INTRAMURAL SPORTS
The BLH intramural sports program is open to all students and is held during recess. Some of the sports offered at BLS are flag football, soccer, team handball, and kushball. LH offers intramural soccer.
ATHLETICS
BLH is a member of the Twin Cities Lutheran Grade School Athletic League and offers structured interscholastic athletic programs for those who wish to participate. These sports are open to students in grades 5 – 8. Boys may participate in soccer, cross-country, basketball, bowling, and track. Girls may participate in volleyball, cross-country, basketball, cheerleading, bowling, and track.
Students who make these teams are expected to abide by the rules and requirements to be set forth by their coaches. Playing time is solely decided by each coach. Additional information is available from the Athletic Director or BLH coaches.
Boy’s Basketball
Girl’s Basketball
The B-team girls basketball program begins the end of October and runs through February. The team is comprised of 5th and 6th grade students. We practice on Monday and have games on Friday night. We host one tournament in January called, “The Bounce Off.” The season ends with a tournament at West Lutheran High School in Plymouth.
The A-team girls basketball program runs from the end of October to the end of February. The team is the 7th and 8th graders. We host the “Back at Ya” tournament in December. In February we have three tournaments. We compete in the Twin Cities Lutheran Grade School Athletic League tournament, the Martin Luther College Invitational, the Minnesota State Lutheran tournament, and in 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2016 the National tournament of Champions at Valparaiso University in Indiana. (Coach R. Martinson)
Girl’s A Team
Volleyball
A-team Volleyball. Girls in grade 7&8 play in September and October with league games played after school. They also participate in the West Lutheran High School tournament, the league tournament, and host the Dig It tournament at Living Hope Lutheran. (Coach A. Zoellner)
Boy’s Soccer
Boys in grades 5-8 participate in September and October after school. The league tournament championship is held at St. Croix Lutheran Academy under the lights on a Friday night. The Eagles have captured the title in 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. (Coach M. Zoellner)
Cross Country
Track
Boys and girls in grades 5-8 compete in the League Track Meet the first Friday in May at St. Croix Lutheran Academy. The running events are 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and for 7th & 8th grade 1600m. The field events include high jump, long jump, triple jump, and shot put. Relays for all grades include the 4×100 and the 4×200 relay. (Coach M. Zoellner)
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is offered for girls in grades 5 through 8. Our cheer squads are chosen through tryouts. The teams practice once a week. They have a lot of fun learning new cheers and cheering on the boys basketball teams. The highlight of our season is putting on the Pep Fest and traveling to New Ulm for the tournament. Go Eagles! (Coach D. Martinson)
Cheer A Team
Cheer B Team
Bowling
The Eagle bowling team is made up of 5th to 8th grade boys and girls. We usually field several A – teams and several B – teams to compete with our league schools in April and May. Our league uses the Baker system of bowling which is very exciting. The Baker System is a team format where more than 1 bowler comprises the score of one game. The most common would be the 5 person format where bowler 1 bowls frames 1 and 6, bowler 2 bowls frames 2 and 7, bowler 3 bowls frames 3 and 8, bowler 4 bowls frames 4 and 9 and bowler 5 (often referred to as the anchor) bowls frames 5 and 10. The order is set at the beginning of the match but can be changed after the completion of each game. It provides a lot of team camaraderie, additional pressure and an awesome close out to the night. Additionally, there must be some careful strategy in setting the line up. If you have never experienced the baker system come out and cheer on the team. It is a really exciting atmosphere – the whole bowling alley is standing room only and really loud as people cheer on their favorite team. Regular season champion A – 2024, B – 2023. Tournament Champion A – 2013, 2014, 2024, B – 2018, 2022, 2023.
Camps
Eagle HOOPS Basketball Camp Eagle Hoops basketball day camp is held the first full week of June at Living Hope Lutheran. Our camp is designed to teach, develop, and refine the necessary skills for the game of basketball. Eagle Hoops also administers to the player as a child of God. Our basketball camp is open to boys and girls entering 4th through 8th grade in the fall. Each camper will receive quality instruction and spiritual guidance on a daily basis, from experienced coaches and former players. Boys camp in held 8:30 to 11:30 am and girls camp is held noon to 3:00 pm. (Coach M. Zoellner)
*Volleyball Camp-Lady Eagle’s volleyball camp is held four days during the last full week of August at Living Hope Lutheran. Girls entering grades 5-8 are eligible to participate. Quality coaching, competitions and spiritual instruction are provided daily from 9:00 am to noon. (Coaches A. Zoellner, R. Martinson)