Bleeding Bruin Blue

Game Reports, Jan. 28, 2012

2012-01-29T01:12:00.000-05:00

Boys basketballGOSHEN — Bethany 37, Blackhawk 33
Blackhawk: Matt Kaplanis 2 0-0 5, Tegan Wild 0 0-0 0, Jared Kantz 2 0-0 4, Riley Reimschisel 3 0-0 7, Reid Zimmerman 1 0-0 2; Brice Urschel 1 0-0 3, Joey Morlan 2 0-0 6, Preston Rippe 2 0-1 4, Nathan Targgart 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 2-3 (66.7%) 33.
Bethany: David DeLeeuw 3 5-8 11, Caleb Morris 0 1-4 1, Andy Slagel 3 4-7 10, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 3 1-2 7, Austin Mumaw 2 2-2 6; Sol Brenneman 1 0-0 2, Jared Miller 0 0-0 0, Abe Thorne 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 13-23 (56.5%) 37.
Bl 10 11   2 10 — 33
Be 7 5 15 10 — 37
Three-point goals — Blackhawk 5 (Morlan 2, Kaplanis, Reimschisel, Urschel), Bethany 0. Total fouls — Blackhawk 19, Bethany 9. Fouled out — Kantz (5:17, fourth quarter), Morris (0:08.2, fourth quarter).
Rebounds — Bethany 24 (Slagel 11, Morris 4), Blackhawk 20. Assists — Bethany 8 (Hollinger-Janzen 4, Mumaw 2).
Officials — Kent Denlinger, Keith Denlinger, John Bellamy.

JV: Blackhawk 42, Bethany 9. Leading scorers — Blackhawk: Nathan Targgart 16; Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 4.

Girls basketball
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Marian 39, Bethany 18
Individual totals not reported.

JV: Marian 32, Bethany 12.
Bethany: Tori Craw 0-6 0-0 0, Erin Bontrager 0-0 2-4 2, Katie Shank 1-3 0-0 2, Mallory Bontreger 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Helmuth 2-7 0-3 4, Lynea Kaethler 1-3 0-0 2, Catie Kauffman 1-3 0-0 2, Vashti Neff 0-0 0-0 0, Marisa Marquez 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Schmucker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 5-24 (20.8%) 2-8 (25.0%) 12.
Marian: S. Burkhart 2-2 0-0 4, S. Hansen 4-7 0-0 8, No. 11 0-0 0-0 0, A. Bernard 2-3 1-2 5, K. Reed 1-3 2-4 5, A. Dittrich 0-4 0-0 0, C. Mai 3-9 0-1 6, H. Glon 0-3 0-0 0, N. Szalajko 0-0 1-2 1, R. Monhaut 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 13-32 (40.6%) 5-11 (45.5%) 32.
B   4   0   7   5 — 12
M 9   9   7   7 — 32
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-3 (Kauffman 0-2, Craw 0-1), Marian 1-10 (Reed 1-2, Glon 0-3, Mai 0-3, Dittrich 0-2). Total fouls — Bethany 10, Marian 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 17 (Helmuth 4), Marian 15 (Monhaut 3). Assists — Bethany 1, Marian 4. Blocks — Bethany 1 (Schmucker), Marian 0. Steals — Bethany 8 (Helmuth 3), Marian 11 (Reed 3, Bernard 2, Hansen 2). Turnovers — Bethany 24, Marian 19.

Game Reports, Jan. 27

2012-01-27T22:56:00.000-05:00

Boys basketballGOSHEN — 1A #13 FW Canterbury 43, Bethany 39
Canterbury: Grant Sinn 3 0-0 7, Kai Foday 4 2-2 10, Davis Rao 4 2-3 10, Trent Van Horn 7 2-3 16, Chase Moyle 0 0-0 0; Barret Colby 0 0-0 0, Jacob Drapala 0 0-0 0, Cole Walker 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 6-8 (75.0%) 43.
Bethany: David DeLeeuw 4 1-2 9, Caleb Morris 1 0-0 3, Andy Slagel 5 0-0 10, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 5 3-6 13, Austin Mumaw 0 0-0 0; Sol Brenneman 1 0-0 2, Jared Miller 0 0-0 0, Jesse Loewen 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 4-8 (50.0%) 39.
C 9 10 12 12 — 43
B 7 9 8 15 — 39
Three-point goals — Canterbury 1 (Sinn), Bethany 1 (Morris). Total fouls — Canterbury 11, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 23 (Hollinger-Janzen 10), Canterbury 23. Assists — Bethany 11 (Morris 3, Slagel 3), Canterbury 8.
Officials — Gene Teel, Steve Arko, Ray Otis.

JV: Canterbury 55, Bethany 31. Leading scorers — Canterbury: Nicholas Czartoski 16, William McNabb 16; Bethany: Ethan Miller 10.

