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Twice is Nice: Bedford Blue Wins Another Championship  

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Compiled by the Minuteman Summer Baseball League

The Bedford Blue Bucs Babe Ruth baseball team captured another title this year – the Minuteman Summer Baseball League (MSBL) A Division title.  Following up on their Spring championship win, the team cruised to another title, finishing the regular summer season with a 9-2 record, and then winning two games in the playoffs to secure the crown. The championship was a team effort, as each player significantly contributed over the course of the season. Some highlights from the regular season:

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Mass Warriors ~ Semi-pro League Football Comes to Bedford with a Home Opener on Saturday, August 3

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By Martin Renzhofer

When Dave Salvi steps onto the artificial turf that is Sabourin Field on Saturday, August 3, it will mark a football journey that has come full circle.

“It’s really exciting,” Salvi, a 2002 Bedford High graduate, said. “My last football game for Bedford was Thanksgiving, and that was at Concord. My last two [high school] football games, really, were away games.”

Also, “it was a grass field when I played.”

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A Successful Summer Season for the Wedgewood Dive Team

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Submitted on behalf of the Wedgewood Dive Team

The Wedgewood Dive team lead by coaches Sarah Pekar and senior diver Caitlin Pequeno had a successful dive season with team members dominating the Colonial League with many top finishes.  The veteran divers Caitlin Pequeno and Bella Seldon were role models for the younger team members; both were fierce competitors this season.  Some seasoned youngsters such as Taelor Nichols, Sophia Demeo, Willow McGinness, Rylee Gilmartin, Chelsea Busch, Haley Busch, Delaney Bertos, Adam Driscoll, Evie Walton, and Margaree Hybl were back on the board this season with great results. Younger team members and newcomers Rylan Nichols, Timmy Carroll, Kyra Doherty, Justin Mark, Robin Tate, Grace Venuti, and Skye Hybl had great showings. 

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A 30-Year Anniversary for the Taylor Hiking Group

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Submitted on behalf of the Taylor Hikng Group

“We’re back! And don’t think those black flies and huge boulders will deter us.”

Is this what occurs  when you face obstacles while hiking? You start trash talking to the mountain. You use whatever  motivational tools you need to keep climbing and, in this case, we succeeded. We summited the  challenging Camel’s Hump Mountain in Vermont this summer after failing to do so 16 years ago.

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Wedgewood Stayed Cool in the Pool vs Heritage

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Submitted on behalf of the Wedgewood Swim and Tennis Club

On Saturday, July 20, Heritage Pool and Racquet Club of Concord hosted the Wedgewood Swim and Tennis Club of Bedford for a swim meet.  It was an incredible morning for these young swimmers and their parents as the temperature neared 100 degrees!

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Bedford Ballers Shine in 2nd Annual K-ALZ Softball Tournament

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Submitted on behalf of Bedford Babe Ruth Softball

Bedford’s newly created 10U summer travel softball team won the K-ALZ tournament in Tewksbury, MA, under challenging weather conditions on July 21. The Bedford Bucs beat the Franklin (MA) Fury, 8–4, during a weekend when heat indexes topped 100 degrees. Overall, the Bucs won five of their six games. Pitcher Lyla Hollingsworth shut down the Fury during late rallies in the sixth and seventh innings, with 11 strikeouts in seven innings of work; she finished the game on a called strikeout. First baseman Kate Patterson fielded an excellent double play in the sixth, catching a pop fly and then tagging the runner at first, who had left the base.