By BRAD FRANK Gazette Sports Editor TIFFIN — Her collegiate softball career is over —as a player— but Bellevue graduate Bessie Artino will attempt to maintain the winning program she helped establish as a volunteer coach at Heidelberg University. Artino, who just finished a magnificent three-year college career, is set to become a volunteer assistant […]
TIFFIN — Bellevue native, Bellevue High School graduate and Heidelberg University senior first baseman Bessie Artino has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Central Region second team. Artino was also a second-team pick a season ago and is only the fourth person in program history to earn all-region honors. Artino, a first-team All-Ohio […]
TIFFIN — Bellevue native, Bellevue High School graduate and Heidelberg University senior first baseman Bessie Artino was named to the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Softball first team, announced Saturday following the conclusion of the OAC tournament. The honor is the second all-conference accolade for Artino, who was named to the second team a season ago. Artino started […]
TIFFIN — Bellevue native and current Heidelberg University senior first baseman Bessie Artino has been named Ohio Athletic Conference softball hitter of the week, announced today by the league office. Artino batted .333 (7-for-21) over a six-game stretch with one double, three home runs and nine RBIs. She also scored three times and boasted a […]
By DANIELLE ORRGazette Sports Editor sports@gazettepublishingco.com Bellevue native Bessie Artino is doing well at the ‘Berg. Very well. The now-junior and 2008 graduate of Bellevue Senior High School, finished the 2011 season with a .447 batting average, starting 38 of all 38 games played, had 123 at-bats, 27 runs, 55 hits, 13 doubles, 7 homeruns […]