With only four returning seniors on the varsity hockey team this year, the boys have been challenged to work with brand new teammates.
"[One of the biggest challenges we will face is] we are a very young team. There are only four returning seniors who have been playing together for a long time. No one really knows how we're all going to play together," said captain Dan Hopkins.

On Saturday, November 18, the boys lost in a close scrimmage to Jackson, 2-1. The lone goal came from senior Lucas Hayden.
"Any Michigan team will be our toughest opponent this year. They're all really good, and we've had a tough time against them in the past," said Hopkins.

"We are going to do well this year. We have a lot of kids with good hands," said Hopkins.
Bedford also lost their scrimmage against Southview on Friday, November 17, 4-3. Seniors Chase Krider, Hopkins, and junior Jesse Bachli were responsible for the three goals.
The hockey boys opened this season strong, with a win against Troy, 4-2. Goals were scored by Hopkins, Justin Snyder, Bachli, and Garry Konawa.

Tryouts were held over a week-long period. Sixteen players made the team, with Hopkins as this year's captain. Tryouts also produced three assistant captains: Krider, Hayden, and Andy Backus.
"If we lived in Russia, we would be forced to play hockey, but we live in the United States of America, so we play hockey because we want to," said Krider.

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The wind, rain, cold, hills, and mud did not stop three individuals from the boys cross country team at the Regional meet on October 28. Seniors Alex Folk, John Gulbronson, and rookie Joe Osentoski overcame these mucky obstacles to qualify for the State Final meet which took place on November 4 at Michigan International Speedway.
The boys had a week to prepare between Regionals and the big meet. During that week, they worked on fine-tuning their performances.
"We tapered down our mileage and focused more on speed," said Folk.
When the team arrived at MIS, the weather was ideal for running. It was cool, but not too cold. Conditions were dry, and there was little wind.
The Bedford group had a strong start, coming across the mile mark in impressive times. Osentoski and Folk pushed across in 5:11 and 5:12, respectively. Gulbronson was right on his teammates' tails in 5:14.

The team continued to work together, and as they re-entered the speedway, they knew that they only had about half of a mile left. The boys poured all of their hard work that they put into this season onto the course. They knew that this race was the last State meet of their high school cross country careers, and they kicked it in towards the finish line.
In order to earn All-State honors, the runners needed to place in the top 30. Osentoski, Folk, and Gulbronson were all right on the border of the All-State mark, and at such a large and competitive meet, anything can happen in the last 100 meters. Osentoski surged to the finish, ending up first for the Mules. Folk also finished hard, only one second behind him.

The boys placed 26th and 28th, respectively, both earning All-State honors and posting personal-best times of 16:05 and 16:06. Gulbronson entered the finish chute only a few places behind his teammates, placing 38th overall, with an outstanding time of 16:15. Although he just missed the All-State qualification marker, Gulbronson earned Academic All-State honors when he coupled his place with a 4.0 cumulative GPA. All of the team's 70-mile weeks and intense workouts paid off.
"I'm glad I was able to finish my career at the State meet and receive All-State honors, as well as running a personal best. Right now I am training for possibly competing in a few post-season meets," said Folk.
All three Mule state qualifiers finished their seasons and high school cross country careers successfully.

The rest of the boys team also finished their seasons strong at the Regional meet. Folk led the team, placing 6th (17:06) on an extremely wet and muddy course. Gulbronson placed 10th (17:12), followed by Osentoski in 15th (17:18). The top 15 individuals qualified for States. Tommy Valade was fourth for the Mules (18:02). He placed 35th overall. Joe Araiz also performed well, placing 50th (18:47). Jason Cartell and Aaron Horne rounded out Bedford's varsity squad, placing 53rd and 56th in a competitive field of runners. The team placed fourth, but only the top three teams qualified for States. Although the team did not make it to the State Final meet, the impressive performances of the three individuals who qualified still ended the season on a positive note

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For the first time in school history, the Bedford girls swim and dive team took their team to States. Seniors Kellie Andrews, Vanessa Heasley, Sophomore Shannon Heasley, and freshman Kirstin Stark made up the 200 Medley Relay team. The team finished 33rd overall in the field, which is not quite what they wanted going into the race. Kellie Andrews, however, led off the first leg of the relay and had the best finish for the team, which put the team in a good position to finish well.
"This was easily the toughest race we've been in all year. We swam well, but against tough competition we faced, you wouldn't be able to tell from the place we came in," said Vanessa Heasley.

Freshman Kirstin Stark swam individual races for Bedford. She finished 25th in the 50 meter free and 24th in the 100 meter butterfly.
"As her coach, I have no fear, because she is only a freshman and has had no previous experience with swimming at this level. She will be ready next year," said head coach Holly Scheffer.
As far as the diving was concerned, freshman Cheyenne Cousineau performed excellent for the team with a 3rd place finish in the state.
"Cheyenne has proved all year that she can compete with any level of competition," said senior Lauren Sulpizio.
Cheyenne was also nominated for All-American honors.

The girls who participated in states got a second chance to qualify on November 10 at a qualification meet at Huron High School. Kirstin Stark had previously qualified for States as an individual, but she also qualified for one other race so she had the luxury to choose which races she would participate in. Diver Cheyenne Cousineau qualified for States at a qualification meet on November 14.

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The Lady Mules basketball team ended up being District Champions for their tournament, but lost while at Regional.
The team had one of the best seasons in years for Bedford High School, with a division record of 6-0 and an overall record of 15-5. The team did very well this season, because they had consistency and worked together as a team.
"We had many people contribute regularly all season. This was my most talented group of girls, from top to bottom," Coach Bill Ryan said.

The team's success was due to an overall team effort.
"I am satisfied with the season and very proud of my team. We were young and had a lot of question marks entering the season. The team had a great work ethic and received coaching suggestions well," Coach Ryan said. The team had two games, Chelsea and Walled Lake Western, that gave Coach Ryan great memories.

"We had two games that we went the length of the court with only three seconds left to score and secure the victory. Both games were extremely exciting and probably equally my most memorable."
Teamwork was a big part of their success throughout the season.
"It was truly a team effort this season. There were some individuals that could have had fantastic individual efforts, but worked within our team concept all year. We had several players average between 5 and 9 points per game. Many players also chipped in between 3 and 6 rebounds a game. Our balance and depth made us a great team."

This Bedford team consisted of only sophomores and juniors, but still played extremely well, proving that they could still win and be successful without any seniors on the team. The girls' greatest quality this season as a team was their unselfishness.
"Individuals could have worried about statistics and playing time, but that was never an issue," Coach Ryan said.

As a team, the girls bonded and worked together to achieve the goals that they had planned for themselves this season. Overall, the team had three goals this season: first, to win 15 games; second, to win the league championship; and third, to make a run in the state tournament. All of these goals were accomplished.

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