Game Reports, Jan. 26, 2012

2012-01-27T01:04:00.003-05:00

Girls basketballGOSHEN — Bethany 44, Westview 40
Westview: Skyler Carpenter 5-14 0-5 14, Brooke Yoder 2-10 2-2 7, Brooke Schwartz 1-3 1-1 3, Jeslyn Zimmerly 2-7 0-0 4, Amber Roth 3-8 0-0 6; Olivia Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Yoder 1-3 0-1 2, Rachelle Whitaker 1-3 2-3 4. Totals 15-48 (31.3%) 9-12 (75.0%) 40.
Bethany: Alena Yoder 2-3 0-1 4, Laken Richer 2-7 0-0 4, Natalie Thorne 2-6 4-5 8, Gina Gautsche 2-9 3-4 7, Malaina Weldy 1-6 2-8 4; Marie Bontrager 2-3 4-7 8, Hanna Hochstetler 4-9 1-2 9. Totals 15-43 (34.9%) 14-27 (51.9%) 44.
W 1 19 10 10 — 40
B   6 15 11 12 — 44
Three-point goals — Westview 1-12 (B. Yoder 1-7, Roth 0-2, Zimmerly 0-2, Carpenter 0-1), Bethany 0-3 (Gautsche 0-2, Weldy 0-1). Total fouls — Westview 21, Bethany 16. Fouled out — none. Technical — Westview bench.
Rebounds — Westview 23 (Carpenter 11), Bethany 24 (Hochstetler 6, Thorne 5, Bontrager 4). Assists — Westview 2 (Carpenter, Roth), Bethany 12 (Thorne 3, Hochstetler 2). Blocks — Bethany 2 (Hochstetler, Thorne), Westview 1 (Whitaker). Steals — Westview 6 (Carpenter 3, B. Yoder 3), Bethany 8 (Thorne 3). Turnovers — Westview 16, Bethany 13.

JV: Westview 26, Bethany 9
Westview: Rachel Johns 0-2 0-2 0, Kristen Duff 3-5 0-1 6, No. 45 1-7 0-0 2, Sidney Byrkett 5-10 1-1 12, Stephanie Mowery 1-6 0-0 2; Madison Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Brooke Wigner 1-1 0-0 2, Hannah Witham 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 12-36 (33.3%) 1-4 (25.0%) 26.
Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 0-2 0-0 0, Lynea Kaethler 0-2 0-0 0, Megan Schmucker 0-1 0-0 0, Tori Craw 2-6 0-0 5, Katie Shank 0-1 0-0 0; Erin Bontrager 0-1 0-0 0, Mallory Bontreger 0-1 0-0 0, Catie Kauffman 2-10 0-0 4, Vashti Neff 0-0 0-0 0, Mari Buenrostro 0-2 0-0 0, Marisa Marquez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 4-28 (14.3%) 0-2 (0.0%) 9.
W 11   8   7   0 — 26
B   2   5   2   0 —   9
Three-point goals — Westview 1-9 (Byrkett 1-2, No. 45 0-3, Mowery 0-2, Duff 0-1, Jones 0-1), Bethany 1-6 (Craw 1-1, Kauffman 0-4, Helmuth 0-1). Total fouls — Westview 7, Bethany 7. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Westview 14 (Witham 4, No. 45 3), Bethany 22 (Bontrager 5, Kauffman 5). Assists — Westview 3, Bethany 2. Blocks — Westview 4 (Johns 2), Bethany 1. Steals — Westview 10 (Mowery 3), Bethany 7. Turnovers — Westview 12, Bethany 16.

Boys basketball "C"
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany at West Noble, late

This Week In Bruindom, January 22-28

2012-01-22T01:38:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tuesday, January 24

Girls basketball at Granger Christian, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
MS girls basketball vs. Central Noble, 5:00 p.m. (B)
MS girls basketball vs. Central Noble, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Thursday, January 26

Boys basketball at West Noble, 6:00 p.m. (C)
Girls basketball vs. Westview, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball vs. Westview, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, January 27

Boys basketball vs. Canterbury, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball vs. Canterbury, 7:30 p.m. (V), WGCS (91.1), globeradio.org

Saturday, January 28

Girls basketball at Marian, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
MS girls basketball at Lakeland Christian, 1:00 p.m. (A)
Girls basketball at Marian, 2:30 p.m. (V)
Boys basketball vs. Blackhawk, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball vs. Blackhawk, 7:30 p.m. (V), WGCS (91.1), globeradio.org

Game Reports, Jan. 21, 2012

2012-01-22T01:00:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 47, Central Noble 30
Central Noble: Kendall Clark 2 6-12 10, Heather Simcox 3 3-4 9, Julie Forker 2 1-2 5, Mary Ellen Potts 1 0-2 2, Rachel VanGessel 1 0-2 2, Samantha Bortner 0 2-2 2, Renee Zeigler 0 0-0 0, Heather Combs 0 0-0 0, Kennedy Forker 0 0-0 0, Courtney Steele 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 12-24 (50.0%) 30.

Bethany Christian: Malaina Weldy 3 10-12 16, Hanna Hochstetler 5 1-2 11, Gina Gautsche 1 6-6 9, Natalie Thorne 1 3-5 5, Marie Bontrager 1 1-2 3, Alena Yoder 0 3-7 3, Laken Richer 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 24-36 (66.7%) 47.
CN 6 7 4 13 — 30
BC 9 11 8 19 — 47
Three-point goals: Central Noble 0, Bethany Christian 1 (Gautsche). Total fouls — Central Noble 23, Bethany Christian 16. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Central Noble 30 (Forker 9), Bethany 42 (Thorne 9). Assists — Central Noble 0, Bethany 5 (Weldy 3). Steals — Central Noble 8 (Bortner 3), Bethany 8 (Gautsche 3). Turnovers — Central Noble 15, Bethany 13.
JV: Central Noble 36, Bethany 18. Leading — Bethany: Craw 7.

