Strangest day of my coaching career. I’ve been sitting on a couch in assistants office watching ESPN, following Twitter and lamenting missing out on what our guys worked so hard to earn. Feel for them, but know it was the correct decision
Jim Blaine
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Jim Blaine
@CoachBlainer
Father of 3 Boys. Head Men's Basketball Coach, Clarke Univ, Dubuque, IA. An NAIA school that competes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
Joined September 2011
- 10 year reunion fo 2009 BHS State Champs. This group of men did so much for me. Thanks forever!
- Replying to @JayBilasI’m just impressed you made a tweet without mentioning Zion Williamson.
- Lots of thoughts on this long bus ride home. Great pride in our guys but sad to see it end. Tough loss to #1. We finished the year as a really good basketball team. Thanks to the seniors and look forward to the development of the underclassmen
- On Sat. Travis Sysko will become the 6th Benton High School alum to coach a team to a WIAA gold or silver trophy. Bob Haffele (76, b-ball 11) Lois Peart (79, volleyball 3), myself (82, b-ball/golf 3), Lisa White Roelke (84, volleyball 1), Todd Bastian (89, Track 1?) & now Travis
- Life’s coincidences. @dneis4 let me into the BHS gym to work with my son, @rexhb2004, today. Not long ago, I was opening the gym for David and his dad to work together. I coached him, now he’ll coach my son. Life is funny sometimes and wonderful.
- Congrats @GUjackets on D1 NAIA National Championship! What a game. We'll earned. Congrats to @CoachDoty for being named National Coach of the Year. Also, we'll earned. Heart of America strong! Well done!
- 55 years old and still beat my 14 year old son in one-on-one at the park. Can’t give in. He’ll earn it one day soon.
- Congrats to @HarisTakes22 for winning the Ed Colbert Career Achievement Award. Great career and great future ahead.
- It ends like this for our oldest…consoling his little brother, the team manager. Great career @rexhb2004. I look forward to your next chapter.
- You can’t keep a good team down. Great win @ClarkeWBB @boyd_courtney @CoachHocking @dale14allen. Can’t wait to watch again tomorrow night!
- Wallrapp named to Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team Congrats to @charliewallrapp for being honored as one of the 30 under 30 coaches in the country. He’s a great representative of Clarke and a huge part of our success this past season clarkecrusaders.com/article/3236.p…
