The official announcers of the Blue Raiders are   Mr. Gary Russell and   Mr. Joe Mendenhall.  They share this responsibility.  One will do the Lady Raider softball while the other is doing the baseball game.

Gary Russell began his career in 1974 as a Math teacher at L.D. Bell.  He became a Counselor at Euless Jr. High in 1983. He moved back to Bell in 1994 as a Counselor, becoming Lead Counselor in 1999.  In 2005 Gary moved to the Administration Building becoming Coordinator of Counseling and Guidance for the HEB-ISD.  He also is the Test Center Supervisor for SAT and ACT testing in the school district.

Gary and his wife Jeannie have two children Grant and Heather and two grand children Elizabeth and Sean.  Gary is  the public address announcer at Pennington Field for football and the Voice of the  National Champion  L.D. Bell Blue Raider Band!  Gary also announces for the Dallas Diamond of the WPFL.

Joe teaches German and loves Polka music.