JENNY’S JOTS
DECEMBER 2024
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The month of November ended with an “over-the-top” indoor triathlon competition at St. Mary’s University. Boerne Blaze took 16 individual athletes and 4 athletes on relay teams with unified partners. The event went smoothly from start to finish and was a blast to watch! Part of the reason it was so fun and exciting is that we had about 2 volunteers for every athlete! Most of the volunteers were from Texas State University. They were the best-cheering, encouraging, timing, and even running alongside the athletes! It was the perfect completion for our 2-month practice season.

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Jenny's Jots
November 2024

Boerne Blaze has been blazing through the fall! Our first BBSO season of pickleball was a huge success! Lots of athletes came out to learn about this exciting and popular sport. Coach Christy  did a stand-up job teaching the basics to a variety of skill levels. The season ended with an exhibition for the athletes to demonstrate what they learned, receive medals, and enjoy a pizza party!

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JENNY'S JOTS
October 2024

​In the September jots, I said it was so nice to leave the August heat behind….but this September has been almost as hot!! Hopefully, the weather will change to fall in the weeks ahead!

Pickleball has been going great! The season will end on October 21 with a local celebration. 
Twice weekly triathlon practices have begun  and we now have 28 athletes participating… including a couple new athletes! We have so much training in 3 sports-swimming, biking, and running/walking.

Bowling has also started! We have a new coach in this sport – Mark Olson. Due to the number of participants, we have 2 sessions. We just keep growing!

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JENNY'S JOTS
September 2024
I am so glad to leave the August heat behind us!! We even had to cancel swim practice for an entire week due to the temperatures within the pool enclosure! Oh, well…onward!

Swim season is in the final weeks before our area meet on September 14. We have 27 athletes entered in relays and individual events. Practices have been 2 days per week for lane swimmers and one day a week for developmental swimmers.

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JENNY’S JOTS
August 2024
July has been a fun month! We started swim team practices. As our number of athletes increases, we are outgrowing some of our facilities. Therefore, we are adding more practice days or trying to find creative ways to accommodate all ability levels and continue to have effective and meaningful practices. This year, we have lane swimmers practicing on Tuesdays and Thursdays (as before), but have added an additional day (Wednesdays), just devoted to developmental swimmers. 

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JENNY’S JOTS
July 2024

…and we’re off! 

July brings the beginning of swim season—a very popular Boerne Blaze sport! A few of our athletes were asked to participate in a pilot aquathon in Austin on July 14. This competition is specifically for distance swimmers, as it is a 400 meter swim and a ¼ or ½ mile run. Each of our athletes has a unified partner doing this competition with them. Fun! 

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Soooo close, but it's still good news!
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Thank you all for your wishes and prayers. The Boerne 100 group hears from 3 charities and each member votes for one. We came up one vote short to Aid the Silent of getting the $10,000. The other two get $1,000 each so that was good for BBSO. So close, but still good news. But it gets better.

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Jenny's Jots
June 2024

School is out! People are on vacation! And the summer heat is here!
At present, the only sport ongoing is Topgolf. We began in April and ends with a competition June 20. Athletes are having great fun and improving their skills. 

I have been asked numerous times “When do we get back to a sport? I miss it!”  For now, the coaches are taking a well-deserved break and then we will hit it strong starting next month!!
July marks the beginning of our swim season…going all the way through mid-September for the area tournament and early October for the state meet.

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Jenny's Jots
May 2024

The month of April brought the end of our tennis and our cycling season with great area competitions! 11 tennis athletes showed their abilities in a skills tournament.  17 athletes competed in the cycling tournament in New Braunfels. 

The sport of Topgolf began.
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16 of our Boerne Blaze coaching staff attended an all-day “retreat”, learning and discussing advanced coaching skills, looking at our past sports year and preparing for the new one!

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Exciting news regarding a proposal for a new aquatic center in Boerne!

Boerne Aquaplex is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that plans to develop and operate a full-service, all-weather aquatic complex in southern Kendall County to serve the aquatic instruction, recreation, and competition needs of schools, organizations, and individuals of all ages and abilities in the region. It also will be the home to Boerne Blaze Special Olympics swimming.

Additional Information:
https://www.boerneaquaplex.org/