The Bedford Citizen (https://www.thebedfordcitizen.org/category/sports/)
January 26, 2021
* Two (2) new COVID-19 positive case at Bedford High School (BHS Case #40 & Case #41) close contacts have been identified with one of the cases.
* There are currently three (3) active COVID-19 positive cases in the BHS community.
* These cases do not appear to be connected or related to previous cases identified in school.
Trailing 26-4 after the first quarter, and losing a couple of players to injuries early in the game, the Bedford Bucs had their work cut out for them if they were going to compete with the unbeaten Wayland Warriors in boys’ basketball on Tuesday evening.
“When you face a deficit like we had, along with some early adversity, you really get an idea of the makeup of your team,” Bedford coach Ryan Kilian said. “It takes a total commitment on both ends of the court, and great effort and execution to forge a successful comeback.”
The surging girls’ basketball Buccaneers of Bedford High School entertains Wayland this week, beginning with Tuesday’s 4:30 p.m. home game that will be live-streamed on Bedford TV’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/BedfordTVMA)
The girls’ most recent success was a great team win, 56-30 at Weston on Friday. The balanced scoring attack was led by sophomore Sydney Poor with 13, Katherine Vaughn, a junior, added 10 and senior Shayla Fedele scored eight.
Jan. 15, 2021—The presence of Weston’s six-foot, 10-inch center Sawyer Mayhugh proved to be the difference on Friday night, as the standout junior scored 29 points to go with 10 rebounds, as Weston (2-2) defeated Bedford, 74-66, in Dual County League boys’ basketball at the BHS gymnasium.
Senior Imani Jones came off the bench for the Bucs (2-2) and contributed nine points and 10 rebounds, providing a necessary lift in the second half. The Bucs cut a one-time 17-point deficit to just four points in the fourth quarter, but Weston prevailed down the stretch with timely baskets and key defensive stops.
The Bedford High School ski teams lost their opening contests of the 2021 season Thursday against combined teams from the high schools in Leominster and Lunenberg. The giant slaloms took place at Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford.
One of the few advantages of the virus-shortened high school basketball season is teams don’t have to wait long for a rematch. The Dual County League schedule is a weekly series of home-and-home matches.
And that’s motivating Coach Ryan Kilian’s Buccaneers, who host the Weston Wildcats Friday and hope to avenge a 71-70 loss earlier this week. That was the boys’ first loss of the season.
The game will be live streamed on Bedford TV’s YouTube channel beginning at 6 pm. There will be no spectators in the BHS gym.
“We are building a nice little rivalry,” Kilian observed. “It always seems to be a battle lately when Bedford and Weston lock horns — thrilling endings, overtime classics. We lost in OT last year at Weston and it was a heartbreaker.”
Junior Katherine Vaughn scored 15 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and blocked five shots to lead Bedford High School to a 47-24 girls’ basketball win over Weston High Tuesday evening in the empty BHS gym.
Bedford and Waltham battled to a 2-2 draw in Dual County League hockey action Saturday at The Edge.
Senior Co-Captain Bobby Marcus scored both Bedford goals, including the second-period shot that tied the score. Jack Venuti and Chris Woo assisted on the first Marcus goal, and Co-Capt. Adam Driscoll assisted on the other.
Earlier in the week at Waltham, the IceBucs fell to the Hawks 3-1. Venuti, on a feed from Marcus, was the lone scorer.
Goalie TJ Mead totaled 64 saves for the two-game series. Coach Brian Seabury mentioned the standout play of defenseman Ittai Wiseman in both contests.
The Bedford High School boys’ basketball team, winner of its first two games in this unique season, faces the Weston Wildcats in a Dual County League two-game series Tuesday and Friday.
The first game is at Weston and the return match is scheduled for the BHS gymnasium. There are no spectators permitted but the home game can be seen on the Bedford TV YouTube channel beginning at 6 p.m.
Junior Max Alper scored 13 points and added five steals to lead a balanced team effort on opening night, as Bedford High School defeated Waltham, 53-36, in an empty BHS gym.
The Bucs built a 27-10 lead at the half and never looked back, as junior guards Bryan Aweh-Kisob and Jacori McNeil helped pace an aggressive offensive and defensive attack. Junior Jamie Buchannan and senior Matt Mulligan also had strong games for Bedford, which had nine players in the scoring column.
Bedford TV will record and live stream all Bedford High School boys’ and girls’ varsity home basketball games this winter, beginning today (Jan. 5) at 5:30 p.m. with the Bedford boys hosting Waltham.
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).
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.
With Saturday’s 3-0 win over Weston, the Bedford men’s soccer team clinched the DCL Small School title for the third year in a row .
The team is 6-1-1 for the season.
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!
Fall sports at Bedford High School can now accommodate up to 100 spectators, according to revised guidelines from Gov Charlie Baker. This doubles the original limit announced when games began last week.
And Bedford TV hopes to share videos of more events.
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.
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.
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.
An online petition has been started by the rapidly growing number of Bedford pickleball players for the town to paint the lines for a pickleball court on the existing tennis courts at the John Glenn Middle School.
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.
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.
Alli Lua who teaches second grade at the Davis School in Bedford has hidden powers. In just 17.1 minutes (!) she climbed to the top of 200 Clarendon Street, previously known as the John Hancock Tower, on Saturday, March 7.
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.
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.