From the Athletic Director
Team News
Share Your BHS Sports Photos!
Ballard Beaver Duffle Bag Orders
Beaver Gear Sales
Welcome from the ABC
ABC FAQ
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Sep 26: Curriculum Night
Sep 30: Homecoming Week Begins
Oct 4: Homecoming
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From the Athletic Director
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Hello Beaver Nation and Welcome to another school year!
Once again we have some excellent returning coaches along with some great new coaches I'd like to introduce. In cross country, the legendary Bob Mirenzi steps down after over twenty years with the Beaver long distance program. His contributions to the program over the years have been superlative. Stepping in as interim head coach will be long time assistant Neal Howard, a 2008 BHS graduate.
Girls' Soccer welcomes veteran coach Sam Maccarrone as the new head coach. His excitement and passion for the game has already started to make an impact.
Girls' Swimming welcomes new coach Stephanie Cummings. Coach Cummings takes over for Coach Brook Brayman who will continue to help out with the program as an assistant.
In Girls' Basketball, Sara Wetstone stepped down last year after a string of successful seasons in the always-tough metro league. Bradford Baker, who has been an assistant with the boys' program, takes over the helm.
Looking forward to getting out and seeing our student-athletes compete this year!
Eric Ensign
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Welcome to the 2019-2020 Ballard Boys Basketball season - while official tryouts, practices, and games are a few months away, it is not too early to be preparing for the season! Preparation to participate in the program begins in the classroom, as we expect our student-athletes to be as dedicated to their academics as their jump shots!
Here in pre-season there are both Strength & Conditioning workouts (7am, Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays @ BHS) and Open Gyms (Tuesday and Thursday at 6:45 am @BHS). The preseason is the time to get stronger and get in shape, so we encourage the boys to come out and join as much as you can.
Boys Basketball tryouts start November 18th @ BHS. Any student-athlete interested in participating must have all
paperwork
filled out and turned into the Main Office prior to November 1st. As always, grades and attendance in the classroom are a huge part of the team selection process.
We're looking forward to a fun season with the usually match ups in the Metro League, as well as non-conference games vs. Auburn Riverside, Bremerton, and a holiday tournament in Mountlake Terrace. Plenty of good basketball, team building, sportsmanship and fun ahead!
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The school year has just begun, but the Dance Team has already been hard at work all summer! The team attended Thunderbird Dance Camp at Pacific University in Oregon in June/July where they had an opportunity to take dance technique and choreography classes as well as perform for family and friends. Jaden Jones (junior) and Maddie Greekas (senior, captain) both received trophies for their performances on Novelty Night where team members performed themed novelty routines. Maddie Greekas was also chosen as a member for the Thunderbird All-Star Team, a select group of dancers chosen by the Thunderbird staff for outstanding ability, effort, and attitude. Congratulations to all!
In August, the team began regular weekly practices, and performed at the annual Drea's Dream event at Lake Washington High School. Drea's Dream is a charity performance that benefits the Andrea Rizzo Foundation, which provides dance and movement therapy to children with cancer and special needs. Ballard was one of 20 local Washington dance teams that performed and supported this amazing cause. Great job BHS Dancers!
The BHS Dance Team is excited as we now look forward to our football games and Homecoming assembly performances! We will also be hosting several dance workshops for kids in grades K-8 starting on September 29th. Please visit our website at
https://bhsdanceteam.wixsite.com/ballard/dance-workshop-registration
to join us for a day of dancing with the team!
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After a great off-season we are finally back on the football field! Despite turnout for football dropping all over the country we have seen an increase in participation! We have just over 90 players in our program! The large numbers have given us a lot of depth and some amazing competition for our Varsity spots! Varsity started off strong with a 42-7 victory over Juanita, JV also won their first game 30-24 over Juanita. Our Freshman will have their first game this Saturday (9/14) against Juanita 10am at Juanita High School.
We are excited to represent the Ballard community with pride both on and off the field! Please come out and support all three of our teams! Most Varsity games are Friday nights, Freshman Saturday mornings, and JV on Monday afternoons!
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If you can't make the game, you can follow us on social media! Follow us on Facebook (
Ballard Beaver Football
), Twitter (
@BallardHSPride
), and Instagram (
@ballardbeaverfootball
). Ballard Pride!
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Both BUF Boys Varsity and JV won their first games of the season against Nathan Hale September 10th! Go BUF! There are 60 boys playing this year on three teams at Ballard. Please come out and support these boys. You can download a copy of this season's schedule
here.
Ballard Ultimate Frisbee is a year round club sport. There are three seasons, Boys in the fall, Mixed in the winter and Girls in the spring. Ultimate is growing rapidly in popularity. At this point there are approximately 60 boys and 20 girls on BUF. Ultimate is a sport where youth develop confidence, leadership, empathy, and teamwork. The mission is to promote and teach mutual respect and fair play, demonstrate the value of team sports for health and social benefits. Key to Ultimate is the notion of sportsmanship or the "Spirit of the Game” which promotes and celebrates spirited play, competition, and interaction in community.
