A new swimming season brought along with it the first ever home meet for the girls swim team and many new faces. The total number of swimmers compared to previous years has shot up and freshmen make up about one-fifth of the team. "We have about fifty swimmers," said senior Vanessa Heasley. "The team is getting bigger and bigger every year."

The new freshmen faced a tough task, as many of them have seen significant chances to show off their talent, and many of them have risen to the challenge. Some of the older swimmers have taken freshmen under their wings and have passed down some of their upper-class wisdom.
"I've just said do everything the coach ever asks you and just give everything you have while in the pool," said Vanessa Heasley. "Always look for the positive," said senior Sam Cantrell. "You do better when in a better mood."

On September 21, the girls faced a tough Dexter team and were defeated by a score of 121-65. Freshman Cheyenne Cousineau broke the diving record for the fourth time this season with a score of 238. Wins were picked up by the Lady Mules in the 100 butterfly, the 100 freestyle, the 200 individual medley, and the 200 medley relay. Prior to this, the Lady Mules had their first-ever home match at the YMCA on September 7. BCSN was there to broadcast the home opener for the girls.
"It was fun because people from the community had a chance to come see us," said Heasley. "It gave them a chance to see we're a serious team."

Cousineau broke the diving record for the first time at the home opener, with a score of 212.15 points. This was obviously a sign of things to come. On September 14, the Lady Mules went to Lincoln and soundly defeated them, 141-46. Freshman Kirsten Stark set two school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle, while Cousineau set the diving record with 236 points. Senior Shari Harmon took first in the 200 freestyle, and the 200 freestyle relay team of Stark, sophomore Kelsey Koren, Harmon, and Vanessa Heasley also took home first place.

On September 9, the Lady Mules traveled to the Lakeview Relays. The team finished in sixth, but three different relay teams took third. Cousineau finished first in the individual dive with a team record (at the time) of 219 points.
In the season opener, on August 31, the Lady Mules finished fourth in a competition of ten teams. A school record was set in the 200 medley relay by the team of senior Kellie Andrews, sophomore Shannon Heasley, Stark, and Vanessa Heasley. Firsts were also taken in diving and in the 4 x 50 butterfly.

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Twenty-one varsity football athletes will have more than just tonight's game against Ypsilanti Lincoln to think about. For some, Senior Night will mean a lot more than just another game. Students of the class of '07 will miss the atmosphere of the rowdy student section that has intimidated the
toughest of schools. The last home game at Bedford Community Stadium also marks the last time this high
school will probably ever see tailgating.

Senior wide receiver Brad Mills has played football for Bedford since his freshman year, even dating back to his years as a Lambertville Lion.

"Retiring from football will be hard because of all the years I have put into it. Our intensity level is going to be really high, knowing that our seniors will be playing our last game at home and knowing we need to win," said Mills.

The Mules seem to be coming full circle at the right time of the year. A strong offensive performance against Dexter proves that this team can put up points. Along with the offense, the defense has learned from their mistakes this season. Chris Kerekes and Mike Sargent have been senior leaders for the defense and have come up with timely plays that have proven crucial in certain wins. Bedford faced two explosive offenses earlier in the year against Chelsea and Adrian. The experience that the team gained from those games should help this defense enormously down the stretch.

Bedford is going into tonight's game 2-3 and will be leaving everything on the field because there is still a chance to make the playoffs. A win in tonight's game means that the team will need to win their last three games for a guaranteed spot in the post season. The Railsplitters take the field 0-5, which puts a little more pressure on Bedford to come out of the gates strong. The Mules have shown that they can put up big numbers on the offensive side of the ball with their wins this year. Mitch Boss has been a strong leader on the field, showing the confidence that coach Trychel has been looking for in his quarterbacks.

"Mitch has done a great job so far this year, proving his spot as the starter on this team," said senior wide receiver Steve Hall. Mitch hasn't done it alone, though. Wide receivers Steve Hall and Matt Drew have put up good numbers catching the ball this season. "I just try to do what I can on the field to help my team out," said Hall.

The team encourages everyone to come out tonight, as parents of all senior football players will be on hand to cheer on the team's final home game of the season.

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On September 16, the boys played at the Alpena Wildcat Shootout, facing Gaylord, Tawas, and Alpena. The boys defeated Gaylord 2-1 in the first round, with both goals coming from exchange student Lucas Sansana. They defeated Tawas 2-0 in the second round, with goals coming from Senior Andy Brangham and sophomore Kyle Menzel. Bedford faltered in the championship, however, losing 1-0 against Alpena.

