The Buccaneer – The Student News Site of Belvidere High School

Bucs win over Jefferson, lose to North
April 13, 2018
Phil Kolk, Writer
The Bucs varsity baseball team hosted Jefferson at home on Thursday, April 13, and took the ballgame 4-3. Senior catcher Jacob Taft went 4-4 at the plate, including an...
Boys volleyball bounces back after tough start
April 12, 2018
Jacob Taft, Writer
The Boys Co-op Volleyball team got their first conference win on April 10, and they took third at the Guilford Invite last weekend after losing to Boylan in two sets on April...
Bucs start season 1-2
March 23, 2018
Phil Kolk, Writer
The Bucs Baseball team rallied to a win Thursday, March 23, against the DeKalb Barbs. The varsity baseball team defended Ken Anderson Field, defeating DeKalb 4-3 in walk off...
District 100 chosen for competency-based education pilot
March 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE: SPRINGFIELD – State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith, Ph.D., today announced the six school districts joining the Competency-Based High...
Scholastic bowl dominates regional
March 9, 2018
Larry Larson, Co-Editor
After going 16-2 in NIC-10 conference play, and placing in the top three in multiple tournaments, the Belvidere Scholastic Bowl team was primed for their IHSA regional. The...

ZIGS Literary Magazine submissions are due March 1st

Marisol Carranza, Staff Intern
February 23, 2018

ZIGS Literary Magazine will accept submissions for their fourth issue until March 1. Submissions can be turned into their art or English teachers no later than March first. “Students contribute by bringing their art or writing to their art or English teachers,” said art teacher Jilian Reints. Students can submit up to three pieces of any artwork in black and white, or they can submit three writing pieces with their choice of topic with a maximum of 3,000 words per submission....

Commercials Take a Step up for the Superbowl

Mariah Perez, Staff Intern
February 20, 2018

From Danny DeVito being a red M&M, and David Harbor an actor portraying many roles for tide commercials was hilarious. “Seeing DiVito in a swimming pool of chocolate was the highlight of that whole game,” said junior Paola Medina. DiVito is well know for being in many classic movies like “Matilda”, “Twins”, and “Batman Returns.” His role as an M&M made him known as a better actor then he already was, yelling at other know actors as Todrick Hall, dance performer and...

Scholastic Bowl team places third at Masonic Regional

Greg Suthers, Staff Intern
February 20, 2018

The 2017-2018 BHS Scholastic Bowl continues their success after they placed third at the Masonic Regional, held Saturday, Feb. 17 at Boylan Catholic High School. The team Finished this season in second place in the conference going 14-3 just behind Auburn’s 17-0 and just ahead of Guilford’s 11-6. The third place team consisted of seven BHS students Jon Varela, Owin Hunter, Nick and Larry Larson, Leo Alfaro, Kevin Jenks, James Wiedow. While being short for players a new person had to ste...

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Sports

Girls Track introduces new head coach

Sam Arco, Co-Editor | April 13, 2018

The girls track team finally returned to action after a three week hiatus due to cold weather. The girls competed in a quad meet against NIC-10 foes Belvidere North, Rockford Guilford, and Rockford Auburn at Belvidere North High School on April 12. It was the girls first outdoor meet of the season, so the meet was used as a learning experience for most of the girls on the team, and was used to...

Boys track places second in triangular meet

Justin Brown, Writer | April 13, 2018

The Boys Track Team hosted Harlem and Jefferson in a NIC-10 conference matchup on Tuesday, April 10. The boys placed second as a team, but had many individuals place first in their respective events. Senior Sam Arco took first in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:02.47, junior Michael Kurtenbach in the long jump with a jump of 19' 1 1/2". Senior Phil Kolk in the triple jump with a jump of 41'...

Softball looks to start conference strong

Jacob Popovich, Writer | April 13, 2018

The Lady Bucs softball team opened up NIC-10 conference play with a crosstown match up with Belvidere North and a home game against Jefferson. The girls took a 13-7 loss to open up conference against North. Jade Schwebke was the losing pitcher of the game. Senior Katelyn Wingren went 1-3 and junior Avry Blume went 1-2. "It wasn't our best start to conference, but it showed us what we need to...

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Entertainment

Black Panther shatters box office records

Sam Arco, Co-Editor

February 23, 2018 • No Comments

One of the most anticipated Marvel superhero movies of the year arrived to theaters on Feb.16 for it's incredible opening weekend. This was the first installment of the Black Panther trilogy, and although it's just another...