Game Report, Jan. 17, 2012

2012-01-18T16:14:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

MS girls basketball
GOSHEN — ECA 30, Bethany 25
Leading scorers — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 14, Tessa Clark 8.
"B": ECA 14, Bethany 12. Leading scorers — Bethany: Abbi Hochstetler 5, Sarah Leininger 4

This Week In Bruindom, January 15-21

2012-01-16T01:32:00.001-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tuesday, January 17

MS girls basketball vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS girls basketball vs. ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)

Thursday, January 19

MS girls basketball vs. Wawasee (B), 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS girls basketball vs. Wawasee (A), 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys basketball vs. Canterbury, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball vs. Canterbury, 7:30 p.m. (V), WGCS (91.1), globeradio.org

Friday, January 20

MS girls basketball at Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m. (B)
MS girls basketball at Lakeland Christian, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Saturday, January 21

Girls basketball vs. Central Noble, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball vs. Central Noble, 2:30 p.m. (V)

Game Reports, 12/13/11

2011-12-14T00:28:00.001-05:00

Boys basketballBOURBON, Ind. — 1A #6 Triton 39, Bethany 33
Bethany: Sol Brenneman 1 0-0 2, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 3 1-2 7, Andy Slagel 3 1-2 7, Austin Mumaw 1 0-0 2, David DeLeeuw 3 4-4 10, Jesse Loewen 1 0-0 2, Caleb Morris 1 0-0 3. Totals 13 6-8 (75.0%) 33.
Triton: Clay Yeo 7 6-9 20, Zak Shively 1 3-5 5, Jackson Downing 0 0-0 0, Bryson Mosier 0 0-0 0, Tanner Shepherd 3 2-2 8, Seth Glingle 0 2-2 2, Cody Shively 1 2-2 4, Drew Mosson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 15-20 (75.0%) 39.
B 5 11 6 11 — 33
T 10 12 9 8 — 39
Three-point goals — Bethany 1 (Morris), Triton 0. Total fouls — Bethany 17, Triton 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 18 (Morris 8, Slagel 4), Triton 26. Assists — Bethany 8 (DeLeeuw 3, Hollinger-Janzen 3, Morris 2), Triton 5. Turnovers — Bethany 20, Triton 16.

JV: Triton 48, Bethany 16. Leading scorers — Bethany: Cristian Romero 7; Triton: Seth Flenar 9.

MS boys basketballSOUTH BEND — Bethany at Stanley Clark, late.
"B": Bethany 37, Stanley Clark 16. Leading scorers — Bethany: Trevor Miller 9, Ian Hostetler 8.

Boys Basketball at Triton: Preview

2011-12-13T05:09:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-3, Independent; +18) at TRITON TROJANS (3-2, 0-0 NSC; #6 in AP Class 1A poll): December 13, 2011.
Location: Trojan Trench (capacity 3,470), Bourbon, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.
Quarterly Twitter Updates: @tritonscores.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller, 356-344 in 33rd season at BCHS; Triton: Jason Groves, 122-32 in 7th season at THS.

Rosters: Triton, Bethany (E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner)

Leading Scorers:

Bethany: David DeLeeuw (18.2 ppg), Femi Hollinger-Janzen (9.7), Andy Slagel (8.0)
Triton: Clay Yeo (28.2), Tanner Shepherd (13.5), Zak Shively (6.0)

Looking Ahead:

Bethany: Dec. 17 vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:40; Dec. 17 vs. ECA/Clinton Christian, 4:10/7:40; Jan. 3 at Bremen, 7:30
Triton: Dec. 16 at New Prairie, 8:00; Dec. 20 at Warsaw, 7:00; Jan. 3 at ECA, 7:30

In The Mirror:

Bethany: lost 57-40 to Lakeland, Dec. 10; def. Howe 54-32, Dec. 8; def. Prairie Heights 43-37, Dec. 3
Triton: lost to Mishawaka Marian 58-52, Dec. 10; def. North Miami 77-57, Dec. 6; def. NorthWood 47-34, Dec. 3

Last Ten Years:

W 47-44 on 1/19/2002 at Triton
L 49-51 on 1/25/2003 at Bethany
L 47-53 on 1/24/2004 at Triton
L 45-52 on 2/12/2005 at Bethany
L 47-67 on 1/21/2006 at Triton
L 25-45 on 1/20/2007 at Bethany
L 43-68 on 1/19/2008 at Triton
L 62-52 on 1/24/2009 at Bethany [Triton ranked #1, class A]
L 58-47 on 3/14/2009 at Triton (regional) [Triton ranked #3, class A]
L 52-50 on 12/15/2009 at Triton [Triton ranked #2, class A]
L 52-35 on 12/14/2010 at Bethany
Other Years: 7-6

Game Reports, 12/12/11

2011-12-12T23:13:00.000-05:00

Girls basketball
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany 43, LaVille 38
Bethany: Alena Yoder 1-3 0-0 2, Hanna Hochstetler 1-2 0-0 2, Natalie Thorne 8-11 1-8 17, Gina Gautsche 3-9 5-6 11, Malaina Weldy 2-6 4-8 8; Marie Bontrager 0-2 1-3 1, Laken Richer 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 16-36 (37.5%) 11-25 (44.0%) 43.
LaVille: Katie Berger 0-3 0-0 0, Amanda Carbiener 3-7 3-3 9, Jesse Feitz 5-11 4-5 14, McKenzie Leed 1-1 0-0 3, Hannah Herbster 1-6 0-0 2; Kelsey Gurtner 1-6 2-4 4, Kyla Coblentz 0-2 0-0 0, Lynae Hostrawser 2-5 2-2 6. Totals 13-41 (31.7%) 11-14 (78.6%) 38.
B   9 11 14   9 — 43
L   7   7 11 13 — 38
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-2 (Gautsche 0-2), LaVille 1-2 (Leed 1-1, Coblentz 0-2). Total fouls — Bethnay 17, LaVille 11. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 17 (Gautsche 4, Thorne 4, Yoder 4), LaVille 22 (Feitz 9). Assists — Bethany 11 (Weldy 6, Gautsche 3), LaVille 6 (Coblentz 3). Blocks — Bethany 7 (Thorne 7; ties school record, set Jan. 6 vs. Bremen), LaVille 0. Steals — Bethany 12 (Weldy 4), LaVille 6 (Herbster 3). Turnovers — Bethany 15, LaVille 20.

