The unbeaten Amherst Patriots found themselves trailing for the first time in two years before scoring the winning touchdown with just a minute to go, handing the Bedford Jr. Bulldogs Pee Wee Silver team a heartbreaking 13-12 setback in the state final. Down 7-0 in the second quarter, Saiku Bah followed blocks from Zach Wallat and John Kiernan to ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt wasn’t difficult for Trinity High School head football coach Gary Leonard to forgive his star wing back. After all, Connor Lyons did score three touchdowns, notch three two-point conversions and kick a 41-yard field goal to lead the Pioneers to a 41-7 victory and their first state title since 1988. The Bedford resident ...

The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire and the Conway Area Humane Society announced their formal affiliation effective Nov. 11. The combined talents of each organization will strengthen the programs and services offered to more than 70 communities in the Granite State. The league brings more than 100 years of history and experience to this ...

BY SUZANNE D’AMATOTo those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are being made. The following are just a few examples of how generous donations of money, time and ...

BY DARRELL HALENSome American soldiers will be receiving snacks, batteries, hygiene products and other needed goods – thanks to the generosity of the Bedford Women’s Club. Each month, the club chooses a charity or service organization to make donations to. The group adopted Soldiers’ Angels, a nonprofit organization that ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhen the next fall sports season arrives, expect a change in the landscape of New Hampshire athletics. Beginning with the 2010- 11 fall schedule, all sports will use the divisional format, including the possibility of petitioning up or down. The change, according to athletics directors, provides more choice for schools. Some ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYConnor Lyons earned a much-deserved rest. The Trinity High School gridiron star and Bedford resident found the end zone four times in the first half of a Division V semifinal-round game before taking the second half off during his team’s 37-0 win over Bow on Saturday, Nov. 7. The speedy senior opened the scoring with a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYFor Bedford High School girls soccer, it was an all-too-familiar scene. Same opponent, same score and same hollow feeling as the final whistle blew. For a second consecutive season the Bulldogs were eliminated by Hollis- Brookline, 1-0, in the Class I semifinals, this time falling to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Exeter ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBedford High School’s spirit team lost the services of an athlete in the middle of its Class I state routine. The Bulldogs didn’t miss a beat. After junior Alyssa Cloutier injured her knee during the squad’s performance at Southern New Hampshire University on Sunday, Nov. 8, the Bulldogs remained focused and ...

Bedford police officers responded to a call about a male shoplifter just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Hannaford’s Supermarket in Colby Court, Bedford. Hannaford reported the subject fled the area when he was confronted by the store’s loss prevention officer. The subject was described as in his 40s wearing white slacks and a ...