Bedford Jaguars Football and Spirit Program

05-11 : Jaguars Update

Please read our President's Message that was published May 8th in both town newspapers

Click here to see the letter.

The Jaguars continue to accept registrations for Football, Flag Football and Cheer

If you are interested please pre-registered.

Click here to pre-register.

If you have any questions about the football program please contact Tony Grande

If you have any questions about the cheer program please contact Mike Shannon

04-29 : Flag Football/Tackle Football and Spirit Reg Nite - May 5th

Because of the continued keen interest in Jaguars Football and Spirit.
The Jaguars are holding another registration night on:
Monday, May 5th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the BHS Cafeteria.
We will be accepting registrations for Football, Flag Football and Cheer

If you have not pre-registered, please do so before coming so we have all the needed paperwork for your signatures.

Click here to pre-register.

04-11 : Jags Registration & Jags Spirit Information Night

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The Jaguars will be hosting a Spirit Information Night on Tuesday April 29th at 7:30 in the McAllister Room at the Town Library.

Come learn first hand about the 08 season.

Mike Shannon, Spirit Coordinator, will present what Jag Cheer is all about.

The Jaguars are also pleased to announce that the Season Premiere Cheer Competition will be held at Bedford High School October 25th.

More information about the Jags 08 Cheer Calendar can be found at
http://www.bedfordjaguars.org/spiritlinks.php

02-19 : Jaguars Announce 2008 Registration Dates!!!

Please sign your child up online using the Registration link to the left and join us on Thursday, March 20^th or Monday, March 24^th at the Bedford High School Cafeteria from 6:30 – 9:00 PM for our parent information and registration nights. For more information please e-mail Tony Grande at president@bedfordjaguars.org.

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Join us in Kicking Off 2008 - Our 9th Season!!!

Registration fees:

Football/Spirit (Jr. Peewee, Peewee, Jr. Varsity, Varsity)

$175

Football/Spirit (Mitey Mites)

$150

Flag Football

$75

Spirit Mascot

$50

Family Maximum Fee

$400

02-05 : Granite State Football League Welcomes Bedford Jaguars!!!

We are excited to announce that the Granite State Football League (GSFL), at its meeting on Monday, February 4, 2008 voted unanimously to accept the Bedford Jaguars into their junior high/middle school football program!

In 2008 Bedford joins 12 other teams in the GSFL including Hollis-Brookline, Pembroke, and John Stark, which are all schools that Bedford High School will have on their schedule over the next two years. This league is a perfect opportunity for our middle school kids to get a good look at some of their future high school opponents.

The league plays both a Varsity and JV schedule. The Varsity team will replace our Midget Unlimited team and the Junior Varsity team will replace our Junior Midget team.

Online Registration is now open. Please look for further information on Registration dates and locations for the Jaguars 2008 season!

GO JAGS!!!

Tony Grande, President BYFA

01-28 : Jaguars Announce Jr. High (Senior) Football in 2008!!!

The Bedford Jaguars will be going with a Junior High (Senior) league football direction for the older teams beginning with the 2008 season. The Junior Varsity team will replace the Junior Midget team while the Varstiy team will replace the Midget Unlimited team. Please attend the Parents Meeting on Thursday, January 31 or look on the Football Info tab to learn more.

Parents Meeting will be held at:

Bedford High School @ 7:00 PM
Rooms 115/117
Enter through Main Entrance
Rooms will be to your right

01-26 : Jaguars End of Season Banquet a Huge Success!!!

The Jaguars held their 2007 end of season banquet and awards ceremony at the Castleton in Windham, NH on January 26, 2008 and it was very well attended by over 430 Jaguar family members. What an overwhelmingly positive way to end such a great season!!!

Many thanks go out to the Banquet Committee of Carla Ferreira, Kate Spencer, Caroline Curran, and Lori Radke. They put a great deal of time and effort into organizing this great event and planned a great evening of celebration to remember the Bedford Jaguars 2007 season…and what a year to remember!!!

2007 Highlights:

ê Close to 300 participants in the Jaguars program in 2007.

ê Two Division 1 State Champion Football Teams – Jr. Peewees and Midget Unlimited.

ê Two State (…and NATIONAL) Champion Spirit Teams – Jr. Midget and Midget.

ê 55 Jaguars earned Academic Achievement Awards with 8 of those receiving monetary scholarships.

Trophies were handed out to all participants and jackets were awarded to the state and national championship teams. Keep an eye out for those new jackets being worn around town as I’m sure they will be wearing them proudly!!!

Tony Grande was introduced as the new President of the Bedford Jaguars/Bedford Youth Football Association (BYFA). Tony thanked outgoing President Andre Garron for his dedication and leadership for the past 8 years through his coaching and mentoring and his participation on the Board of Directors.

2008 New Programs(Updates):

Cheer:

- Bedford’s Mascot program as a model for other teams across NH.

- The introduction of a new non-competitive Cheer squad.

· Please attend our Spirit Information Night to learn more about this program.

Football:

- Jags introduce Jr. High (Senior) Football in 2008.