JV: LaVille 22, Bethany 12
Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 0-4 1-3 1, Marisa Marquez 1-1 0-2 2, Catie Kauffman 1-11 0-0 2, Tori Craw 1-3 1-3 3, Erin Bontrager 0-3 0-0 0; Katie Shank 2-3 0-1 4, Mallory Bontreger 0-1 0-0 0, Lynea Kaethler 0-0 0-0 0, Vashti Neff 0-3 0-0 0, Mari Buenrostro 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Schmucker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 5-30 (16.7%) 2-9 (22.2%) 12.
LaVille: Kyleigh Breeden 1-7 0-0 2, Sydney Good 3-7 3-4 10, Lauren Hostrawser 2-6 0-0 4, Kaitlyn Haisley 0-6 0-2 0, Kendra Borton 0-3 0-0 0; Anna Khan 0-0 0-0 0, Heather Dorn 0-2 0-0 0, Jessica Herman 3-5 0-2 6, No. 34 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 9-38 (23.7%) 3-8 (37.5%) 22.
B   1   1   4   6 — 12
L    8   5   6   3 — 22
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-9 (Kauffman 0-4, Bontrager 0-2, Helmuth 0-2, Craw 0-1), LaVille 1-4 (Good 1-3, Dorn 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 10, LaVille 17. Fouled out — Borton.
Rebounds — Bethany 20 (Helmuth 4, Kauffman 4), LaVille 24 (Hostrawser 10, Freeman 5). Assists — Bethany 1 (Helmuth), LaVille 1 (Haisley). Blocks — Bethany 0, LaVille 1 (Hostrawser). Steals — Bethany 11 (Craw 2, Helmuth 2), LaVille 13 (Good 5, Hostrawser 5). Turnovers — Bethany 23, LaVille 21.

Boys basketball "C"
GOSHEN — Lakeland at Bethany, late

Girls Basketball at LaVille: Game Preview

2011-12-12T03:58:00.001-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-7, Independent) at LaVILLE LANCERS (2-5, 1-1 NSC; +½): December 12, 2011.
Location: Dale E. Cox Gymnasium (capacity 2,968), Lakeville, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (44-78, 6th year at BCHS); LaVille: Kevin McCullough (52-83, 7th season at LVHS).

Rosters: LaVille, Bethany (E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner)

Leading scorers:

Bethany: Natalie Thorne (9.0 ppg), Malaina Weldy (8.4), Gina Gautsche (7.3)
LaVille: Jesse Feitz (11.9 ppg), Katie Berger (6.9), Amanda Carbiener (6.7)

Looking Ahead:

Bethany: Dec. 18 vs. SB Trinity, 10:00 a.m.; Dec. 18 vs. ECA/Lakeland Chr., 2:30/6:00; Jan. 5 vs. Bremen, 7:30
LaVille: Dec. 17 vs. John Glenn, 7:30; Dec. 29 vs. Whitko at Peru, 3:00; Dec. 30 vs. North Miami/Peru at Peru, 1:00/6:00

In The Mirror:

Bethany: lost 72-35 to FW Canterbury, Dec. 10; lost 45-38 to John Glenn, Dec. 6; def. Prairie Heights 46-31, Dec. 3
Prairie Heights: lost 68-34 to New Prairie, Dec. 9; def. Jimtown 50-33, Dec. 3; def. ECA 58-18, Nov. 22

Common Opponents (Concord, CMA, Jimtown): Bethany 1-2, LaVille 1-2.

Last Ten Years:

2010-11: Bethany 46, LaVille 42, OT.
2009-10: 32-40
2008-09: 44-42, OT.
2007-08: 44-35.
2006-07: 47-55.
2005-06: 35-37.
2004-05: 33-39.
2003-04: 37-48.
2002-03: 35-62.
2001-02: 31-33.
2000-01: 42-54.

This Week-Plus In Bruindom, December 11-18

2011-12-11T16:23:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, December 11

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, December 12

Boys basketball vs. Lakeland, 5:00 p.m. (C)
Girls basketball at LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at LaVille, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, December 13

MS boys basketball at Stanley Clark, 5:00 p.m. (B)
Boys basketball at Triton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
MS boys basketball at Stanley Clark, 6:15 p.m. (A)
Boys basketball at Triton, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, December 15

MS boys basketball vs. Clinton Christian, 5:00 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball vs. Clinton Christian, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Saturday, December 17
Bethany Christian Holiday Tournament, all day (V)

