Picture Day Friday March 12th
Team pictures will be taken at the BHS Faculty Cafeteria Friday March 12th. All players are expected to attend.
Varsity players arrive at 6:00 p.m. Junior Varsity players arrive at 6:30 p.m. Freshman/Sophmore players arrive at 7:00 p.m.
Club Represented at 8th Grade Transition Night
Club President Hunter Rich reports that the BHS Boys Lacrosse Club manned a Club information table at the BHS 8th Grade Transition Night on February 18th. Along with Board member Paul Ahern, Coach Craig Niven, Hunter Rich Jr., and Quinn Regan, the club ambassadors answered the questions of soon-to-be freshmen and signed up prospective players and parents for the club's mailing list. The club's "head of recruiting", Paul Ahern, had lacrosse balls with the club website written on them which he gave each boy that signed up.
Over 39 boys signed up. While many of the interested boys currently play lacrosse, a number of the boys who signed up were new to the game but are good athletes.
As many of these new players wanted to know how they could get started in the game before next year, Coach Brian Niven will investigate a free one-day clinic for the future Broncos.
IHSA Board Approves Lacrosse State Series For 2010-11
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors approved a recommendation at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 13 to adopt an official State Series for the sports of Boys Lacrosse and Girls Lacrosse beginning with the 2010-11 school term. The official IHSA lacrosse season, State Series and State Finals will be contested during the spring semester.
The addition of lacrosse will bring the total number of boys and girls sports contesting state championships to 15 apiece, while the overall number of IHSA sports and activities will grow to 43.
“The goal of the IHSA is to provide quality interscholastic opportunities for students in the state and the Board recognized that the addition of boys and girls lacrosse helps support that mission,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. “The Board’s decision was consistent with the procedures used when adopting several other recent sports and activities, including water polo and journalism.”
The Board did create a contingency that 65 boys lacrosse teams and 40 girls lacrosse teams must be registered to participate in the state series by the February 1, 2011 spring sport deadline in order for either sport to crown a state champion in 2010-11. According to the IHSA Emerging Sports List, there are currently 65 schools fielding boys lacrosse teams in the state and 40 fielding girls lacrosse teams.
Even if the contingency prevents the inaugural state series from occurring during the 2010-11 school term, Hickman reiterated that the Board’s decision on Tuesday will only help the sport’s growth in Illinois.
“The Board felt it was important to put contingencies in place to preserve the esteem of the tournament and crowning a state champion, even if it has the possibility of delaying the start of a state series until beyond 2010-11. Regardless, we feel like the IHSA’s endorsement of the sport will help bring more legitimacy to club and intramural programs around the state and that many more schools will field squads in the coming years.”
Currently, 17 other state associations crown champions in boys and girls lacrosse.
Bronco Volunteers Needed !!
Parents are asked to volunteer for one or more club or squad activity in order to ensure that the teamies can continue to sustain planned program efforts. There are many volunteer options for participation, even a No Stress $75 donation opportunity for those whose time commitments don't accommodate volunteerism.
Many thanks to all that so graciously donate their time and talents. | 
