BHS Fall Play ‘She Kills Monsters’ Presented Virtually via Livestream ~ November 20 & 21

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Students in the Bedford High School Performing Arts Department are fine-tuning preparations for their production of “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21, via livestream.

Tickets are $10 per adult and $8 per student or senior citizen and are available through the Performing Arts Department website: https://bhschorusandtheater.weebly.com/tickets.html

Bedford

Letter to the Editor: LBYH In-House Hockey Registration is Open

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Registration is now open for the LBYH In-House Hockey program.  There aren’t many spots remaining, so if you are interested please check out the website and register ASAP.   There are some changes this year, due to requirements from Mass hockey – fewer teams and smaller rosters on each team, so registration is very limited (as of 11/13, there are only 25 openings left).  

National PGA Jr. League Flourishing in Bedford

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These days, does this sound like Nirvana, or what?

Thirty boys and girls, ages 7 to 13, are learning and competing every Friday and Saturday in one of the most scenic spots in Bedford, in an outdoor social-distancing environment.

The local branch of the national PGA Jr. League program is flourishing like never before.

Jim Tobin, the professional at the Patriot golf course on the grounds of the Veterans Administration hospital on Springs Road, has coordinated the Bedford league for the past six years. And in 2020, with the pandemic eradicating or changing almost all team sports, demand has skyrocketed.

Sports

Tourist in Our Town: Fox on the Field

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A large fox trotted across the entire field from one side to the other, smack dab in the middle of the Bedford girls’ softball game on Monday afternoon.

Players, parents, and bystanders alike ooohed and ahhhed, but the fox paid no attention and boldly cut through, right into the game.

Perhaps he wanted to help catch in the outfield or take a swing at bat!

Autumn School Sports

Let the Games Begin ~ Bedford’s First Soccer Game under new Covid Constraints

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Editor’s Note at 10 pm, thanks to @VinceAutMorire on Twitter: Bucs win 2-0 over Waltham with SR Jasper Paez tallying both goals and earning the 1st Vince of the season. JR Max Alper with the assist and JR Evan Squire with his 1st career shutout. Backline of Manocha, Melfi, Loughlin + Morrison were lockdown

In a way, it was almost normal.
 
The Bedford High School Buccaneers entertained the Waltham Hawks in Dual Count League Small Schools Division boys’ varsity soccer Wednesday afternoon.

Bay State Baseball ~ Mid-August Games for Divisions A and C

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While pro sports teams are playing to empty stadiums, and high school athletes watch seasons evaporate, Bay State Baseball games were played on Bedford’s Page Field and others around the area.

2020 COVID-19

Breaking News: No Football or Competitive Cheer at BHS This Fall

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There will be no football or competitive cheering at Bedford High School this fall.

But if the threat of the coronavirus mitigates, they could take place during a new “floating season” from February 22 to April 25, part of a realignment designed to safeguard participants and accommodate all activities as much as possible.

2020 COVID-19

We’re Outta Here!! – Summit Fitness Rolls Out Outside Fitness Classes

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As Massachusetts begins its reopening plan, I had a chance to try one of the
first businesses to return to the “new normal.”  Summit Health and Fitness on Wiggins Avenue this week started rolling out outdoor group fitness classes.  They converted their parking lot into a spin cycling “room” and a CrossFit workout space.  The classes were limited to 10 people, all 12 feet apart.  Masks are required and everything is wiped down with disinfectant before and after use.   The owners, Jane Karpovsky and Denis Mezhertskiy, of Bedford bought Summit on January 23 of this year. They consulted with the Bedford Board of Health to make sure all the protocols were met.

Elise and Monique Lyons ~ Bedford Sisters are Austin Prep Hockey Stars

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New England is at the forefront of developing woman hockey players, and two of the best are right here in Bedford.

Elise Lyons, grade 11, and her sister Monique, grade 8, daughters of Pat Lyons and Therese Franks, played wing on the first line of the co-state champion Cougars of Austin Preparatory School in Reading.  The team was two days away from a showdown at TD Garden with Woburn for the MIAA title when the Covid-19 threat took over, truncating the tournament.

Sports

Four Bedford Soccer Players Experience Portugal Through Soccer

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It was the trip of a lifetime for four Bedford Soccer players who play for Soccer Club’s East Elite Blue Team, the FC Stars.

Carter Rauch, Christian Hill, Eshan Pandey, all 8th graders at JGMS and Ansh Aggarwal, a 9th grader at BHS departed Boston on Friday, February 14, and began their 9-day journey to Lisbon, Portugal.

Bedford

Bedford Youth Lacrosse Seeks Residents Interested in Joining its Board of Directors

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Residents of Bedford,

As our organization continues to grow each year, so does our need for help to enable our programs to run smoothly. Lacrosse is a truly great sport with a rich history and unique cultural heritage.  We’re proud that so many young Buccaneers are a part of the lax community, but to properly serve our lax athletes Bedford Youth Lacrosse (BYL) needs many hands.
 

Bedford

Bedford Babe Ruth Baseball and Softball – Spring Registration is Now Open!

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Bedford Babe Ruth Baseball and Softball would like to welcome all Bedford and Hanscom AFB residents, from Kindergarten through High School, to register for spring baseball or softball. Player and Volunteer registration for all leagues runs from January 1 to March 15, 2020, and can be found at www.bedfordbaseballsoftball.com

Sports

Thanksgiving Sports Wrap-up ~ Thanks to Bedford Snapshots

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Jeff Hoyland was indefatigable on Thanksgiving weekend, covering everything from Wednesday noon’s Powder Puff Football game, through a rainy Turkey Trot, the BHS/CCHS football game, and the kickoff for the boys hockey season ~ a fundraising game where town employees and alumni battled the BHS squad on the ice at The Edge Sports Center.

Mass Warriors Dedicate Football Charity Game to Jeff Hoyland

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The Mass Warriors, the semi-pro football team that played at Sabourin Field this year, decided to dedicate their final game of the season to Jeff Hoyland because “He made us feel welcome from the very start.”

Football Home Opener to Begin at 4 pm on Sabourin Field

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Bedford’s football home opener with Saugus High School has been moved forward to 4 pm on Friday afternoon at Sabourin Field. The change will assure that the game can be completed before dusk.

Bedford

BHS Boys Soccer starts Season with a 2-0 At-Home Win over Westford

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Some players have been waiting for the season to start since early Summer, and some have been waiting since a cold night last November. 

But 16 have been waiting for their Senior season since “JGMS days” — the largest group of Seniors on any one team in a long time: Nicolas Busse, Jessop Collins, Nolan Hafer, Andrew Harrison, Quinten Houck, Dexter Kennedy, Ryan Knight, Wesley Liou, Jeffrey Mascoli, Matthew McMillian, Alexander Oleksinski, Matias Ou,  Andrew Presti, Christopher Venuti, Marcus Voss, and Joseph Watson.