History of Bellmont Athletics

Decatur, IN, Adams County

Northern Adams Community Schools

IHSAA Membership: 1967-present (57 years)

1967: Decatur Yellow Jackets, Decatur Catholic Commodores, and Monmouth Eagles consolidated

Conference History:

NEIAC 1967-1989

NHC 1989-2015

NE8 2015-present

School Song: Combination of Florida State’s War Chant and the tune of Purdue University’s “Hail Purdue”

Conference Championships

Baseball: 1976, 1983, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2022

Boys’ Basketball: 1976-77, 1986-87, 1989-90, 2002, 2005, 2024

Boys’ Basketball (Tournament): 1977

Girls’ Basketball: 1978, 1980, 1990, 1994, 2017, 2019

Girls’ Basketball (Tournament): 1983, 1992, 1994

Boys’ Cross Country: 2018, 2020

Girls’ Cross Country: 1998

Football: 1971-72, 1979, 2016

Boys’ Golf: 1990, 2012

Boys’ Soccer: 2017

Girls’ Soccer: 2017-20, 2023

Softball: 1986-87, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2017, 2019

Girls’ Track: 2014

Girls’ Volleyball: 1974-77, 1980, 1984, 1990-99, 2002, 2006-11, 2013, 2015-16, 2020-23

Boys’ Wrestling: 1969, 1972-89, 1991-2010, 2012, 2016-17, 2020-24

Postseason Championships

Baseball

• Sectionals: 1968-70, 1975, 1978-79, 1983, 1985-89, 1993-94, 2001-2002 (3A), 2004 (3A), 2008 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2016 (3A)

• Regionals: 1968, 1975, 1979, 2002 (3A), 2004 (3A), 2008 (3A), 2012 (3A)

Boys’ Basketball

• Sectionals: 1971, 1974, 1979, 1984-85, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1999 (3A), 2001-02 (3A), 2004-05 (3A)

• 2004 3A Regional Champions

• 2004 3A Semistate Champions

Girls’ Basketball

• Sectionals: 1978-80, 1983, 1989, 1992-94, 1997, 2002 (3A), 2022 (3A)

• Regionals: 1979, 1992-93

Football

• Sectionals: 2008 (3A), 2011 (3A), 2015 (3A)

• 2008 3A Regional Champions

• 2008 3A Semistate Champions

• 2008 3A State Champions

Softball

• Sectionals: 1985-89, 1996, 2003-06 (3A), 2008-11 (3A), 2017-19 (3A), 2022 (3A)

• Regionals: 1986, 1989, 2004-05 (3A), 2008-09 (3A), 2017-18 (3A)

Girls’ Volleyball

• Sectionals: 1975-80, 1982-84, 1986-87, 1989-95, 1997 (3A), 1999-2000 (3A), 2005-23 (3A)

• Regionals: 1978, 1984, 1986-87, 1989-91, 1995, 1997 (3A), 2005 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2010 (3A), 2013-14 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2021-23 (3A)

• Semistate: 1984, 2007 (3A), 2010 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2021-23 (3A)

• 2007 and 2010 3A State Champions


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