Girls semifinal: Trinity vs. Bethany, 10:00 a.m., New Menno Lands Arena
Boys semifinal: ECA vs. Clinton Christian, 10:00 a.m., Menno Lands, ~~MichianaSportsAuthority.com~~
Girls semifinal: ECA vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:40 a.m., New Menno Lands Arena
Boys semifinal: Lakeland Christian vs. Bethany, 11:40 a.m., Menno Lands, ~~MichianaSportsAuthority.com~~
Girls consolation: ECA/LCA loser vs. SB Trinity/Bethany loser, 2:30 p.m., Menno Lands
Boys consolation: ECA/Clinton Christian loser vs. Bethany/Lakeland Christian loser, 4:10 p.m., Menno Lands, ~~MichianaSportsAuthority.com~~
Girls championship: ECA/LCA vs. SB Trinity/Bethany, 6:00 p.m., Menno Lands, ~~MichianaSportsAuthority.com~~
Boys championship: ECA/Clinton Christian vs. Bethany/Lakeland Christian, 7:40 p.m., Menno Lands, WGCS (91.1), GlobeRadio.org, ~~MichianaSportsAuthority.com~~

Sunday, December 18

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Game Reports, 12/10/11

2011-12-11T01:29:00.001-05:00

Boys basketballGOSHEN — Lakeland 57, Bethany 40
Lakeland: Marco Olivares 1 2-6 4, Cody Richardson 2 4-4 10, Spencer Mortola 5 3-5 15, Tim Abbott 2 0-0 4, Jalen King 6 7-7 20; Mitch Herber 0 0-0 0, Todd Knote 0 0-0 0, Chandler Mynhier 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 16-22 (72.7%) 57.
Bethany: David DeLeeuw 4 7-9 16, Caleb Morris 2 4-4 8, Andy Slagel 4 0-0 8, Sol Brenneman 1 0-0 3, Bryce Rheinheimer 1 0-0 3; Jared Miller 0 0-0 0, Jesse Loewen 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 11-13 (84.6%) 40.
L   1 18 21 17 — 57
B   5 14 8 13 — 40
Three-point goals — Lakeland 5 (Abbott 2, Richardson 2, King), Bethany 3 (Brenneman, DeLeeuw, Rheinheimer). Total fouls — Lakeland 18, Bethany 22. Fouled out — Morris.
Rebounds — Lakeland 24, Bethany 25 (DeLeeuw 8, Morris 5, Slagel 5). Assists — Lakeland 10, Bethany 11 (Morris 4, Rheinheimer 2). Officials — Keith Denlinger, Ken Denlinger, Roger Haeck.

JV: Lakeland 51, Bethany 13. Leading scorers — Lakeland: Daemyn Priestly 18; Bethany: Cristian Romero 6. More to come.

Girls basketballGOSHEN — 1A #1 Canterbury 72, Bethany 35
Canterbury: Matte Troxel 3-4 0-0 6, Aaliyah Gaines 4-12 1-2 10, Kindall Fincher 6-10 1-2 15, Darby Maggard 8-16 2-2 22, Bailey Farley 7-14 4-4 19; Logan Rogers 0-0 0-0 0, Carly Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Hoagburg 0-1 0-0 0, Emma Hyndman 0-0 0-0 0, Georgia Williams 0-0 0-1 0, Katie Haines 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 (48.3%) 8-11 (72.7%) 72.
Bethany: Alena Yoder 0-2 0-0 0, Hannah Hochstetler 7-12 2-2 16, Natalie Thorne 2-6 1-4 5, Gina Gautsche 2-6 0-0 4, Malaina Weldy 2-4 0-1 4; Marie Bontrager 1-5 0-1 2, Laken Richer 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 16-41 (39.0%) 3-6 (50.0%) 35.
C 17 16 24 15 — 72
B   4 10   7 14 — 35
Three-point goals — Canterbury 8-19 (Maggard 4-8, Fincher 2-3, Gaines 1-2, Farley 1-4, Hoagburg 0-1, Troxel 0-1), Bethany 0-1 (Richer 0-1). Total fouls — Canterbury 15, Bethany 9. Fouled out — Farley.
Rebounds — Canterbury 29 (Fincher 7, Gaines 7, Farley 5, Troxel 5), Bethany 17 (Yoder 4). Assists — Canterbury 9 (Maggard 4, Fincher 3), Bethany 15 (Gautsche 7). Steals — Canterbury 13 (Maggard 5, Troxel 4), Bethany 5 (Bontrager 3). Blocks — Canterbury 4 (Fincher 2, Gaines 2), Bethany 1 (Thorne). Turnovers — Canterbury 12, Bethany 27. Officials — Drew Danik, Mike Otolski, Derek Jones.

JV: Canterbury 42, Bethany 10. Leading scorers — Canterbury: Delaney Carroll 8, Carly Johnson 8, Georgia Williams 7; Bethany: Catie Kauffman 5. More to come.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!HOOVER, Ala. — Bethany senior Femi Hollinger-Janzen scored on a first-touch shot from the top of the penalty area with less than 9:00 to play as the West beat the East, 3-2, in the NSCAA High School soccer All-American Game Saturday night at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Indiana University recruit and Indiana Soccer Coaches Association player of the year was one of 37 players chosen to the game.

Girls Basketball vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury: Preview

2011-12-10T05:51:00.000-05:00

CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (6-2, independent; #2 in ICGSA Class 1A poll; receiving votes in IBCA all-class poll) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-6, independent; +33½): December 10, 2011.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EST, following 1:00 JV game.

Coaches: Canterbury: Scott Kreiger (232-88, 14th season at CS); Bethany: Krysten Parson (44-77, 6th season at BCHS).

Canterbury, Bethany rosters (E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner)

Leading Scorers:

Canterbury: unavailable.
Bethany: Natalie Thorne (9.4 ppg); Malaina Weldy (8.9); Gina Gautsche (7.7).

