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The Beachcomber

The student news site of Beachwood High School.

The Beachcomber

"[Drill team is] a way for me to express myself and get my creative side out in a safe space," Junior Ellen Hawkins said.

Drill Team Pushes for New Members

Savanna Shields, Staff Writer October 16, 2024

The crowd cheers as they shake their poms and smile hard, strutting onto the field, ready to entertain.  The drill team’s mission is to boost school spirit and performance. Much like the band and...

The writer playing shortstop against the Bristol Panthers on May 10.

The Value of Playing Sports

Jaycob Zabell, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

 This year while playing shortstop I had a detrimental non-contact injury involving my elbow and Ulnar Nerve.  I fielded a ground ball and went to throw it to first base when I felt a snap in my elbow...

A Tough Year For Sports

A Tough Year For Sports

Dalanti Jackson, Staff Writer May 23, 2021

Sports have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic this year.  The boys basketball team, for example, was only able to play 7 out of the usual 22 games, and the girls team was only able...

Sunny Wang fights for control of the ball in last year's Orange game.

An Emotional Roller Coaster for Fall Athletes

Noah Weiskopf, with additional reporting by Brooklyn Hollimon and Yang Yu October 1, 2020

Athletes were looking forward to their fall season throughout the summer.  But in late July, Beachwood Athletic Director Ryan Peters emailed students to notify them that the Cuyahoga County Board of...

The BHS natatorium, where swimmers have faced high heat, humidity, and other maintenance issues.

Swim Team Faces Deteriorating Conditions in Pool

Amy Chen, Online Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2020

As the swim team prepares for the district meet, the high school pool is showing its age. A tour of the pool reveals rusting lockers, fading tiles and peeling paint. These are not new issues, however....

Senior Jack Spero running at the 2015 Regionals at Boardman High School. Photo by Heli Colmenares

Cross Country Team Hopes to Outrun Last Year’s Results

Max Alter, Sports Editor August 26, 2016

The school year began for most students on Aug. 17 with the first day of school. For the cross country team, the work started on Aug. 1 with the beginning of summer practices. “Summer practice started...

EDrost88 via Flickr, Wikimedia Commons

Who Should Start in Cleveland? History Shows that it Probably Doesn’t Matter

Ryan Marmaros, Sports Editor October 8, 2015

Since the Cleveland Browns’ reemergence as a franchise in 1999, 24 starting quarterbacks have graced the field. Remarkably, in those 17 seasons, only one quarterback has held the starting position for...

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Head Football Coach Mike Gibbons Accepts Job at Highland

Ryan Marmaros, Staff Writer May 29, 2015

Earlier in the month of May it was announced that Bison head football coach, Mike Gibbons, had accepted the head-coaching job at Highland High School. He shares previous connections with Highland, serving...

C. Peter Cimoroni was a 1975 Beachwood graduate and varsity wrestler, pictured in the 1975 BHS yearbook

New Coach Pete Cimoroni Has High Hopes for BHS Wrestling Team

Cameron Godfrey, Opinion Editor, Interim Sports Editor August 22, 2014

After two state champion wrestlers graduated in June and former wrestling coach Dugan Bentley moved to Columbus, the BHS wrestling program was left in a state of transition. C. Peter Cimoroni, a life-long...

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