Girls Lacrosse Faces Challenges, Hopeful for Upcoming Season
Ali Pinhasi, Staff Writer
April 12, 2013
In their first match on Thursday, April 11 against Notre Dame Cathedral Latin, the girls varsity lacrosse team lost 6-12. The JV team won 5-3. Girls lacrosse is a non-contact sport which mixes running, catching and throwing. Similar to soccer, the player tries to get the ball into the opposing team’s... Read more »
Meet Ryan Harris: State Champion
Emily Topilow, Arts & Life Editor
March 22, 2013
On Saturday March 2, Ryan Harris won the state wrestling tournament for division III, 160-lb. weight class. Harris faced Jared Mattin from Delta in the final round. Mattin became the 50th consecutive opponent Harris defeated this year. Coach Dugan Bentley described Harris: “[He is] probably the most... Read more »
Bison Boys Basketball Follows Girls to District Championship and Beyond
John Li, Staff Writer
March 11, 2013
The BHS Bison boys basketball team seized the district championship after a close match against Gilmour on Friday, March 9. This is the first time in school history the team has won districts, and follows the girls’ clinching their district title for the first time as well. The first point of the game... Read more »
Girls Varsity Basketball Beats Mogadore, Achieves Best Record in BHS Basketball History
Christina Phelps, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2013
The Lady Bison beat Mogadore 53 – 48 last night, advancing to the regional finals against Orrville this Saturday. The girls have set the record as the best team in BHS basketball history with the most wins in a regular season, and advancing farthest in the playoffs. The Lady Bison finished the... Read more »
What to Look Forward to in Beachwood Winter Sports This Week
Max Bleich, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2013
The last two weeks in BHS winter sports has been explosive to say the least. Just last night Beachwood Boys Basketball won in the Division III district semi-finals 52 to 46 against St. Peter Chanel at Harvey High School. Boys hoops district finals will be this Friday. Girls Basketball will be in the... Read more »
BHS Swim Team Competes in District Tournament, Shows Improvement
Hannah Leland, Staff Writer
March 3, 2013
On Feb. 15, ten Beachwood swimmers competed at the Cleveland State district competition. This team consisted of Lindsay Guth, Sophie Schoen, Harley Schoen, Maya Gaines-Smith, Hannah Frayman, Cory Hersh, Neel Lachwani, Wes Darvin, Bagatur Askaryan, and Kauner Hooper, who participated in the 200-yard... Read more »
Three BHS Wrestlers Advance to State Tournament
Christina Phelps, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2013
The BHS wrestling team dominated at the two-day Division III Garfield Heights district tournament Feb. 22 and 23, with three Bison advancing to States out of the seven who qualified to compete in districts. Senior Alex Angersola (145), junior Anthony Walden (138), junior Andrew Kitay (152), junior Ryan... Read more »
Now You Can Cheer on the Cheerleaders
Ali Pinhasi, News Editor
February 21, 2013
The cheerleading squad won first place in their second competition of the year on Sun. Feb. 17 at Ashland. The week leading up to the competition was intense. “We practice every day but Wednesdays, though we’ve been practicing some Wednesdays lately. We also practice before games and on Saturdays,”... Read more »
Basketball Coach Pecjak Suspended, Team Advances to Districts
Christina Phelps, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2013
While the boys basketball team is having one of the best seasons in BHS history, the bison are advancing to districts without head coach Jason Pecjak. According to the Plain Dealer, Pecjak was ‘suspended indefinitely’ after sending an inappropriate message to a student using social media. The information... Read more »
Girls Basketball Team Wins 60-39 Against Laurel
Jeffrey Zuckerman, Copy Editor, Distribution Manager
February 15, 2013
In the last game of the regular season, Bison girls pulled off one last victory. “The strengths of our team are their athleticism and their ability to go faster than most teams,” said Asst. Coach Craig Alexander. “A weakness would be that sometimes we let the referees effect how we play.” The... Read more »