Looking Ahead:

Canterbury: Dec. 16 at FW Blackhawk, 6:00; Jan. 4 at FW Dwenger, 7:30; Jan. 7 vs. Lakewood Park, 6:00
Bethany: Dec. 12 at LaVille, 7:30; Dec. 18 vs. Trinity, 10 a.m.; Dec. 18 vs. ECA/Lakeland Christian, 2:30/6:00

In The Mirror:

Canterbury: def. Huntington North 79-59, Dec. 8; def. Wawasee 80-42, Dec. 3; lost 84-71 to FW South, Nov. 30
Bethany: lost 38-45 to John Glenn, Dec. 6; def. Lakewood Park 46-31, Dec. 3; lost 45-40 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 2

Last Eleven Years:

2010-11: Bethany 29, Canterbury 76; 41-72 (sectional)
2009-10: 32-63; 43-87 (sectional)
2008-09: 34-65; 21-65 (sectional)
2007-08: 29-49; 27-58 (sectional)
2006-07: 23-59; 34-63 (sectional)
2005-06: 38-53; 43-50 (sectional)
2004-05: 26-51.
2003-04: 47-55; 45-68 (sectional)
2002-03: 16-36.
2001-02: 26-51.
2000-01: 33-69; 23-48 (sectional)

Boys Basketball vs. Lakeland: Preview

2011-12-10T03:50:00.000-05:00

LAKELAND LAKERS (1-3, 1-1 NECC; +11) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-2, independent): December 10, 2011.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: 7:00 p.m., WGCS (91.1 FM, Goshen; www.globeradio.org) with Benjamin Kelly, Mikey Kelly.

Coaches: Lakeland: Ryan Yoder (12-13, 2nd season at LHS; 17-48, 4th season overall); Bethany: Jim Buller (357-348, 33rd season at BCHS).

Lakeland, Bethany rosters (E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner)

Leading scorers:

Lakeland: Jalen King (15.5 ppg), Tim Abbott (8.8), Spencer Mortola (7.5)
Bethany: David DeLeeuw (18.8 ppg), Femi Hollinger-Janzen (9.7), Andy Slagel (8.0)

Looking ahead:

Lakeland: Dec. 13 vs. Lakewood Park, 7:30; Dec. 16 vs. Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 22 at Westview, 7:30
Bethany: Dec. 13 at Triton, 8:00; Dec. 18 vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:45 a.m.; Dec. 18 vs. ECA/Clinton Christian, 4:15/7:45

In the mirror:

Lakeland: lost 48-33 to Fairfield, Dec. 6; def. Fremont 50-44, Dec. 2; lost 42-39 to East Noble, Nov. 26
Bethany: def. Howe 54-32, Dec. 8; def. Prairie Heights 43-37, Dec. 3; lost 55-52 (OT) to West Noble, Nov. 26

Past ten years:

W 62-53 on 12/8/2001 at Bethany
L 33-58 on 12/14/2002 at Lakeland
L 45-63 on 12/13/2003 at Bethany
L 33-63 on 12/11/2004 at Lakeland
L 38-71 on 12/10/2005 at Bethany
L 45-69 on 12/9/2006 at Lakeland
W 59-43 on 12/8/2007 at Bethany
L 54-59 on 12/13/2008 at Lakeland
L 45-58 on 12/12/2009 at Bethany
L 38-47 on 12/11/2010 at Lakeland
Other Years: 10-22

Game Reports, 12/8/11

2011-12-09T02:34:00.000-05:00

Boys basketball
HOWE, Ind. — Bethany 54, 1A #13 Howe 32.
Bethany: David DeLeeuw 8 0-0 18, Caleb Morris 1 3-4 5, Andy Slagel 2 1-2 5, Sol Brenneman 5 0-1 10, Austin Mumaw 1 0-1 2; Bryce Rheinheimer 1 0-0 3, Jared Miller 2 0-0 6, Jesse Loewen 2 1-2 5. Totals 22 5-10 (50.0%) 54.
Howe: Wes Mykrantz 0 0-0 0, David Sherman-Han 0 0-0 0, Arnas Zabarauskas 3 4-4 11, Taylor Walton 0 0-0 0, Patrick Kanamufre 2 0-0 4, Hao Zhe Zhang 0 0-0 0, Mark Talentowski 1 0-0 2, Renetas Issak 7 1-6 15. Totals 13 5-10 (50.0%) 32.
B 23 11 13 7 — 54
H 8 8 8 8 — 32
Three-point goals — Bethany 5 (DeLeeuw 2, Miller 2, Rheinheimer), Howe 1 (Zabarauskas). Total fouls — Bethany 9, Howe 12. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 31 (Slagel 8), Howe 25. Assists — Bethany 9, Howe 5. Turnovers — Bethany 14, Howe 17.

JV: Howe 34, Bethany 33. Leading scorers — Bethany: Cristian Romero 12; Howe: Mark Talentowski 13, Qi Han 12.