"[The most important thing we have learned this season is] that we need to play together as a team to win, and be able to play good team defense," said Clark.
On September 14, the boys faced Adrian at home, winning with a final score of 6-0. This game was the fifth shutout for senior goalie Alex Pavlika. Pavlika also had a shutout on September 11, mercying Romulus 8-0 in this big time win.
"[This season, we face the challenge of] playing together as a team. There are a lot of new kids on varsity. Also, we need to be careful to not get lazy against bad teams," said Kirsch.
It's not all fun and games for the boys, however, as they were crushed by Pioneer on September 7.
"[The hardest match-ups for us the rest of the season are] when we play Pioneer and Saline again, and Monroe on community night," said Clark.
The team's next game is away at Lincoln tonight, and the boys play at home on Saturday against Monroe at the annual community night.

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Conditioning for girls' tennis started during the summer with running, tennis skills, drills, and matches with varsitys' coach Melissa Kurek watching to decide who would be making the team. Conditioning lasted for two hours and was on every day of the week for two weeks until tryouts for both JV and Varsity girls' tennis started. Only 12 girls were chosen out of the many who tried out for the varsity team

On August 22, the team played in the Allen Park Invitational, placing 4th, with Ashley Foster and Lindsay Thompson coming in second for the team's number two doubles. Katie Jackson and Janelle Mahoney placed second for the team's number one doubles, and Amber Mack placed second in number two singles.

On August 24 the Varsity team lost against Chelsea, 8-0. During the girls' August 29 matches, Bedford won against Plymouth, 7-1. Lindsay Miller played number three singles and won 6-0, 6-0 in her best set.

On August 31 Bedford won against Dexter with Alicia Nichols, Amber Mack, and Lindsay Miller winning their singles matches. Ashley Foster and Lindsay Thompson won their doubles match, and Kathy Lorenz and Tara Lohr also won their matches, giving the team a 5-3 win. The girls also went on to win on September 3 against Lincoln, by a score of 6-2.
In more recent games Bedford has had two wins, one against Lincoln and one against SMCC. The girls' lost against Grosse Ile and took second in the Monroe invitational.

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As of late, though, the Mules haven't performed as well as they would like. The Monroe County Championship is a prime example. With a field that included Ida, Summerfield, and Mason, the team only managed to pull out a second place finish behind Monroe High School.

The Mules real season begins on October 5 for the varsity squad, which will travel to the University of Michigan's home golf course to compete in the District tournament. "In past years we have missed out by a few strokes of making the state tournament. I really hope we can change that this year," said senior co-captain Sam DeArmond. The Mules plan to tune up for Districts with upcoming matches against Tecumseh and Dexter, followed by the Saline Quad at Brookside Golf Course.

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This year's Lady Mules basketball team is a force to be reckoned with, even with no seniors and nobody over 5'9''. "We are more guard-oriented [with six guards] and have a deeper bench than in years past," said Coach Bill Ryan. "I do not have a consistent starting line-up. All ten players on the roster could potentially start."

The team is looking forward to playing Monroe for their competitive play and skill level. Adrian has always been considered a rival, but the girls look forward to playing all 14 league games. The team is preparing for upcoming games by knowing about their opponent and working on perfecting their plays.

The Mules played Lincoln on September 21 with a 55-38 victory. Junior Tiara Fernandez and sophomore Amelia Davis were the leading scores with 13 points. Davis also grabbed nine rebounds and had four steals. Junior Heather Goodwin had eight points and junior Heather Wegman had eight rebounds.

The Bedford Lady Mules had an exciting victory over Dexter on September 14, winning 58-51, after two overtimes. Going into Dexter, the Mules had a reassuring win from Monroe Jefferson with a score of 56- 12. Scoring was pretty even across the board. Junior Jennifer Redmond put up 11 points and ripped down five rebounds. Amelia Davis had eight points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Kaylee Foster put up seven points, ripped down five rebounds, and had seven steals. Tiara Fernandez put up nine points, and Heather Wegman scored seven points.

On September 8, Bedford beat Walled Lake Western 59-58 with a lay-up at the buzzer by Amelia Davis to get their first win of the season. Kaylee Foster hit Amelia on the run with three seconds left on the clock. Foster led the Mules in scoring with 17 points. She also had five rebounds and three steals. Davis had nine points, five rebounds, and four assists. Sophomore Jackie Harrison had eight points, five rebounds, and four steals. Junior Liz Newsome scored eight points, grabbed eight rebounds, had four assists, and snagged three steals.

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In the past two weeks the boys and girls cross country teams have had a brief lapse in meets, and therefore have been pushing themselves to improve before the next invitational on September 30. Prior to that however, both teams were working to keep up the schedule of two or three meets each week.

On August 26 both teams competed in the South Lyon Invitational. The boys team took first place overall with a total of 44 points. Top runners for their team included Alex Folk, who placed first, John Gulbronson, and Joe Araiz. Among the top runners for the girls' team were Kate Calhoun and Aloiya Earl.

In the Tiffin Carnival, one of the largest meets the teams will participate in, on September 9, the girls' team placed 23 overall, and the boys' team came in 15 out of 40 teams. Notable performances were seen by Gulbronson of the boys' team and Heather Felke of the girls' team.

