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• Bedford athletes welcomed new schools, challenges in 2007

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was a year of near-misses and so-closes on the 2007 Bedford sports landscape, though there were a few spot-ons mixed in. While dozens of local teams and individuals competed for the top prize in their respective class and/or Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 4:16 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, football, hockey, wrestling, Softball, Baseball, Tennis, golf, Bedford High

• West serves fourth-quarter comeback in Turkey Bowl win

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Post-game emotion on the two sidelines was quite different, but the feeling was the same: this was no ordinary exhibition. The annual Queen City Turkey Bowl, featuring Manchester’s top two teams, saw West and Central pass Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:40 PM by Bedford Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, football, West High School

• BG’s attempt for another crown falls short

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR For the Bishop Guertin seniors, it was the first time they failed to celebrate following the season’s final whistle. For their opponents, the Blue Hawks of Exeter High School, it was sweet revenge against a foe that had beaten Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:01 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, football, Blue Hawks, Exeter, Bishop Guertin

• Turnovers can’t stop BG from rolling to title game

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was the sloppiest game he could remember, but coach Tony Johnson knew his Bishop Guertin battleship could win, even when taking on water from a Green Wave. In a rare Friday night playoff football game on Nov. 9, the No. 2 Cardinals Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:31 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: high school sports, football, Merrimack Valley, Bedford

• Road to the playoffs – West’s first win as visitor means postseason trip

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR The playoffs started a week early for the Manchester West and Salem high school football teams. The Blue Devils rolled into the contest on Friday, Nov. 2, with a four-game winning streak against state foes and a 5-2 record. The Blue Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:38 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Sports, football, students

• Following rivalry loss, West bumped from driver’s seat

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Blue Knights entered the contest having been in control of their own destiny all season, while cross-town rival Central was still in the process of climbing out of an early-season hole created by an 0-2 start. When Central quarterback Read More... Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:10 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, football

• The defense never rests for Jr. ’Dogs

  Tiny Mites Silver The Bedford Jr. Bulldogs Pop Warner football team battled the Manchester Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 14. Stephen Simpson collected a trio of touchdowns for the locals, while quarterback Colin Hoak led the offense, which featured strong blocking Read More... Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:40 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Sports, football

• Football fever – Cheers ring at Bedford High’s first JV home game

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR The scene resembled that of a marquee Friday night lights match-up with two state powerhouses clashing for varsity glory. Children ran around outside the stadium, clad in red and black football jerseys trying to imitate those on the Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:59 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Sports, football, students

• BG, as in Bedford gridiron – Locals help continue Guertin’s dominance, but for how long?

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Tony Johnson was part of the Bishop Guertin dynasty in the early 1970s, when the private Nashua high school won four titles in six years. Three decades later, he has built a dynasty of his own. And Johnson said a large contingent Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:31 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Sports, football, students

• Cold turkey

  West starved of holiday bowl victory as Central’s LeClerc runs wild BY RYAN O’CONNOR Though the Manchester West football team broke through in Division I last year – defeating perennial powerhouse Manchester Central twice, including Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:50 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, Hooksett, football