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The Beachcomber

The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

BHS Fans Get Pumped up for New Season

BHS Fans Get Pumped up for New Season

Walter Ringfield, Jr., Staff Writer September 6, 2012

On August 31, the drill team and cheerleading squad fired up the crowd  for the big game against Orange. See images here.  

BHS Cheerleading Squad Reaches New Heights

BHS Cheerleading Squad Reaches New Heights

Gordon Hong, Sports Editor August 29, 2012

The cheerleaders are getting more competitive this year, with revitalized, vivacious attitudes and new routines. This is the first year in the team’s history that stunting and tumbling routines are...

Bison Football Aims for Playoffs

Bison Football Aims for Playoffs

Gordon Hong, Sports Editor August 24, 2012

At an Aug. 11 scrimmage against Villa-Angela St. Joseph, the Bison started off strong and put pressure on this traditional powerhouse team. “They beat us last year in our scrimmage, and we just came...

Softball Team Reflects on a Tough Season

Softball Team Reflects on a Tough Season

Grace Kagai, Staff Writer May 29, 2012

On May 12th, the girls’ softball team played their last game of the year. Coach Erwin Hines said it has been a rough season. He expected that they would win more games, but these expectations were not...

Bison Baseball Wins Three Over Weekend

Gordon Hong, Staff Writer May 7, 2012

The Bison baseball team won three games this weekend, defeating John Hay 17-0 on Friday and John Marshall  in Saturday's double header, 24-10 and 12-2. The bison are now  CVC champions with a 16-7 record.

Tennis Team Defeats Cloverleaf 4-1

Tennis Team Defeats Cloverleaf 4-1

Megan Piccione, Staff Writer April 27, 2012

The Beachwood boys’ tennis team won a match against Cloverleaf on April 24 with a score of 4-1, bringing the team to a 4-5 record. Cloverleaf is led by the fourth ranked player in the state, Jacob...

Girls' Lacrosse Team Prepared to Rebuild

Girls’ Lacrosse Team Prepared to Rebuild

Gordon Hong, Staff Writer April 10, 2012

After the graduation of 12 seniors last year, the girls’ lacrosse team has many more underclassmen this season compared to years past. The players look forward to building their skills this season. “We’ve...

Photo from Beachcomber archives by Jeff Murtaugh

Athletic Dept. Implements Tougher Eligibility Requirements

Jeff Murtaugh, Staff Writer April 10, 2012

Next fall, Beachwood athletes will face some changes. The athletic department has implemented new eligibility requirements beginning with the current semester’s grades. According to Athletic Director...

Basketball Team Loses District Final in Double Overtime

Basketball Team Loses District Final in Double Overtime

Jeff Murtaugh, Staff Writer March 11, 2012

On Saturday night in Painesville, the season came to a heart-breaking, bitter end as the Beachwood boys basketball team lost in dramatic fashion to St. Peter Chanel, 69-67 in double overtime. Tears...

Girls’ Basketball Team Reflects on Challenging Season

Grace Kagai, Staff Writer March 9, 2012

The girls’ basketball team finished their season on Feb. 18 after losing in the first round of the playoffs. The girls finished their regular season three days before with an 8-11 record. Coach...

Sammy Gross Wins State Wrestling Title

Jeff Murtaugh, Staff Writer March 4, 2012

The Beachwood wrestling team really made their school proud at this weekend’s state wrestling tournament in Columbus. The Bison sent four wrestlers to the tournament with three making it into the top...

Bison Basketball Advances to Districts After Sectional Win Against Kirtland

Bison Basketball Advances to Districts After Sectional Win Against Kirtland

Jeff Murtaugh, Staff Writer March 4, 2012

On Saturday night in Painesville the Beachwood boys basketball team defeated the Kirtland Hornets 63-53 in the Sectional final to advance to the district tournament against Hawken. Beachwood used early...

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