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Ballard Cheer gets the crowd going at the September 6 game vs. Juanita.
Photo by Jasper Laur.
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Are you out there with your camera during practice, games, or other team events? We are looking for great Ballard Athletics photos to share with our community through this newsletter, the
Athletic Booster Club website, and our
Instagram account! Share your sports photos with us
HERE and YOUR photo could be the next one featured!
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Get your Ballard Beaver Duffel Bags!
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This week is the last chance to order your standard or mini-size duffel for the Fall/Winter season. The sale ends this Thursday September 19th. If you miss the September 19 deadline, you will not have another chance to order a bag until the spring. Click below to order yours today!
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The Ballard Beaver Gear team is excited to provide spirit wear for Ballard High School students, families and the Ballard community again this year. We continue to have our classic hoody, t-shirt and pajama pants in stock, and are excited to offer Beaver logo car magnets as one of our new items this year. Stop by our pop up store on Curriculum Night (9/26) to stock up on your spirit wear for the fall sports season!
Stay tuned for special limited edition give away items! The first opportunity to score these one of a kind items will be at the Homecoming game on October 4th! Be sure to listen to the daily announcements and read the weekly bulletin for all the Beaver Gear details!
We are always looking for volunteers to help out at our Beaver Gear pop-up events. Interested in joining our team? Email
bhsabcgear@gmail.com for info!
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Announcing the ABC Team Grant Program!
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In our efforts to support and work more closely with BHS athletic teams, the Athletic Booster Club is excited to announce a new program to provide grants to teams. We have allocated funding in our budget this year specifically designed to:
- provide increased access for student athletes who may have financial barriers to play
- improve safety
- provide quality training and equipment for teams
All BHS MetroLeague and Club teams are eligible to apply for ABC Team Grants. Applications may be submitted by coaches, team parent representatives, or BHS Athletics staff members, using our
on-line form
. Applications will be accepted and reviewed quarterly by the BHS Athletics Booster Club Board members and all applicants will be notified of the status of their application within 2 weeks after the application deadline. The deadline for fall teams is September 30. Year-round teams can apply once per year during any application cycle.
Additional consideration is given to teams that actively participate in ABC's community-building efforts such as volunteering for ABC events or gear sales, membership, and newsletter submissions.
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Welcome to the New School Year!
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Dear Beaver Nation,
On behalf of my co-President Stephen Queen, the rest of the
Athletic Booster Club Board
, and myself, I’d like to welcome you to another great year of Ballard High School Athletics!
The ABC Board is made up of sports parents and fans just like you, and just like you we are looking forward to getting out and supporting our kids -- and all of our talented Beaver student-athletes! -- as they show up to their practices and competitions with grit, heart, and Ballard Pride.
We believe that high school sports offer lessons in teamwork, sportsmanship, responsibility, and dedication that our kids will carry with them into adulthood. We provide logistical support to coaches so they can focus on coaching, we offer
team grants
to help reduce barriers to play, and we provide financial support to all-athlete programs like
Strength & Conditioning
.
For a deeper dive into who we are and what we do, I invite you to check out all of the information and resources on our
brand-new website
.
We are always looking for new ways to keep building the Ballard Athletics Community -- if you love planning pint nights and other social events,
let us know
! Or maybe you just need one of our brand-new
Ballard Beaver magnets
for your car? You can pick one up at the Curriculum Night Beaver Gear pop-up, or you can get one for FREE when you sign up for your annual
ABC Membership
!
See you on the sidelines!
Daria Penta
BHS ABC Co-President & Communications Chair
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With so many different volunteer groups working to support BHS students, we know things can get confusing. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the ABC.
What exactly
is
the ABC?
The Ballard High School Athletic Booster Club is a volunteer group of parents working together to support, promote, and advocate for all BHS athletes. We believe quality athletic programs enrich the high school educational experience.
Our focus is on programs that benefit
all
athletes at BHS, and we are especially interested in promoting school-wide community and helping remove barriers to play. Learn more about the ABC
here
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Ok, so what does the ABC do?
The ABC Board meets monthly with the Athletic Director to make sure that our efforts align with BHS Athletics values and goals. These meetings are open to everyone and we welcome you to join us!
One of our most important jobs is maintaining financial records and managing bank accounts for all BHS sports teams, so that teams do not have to maintain individual non-profit status and coaches and team parents are not also required to be bookkeepers.
We also:
I want to support BHS athletes! What can
I
do?
- Sign up for an ABC membership every year. Your membership fees directly support the projects listed above.
- Buy and wear Beaver Gear, especially when you are out supporting our Beavers at sporting events.
- Plan on attending the various social and fundraising events we host throughout the school year. Help us build community while we celebrate our athletes!
- Become a team parent, or offer to help your existing team parent -- volunteering to help out with a team's administrative, fundraising, or communications tasks means that the coach has more time to focus on his or her athletes.
- Make a direct donation to your team!
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