• Home of the BJHS KNIGHTS

    901 Colton Avenue
    Bloomington, IL 61701

    Office Phone - 309-827-0086

  • Cancellation Updates:

    4/19 Distance practice is optional today.

    All track groups will now practice Tuesday through Friday, from 3:30-4:30, including long distance runners. 

    Due to snow in the forecast, the 4/20 track meet at Evans Junior High School has been cancelled.  We are working on rescheduling.  

    Tuesday track practice will be indoors.  Please report to the bus doors at 3:30 on Tuesday.  Masks are required for indoor practices.  

     
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  • Weekly Competition Schedule 

    No Spectators at this time.  Streaming links will be available, see below.

     

    April 19, 2021 through April 24, 2021
    		          
               
    Date Event Opponent   Game Time Bus Time
    Monday 4/19 Girls Basketball Parkside Away 4:30 3:45
               
    Tuesday 4/20 Wrestling Parkside Away 4:30 3:00
      Track Evans Away 4:30 (2 Buses)3:40
      Girls Basketball (@ BHS) Pontiac Home 4:30  
               
    Wednesday 4/21 Wrestling Evans Away 4:30 3:00
      Girls Basketball Kingsley Home 4:30  
               
    Thursday 4/22 Nothing on Schedule        
               
    Friday 4/23 Girls Basketball

    Pontiac Cancelled

     

    		 Away 5:00 3:30
               
    Saturday 4/24 Track Olympia/Trinity Lutheran Home 9:00  
               
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  • New mask protocols for Track and Field can be found at this link:
     
     
    FACIAL COVERINGS
    - Student Athletes- Athletes are not required to wear facial coverings while actively participating outdoors.  However, when not actively participating outdoors, facial coverings must be worn.   
    - Officials â?" Officials may remove their face covering in circumstance where they are socially distanced.
    - Coaches and Spectators- Must wear a face covering at all times. 

    INDIVIDUAL RUNNING EVENTS:
    - All Sprint Events and Relays: Athletes may be placed in every lane.
    - Distance Events (800, 1600):  Multiple heats may be necessary for middle/long distance events with a large number of runners.  Another efficient way to accommodate a larger number of runners could be through use of a double waterfall or alley start on tracks that are marked appropriately for this.   
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  • 2021-2022 BJHS Dance Team Tryouts

    Mandatory Clinics @BJHS

    4/26 and 4/27 – 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

    Tryouts @ BJHS

    4/28 beginning at 3:30 p.m.

    Please email Coach Nikki for a tryout packet @ meyern@district87.org

    If your student is interested in participating in a sport, please be sure to submit a current sport physical to the BJHS main office and register for the sport online.  A current (valid for one calendar year) sport medical physical is required to be on file at BJHS prior to participation.  All interested participants must also be registered using the online athletic registration process. 

    BJHS Athletic Registration web link: https://bloomingtonjh.8to18.com/accounts/login

     

    All students must bring their own mask and water bottle to activities.

    Be safe and GO KNIGHTS!
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  • BJHS Cheer Tryouts
    Want to be a Knight cheerleader? Registration is open! Tryout begins next week on Tuesday the 13th with an optional open gym, a preparatory clinic on the 15th, and official tryout on the 16th. We will meet in the BHS South Gym each day from 5-7PM. If you are interested, please visit the Bloomington Junior High School Athletics website to access our cheer website and complete the required pre registration. No prior experience is necessary! Please pick up a tryout info packet at our main office and contact Coach Abbie with questions. Go Knights!"  
     
    2021-2022 BJHS Cheer Team Tryout
    Optional Open Gym: 4/13 5-7PM BHS South Gym
    Required Tryout Clinic: 4/15 5-7PM BHS South Gym
    Required Tryout: 4/16 5-7PM BHS South Gym
     
    Please email Coach Abbie at paula@district87.org or visit our website www.abbiepaul22.wixsite.com/bjhscheer for more information"
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  • Track and Field Information

    Here is this week's track and field schedule.  Please report at the bus doors.

     

    Track practice times starting 4/12/2021

    Distance Runners: Monday-Friday from 3:30 to 5:00 PM.
    Sprinters and Field Athletes: Tuesday-Friday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM.

    Please email coaches with any questions:

    Mrs. Hernandez - hernandezv@district87.org

    Mr. Slaw - bcslaw777@gmail.com

    **Please make sure your student is registered on the 8 to 18 website for Track and Field.  6th grade students should register to the 7th grade teams.  https://bloomingtonjh.8to18.com/

     

     

     
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  •  Wrestling Practices

     Practice Schedule: Wrestling room 6:00-8:00pm, Mon-Fri

    April 12-16, 19-23, 26-30

    May 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

     Wrestling Website: http://bjhswrestling.weebly.com/

    Please check the BJHS Athletic Webpage for current information  https://www.district87.org/domain/1912 

    Coach Denny Herald  loydherald1@comcast.net

     
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  • LIVESTREAMING INFORMATION

    District 87 Athletics is proud to announce that we will be providing live stream options for our home athletic events.   COVID-19 has greatly restricted our ability to have in person spectators and we hope these live stream options provide you with a way to safely watch and support your favorite Knight teams.
      
    For indoor events at Bloomington Junior High (basketball, volleyball and wrestling) we will stream events using Facebook Live.
    Be sure to like and follow:  Facebook.com/district87athletics
     
    Thank you for your continued support of Raider athletics.
    We look forward to bringing you top notch broadcasts of our home athletic events!
     
     
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