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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 athletics 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.

A baseball field and a softball field at night

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 MVP.

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Men’s Sports

Explore our men’s sports rosters, schedules, statistics and more.

Baseball

Basketball

Golf

Soccer

Women’s Sports

Check out the schedules, rosters, awards and more for our women’s sports.

Basketball

Softball

Volleyball

Soccer

Ag. Competitive Teams

East Campus boasts championship judging and show teams that compete on a national stage.

Crops & Soil Judging Team Horse Judging Team IHSA Equestrian Team Livestock Judging Team

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

Director of Athletics & Community Recreation

Athletics

Tara Carey

Athletics Asst.

Athletics

Joshua Keener

Community Recreation Coordinator/Head Softball Coach

Softball

Drew Wallace

Athletics Trainer

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.

NJCAA Academic Awards Athletic Director's Academic List

Student-Athlete Documents

Athletics News

5 golfers and 2 coaches standing on golf course with trophy.

Golf team wins Arrowhead Conference

Congratulations to the BHC Braves golf team for winning the 2025 Arrowhead Conference Championship!

Lorber named BHC baseball head coach

Black Hawk College is proud to announce that Ryan Lorber has accepted the position of head baseball coach effective Sept. 27, 2025.

BHC student-athletes win national academic awards for 2024-25

Thirty-six student-athletes representing all eight Black Hawk College sports teams recently earned All-Academic Team honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for their 2024-25 overall GPAs.

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