Game Reports, 12/6/11

2011-12-07T02:24:00.000-05:00

WALKERTON, Ind. — John Glenn 45, Bethany 38.
Bethany: Alena Yoder 0-3 0-0 0, Hanna Hochstetler 2-7 0-0 4, Natalie Thorne 2-10 3-7 7, Gina Gautsche 4-18 0-1 10, Malaina Weldy 1-7 9-10 11; Marie Bontrager 0-2 0-0 0, Laken Richer 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 12-54 (22.2%) 12-18 (66.7%) 38.
John Glenn: Hannah Strange 3-6 0-0 6, Sarah Traversa 1-3 3-5 5, Katie Dreessen 4-10 0-2 8, Kyler Columbia 3-11 3-6 10, Jenna Adams 1-4 6-10 8; Carah Ochs 0-1 2-2 2, Shelby Tetzlaff 0-1 0-0 0, Loren Vukovits 1-3 0-0 2, Erin Patterson 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 14-42 (33.3%) 16-27 (59.3%) 45.
BC   4   7 13 14 — 38
JG   7 10   7 21 — 45
Three-point goals — Bethany 2-6 (Gautsche 2-5, Bontrager 0-1), John Glenn 1-5 (Columbia 1-4, Adams 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 21, John Glenn 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 32 (Thorne 9, Gautsche 6, Weldy 6), John Glenn 29 (Dreessen 7, Columbia 4, Vukovits 4). Assists — Bethany 8 (Bontrager 3), John Glenn 2 (Ochs 2). Blocks — Bethany 3 (Thorne 2, Weldy), John Glenn 0. Steals — Bethany 7 (Yoder 4, Gautsche 2), John Glenn 7 (Columbia 3, Dreessen 2). Turnovers — Bethany 20, John Glenn 20.

JV: John Glenn 56, Bethany 17
Bethany: Tori Craw 1-4 2-4 4, Erin Bontrager 0-0 1-2 1, Mallory Bontreger 0-3 0-0 0, Jordan Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Catie Kauffman 2-2 2-4 6; Katie Shank 0-0 0-1 0, Lynea Kaethler 0-0 0-0 0, Vashti Neff 1-1 0-0 2, Mari Buenrostro 1-2 0-0 2, Marisa Marquez 0-1 2-2 2, Megan Schmucker 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 5-14 (35.7%) 7-14 (50.0%) 17.
John Glenn: Koral Mendenhall 2-4 0-0 4, Erin Patterson 1-3 3-4 5, Morgan Eggleston 5-7 0-0 10, Brytanee Stull 4-7 2-2 12, Ashley Dombek 3-6 0-0 6; Nicole Dombek 2-6 0-0 4, Brooke Farcas 0-1 0-0 0, Jenna Adams 2-4 1-2 5, Skye Vickers 1-3 0-0 2, Dillynn Schleg 3-5 0-0 6, Sarah Kosinski 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 24-50 (48.0%) 6-8 (75.0%) 56.
BC   2   8   4   3 — 17
JG 16 20 14   6 — 56
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-0, John Glenn 2-4 (Stull 2-3, N. Dombek 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 9, John Glenn 20. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 11 (Kauffman 5, Helmuth 3), John Glenn 22 (Eggleston 7, Adams 3). Assists — Bethany 2 (Craw, Helmuth), John Glenn 6 (Patterson 2). Blocks — Bethany 0, John Glenn 2 (Adams, Farcas). Steals — Bethany 3, John Glenn 18 (A. Dombek 4, Schleg 4). Turnovers — Bethany 30, John Glenn 9.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 53, Lakeland Christian 38.

Girls Basketball at John Glenn: Preview

2011-12-06T04:15:00.001-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-5, Independent) at JOHN GLENN FALCONS (1-4, 0-1 NSC; +1½): December 6, 2011.
Location: John Glenn gym (capacity 1,666), Walkerton, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, after 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (44-76, 6th season at BCHS); John Glenn: Kyle Amor (1-4, 1st season at JGHS).

Rosters: Bethany, Prairie Heights (E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner)

Leading Scorers:

Bethany: Natalie Thorne (9.8 ppg), Malaina Weldy (8.6), Gina Gautsche (7.4)
John Glenn: Kyler Columbia (14.6 ppg), Katie Dreessen (5.8), (tie) Natalie Shetler/Hannah Strange (4.0).

Looking Ahead:

Bethany: Dec. 10 vs. Canterbury, 2:30; Dec. 12 at LaVille, 7:30; Dec. 17 vs. Trinity, 10:00 a.m.
John Glenn: Dec. 9 at Jimtown, 7:30; Dec. 13 at Plymouth, 7:30; Dec. 17 at LaVille, 7:30

In The Mirror:

Bethany: def. Lakewood Park 46-31, Dec. 3; lost 40-45 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 2; lost 32-38 to Triton, Nov. 28
John Glenn: lost 39-50 to New Prairie, Dec. 3; lost 34-59 to Winamac, Dec. 1; def. South Central 35-34, Nov. 22

Last 11 Years:

2010-11: Bethany 52, John Glenn 43.
2009-10: 33-60.
2008-09: 30-56.
2007-08: 35-40.
2006-07: 24-43.
2005-06: 52-57.
2004-05: 33-44.
2003-04: 38-69.
2002-03: 39-49.
2001-02: 39-47.
2000-01: 27-59.

Game Reports, 12/5/11

2011-12-06T02:26:00.000-05:00

MS boys basketballBAUGO TWP., Ind. — Jimtown 31, Bethany 18.
"B": Jimtown 50, Bethany 41. Leading scorers — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 12, Dustin Miller 9, Joel Plank 9; Jimtown: Whitman 20.

Game Reports, 12/5/11

2011-12-06T01:11:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

MS boys basketball
BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Bethany at Jimtown, late.
"B": Jimtown 50, Bethany 41. Leading scorers — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 12, Dustin Miller 9, Joel Plank 9; Jimtown: Whitman 20.

