Bedford Sports Talk
TRAVEL
BASKETBALL
Seventh-grade girls
Bedford won its last regular season game in a nail biter, beating Goffstown in OT 32-29.
Great defense was played by Emily Adams, and Sydney Lynch helped the team, while the offense was lead by Lizzy Stevenson and Sophia King.
Eighth-grade girls
The Bedford girls claimed the championship of the February Shootout Championship on Feb. 17 in Reading, Mass., by defeating Wayne, N.J., 38-28. Bedford went 4-0 in the tournament.
JUNIOR BULLDOGS
Registration night
The Bedford Junior Bulldogs will hold registration for football and cheerleading for the upcoming season from 6-8 p.m. on March 4 and 27 at the McKelvie Middle School cafeteria. Anyone interested can pre-register at www.juniorbulldogs.org. There will also be a Junior Bulldogs cheer information night from 6-8 p.m. on March 3 at the McKelvie Middle School cafeteria. For more information, email Pam MacDonald at pmacdonald@comcast.net or visit the website.
Coaches wanted
The Junior Bulldogs are also looking for football and cheer coaches for the 2014 season.
Anyone interested can find more information at www.juniorbulldogs.org, or can send a coaching resume to bedfordjrbulldogs@yahoo.com or to Bedford Football & Spirit Association, PMB 224, 1 Hardy Road, Bedford, NH 03110, attention Football Coordinator or Cheer Coordinator.
SWIMMING
Barracudas registration and open house
The Bedford Barracudas swim team will hold a registration night and open house from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on April 7 and 15 at the McKelvie Middle School cafeteria. Returning and new swimmers must register in person on one of these dates.
Bring your completed registration forms and payment in cash or check made out to “BST.” The cost is $120 for each swimmer in a family. For more information and registration forms, go to www.bedfordswimteam.org.
BASEBALL
Babe Ruth registration
Bedford Babe Ruth is open for registration for the 2014 season. The 16-game season begins on April 31 and games are played at night during the week at both Riley Field and the SAU field, and on mornings and afternoons on the weekends. Cost is $200 per player, with a family maximum of $350. Registration for the Colt League and the Palomino League will open in March. For more information, send an email to bedford
baberuth@youthleague
management.com.
Indoor workouts
Bedford Babe Ruth will hold indoor workouts for the 13-15 year old division at Bedford High School. Preseason workouts will be conducted from 4-6 p.m. March 9; 3-5 p.m. March 16; noon-2 p.m. March 23; 3-5 p.m. March 30. Players must be registered in order to attend. To register visit www.bedfordbaberuth.com.
Granite State Baseball
The Granite State Baseball League is forming a new team for the towns of Bedford and Amherst in the 28-38-plus division. The season starts in mid-April and goes until late August. For more information, go to www.gsbl.net or call 315-7043.
SOCCER
Spring openings available
Hampshire FC has limited openings on its boys and girls U10-U19 spring soccer teams. The teams are open to players from any town. Hampshire FC is also now accepting registrations for the tots and EDP spring programs. For more information, go to www.amherst
soccerclub.com or contact Lisa Davidson at treasurer@amherstsoccerclub.com or 654-5276.
LACROSSE
First coach-parent
workshop
The New Hampshire Lacrosse Foundation will team with the Amherst Lacrosse Club to host the first Professional Coaching Alliance Parent Workshop. The event will take place at Hampshire Hills at 6 p.m. on March 12. The workshop is open to any parent at no cost and is not sport specific. Up to 100 participants can be accommodated. To register, go to www.amherstlacrosseclub.com.