Current and former students, school staff and community members gathered Tuesday afternoon in front of Bayfield High School in a spirit line to welcome the state champion BHS football team back to the school from a victory parade on Mill Street.
It was sort of like Homecoming. Among those in the crowd were longtime BHS coach Butch Prior, who was defensive coach for the 1996 state championship football team, and longtime high school sports booster and game announcer Dan Ford, who managed to find his 1996 Refuse to Lose State Championship sweatshirt for Tuesday's event. Prior noted that his son Kevin played on the '96 team, and Kevin's son Keyon is a freshman on this year's team.
Also making an appearance at the spirit line was former District Athletic Director Tom Horton.
A spirit rally in the gym completed the celebration.
