Bedford Times-Press Sports

By Jason Bucher           The Lady Bulldogs had a busy week traveling to Nodaway Valley on Tuesday before hosting the Bedford Tournament on Saturday. On Tuesday, the Lady Bulldogs lost in three sets 25-19, 27-25 and 25-10.      In the first set Vanessa Hill started off the scoring when she blasted a kill through the opponents block…

By Jason Bucher      On Tuesday the Bedford Bulldog Cross Country team traveled to Creston for a meet at the Southwestern Community College campus.      The Bulldogs placed fourth in the Class B 5KM race with 99 points. Tanner Rowe placed 14th with a time of 22:25.3 to lead the Bulldogs. Jayven Welch was the next best…

By Jason Bucher      If you were unable to brave the elements last Friday for the Bedford Bulldogs homecoming game, you missed some great football action. Despite the drizzle and cool temps the Bulldogs battled and came away with a thrilling 30-26 victory over the Exira-EHK Spartans.      The Bulldogs took the opening kick and went three…

By Jason Bucher      The Lady Bulldogs only had one volleyball match last week and that was a contest with North Nodaway (Hopkins) at their venue. The Lady Bulldogs made quick work of the ten minute jog to Hopkins winning in three sets 25-20, 25-14 and 25-13.      In the first set the home team jumped out…

By Jason Bucher      On Tuesday night the Bedford Bulldogs Cross Country team headed to Clarinda for a meet with athletes from Nebraska City, Nodaway Valley, Shenandoah, Riverside, East Atchison, Atlantic, Essex, North Andrew, Fremont-Mills, and Southwest Valley. The Bulldogs placed seventh as a team finishing with 228 points. The host team Clarinda won the meet…

By Jason Bucher      On Thursday night the Bulldog faithful filled the gym to witness the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team beat the Lamoni Demons of the Bluegrass Conference for the first time since 2015. The home crowd watched their Lady Bulldogs pull off a sweep winning 25-15, 25-16 and 25-19 behind quite the arial attack as…

By Jason Bucher      The Bulldog faithful traveled to Lamoni last Friday for a non-district contest with the Lamoni Demons at the Graceland University field. On a great night for football, the Bedford Bulldogs did not take long to get on the scoreboard in the 2022 season. Silas Walston gathered the opening kickoff around the Bulldog…

     Are you ready for some football? On August 26th, the Bedford Bulldogs will travel to Lamoni to kick off the 2022 football season against the Demons. The Bulldogs have forty-nine players representing the navy and white this year with many key positions returning to the gridiron this year. The Dawgs will look to the senior…

     The junior high middle school baseball and softball program finished up their season four weeks ago and both had excellent outcomes.      The junior high Bulldog baseball team consisted of 17 boys, nine 8th graders and eight 7th graders. The Bulldogs had a 7th grade record of 7-2 and an 8th grade record of 8-3.      The…

By Abby Dukes      The Lady Dogs traveled to Clarinda for their first game of the season Monday night. This year’s team consists of 11 girls and two new coaches. Leading the team are two juniors, Emily Baker and Destry Bassinger since no seniors participated this year. The sophomores take up most of the team with…