BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Steve Clapp (baseball, 2004-present) The Lincoln Christian & Illinois State grad is the winningest coach in Raider baseball history at 418-303-2. Clapp's teams have won 6 regionals & 3 Big 12 titles, advancing to the state 3A supersectional in 2012.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Kay Robbins (girls' basketball, 1988-99) As Lady Raider head coach, Kay turned girls' basketball around & led them to the AA super sectional in her 4th season. The Quincy native's win-loss total was 163-116 with 3 20-win campaigns & 2 Big 12 titles.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Jeff Collins (softball, 1997-2001) During his 5 seasons in the dugout, BHS softball improved immensely under the Towanda native with a record of 113-57-3 & 4 consecutive 20-win seasons.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Bob Lush (boys' tennis, 1950; boys' basketball, 1950, boys' track, 1952) Straight from Illinois Wesleyan, Lush became a valuable assistant at BHS & eventually led boys' tennis to a 4-7-1 mark, plus was 2-2 in basketball and 5-1 in track before he left BHS.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Dr. Terry Fry (girls' golf, 1992; 1-13 dual record)

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Les Wothke (boys' golf, 1966-68) Following Jim Bowers, the Greenville and Eastern Illinois grad had success on the links, racking up 3 district titles & a 26-13-1 dual record before he left to coach basketball at Park Forest Rich East & Winona State.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Tim Mogill (softball, 1995-96) After coaching Streator to a state title in 1983, Mogill directed the Lady Raiders to a 21-35 mark. Debbie Dicken was an all-stater for BHS during his tenure. PHOTO CREDIT: Bloomington Pantagraph

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: George Tullier (boys' soccer, 1993-99; girls' soccer, 1995-98) Tullier turned the boys' program around & was the father of the girls' program. His record with the boys was 81-47-15 with 3 Big 12 titles, & 4 more with the girls as he posted a 60-12-6 mark.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Rian James (boys' soccer, 2021-24) James' team improved last fall with a 11-14-2 mark as part of a total of 26-64-8 in his 4 years. Rian played collegiately at Olivet Nazarene after being at Normal West & Champaign Centennial. PHOTO CREDIT: HR Imaging

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BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Ron Thein (boys' lacrosse, 2024) Ron led the Purple IronCat boys from BHS, Normal Community, and Normal West to its lone winning season at 10-7 & first-ever post-season win over Minooka in the Washington Sectional. PHOTO CREDIT: Ron Thein

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Niall Mulcahy (football, 2024) An Illinois Wesleyan graduate, Mulcahy didn't have travel far off campus, starting in 2016 as he worked his way up & was named to the top job in 2024. BHS went 8-3 last season & won their first playoff game in 16 years.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Larry Connolly (boys' cross-country, 1972-76) The University of Illinois grad took over the cross-country program in & built on the successes of Ralph Sackett & Del Swearingen, winning the school's first Big 12 title in 1972 & posted a 59-9 dual record.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Tom Waterson (girls' golf 2005-20; boys' cross-country 2021) The BHS grad & Literature instructor led the girls to a 58-78 dual mark on the links & won 3 Big 12 titles in 2011-12-13. He took a turn with cross-country but did not have a dual record in 2021.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Missi Gradle (girls' soccer, 2022-24) After Craig Lee stepped down as head coach, it was only natural that his assistant replaced him. In 3 seasons, Missi's Lady Raiders were competitive & at 26-35-3 before stepping aside. PHOTO CREDIT: HR Imaging

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Karen Whelan Willard (BHS Girls Bowling 1995-99, girls' track 1996-2001) As head coach, Karen's bowlers were 4-11 in dual meets, & 24-6 in track. Four relays along with Christin Wurth and Lindsey Reu were all-staters for her in 1999.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Mike Buelow (boys' lacrosse, 2021-22) Mike took over for Tom Schniedwind after the third game in 2021 & went 5-5 before adding a 3-10 mark in '22 to finish at 8-15. His willingness to step up gave a boost to the Purple IronCats. PHOTO CREDIT: Mike Buelow

And now a word from our historian…

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Bodo Fritzen (boys' soccer, 1986) The German professor at ISU spent a season in Raiderville as he directed boys' soccer to its first winning campaign at 14-6. He later became head coach at U-High & led the Pioneer programs into the 21st Century.

BHS HEAD COACH SALUTE: Eldon Volk (boys' basketball, 1935-49) The winningest coach in Raiderville basketball history, Volk prepped at Minonk before going to Illinois Wesleyan, then coaching at Galesburg & Lincoln before he came to BHS. His teams were 213-139 & won 4 regionals.