medal. Congratulations Luke!!!!  

BHS AWARDS NIGHT

BHS held their annual All-Sports Awards Night on May 18 in the Belvidere Performing Arts Center. Click here for all of the award winners and photos.

BHS announces inaugural class of the BHS Football Fall of Fame during the All-Sports Awards Night.

BUC BOOSTER GOLF OUTING

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009 BEL-MAR COUNTRY CLUB

This event is open to anyone interested in supporting the Bucs Athletic program.
Registration -noon
Shot-Gun Start 1p
Dinner-5p
Raffle-5:30p
Must be 21 to participate
Multiple levels to contibute
4-person scramble format

Click here for Registration Form

NBHS' STUDENTS WASHING AWAY HUNGER

North Boone High School is pleased to announce that the “Wash Away Hunger” fundraiser held on Sunday the 24th was a great success!  Sixteen Consumer Education students washed cars, held a bake sale and silent auction and collected food for the Boone County Food Pantry.  They raised $710.14 in cash donations, and took in large quantities of non-perishable food items from the “Stuff the Bus” event.

Students who participated were: Angie Albrecht, Chris Beck, Brittany Brown, Caitlyn Crookshank, Caitlyn Dean, Emily Ellsworth, Zac Fowler, Malerie Gutherie, Noemi Ignacia, Robbie Kappala, Heather Kilpatrick, Nancy Lopez, Steavy Mikrut, Julia Smith, Jessica Volkening and Marta Zamroziewicz.

BNHS AWARDS NIGHT

BNHS celecbrated their 2008-2009 Athletic Awards. For a complete listing of the award winners
Click here for event program

Click here for Photo Gallery

SUMMER SPORT CAMPS

Click here for Summer Sport Camp Information in Belvidere. Please note that we don't have every camp. If you know of a camp that is not listed here, please have the Athletic Director/Coach or Program Director send us the information so that we can post it. We can only post what is sent to us. Send items toron@boonecountysports.com.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JACK ADAMS

Jack Adams will be signing his letter of intent to play basketball with Emory University in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 13th at 3:30 in the BNHS Forum Room.  He will be majoring in Chemistry or Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology and then going on to Med-School.  Some of Jack's accomplishments include:  Two-Time NIC-10 Basketball All-Conference, MVP of 2009 Rock River Valley Senior All- Star game, All-Tournament Team - East Aurora 2008 Christmas Tourney, 2008 Chicago Tribune All-State Honorable Mention, 2008 Academic Showcase 2nd Team All-American, NIC-10 Golf All-Conference and Co-Captain Varsity Basketball and Golf.  His academic honors include:  BNHS ACES (top 5% of class); BNHS Academic Wall-of-Fame, 4.0 GPA all 4 years, 31 ACT, National Honor Society (2 years) and NIC-10 Winter & Spring Scholar Athlete.  Jack has also been involved in the BNHS Executive Student Council, Member of the District 100 Strategic Planning Committee, Member of N-Club, Key Club, Math Club and W-Club, Concert Band Member.

Please join us in congratulating Jack.

96 BHS IDEA STUDENT/ATHLETES RECOGNIZED

On May 14, 2009, Belvidere High School’s I.D.E.A., Individuals Dedicated to Excellence in Academics, program will recognize 96 students for their outstanding performance in academics and school attendance. The goal of the I.D.E.A. program is to provide positive rewards for students who define academic excellence in our school.

Click here to read more

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID DELACY

David DeLacy, a BHS senior who played on the BHS Varsity Football Team as a 6-4, 220 pound Tight End has committed to play football for Loras College for the 2009 season. He was recruited to play TE for the Duhawks. He will be majoring in Engineering. David had 10 receptions for 80 yards and 1 touchdown during the 2008 season. Good luck David!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALICYN MCCULLY

Alicyn McCully, a BHS senior who swam on the BHS Girls' Swim Team has committed to swim for the Iowa Central Community College Tritons in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Good luck Alicyn!

BHS ATHLETE SIGNS WITH SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

Tiras Harris signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at Southwest Baptist University on Friday, March 20th. Click here for pictures of the event. 

SBU is a four-year evangelical Christian university that was established in 1878.  The main campus is located about 30 minutes north of Springfield, Missouri, in Bolivar, a town of approximately 10,000 people.

Tiras Harris Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Position: RB Hometown: Belvidere, IL High School: Belvidere HS Honors: First Team NIC-10 All-Conference; First Team 5A All-State Stats: 194 carries for 1124 yards, 18 touchdowns

BCS.COM QUICK NOTES

BHS COACHES' PROFILES
With the help of Mike Hearn (Asst. Football Coach - BHS), Boonecountysports.com has sent out a small questionnaire asking the BHS/BSMS coaches about themselves. So click the link below to see what their answers are.

Meet Bryon Houy (BHS Athletic Director) - click here
Meet Matt Weckler (BHS Head Football Coach) - click here
Meet Aaron Pearson (BHS Head Boys' Basketball Coach) - click here
Meet Nik Butenhoff (BHS Head Volleyball Coach) - click here
Meet Jim Ryan (BHS Head Sophomore Football Coach) - click here
Meet Mike Hearn (BHS Assistant Varsity Football Coach) - click here
Meet Chuck Larsen(BHS Assistant Varsity Football Coach) - click here
Meet Rafael Avila (BHS Asst. Wrestling Coach/BSMS Football 8th Grade Coach) - click here
Meet Kathy Jerbi (BHS Girls' Bowling Coach) - click here
Meet Dan McNames (BHS Athletic Trainer & Head Wrestling Coach) - click here
Meet Alan McCormick (BHS Head Golf Coach) - click here
Meet Don Palmer (BHS Head Boys' Soccer Coach) - click here
Meet Zack Frazier (BHS Assistant Freshman Football Coach) - click here
Meet Tyler Bell (BHS Assistant Sophomore Football Coach) - click here
Meet John Rabideau (BSMS Head 8th Grade Football Coach) - click here
Meet Brandy Cordray (BHS JV Cheer Coach) - click here

BNHS BOOSTER CLUB INFORMATION

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