Bedford Athletic Association Inducts 2015 Hall of Fame Members

New members of the Bedford High School Sports Hall of Fame pose after induction ceremonies Saturday night: front, from left: Susan (Wootton) Cormier, Abby Hafer, Susan (Goldman) Kaplan and Maribeth (Barck) Beauchamp, all members of the 1974 girls' cross-country team, and Jenny Champney; rear, from left: Liam Hurley, Colleen Strachan, Vin McGrath, John Isnor Sr., Jonathan Gault and Jerry Cohen. Not present for their induction were Terrance Favors and Joe LaDow. Image (c) Mike Rosenberg, 2015 — Newly inducted members of the Bedford High School Sports Hall of Fame pose after Saturday night’s ceremony: front, from left: Susan (Wootton) Cormier, Abby Hafer, Susan (Goldman) Kaplan and Maribeth (Barck) Beauchamp, all members of the 1974 girls’ cross-country team, and Jenny Champney; rear, from left: Liam Hurley, Colleen Strachan, Vin McGrath, John Isnor Sr., Jonathan Gault and Jerry Cohen. Not present for their induction were Terrance Favors and Joe LaDow. Image (c) Mike Rosenberg, 2015

Submitted by the Bedford Athletic Association

The Bedford High School Athletic Association inducted its 2015 Hall of Fame honorees on April 11 at the Antony-Hunt-Hamilton American Legion Post 221 on Great Road. The new members include

Click on each name to read the athlete’s biography:

Jennifer Champney was introduced by Coach Beverly Barton; Jerry Cohen by Coach Beth Billouin; Jonathan Gault by.Coach Rich Schilder; Liam Hurley by Coach Jim Greenwood; John Isnor by Coach Bob Petrillo; Vinnie McGrath by Coach Jim Sullivan; Colleen Strachan by Coach John Cody; and the 1974 girls’ cross country team by Mike Rosenberg. Joe LaDow and Terrance Favors were unable to attend.

The Class of 2015 joins inductees named since the Hall of Fame began in 2006: Kim Alcaide ‘88, Dr. Neil Amidon ‘86 , Chuck Axtell ‘95, Dr. Elisa Banner ‘96 , Dotty Sparks Blake ‘75 , Dan Callahan ‘89, Donn Campbell ‘88, Doug Coombs ‘75, Caitlin Hurley DeSanti ‘93 , Joe Dooley ‘72, Kevin Paul Dupont ‘71 , Mike Elias ‘74, Yvonne Busa Ethridge ‘80 , Christine Geilfuss ‘96, Mike Genetti ‘79, Ryan Friend ‘99 , Coach Helen Gfroerer, Lois Farrell Koering ‘892, Kristin Dougherty Maskalenko ‘86 , Coach Art McManus, Carla Inferrera Monte ‘95 , Jen Hanson Naylor ‘93, Jim O’Shaughnessy ‘85 , Coach Bob Petrillo, Kim Ginder Ratcliffe ‘79 , Todd Russell ‘80, Coach Armand Sabourin , Steve Shea ‘60, Joe Sickles ‘78, Kip Sternberg ‘75 , Coach Jake Sullivan , Dennis Taylor ‘90, Carol Ward ‘82 , Coach Dave Wilson , Steven Wood ‘71, and Kerry McGovern Yaceshyn ’85. The 1958 league champion baseball team; the 1974 girls’ state champion swim team, the 1990 boys’ state champion winter track team, the 1990 state champion softball team, the 2000 boys’ sectional champion soccer team, and the 2002 boys’ state champion tennis team.

The 2015 inductees were selected by Wayne Braverman, Deb Caban, Mike Dirrane, Mike Rosenberg, and Mark Sullivan. In honor of their brother firefighter Joe LaDow, the Bedford Fire Department, Local 2310, printed the program.

Additional photographs of the 1974 Girls’ Cross Country team were provided by Susan Kaplan. Click each image to enlarge it.