Hawks' History
The Boise Hawks began as an independent team in the Northwest League in 1987, and played their first two seasons at Bill Wigle Field on the campus of Borah High School. They moved to Memorial Stadium in 1989 and became an affiliate of the California Angels organization in 1990. The Hawks' relationship with the Angels lasted for 11 years before a change to the Chicago Cubs in 2001.
Since its inception as a minor league team, the Hawks have won four league titles in 1991 and 1993–1995 and under the management of Tom Kotchman, the Hawks won 835 games.
In 2002, Steve McFarland became manager of the Hawks and since then, the Hawks have won two Northwest League Championships and three Divisional Titles.
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