Mass Warriors to Play Five Games at Sabourin Field

Bedford Snapshots captured this image during the Warriors’ season opener in Haverhill on Friday, July 19 – Image (c) Jeff JHO Hoyland, 2019 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

Compiled by The Bedford Citizen

The Mass Warriors’ 2019 schedule lists five games at Sabourin Field – Courtesy image 2019 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

The MassWarriors, a semi-pro AA team in the New England Football League, plans to call Bedford’s Sabourin Field home for its 2019 season. The team’s home opener against the Vermont Storm is scheduled for 7 pm on Saturday, August 3.

Why semi-pro football in Bedford? Wayland’s turf field where the team has played for several seasons is under construction this year. David Salvi, a graduate of Bedford High School, suggested Sabourin Field and team owner Stephen Maycock negotiated the five-game field rental through the Bedford Recreation Department.

Although the team will sell admission tickets, a condition of their rental is free access to the walking track for Bedford residents during the game, a condition that was also part of the team’s agreements in Wayland. Children under 10, Veterans, and First Responders are also invited to attend games without charge.

Interested in learning more about the team? Visit their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/MassWarriors, or the history page of the New England Football League’s website, www.nefl.us/history/

Photographer Jeff JHO Hoyland attended the team’s season opener in Haverhill; click this link to see Bedford Snapshots’ images in Facebook.