Player/Parent Meeting

November 29th

Holiday Tournament

Granite City Classic

All Levels

Dec. 29th & 30th

Last Day of Section Play: 

March 16

State Tournament: 

March 22-25

End of Season Banquet:

March 26

Just a reminder that tickets for the section basketball game on 3/8 will be cashless.  

NOTES:

1. GRANDPARENTS: Now that we are in section playoffs, you must  purchase a ticket (student/senior ticket) as 60 plus is no longer free.

2.  Only section passes are allowed for free admittance .

https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/blainehighschoolathletics

UPDATE: WE WILL NOT BE MOVING FORWARD WITH ADDING SPONSOR EMAILS TO THE BLAST SITE FOR THIS SEASON AS IT SEEMS TO BE TOO LATE IN THE SEASON FOR THIS TO BE EFFECTIVE. WE DO STILL PLAN TO USE THIS SITE ONLY STARTING IN MAY 2023 AND WILL LAUNCH THE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR NEXT SEASON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. 

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Parents -

We talked briefly in the parent meeting on 11/29/22 about launching a new website platform for the Boys HS Basketball program through Blast Athletics (https://www.blastathletics.com/teams/69153), which is based on fundraising.

We will be asking for your help to get the Blast site setup and personalized for this year's teams. Your player will be coming home with a sheet requesting 20 contacts. These contacts will then be entered by the player when the team gathers to do this as a group. Please have your sheet completed and sent back with your player by the date Coach Pettis provides.

Parents will also be able to add a profile and link to their player's profile (once added).

The contact information provided will not be shared, sold or used for any other purposes by Blast other than for fundraising for Blaine HS Boys Basketball. Contacts will receive one immediate donation request and 3-4 reminders via email and/or text.

A few things that the raised funds go towards include:

• Buses for Tournaments
• Buses to go to Feed My Starving Children
• Tickets & Buses to attend the St. Thomas game
• Portion of all coaches' salaries
• Travel Gear for families in need
• Website provider
• Gifts/Prizes for event nights
• All team meals
• Banquet meals for all players & coaches

This current site (run by Sports Engine) will continue to be active through the end of the 2022-2023 season. 

We appreciate your help in continuing our fundraising efforts for the Blaine HS Boys Basketball program. 

The next basketball booster meeting is Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 6:30 pm at BHS, Room SW170.

ENTER DOOR 2 (FIELD HOUSE); ROOM IS ON THE LEFT

Youth Night - Friday, January 6th  

Fan & Staff Appreciation Night - Tuesday, January 24th 

Parent Appreciation - Tuesday, February 7th 

Senior Night - Tuesday, February 21st

Please go to the Northwest Suburban Conference website for team game schedules  at https://www.nwsconference.org/public/genie/2/school/2/.

As dates and times may change, this site will provide the most current game information. 

Tickets for Blaine Boys Basketball home games must be purchased online at https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing?eid=27107.

There will be a QR code at the door for guests to purchase tickets online if they are unable to purchase prior to the game.  Please have the barcode ready via your phone or bring a print out when arriving at the admissions table.  Blaine will still honor winter athletic stickers, conference passes, punch cards and seniors 60 plus are free (and do not require a ticket) for all regular season games.

Tickets sales start around 5:15pm for home games. 

Live streaming of the boys basketball home games will be available for the games on the main court (typically 9A, JV and Varsity) through the Bengal Athletics YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC34fSQ__c9a5SABCBQecOhA.

Click HERE to learn how to direct your Action Team money to Blaine Boys High School Basketball. If you choose to direct Action Team money to the basketball program, please contact our Booster Fundraising Coordinators.

To Receive Emails from the Basketball Program:
1. While on this website, log in to your SportsEngine account (create an account if you don't already have one)
2. Once logged in, go to the top of this website and click "Connect to Site" next to the Login link

Sometimes there are glitches with the system depending on how your SportsEngine account is set up.  If there are issues with receiving emails please click on the blue "need help?" box on the right side of the screen, and send a message to Sportsengine.

Subscribing to a Team Calendar:
~ On your smartphone or tablet, go to the team page for which your player is rostered (do not go to the app to subscribe to the calendar, it isn't working)
~ Click on the ical button to the bottom right of the calendar
~ Once you click on the ical button a new webpage will open and you will be provided a link at the bottom of the page. "Select All" the link provided, then click "Copy"
~ Open a new web browser page on your smartphone or tablet
~ Click on the top of that new web browser page and "Paste" the calendar url, then click "Go"
~ When it gives you the option to VIEW EVENTS do so to confirm you were successful at subscribing to the calendar. 

Upcoming Events Calendar not Showing all Events?
1. Click on View All on the bottom of the Upcoming Events calendar on the Home page.
2. Scroll all the way to the bottom and click on SHOW TAG MENU (black button on lower right)
3. Verify that all of this year's teams, and Upcoming Events, are checked.