FALL SPORTS POSTSEASON ACTION!
FIVE SWIMMERS AT STATE FINALS!
Girls Swim sent 5 athletes to the State Finals in Holland, Michigan to compete in 6 events.
Senior Alexa F. finished in 7th place in the 100 Backstroke Finals!
Alexa F. and fellow senior, Gabby P., both swam in the 50 Free with Alexa finishing in 16th place and Gabby in 23rd.
Two relay teams also qualified: the Medley Relay and the 200 Free Relay. Alexa, Peyton P., Mia T., and Gabby finished 22nd place in the Medley. Gabby, Mia, Lilly L., and Alexa competed in the 200 Free Relay and came in 22nd place for that event as well.
Good Job, Ladies!
Young Cross Country Runners Qualify for State Competition
Two freshmen and one sophomore qualified as individuals to compete at the Cross Country State Finals on November 4 at Michigan International Speedway.
From the boys’ team, sophomore Dane H. and freshman Cam V. will be making the trip to Brooklyn, MI. Dane ran a huge personal best, placing 7th overall in a time of 16:16.8 at Regionals, and Cam crossed the line in 16:50 to take 20th place in the Regional race.
Freshman Iva R. from the girls’ cross country team also qualified after a 15th place finish at the regional competition with a time of 19:34.1.
Good Luck, Dane, Cam and Iva!
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BOYS TENNIS GOES TO STATE FOR 2ND YEAR IN A ROW!
Bedford Boys Varsity Tennis traveled to Grand Rapids for possibly the rainiest state tennis tournament ever held with lots of delays, schedule and site changes to deal with as well as playing very late into the night. The team played extremely well overall for a very respectable showing.
Jaxon N., at #1 singles, played extremely well and won his first match 6-0,6-0 before falling to the number 4 seed 6-4,6-1. Jaxon was recently named the Monroe County Player of the Year.
Carter R., at #4 singles, played some of his best tennis of the year. He won his first match 6-3,6-4. Despite contending with huge delays and a last minute site change, he also won his second match by 6-3,6-4 before ending his first day at 11:15 pm. On the second day Carter lost 6-2,6-0 to the number 2 seed who was state runner up.
Monroe County Coach of the Year, Coach Cukierski, commented that, “Bedford was represented at the state meet by a great group of boys that conducted themselves with great sportsmanship throughout their season to make the school and community very proud. Can’t wait to see what this team can accomplish in the future.”
New School Records
Jaxon and Carter both had 23 singles wins this season and now share that record.
Jaxon also tied the career singles record of 55 wins.
In doubles, Taylor B. is now the career record holder with 30 wins after two seasons with Carter and one with Donovan P. as his partner.
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VOLLEYBALL DISTRICT CHAMPS!
Bedford’s volleyball team dominated to win the District crown in a decisive fashion over Woodhaven.
VOLLEYBALL HONORS
ALL STATE
Victoria G. 1st Team, Kaylin S. 2nd Team, Jaelyn H. Honorable Mention
ALL-STATE ACADEMIC
Macy M. and Kadie M.
ALL-REGION
Alivia B., Victoria G., Jaelyn H., Kaylin S.
ALL-SEC
Alivia B. 1st Team, Victoria G. 1st Team, Jaelyn H. 1st Team, Kaylin S. 1st Team, Mya K. Honorable Mention, Macy M. Honorable Mention
FOOTBALL HONORS
ALL-REGION
Nolan L. was named MHSFCA ALL Region as a defensive lineman.
ALL-SEC
Shout Out to our ALL-SEC Team members: Hunter F. 1st Team OL, Lucas G. 1st Team LB, Nolan L.1st Team DL, Hunter P. HM RB, Brandon R. HM RB, Hudson H. HM OL, Cole J. HM LB, Avery L. HM DB, and Blake R. HM DB.