0-122: This Streak Will End Someday

COLUMBUS, Ohio — They say records are made to be broken. This one might take some doing.

For the last six years and 122 games, the Bettsville High School girls basketball team has been winless. That’s right, 0-122.

Not since beating Seneca County League rival New Riegel in January, 1985, have the Bobcats celebrated after a game.

The 122-game losing streak is believed to be a national record. Carbondale (Pa.) Sacred Heart ended a 120-game losing streak a year ago.

The beat goes on in Bettsville. On Tuesday night, the Bobcats lost to North Baltimore, 64-24, to fall to 0-14 on the year.

Six regular-season games remain; even the optimists don’t see the Bobcats getting the monkey off their backs this year.

“I don’t think anybody in the student body looks at (the players) with sympathy,” says Athletic Director Thom Loomis. “I guess some might look at them and think they’re crazy for going out for the team. But nobody says that. By and large, everybody in the school has been supportive.”