Who We Are
Mr. Nick Klein
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In 1993, our large fieldhouse was built, and the staff felt that they should use this extraordinary facility to its highest potential. Nearby, the Morris shootout included larger high schools from the area playing summer basketball. The Reed-Custer staff decided they wanted to tap into the shootout atmosphere, so they created the Boys Varsity Braidwood Shootout which was an opportunity for smaller high schools in the area to compete. It was started by the then director of the Fieldhouse, Steve Adrian. Once Steve Adrian retired, the position of Fieldhouse director, High School Athletic Director and Middle School Athletic Director became one Position. The current District Athletic Director and Director of the Fieldhouse is Mr. Nick Klein. Mr. Klein has an amazing staff including the athletics secretary, Andrea Brodinski, and the High School Assistant Athletic Director, Andy Gleixner. They work along side him, tournament employees and the many dedicated volunteers to help keep the tournaments running smoothly leading up to and throughout the three days of the tournaments.
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Girls Varsity Braidwood Shootout
Summer of 2018 was the first time Reed-Custer hosted a Girls Varsity Shootout it included 8 teams. In the summer of 2019 we expanded the Girls tournament into a full day 16 team tournament.
Our History
Coal City Coalers after winning the Championship Game in 2023
Morris High School after winning the Championship Game in 2024
Kankakee after winning the Championship Game 2025
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Past Champions of the Girls Varsity Exelon Braidwood Shootout: Sandwich 2018 Sandwich 2019 No Winner 2020 (Covid-19) No Winner 2021 (Covid-19) Peotone 2022 Coal City 2023 Morris 2024 Kankakee 2025 |
Boys Varsity Braidwood Shootout
The Boys Varsity Braidwood Shootout has been going on for 24 years. The summer of 2019 is the 25th anniversary of this two-day 32 team tournament. Most of the teams participating in this tournament have been in class 1A and 2A with the occasional 3A school. The tournament has been held on four courts at our athletic complex which consists of two courts in the Fieldhouse, one in the middle school gym, and one in our main High school Gym. (see in Photos)
Our History
Kankakee after winning
the Championship game 2019 
St. Joseph Ogden after winning
he Championship game 2022 
Kankakee after winning the
Championship game 2023 
Kankakee after winning the
Championship game 2024 
St Joseph Ogden after winning
the Championship game 2025 |
Past Champions of the Boys Varsity Exelon Braidwood Shootout: Ashland Central 1995 Rock Island Alleman 1996 Quincy Notre Dame 1997 Bishop McNamara 1998 Rock Island Alleman 1999 Pleasant Plains 2000 Rock Island Alleman 2001 Mt. Carrol 2002 Quincy Notre Dame 2003 Quincy Notre Dame 2004 Quincy Notre Dame 2005 Farmington 2006 North Lawndale 2007 North Lawndale 2008 North Lawndale 2009 Dee Mack 2010 Fieldcrest 2011 North Lawndale 2012 Reed-Custer 2013 Clifton Central 2014 Bishop McNamara 2015 Watseka 2016 Bishop McNamara 2017 Kankakee 2018 Kankakee 2019 No Winner 2020 (Covid-19) No Winner 2021 (Covid-19) St. Joseph Ogden 2022 Kankakee 2023 Kankakee 2024 St Joseph Ogden 2025 |
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