Boise Hawks

Hawks to host ninth-annual FanFest Celebration on Friday

The FanFest begins at 5 p.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium and concludes with a fireworks show at dusk. Single-game tickets for the 2012 season will be available for the first time. The event will

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BOISE HAWKS

Boise Hawks to retire Killebrew’s number

The Boise Hawks will honor Idaho baseball legend Harmon Killebrew in a pregame ceremony Saturday, June 30. The Hawks will retire the late Killebrew’s No. 3, which the Hall of Famer wore for most of his storied career with the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals. Killebrew...

24 days ago
BOISE HAWKS

Boise Hawks to retire Harmon Killebrew's No. 3 in June

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24 days ago
BOISE HAWKS

Cutting edge: Buckner’s mustache gets the ax

Bill Buckner is back in a Cubs uniform for the first time since 1984. The Boise resident and former Major League Baseball All-Star has gone even more retro with his facial hair.

39 days ago
BRIAN MURPHY

Brian Murphy: Pitch for new Boise stadium misses the mark

For nearly a year, advocates for a new $25 million multipurpose stadium near Downtown Boise have tried to sell their vision to the press and a skeptical public.

92 days ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

No new stadium will mean no Cubs affiliation for Boise Hawks

The Chicago Cubs are prepared to end their affiliation with the Boise Hawks after this season if the short-season Class A baseball team does not improve its stadium situation, Hawks officials said Wednesday.

95 days ago
BOISE HAWKS

Hawks: Cubs will leave Boise this summer if progress isn't made on new facility

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95 days ago
BOISE HAWKS

Buckner will pitch for Boise baseball stadium

For more than a year, Mayor Dave Bieter and other community leaders have been lobbying for a new facility for minor league baseball and possible other sports, estimated to cost more than $20 million. So far no one has stepped up to pay for it.

97 days ago
BOISE HAWKS

Commentary: Multi-purpose stadium project about more than Hawks

As managing member and CEO of the Boise Hawks, I felt it necessary to provide the facts behind the eight-year project that the team has been working on that has now become known as the Boise multi-purpose stadium.

99 days ago
SPORTS

Commentary: Boise, sports leaders must work together on venue issues

I have been watching, with great interest, the work of the Boise Chamber of Commerce and the Better Boise Coalition Committee, and their campaign to build a new baseball park in Boise.

106 days ago
BOISE HAWKS

Buckner will serve as Boise Hawks’ hitting coach

The Chicago Cubs made it official Friday: Bill Buckner will be part of the Cubs’ short-season Class A coaching staff this summer. Buckner, an Eagle resident, rejoins the Cubs’ system for the first time since playing for the major league team from 1977 to 1984. He won the National League...

142 days ago