By BRAD FRANK Gazette Sports Editor OAK HARBOR — Five members of the Bellevue Lady Red track and field team will be returning to the regional tournament in 2012 after making appearances last season. The Lady Red to a third-place finish, won four events and qualified for eight regional events after the second day of […]
By BRAD FRANK Gazette Sports Editor OAK HARBOR — Third trip to regionals. Second state title awaiting. First time a teammate will be competing with him. Those are a few of the conditions that apply to Bellevue junior Matt Rowland in his pursuit of a second straight Division II state championship in pole vault. In his […]
Bellevue breaks record for wins in a season By BRAD FRANK Gazette Sports Editor BLUFFTON — Bellevue baseball is back to the district championship for the second straight season; this year, however, it is with almost an entirely different cast of characters. The Bellevue Redmen won a district semifinal Thursday with a 9–2 win over […]
By BRAD FRANK Gazette Sports Editor NEW WASHINGTON — Entering the seventh inning Wednesday, the Bellevue Lady Red had a shot to make a comeback against Clear Fork. By the time they got to bat in the bottom of seventh, that shot was nearly impossible. Trailing 3–1 entering the last inning Wednesday, the Lady Red […]
By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The schism between public and private schools — at least on a football field or a basketball court — widened a little more on Wednesday. For the second consecutive year, Ohio high schools voted down a proposal that would have addressed the ongoing competitive-balance problems […]
FREMONT — The Bellevue Redmen will head into their district semifinal Thursday coming off of a 7–2 loss to Fremont Ross on Monday in non-league varsity baseball action. Bellevue posted just two hits Monday, with its two runs coming in the top of the seventh. Fremont Ross posted at least one run in innings two […]
The Bellevue Lady Red varsity softball team downed visiting Buckeye Central on Monday in non-league action, winning by a score of 10–0 in five innings. Bellevue starter Laura Doerner (19–1) threw a one-hitter in Monday’s win, tossing five innings without allowing a walk. The win is her 19th in 20 starts this season. Bellevue scored twice […]
The Bellevue Lady Red appeared in their first coaches poll of the 2012 season, as the fifth of six weekly polls was released Monday. Bellevue ranks 10th in Division II with 15 points. Sporting a 24–3 record, the Lady Red will appear in a district semifinal at 5 p.m. Wednesday versus Bellville Clear Fork at […]