{"id":40948,"date":"2026-10-07T16:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=40948"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:50:23","slug":"saints-braves-ready-to-renew-a-great-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/saints-braves-ready-to-renew-a-great-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints, Braves ready to renew a great rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The history of the rivalry between Bishop Dwenger and Bellmont has always been a good one. To get local fans ready for the game, we offer a recap of the meetings over the last few years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2026 Season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sectional Semifinals &#8211; Wednesday night on 92.7 FM &amp; on YouTube<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WZBD Girls Soccer SECTIONAL- Bellmont vs Dwenger, 10\/7\/26\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6IXDVIQrQFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular Season &#8211; August 25th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bellmont 2  Bishop Dwenger 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WZBD Girls Soccer - Bellmont at Dwenger, 8\/25\/26\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X34yryZzvwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/saints-braves-ready-to-renew-a-great-rivalry\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Saints, Braves ready to renew a great rivalry<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/dwenger-bellmont-settle-for-draw-in-key-early-matchup\/\">summary of the game<\/a> here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2025 Season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional Semifinal &#8211; October 18th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bellmont 0 Bishop Dwenger 0 (Bellmont advances on penalties)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read our recap of that night <a href=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/bartons-heroics-lift-bellmont-past-dwenger\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular Season &#8211; August 26th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bishop Dwenger 2 Bellmont 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read our story from that night <a href=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/9-braves-lose-lead-late-to-4-dwenger-fall-2-1\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2024 Season <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the fall of 2024, the regular season match was rained out and the two schools were unable to find a makeup date. The Saints were eliminated before they could reach the Braves in the state tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2023 Season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular Season &#8211; August 22nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bellmont 1  Bishop Dwenger 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about the late equalizer by the Saints that night <a href=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/late-equalizer-for-dwenger-spoils-night-for-braves\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The history of the rivalry between Bishop Dwenger and Bellmont has always been a good one. To get<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Bishop Dwenger and Bellmont will have met five times in the last four years after tonight's sectional game and the Z-Team has been there for every single one of them. 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