- Introduction of new Flag Football program for 5-7 year olds.

· More information to come on this exciting new program.

01-22 : 2007 Highlights and 2008 Upcoming Events

View the Highlights from 2007 and the Upcoming Events in 2008 here!

01-21 : Jag's Year End Celebration - Deadline extended to Jan 23rd

Bedford Jaguars Year End Celebration - Deadline has now been extended to Wednesday, January 23^rd!!!

For those of you that could use another reminder or you may not have received your Bedford Jaguars Year End Celebration invitation or misplaced it, here is a copy of the invitation (http://www.bedfordjaguars.org/docs/jagbanquetinvite.pdf)

Our Jaguar boys and girls have much to celebrate!!! Please join us!!!

2007 Bedford Jaguars Awards Banquet
Saturday, January 26, 2008
5:00–9:00 pm
Castleton Banquet & Conference Center
92 Indian Rock Road , Rte. 111
Windham , NH

Even though our original deadline to RSVP was January 18^th and many people have already replied the deadline has now been extended to Wednesday, January 23^rd!!! If you are still interested in attending but have not yet replied please send an e-mail to this address secretary@bedfordjaguars.org letting Tina Morshead know how many will be attending.

Costs

   Football Players / Cheerleaders (FREE)
   Children (under 4 FREE)
   Children (non members) $15
   Coaches/Board Members $20
   Adult/Parents $25

Please make checks payable to: Bedford Jaguars

Mail checks to:
BEDFORD JAGUARS
PO Box 10521
Bedford, NH
03110

12-27 : Equipment Return and Voting!

We will be holding an equipment return and voting on the Board of Directors on January 7th at McKelvie from 6PM - 9PM.

Open positions for voters are as follows:

President
Secretary
Equipment Manager

Anyone interested in the open Board positions, please send in a brief paragraph on your background with the Jaguars and interest in the position. Please send your replies to the Secretary (secretary@bedfordjagaurs.org).

Also, volunteer open positions which need to be filled for the 2008 season are as follows:

Field Coordinator
Registration Coordinator
Team parent Coordinator
Fund-raising Coordinator
Co-concession Coordinator
Football Equipment Coordinator
Spirit Equipment Coordinator
Merchandise Coordinator
Parent liaison (nonvoting position)

12-10 : National Champions!!!

For the second time in 2 years, 2 Bedford Jaguar Spirit teams took State titles last October, earning a bid, again, to Regionals.

Illness and injury tried to sabotage their efforts to earn bids to represent Bedford on the National Stage. Perseverance and moxie overcame that, and the Junior Midgets and Midgets earned bids, taking 2nd and 3rd in their divisions.

This past week the Bedford Jaguar Spirit teams traveled to Florida, for the second time ever and the first time with 2 teams.

Using the time between regionals and nationals, both teams revamped and reworked their routines for the national stage.

The time, effort, and dedication of the athletes, coaches and families enabled the Jaguars, again, for the second time in 2 years, to make Bedford History.

Our Bedford Jaguar Junior Midget and Midget Spirit Squads have each brought home a 1st place trophy in their respective divisions. The Jaguars are the first organization in Bedford History to have 2 National Championship teams.

12-09 : National Champions Again!

Last years Peewee Spirit squad was the first to ever win a National title in Bedford. Well this year, The Jr. Midget Spirit Squad has done it again.

It is not too late to send in a donation towards the Jr. Midget and Midget travel expense fund. Over $13,000 so far has been raised, but we need much more to reach our goal, so please send in what you can. BYFA is a registered 501 (C) 3 organization; therefore your donations are tax deductible.

Stay tune to find out how our Midgets squad did at Nationals.

11-26 : Jaguars to send two to Nationals

For the first time ever in Bedford Sports History, 2 teams will represent our town in a National Level Competition.

At the New England Regionals competition held at the DCU Center, Bedford's Junior Midget and Midget teams each earned bids to the AYC National Competition.

For the second consecutive year Bedford was represented at the the New England Regionals Competition by 4 Jaguar teams.

Results:

Junior Pee Wee	4th place
Pee Wee	6th place**
Junior Midget	2nd place -> Going to Nationals
Midget	3rd place -> Going to Nationals

** in a very strong level that saw no NH team move on, a rarity to say the least.

The Midget team also took the PM Session Spirit Award.

The Junior Midgets and Midgets are trying to raise funds and plan their trip to Florida.

The Jaguars want to thank and congratulate our Spirit teams on what they have accomplished to date.

11-05 : Bedford Crowns Two State Champions!

The Bedford Jaguars Jr. Peewee defeated the Derry Demon 12 – 6 which completes their undefeated season with a State Championship.

The Bedford Jaguars Midgets defeated the Lawrence Mill City Jr. Maulers 14-0 to win its program’s first Midget State Championship.

2007 State Champions Midgets Unlimited (click for larger picture)

Congratulations to both teams coaching staffs, players, cheerleaders and parents for a great job supporting and representing the Bedford Jaguars!

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