The Bristol Wardog’s football and cheerleader organization was honored in Harrisburg last week by State Rep. Tina Davis.
The Wardogs organization, in existence since 2000, continually wins championships at all age levels they compete in.
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Named in honor of the War Dog Memorial at the township building the Wardogs have been a contributing staple to lives of kids in Bristol since 2000.
Rep. Davis’s remarks on House floor:
It is truly an honor and a privilege to me to introduce to you the Bristol Wardogs football organization.
Wardogs Football & Cheerleading started as the Bristol Tigers in 2000. The program changed names in 2004 in honor of the War Dog Memorial that was set to be placed at the Bristol Township municipal building.
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Between 2000 and 2006 The Wardogs played in the Northeast Suburban Athletic Conference.
In 2007 The Wardogs joined Pop Warner in the Bux-Mont Division. Between 2007 and 2011 The Wardogs won 3 division championships, 2 State championships and 1 Eastern Region Championship. In 2012,
The Wardogs entered a team into the United Youth Football League for 15 and under players. This team placed 5th at the 2013 UYFL (United Youth Football League) Nationals.
The rest of Wardogs Football remained in Pop Warner, winning their 4th and final Division Championship.
In 2013, Wardogs Football in its entirety joined the United Youth Football League.
The Mitey Mites (7 to 9) and PeeWees (10 to 12) were runner ups at the division championships and earned bids to the UYFL National Championships. Wardogs 15 and under won the division championships, completing a perfect 10 – 0 season where they surrendered 0 points all year.
At the 2013 UYFL National Championships held in Florida, the Wardogs Mitey Mites finished 5th in the country.
The PeeWees won the Division 2 PeeWee National Championships by defeating the Brooklyn Tomahawks 33 – 7.
The Unlimiteds won the Division 1 15 U National Championships by defeating the 2 Time Defending Champion GC Cowboys from Buffalo, New York 7 – 0 in Overtime.
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We face many economic and social challenges in our community and many of these exceptional young men come from very unstable situations. It is a testament to the players and coaches that they have been able to bring some stability and grow towards not only championship players and coaches, but as championship people and positive lights shining in our community.
As I stated, many of the members of this team do not come from the best financial situations. They had to scrape and claw to raise $15,000 on their own in order to get themselves to Florida to play in the UYFL playoffs. All of this while going to school and practicing so that they could become champions on the field once they got there. To their credit, these Wardogs persevered and made it happen.
Courage. Strength. Integrity. Teamwork. This is The Wardog motto. It is the only way that champions are made. It is something that we all strive for in our daily lives. The Wardogs have showed us all the way. Thank you.
Jeff Bohen is a former member of LevittownNow.com’s staff.
Jeff was born and raised on the streets of Brooklyn, New York. He is an avid New York sports fan who studied and worked in the Mental Health system of four different states. Jeff came to journalism late in life initially desiring to be a sports broadcaster. Mentors at Temple University Dept of Journalism pointed Jeff towards broadcasting and covering news which he’s been doing since 2009. Jeff loves heavy metal, signs and is the best air guitarist he knows. Jeff spends his free time stalking out stories throughout the nooks and crannies of Lower Bucks.
The Bristol Wardog’s football and cheerleader organization was honored in Harrisburg last week by State Rep. Tina Davis.
