Jenny's Jots
August 2023

Wow, have we raced to a great start for our 2023-2024 Boerne Blaze sports year! Busier than ever and so many opportunities for our athletes! 

Swimming is in full swing! Our lane swimmers practice twice per week and the developmental swimmers are on Tuesdays. Unfortunately, we have just about run out of room in the pool we use.

Bowling begins on Mondays on August 7. Even though we will be providing 2 separate sessions for the bowlers, we will be crowded there as well! Many have expressed interest in joining in for the bowling season!!
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Jenny's Jots
July 2023
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We are about to embark on a new sports year for Boerne Blaze Special Olympics and we are SO excited! Swimming starts this month, bowling begins in August. We have a disc golf introductory clinic with a guest leader (Jeff Walker’s uncle!). Disc golf is a new official sport with Special Olympics and we are happy to add this to our Boerne Blaze list of sports! 

Your coaches are busy reviewing their sport in 2022-2023, and preparing for this new year of 2023-2024! We welcome a few new athletes already, with our numbers constantly growing!
Also new….Boerne Blaze is now a member of the Boerne Chamber of Commerce in the non-profit area. We look forward to partnering with them and finding out all the wonderful opportunities they offer. 
Please be sure to check out our July Athlete Spotlight! Stay cool and keep moving!

JENNY’S JOTS
June 2023
After several years off due to the pandemic, we  finished up our 2022-2023 Boerne Blaze sports year with a bang! About 170 athletes, families, coaches, and volunteers attended our first end of year sports banquet since 2019!!

Held in the beautifully decorated gym (thank you to Janie and Linda!) at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, we celebrated all of our athletes and coaches.
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Jenny's Jots
May 2023

April brought an end to our sports for 2022-2023. On April 15, BBSO participated in the skills competition in tennis. It was a great arena for them to show the skills they have worked on and to watch and aspire to play a competitive game. All athletes did a great job and had a fun time! Thanks to head coach Beth Darnell! 

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Jenny's Jots
April 2023

Oh, my, the Boerne Blaze has blazed through the month of March and into the month of April!
We started with cycling practices and tennis practices each twice per week. 
We were disappointed with the cancelation of the area cycling competition on March 18 due to severe weather. But….that meant we continued our season another two weeks. The re-scheduled race was Saturday, April 1. We took 12 athletes and 1 unified partner. WOW! It was a great day…wonderful venue, well-run event, good weather, and all athletes did their best and represented Boerne Blaze very well!
So well, in fact, that we may continue on the cycling state games in late May! ...

Way to Go, Boerne Blaze!

The Boerne Blaze Special Olympics Delegation took a four-woman team to Reno, Nevada, to compete in the National Unified Bowling Tournament Feb. 28-March 2. Athletes Carley Fisk and Kristal Leos teamed up with unified partners JP Posey and Hayley Fisk. Bowling as a four-person team, they came home with silver medals. Carley and JP paired up to get 1st place in their doubles division. Doubles team Kristal and Hayley also earned a gold medal in their division. Head coach for the BBSO bowling team is Angela Fisk. 

Jenny's Jots
MARCH 2023

What a full and fun February!! We started with our BIG BASKETBALL GAME on Feb. 9 at Champion High School. After coming into the gym through a long tunnel of CHS athletes and students and being greeted by the Boerne Greyhound, our athletes were introduced to clapping and loud cheers! Everyone played with big smiles. Cheerleaders and dance teams performed. One of our parents of a new BBSO athlete came up to me and (paraphrased) “This is amazing! The pervious team our son was on was just about the game. This is so much more!” 

SONA (Special Olympics North America) participates in a national unified sports bowling tournament. It is held in Reno, Nevada this year. Boerne Blaze is taking one 4-woman team to this event. This is the first time we have ever participated in a national competition! Our team consists of BBSO athletes Carley Fisk and Kristal Leos. Unified partners are Hayley Fisk and JP Posey. All is under the direction of BBSO head coach Angela Fisk. The tournament begins on Tuesday, Feb. 28 with a clinic for the athletes followed by competition with doubles and with the 4-person team. Congratulations team and Go Boerne Blaze Go!
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Boerne Blaze Basketball
Thursday, Feb. 9
Athletes arrive at 6:00 pm
Tunnel at 6:30 pm - meet the team
Game at 7:00 pm

Come join in the fun and cheer on the Boerne Blaze basketball team at the Champion High School gym. Our group is divided into the black team and the teal team. Unified partners will be with us on the court. Everyone plays!
Cheerleaders and Dance teams perform.
Come make this a special night for all!
Free admission.

JENNY’S JOTS

Welcome to our brand new Boerne Blaze Special Olympics website!!! I hope you find it informative, inspirational, and easy to navigate. My son, Philip, has created the site and along with his help, I will be doing my best to keep it up to date.