Athletics
Bellevue has 20 varsity teams and 45 other teams that provide a range of team and individual sports. The school has won state titles in multiple individual and team sports including boys and girls cross country, tennis, soccer, swimming, track, wrestling, and football, as well as several team academic championships. Of particular note is Bellevue's Girls swim and dive team whose 2007 3A Championship represents its sixth in seven years, and seventh in nine years.
Bellevue's football team has gained significant attention, winning the Washington State 3A championship 10 times between 2001 and 2012 Under the coaching of Butch Goncharoff, the team has become nationally recognized according to USAToday for its precision use of the Wing T offense. Bellevue has beaten many notable and nationally ranked teams including Long Beach Poly of Long Beach, California. A notable win happened against De La Salle of Concord, California on September 4, 2004. Bellevue's football team at Seattle's Qwest Field defeated De La Salle, the top-ranked high school team in the country 39–20. The Bellevue victory broke De La Salle's 13 year, 151-game national record-setting winning streak.
The 2004 Bellevue team finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation by USA Today. The 2004 team went on to win their fourth consecutive state title, a Washington State record for large schools, and completing a 51 win, 2 loss span, led by Washington State Player of the Year J.R. Hasty as well as first team all-state players E.J. Savannah, Stephen Schilling, Connor Mawhinney, and Keith Rosenburg. Other Bellevue players to receive Associated Press First Team all-state honors during the 4 consecutive title streak include Gavin Smith, Pat Mutzel, Jay Johnson, Jeff Dicks, Matt Coombs, Mike Braund, and Lee Driftmier.
Bellevue's 2008 state 3A football championship was the school's sixth state championship in eight years and seventh state football championship in school history. Prior to winning the 2008 state championship, the Bellevue football team was involved in a rollover bus crash several hours prior to playing the Capital Cougars (Olympia, WA) in the state semi-finals in the Tacoma Dome. The accident delayed the game for three days as the Bellevue Wolverines went on to defeat the Cougars in the state semi-finals. Bellevue holds multiple other Washington State records including the record for most consecutive championship tournament wins, 17., again winning the WIAA 3A state championship. The 2009 team went on and had a 12–2 record and again won the WIAA 3A state title. In 2010, the Bellevue Wolverines again proved their dominance by winning the state 3A football championship for a 3rd straight year (and 8 out of the previous 10 years), defeating Kamiakin High School 38–0 in the championship game.
Bellevue's 2010 Varsity Lacrosse team beat Mercer Island 5–4 in over time for the state title.
In 2011, the Bellevue water polo team beat the Newport Knights 15-8 to win the team's first ever state championship.
On May 26, 2012, the boys track and field team won the Class 3A state title, winning the 400 and 1600 meter relays en route to a 20 point victory over second place Lakes High School.
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