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Here come the Braves

Our student-athletes and coaches bring their passion and teamwork to every game. Not an athlete? We love our BHC fans. Together, we can create a college experience that’s full of school spirit on and off the field.

Black Hawk College belongs to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 4. The region includes men’s and women’s sports at 28 northern Illinois two-year colleges and three southern Wisconsin two-year colleges.

Built for Excellence

Our newly-redesigned facilities ensure that our student-athletes play and train in comfort and technology. Amenities for students and spectators help everyone feel like the M.V.P.

 

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BHC Athletic Complex

The new, lighted baseball and softball stadiums on the QC campus feature fully turfed infields, outfields, hitting cages and throwing lanes. Each has concrete dugouts, stadium-style seating and a dedicated press box, sound system and permanent streaming camera. Between the two stadiums are heated restrooms and a heated concession stand. Nearby is the new soccer field with a natural sod playing surface, bleacher seating and its own permanent streaming camera and sound system.

QC Fitness Center first day reopened 9-3-24

Indoor Athletic Features

Our brand new indoor athletic facilities in Building 3, feature state-of-the-art training spaces such as our turfed indoor practice area, retractable hitting cages, golf simulator, hitting bay and undulating putting green. After practice, athletes can recoup in our sports medicine room home to three treatment stations and a hydrotherapy whirlpool. For game days, we have both home and visiting team locker rooms with showers, restrooms, lockers and a game officials’ changing room.

The newly-developed fitness center sports two walking/jogging lanes, cardio equipment (treadmills, elliptical gliders, recumbent bikes, upright bikes, rowing machines and a stair climber), a plate-loaded/free weight section and selectorized strength training equipment. As an added bonus, the fitness center has vending machines, lock boxes and 24/7 security camera monitoring.

women's basketball team players and coaches with Women's Basketball Champions Arrowhead Athletic Conference award

Never Miss a Game

Watch a live stream and recordings of your favorite BHC sports.

Team Championships

Black Hawk College has a rich history of success in athletics, competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Teams and athletes have won 91 Arrowhead Conference Championships and 39 NJCAA Region IV Championships.

Golf

Arrowhead Conference: 34

1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

NJCAA Region 4: 24

1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Baseball

Arrowhead Conference: 27

1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

NJCAA Region 4: 1

1993

Softball

Arrowhead Conference: 16

1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2014

NJCAA Region 4: 9

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014

Men’s Basketball

Arrowhead Conference: 4

1974, 1977, 1991, 1998

NJCAA Region 4: 1

2005

Women’s Basketball

Arrowhead Conference: 7

1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002,
2003, 2020

NJCAA Region 4: 4

1993, 1994, 2000, 2002

Volleyball

Arrowhead Conference: 3

1981, 1983, 1997

Meet the Braves Administration Team

Arnie Chavera

Arnie Chavera

Director of Athletics and Community Recreation


Athletics

Tara Carey

Tara Carey

Athletics Assistant


Athletics

Joshua Keener

Joshua Keener

Softball Head Coach, Community Recreation Coordinator


Athletics

Drake Robison

Drake Robison

Baseball Head Coach, Academic Success Coach


Athletics

Academic Honors

Black Hawk College coaches encourage student-athletes to have discipline both on the field and in the classroom. Many student-athletes have received awards or scholarships in acknowledgement of their accomplishments.

Athletics Events

25Nov
11-25-2024 // 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Men’s Basketball Game

26Nov
11-26-2024 // 5:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Women’s Basketball Game

05Dec
12-05-2024 // 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Women’s Basketball Game

05Dec
12-05-2024 // 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Men’s Basketball Game

07Dec
12-07-2024 // 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Women’s Basketball Game

07Dec
12-07-2024 // 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Men’s Basketball Game

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