By: Harmony Takhar All-Star Weekend for the NBA took place on Valentine’s Day weekend. This weekend was full of events from the three point contest to the actual All-Star game. The games started on Friday, February 13. The match of the Rising Stars game of Team World vs. Team USA was in favor of Team World, 121-112. The first game was the All-Star Slam Dunk … Continue reading All-Star Weekend
By Bridget Richard As an athlete, there is no comparable feeling to viewing the Olympics every two years. There is an always overwhelming sense of camaraderie, sportsmanship, national and international pride, and bewilderment from the capabilities of the human body. People young and old are humbled and inspired by stories of tragedy and triumph that take place through acts of physical exertion. So imagine my … Continue reading Why Synchronized Skating Should Be An Olympic Sport
by Meghna Kumar Recently, Bellbrook High School’s Swim and Dive teams attended the state swimming championships. The competition is split into two sections, “There is a qualifying round and then finals,” sophomore swimmer Henry Wong explained, “for boys qualifying was on Thursday and finals on Friday,” February 27 and 28. After qualifying for finals, Wong swam the 200 free relay along with John Sampson, Drew Breese and … Continue reading Bellbrook’s Swim Team Succeeds at State
By: Harmony Takhar Every sport has a championship game to determine the superior team/player of the season. In football, as I’m sure you all are aware of, it’s the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLIV took place February 1, with the matchup of Patriots vs Seahawks. Who came out on top? The New England Patriots. Their past season was extraordinary with quarterback Tom Brady leading to a … Continue reading Patriots: XLIV Champs
By Maria Gerbic Seahawks’ running back Marshawn Lynch stirred up controversy with impatient reporters during Super Bowl XLV’s media day. Lynch rarely speaks to reporters and prefers his privacy. He responded to each question he was asked with, “I’m just here so I won’t get fined,” in order to boycott his requirement to speak to the press on Media Day. The league fined Lynch $50,000 … Continue reading Marshawn Lynch: “I’m just here so I won’t get fined”
by Caroline Wong This coming 2014-2015 basketball season is under the wing of head varsity coach Jason Tincher and assistant coaches Lynzee Johnson and Jeff Eckley. Below, senior Hannah Songer, a star varsity player, and freshman Gabby Boyer, a key player on the Junior Varsity team, share their insight on the teams this year. Hannah Songer Q: How does the team compare this year to … Continue reading New Season Begins for Girls’ Basketball
by Emily Engle (picture from Greg Bartram of USA TODAY sports) Saturday, November 29, the Ohio State Buckeyes played the Michigan Wolverines in their biggest rivalry game of the season and won, 42 to 28. This brought the Buckeyes to a now 11 and 1 record, with their only loss being to Virginia Tech in the second game of the season. The game nearly passed … Continue reading Ohio State Buckeyes Beat Michigan Wolverines 42-28
by Jackie Thompson Viktor Tikhonov, revered as one of the greatest names in hockey, died during the night on November 24 as a result of a prolonged illness. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) reported that he had been receiving home treatment for an illness that had left him unable to walk in recent weeks. He was 84. Despite having lead the Soviet National Hockey team to … Continue reading Legendary Soviet Hockey Coach Viktor Tikhonov Dies
by Emily Engle Bellbrook senior Alex Fryman described the football team’s season perfectly when he stated, “Our senior class prides itself on being the first class to bring Bellbrook back to where we should be, back to the glory days.” He was referencing Bellbrook’s recent SWBL championship title and advancement all the way to regional semifinals competition before they fell to Trotwood-Madison. Starting the season, … Continue reading Bellbrook Football Wins SWBL, Competes in Regional Semi-Finals
by Jackie Thompson On November 18, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodwell suspended the Minnesota Vikings running back, Adrian Peterson, without pay for the remainder of the 2014 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Earlier in September, Peterson turned himself in east Texas after beating his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch in order to dole out discipline, according to his lawyer. The child suffered … Continue reading The NFL Suspends Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson
