BHS Athletic History @BHSRaidrHistory
Since August 6, 2017, we’ve been remembering BHS athletic history here on Twitter, going back to 1892. GO YOU RAIDERS! Joined May 2021-
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OTD 1981: Boys' tennis is 3rd after the first day of the Eugene Hill Invitational with 23 points. All three doubles teams were second in their divisions…Phil Mowery-John Robertson at #1, Pete Thomas-Eric Nixon at #2, and Jim Burda-Mike Morkin at #3.
OTD 2002: BHS wins a Big 12 softball game at Decatur Eisenhower 7-3. Megan Hutchcraft along with Brooke Spivey and Kaylyn Eash had 2 hits each and Hutchcraft drove in three runs. Ashley Spivey gets the win as she went 5 IP before handing off to Eash for the final 2IP.
OTD 1980: Badminton wins the schools' 1st-ever match at Greenview 7-3. Singles winners are Debbie Imlah, Karen Anderson, and Cindy Lockwood, along w/the doubles teams of Denise Bowman-Lisa Smith, Elena Arbuckle-Denise Jackson, Carla Jones-Laura Decker, and Imlah-Becky Zoeller.
OTD 1997: Goalie Sean Fischbach signs his National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Fischbach had 18 wins last fall, 11 by shutout, & was named to the conference all-star team for BHS, who won their first Big 12 Conference title.
Congrats @SaraPalczewski!
OTD 2011: Girls' soccer wins at Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central 6-0. Arin Calamari led the way with 2g, Briana Garza 1g/1a, Mellanie Olson, Marisa Zamudio, & Bethany Leeds with 1g each. Hannah Brown had 2 saves to get the shutout in goal.
OTD 2013: @BHSTrackFieldXC wins the Mike Yavorski Invite at Hinsdale South HS in Darien. @DvoDix wins high jump, 110 highs, & 300 intermediates, @keith Meyer takes the 1600, @CoreeH12 claims the triple jump, plus BHS wins 800 & 1600 relays.
OTD 1990: Checking the Area Honor Roll for girls' track & field, the 3200 relay of Mollie Haddigan, Kim Garvin, Julie Sikora, and Rachel Gudeman are tied for the best time with Lincoln at 10:27.4.
Way to get the double-dip, @2024BHSBaseball! Seven in a row, wow…..
Way to get the double-dip, @2024BHSBaseball! Seven in a row, wow…..
Welcome Coach Allison to @bhsladyraiders!
Welcome Coach Allison to @bhsladyraiders!
OTD 1990: Boys' tennis blanks Champaign Central 9-0 at BHS Courts. Brad Hawthorne, Bryan Edmunds, Brad Rozboril, Jim Brown, Dennis Alexander, & Ken Nichols all claim singles wins, along with the doubles teams of Edmunds-Rozboril, Hawthorne-Rozboril, & Brown-Nichols.
OTD 1998: @BHSsoftball24 shuts out Stephen Decatur 7-0 in Big 12 play at Decatur. Gabe Wood strikes out 16, allows no walks and just 3H after coming off a perfect game in her last game. Katie Crabtree had 3H, Allison Laub added 2 as Kendra Eash & Amy Greenlee had 2 RBI each.
Congrats @2024BHSBaseball, that’s five in a row! The Victory Deck is lit tonight.
Congrats @2024BHSBaseball, that’s five in a row! The Victory Deck is lit tonight.
OTD 1997: Andy Stone pitches a complete game & drives home the winning run as baseball beats Decatur MacArthur at Fred Carlton Field in Big 12 baseball. Stone had 8k/1w on the hill and 2H/1RBI at the plate, while Chris Jones added 2H.
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OTD 1980: Badminton is edged by Springfield HS 5-4 in BHS North Gym. Lady Raider winners were Kelly Day and Karen Anderson in singles, plus the doubles teams of Denise Bowman-Lisa Smith and Jackie Barkoviak-Terri Sullivan.
OTD 2000: Girls' soccer blanks Stephen Decatur 19-0 to tie state record for goals in a match. Jenny Walz had 4g, Paige Wainwright along w/Kendra Sutton & Kelly Waterstraat scored 3 each, Molly Newgren & Kristin Haas added 2 each, & Megan Jacobs & Alisa Schubbe each tallied once.
OTD 2001: On the Area Honor Roll for girls' track, the 1600 relay (Ali Van Dorn, Annie Dunn, Lindsey Reu, Lindsey Arnold) have the best time at 4:09.3, while Reu is the 300 hurdle leader with a clocking of :45.8, & Amy Schmitz leads all shot putters with a heave of 34-5.5.
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