The first SEC jamboree took place on September 12. Saline took first place overall for the girls' race and Dexter took first in the boys' race, but the Bedford teams took sixth and third, respectively. Kate Calhoun was the first to come in for the girls, with a time of 21:33, and the first in for the boys was Alex Folk, with a time of 16:50.

The most recent meet, the Spartan Invitational at MSU, took place on September 15. Bedford girls placed 28 of 41 teams, while the boys ran hard to place tenth out of 44 teams.
Currently almost a third of the girls' team is suffering from injuries, yet have managed to work through them. "It has been a rough season so far, but we hope to use these breaks in meets to rebuild and improve," said junior Aloiya Earl.
Overall both teams have had a strong season, but are still looking to improve.

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On September 14, the junior varsity girls' basketball team lost 37-28 to Dexter. Bedford got their first win against Monroe Jefferson by the score of 40-25. Chelsea Wegman led the scoring (nine points), while Kelsey Woltmann and Ashley Sparks followed (eight points). On September 7 and 8, the Lady Mules lost to Chelsea (41-36) and Walled Lake Western (42-25). They started out the season against SMCC on September 5. They held the lead for much of the game but gave it up in the last few minutes. Katie Bollin and Rachel Cousino both played very well, though. Each player had nine points.

The JV football team hosted Adrian at home on September 7. Louis Tormoehlen and Jake Howard played great defense, while Drew Hendrick and Josh Sedlar worked together to score on a touchdown pass. The team lost, however, 26-8. The Mules worked hard to beat the Chelsea Bulldogs, but were defeated 36-33 after a hard-played game. Touchdowns were scored by Drew Hendrick, Josh Sedlar, and Zach Shepherd. When playing Springfield, the team had a great victory, with a score of 20-6. Josh Sedlar, Nate Davis, and Shane Sulier all contributed touchdowns to the victory.

Currently, the JV boys' soccer team owns a 5-3-1 record. On September 21, the boys lost against Tecumseh, 2-0. The Mules succeeded in their game against Chelsea, 2-0, on September 19. On September 14, the boys defeated Adrian, 6-1. Alex Thatcher was the game's lead scorer with four goals. Andrew Althaus and Mitch Cousino had one goal each. On September 8, Bedford overpowered Milan 4-0. Against Pioneer, the team had a difficult loss, 5-0, on September 7. The team tied 1-1 on August 31 against Riverview. On August 29, Saline prevailed over Bedford, 1-5. Against Milan, Bedford won their season opener 5-0 on August 24.

The girls' junior varsity tennis team has been having a great season with a record of 2-0-1. At the September 11 match, Bedford tied with Grosse Ille 4-4. Bedford winners were Leah Turigliatto, Kristi Rozanski, Sydney Lenhart, and Kayleen Ohneck/Kristin Ostentoski. Leah Turigliatto, Kristi Rosanski, Haley Melure, and Sydney Lenhart won first place at the Bedford Invitational. Megan Gross/ Paige Arnold and Kayleen Ohneck/Kristin Osetentoski got first place in doubles. Kendra Doxsie/ Nadine Black and Lori Posadny/ Kaitlyn Mani placed second in doubles. On September 5, Bedford beat Monroe 7-1. At the August 31 match, Bedford beat Dexter 5-3, and at the August 8 match, Bedford tied Chelsea 4-4.

Bedford won their game on September 21 against Saline, 14-7. Dominic Fetterly scored both touchdowns for the Mules. Mike Peck had an interception, and Mason Cole had a fumble recovery. On September 14, Bedford beat Dexter, 35-24. David Digby and Ray Stroud each had two touchdowns for the Mules. T.J. Romijn also scored one touchdown for the Mules. On September 7, the boys were defeated by Adrian, 18-0. In their game against Chelsea, on August 31, Bedford won 20-12. Jake Kreuger, David Walender, and Codey Morris each had one touchdown. Digby had 12 tackles, and Scott Szajana had six tackles. The Mules' season opener was a win against Springfield, 12-0. Kreuger and Stroud each scored one touchdown. The boys' current record is 4-1

The boys freshman golf team placed first out of twelve teams at the Saline Freshman Golf Invitational. Together, the team shot a 335 total score over 18 holes. David Genaw, Justin Gross, Nate Gonring, and Jordan Joersz all scored in the 80's and were the top four shooters on the team. The invitational was played at Brookside Golf Course in Saline.

The freshman girls' basketball team is having a good season with a record of 2-1. Bedford won by a close margin at the game on September 8 against Walled Lake Western, 27-25. Madison Boss scored 12 points, and Lauren Thompson drained 7 points. At the September 7 game against Chelsea, Bedford won 41-20. Lauren Thompson did well, scoring 12 points, and Lindsay Dager scored 8. In the game against SMCC on September 5, Bedford lost 56-29. Playing well were Chelsea Carena, with 11 points, and Lindsay Dager, with 8.