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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.

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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

Head Softball Coach, Community Recreation Coordinator

Softball

Drew Wallace

Athletic 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

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BHC community invited to help name new mascot

Students and employees – Help name the new BHC mascot!

94 student-athletes win all-conference academic award

Congratulations to the 94 Black Hawk College student-athletes who earned the 2025-26 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Arrowhead Academic All-Conference/Academic Excellence Award.

BHC student-athletes win 2025-26 national academic awards

Fifty-three 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 2025-26 overall GPAs.

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