Bellaire High School (Ohio)
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Bellaire High School is a public high school located in Bellaire, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Bellaire Local School District. Bellaire's sports and other extracurricular teams are known by the mascot "Big Reds."
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[edit] History
[edit] Curriculum and Faculty
[edit] Extracurriculars
[edit] Sports
Bellaire is a founding member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC), joining the conference in 1943. Bellaire High School has the following sports programs:
- Football
- Volleyball
- Golf
- Cross Country
- Boys' and Girls' Basketball
- Wrestling
- Swimming
- Baseball
- Track and Field
- Softball
- Cheerleading
[edit] Sports Facts
- Varsity football coach John Magistro was elected OVAC Coach-Of-The-Year in 1996.
- In 2006, the Bellaire varsity football team advanced to the State Semi-Finals where they lost to Youngstown Cardinal Mooney.
- Bellaire's boys' varsity basketball team have been OVAC Champions 18 times, including in 1953, 1967, 1978-1979, 1988-1991, 1993-1997, 1999-2000, 2003, and 2005-2006. Gene Ammirante has been the team's coach during all of these championships since 1988. Bellaire currently has the most championships in the OVAC and also has the longest championship streak in the conference at five.
- Bellaire's girls' varsity basketball team have been OVAC Champions seven times, including in 1990-1991, 1993-1994, 1996, 1998, and 2006. Gregg Bonar was the coach during all championships between 1993 and 1998, and Charles Davis was the coach during the most recent championship.
- Bellaire's varsity baseball team have been OVAC Champions 4 times, including in 1970 (Jim Martinek, Coach), 1976 (Terry Snively, Coach), 1988 and 1993 (Mark Bonar, Coach)
- Bellaire's cheerleaders were OVAC Champions in 1992. Sheri McAnich was the coach.
[edit] Other Extracurriculars
- Band and Color Guard
- Red Line
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Nate Davis - Current Ball State Quarterback
- Jose Davis - Indiana Firebirds (AFL), Colorado Crush (NIFL)
- Andy Doris - Houston Oilers
- Mike Basrak - Pittsburgh Steelers
- John Buddenburg - Atlanta Falcons
- Ed Burgy - New York Mets
- Mac Cara - Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tod Goodwin - New York Giants
- Joey Galloway - Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ron Lee - Baltimore Colts
- Clyde Thomas - British Columbia (CFL)
- Nick Skorich - Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns (Coach)
- Lance Mehl - New York Jets
[edit] Links and References
http://www.bellairebigreds.com/