Written by Bill Tipple
The sixth CBC Cup was held at Northwestern High School on Friday.
The event started as a way to give students with special needs a chance to represent their school and compete against their peers from other school districts.
Bellefontaine High School hosted the first CBC Cup in 2019.
A dozen area schools were featured in this year’s event, which started at 10 a.m. with the Parade of Teams and National Anthem.
Athletes competed in a wide range of engaging activities, including yard games, football toss, soccer, bowling, cornhole, baseball, long jump, kickball, putt putt, basketball, face painting, 40-yard dash, bounce house, and sidewalk chalk.
BHS senior Tanner Ballinger won the CBC Cup Sportsmanship Award this year.
Following lunch, the athletes were presented with medals.
The BHS athletes were:
Michael Welbaum
Arcadio Basilio
William Henry
Jasmine Wright
Addie Knotts
Adrian Vizcarra
Aloni Smith
Tonya Price
Jace Durst
Quinn Yuretich
Jacob McNutt
Brad Johnson
Tanner Ballinger
Taylor Clary
Ethan Riley
Princess Matela
The BHS student coaches included:
Carter Caudill
Blake Loomis
Emma Whitaker
Presley Vigansky
Grace Brown
Maelee Van Buskirk
Carlee Compton
Cecelia Reier
Vanessa Friedrich
Kinley Dunn
Julius Butler
Jamison Clement
Isabel Beck
Jaylinn Foulk
Kaylee Judd
Arrisa Carver
Kaiden Foulk
Sutton Daring
Spencer Stolly
Kayla Geboy
Patrick Stolly
Jared Young
Bellefontaine High School Special Education Teacher Skylar Mifsud reflected on this year’s event, “The CBC Cup is one of the most meaningful days of the year, bringing our league together in support of our special needs students. Our kids enjoyed competing in a variety of events and enjoyed interacting with kids from other schools around the league. We appreciate our student coaches for their support and efforts today – our athletes truly love having them around – and it’s something they’ll remember long after this day. It’s a rewarding day for everyone involved.”