Game Reports, 12/3/11

2011-12-04T03:40:00.000-05:00

Boys basketball
BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Bethany 43, Prairie Heights 37
Bethany: David DeLeeuw 5 5-6 15, Caleb Morris 2 2-3 6, Andy Slagel 6 2-3 14, Sol Brenneman 0 1-2 1, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 2 3-5 7, Bryce Rheinheimer 0 0-0 0, Austin Mumaw 0 0-0 0, Jesse Loewen 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 13-19 (68.4%) 43.
Prairie Heights: Jacob Heller 3 5-5 11, Tyler Carbone 0 2-2 2, Tom Beiswanger 0 1-2 1, Woody Riha 3 0-0 8, Landon Wohlers 3 0-0 7, Ryan Day 4 0-2 8, Kyler West 0 0-0 0, Jackie Owens 0 0-0 0, Spencer Hess 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-12 (66.7%) 37.
BC   6 10 13 14 — 43
PH   7   4 11 15 — 37
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Prairie Heights 3 (Riha 2, Wohlers). Total fouls — Bethany 13, Prairie Heights 16. Fouled out — Morris (2:15, 4th quarter), Riha (:45.5, 4th quarter).
Rebounds — Bethany 23 (DeLeeuw 7, Slagel 7), Prairie Heights 25. Assists — Bethany 10 (DeLeeuw 4, Hollinger-Janzen 3), Prairie Heights 5.

JV: Prairie Heights 41, Bethany 25. Leading scorers — Bethany: Cristian Romero 8, Nate Nussbaum 7; Prairie Heights: Joey Barry 13.

Girls basketball
AUBURN, Ind. — Bethany Christian 46, Lakewood Park 31
(Only player totals reported.)
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 7, Marie Bontrager 4, Malaina Weldy 14, Alena Yoder 4, Laken Richer 4, Natalie Thorne 11, Hanna Hochstetler 2. Totals 15 16-25 (64.0%) 46.
Lakewood Park: Natalie Mafera 2, Jess Mafera 0, Brett Taulbee 4, Courtney Sliger 4, Nicole Faur 2, Suzanne Grimm 7, Kelsey Kruse 14, Rae Faur 2, Mikaela Boroff 0, Beth Taulbee 4. Totals 12 5-9 (55.6%) 31.
BC   8 10 10 18 — 46
LP 11   3   8   9 — 31
Total fouls — Bethany 12, Lakewood Park 21. Fouled out: Faur.
Rebounds — Bethany 27 (Weldy 8), Lakewood Park 27 (Taulbee 9). Assists — Bethany 10 (Weldy 3), Lakewood Park 7 (Sliger 3). Steals — Bethany 11 (Weldy 5), Lakewood Park 5 (Grimm 2). Turnovers — Bethany 17, Lakewood Park 17.

JV: Lakewood Park 38, Bethany 13. Leading scorer — Bethany: Catie Kauffman 5.

MS boys basketball
SOUTH BEND — Bethany 42, Trinity 30. Leading scorers — Bethany: Joel Miller 12, Clifton Miller 9, Noah Richer 7.
"B": Bethany 42, Trinity 24. Leading scorers — Bethany: Ivan Ramos 10, Joel Plank 9, Seth Brenneman 8.

This Week In Bruindom, December 4-10

2011-12-03T16:13:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, December 4

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, December 5

MS boys basketball at Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball at Jimtown, 5:45 p.m. (A)

Tuesday, December 6

MS boys basketball vs. Lakeland Christian, 4:30 p.m. (A)

Thursday, December 8

Boys basketball at Howe, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball at Howe, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, December 10

Girls basketball vs. Canterbury, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball vs. Canterbury, 2:30 p.m. (V)
Boys basketball vs. Lakeland, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball vs. Lakeland, 7:30 p.m. (V), WGCS (91.1), globeradio.org

Game Reports, 12/1/11

2011-12-02T03:26:00.000-05:00

JV boys basketball
GOSHEN — Benton Bucks varsity 57, Bethany JV 32
Benton: Josh Maurer 2 0-0 4, Samuel Wilson 7 3-7 18, Kyle Morris 6 3-6 15, Caleb Leichty 0 0-0 0, Chase Lochamire 1 0-0 2, Jorgen Reimer 7 0-2 14, Jonas Reimer 2 0-2 4. Totals 25 6-16 (37.5%) 57.
Bethany: Joseph Mumaw 2 0-0 4, Isaac Schertz 3 0-3 8, Byeong Chan Lim 0 1-2 1, Abe Thorne 1 2-4 4, Ethan Miller 1 2-2 4, Nate Nussbaum 2 1-4 6, Cristian Romero 2 1-2 5. Totals 11 7-17 (41.2%) 32.
BB 6 12 12 27 — 57
BC 5 5 7 15 — 32
Three-point goals — Benton 1 (Wilson), Bethany 3 (Schertz 2, Nussbaum). Total fouls — Benton 18, Bethany 19. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany: Nussbaum 4, Thorne 4.

"C": Benton Bucks U14 42, Bethany "C" 41. Leading scorers — Benton: Daniel Thiery 17; Bethany: Ethan Miller 15.

MS boys basketball
ELKHART — Bethany 33, Concord 31.
"B": Concord 43, Bethany 19.

Willems, Warkentin Resign Coaching Positions

2011-11-29T17:28:00.001-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Willems

GOSHEN — Bethany boys soccer coach and 2011 Indiana Soccer Coaches Association District 1 Coach of the Year Hank Willems is resigning after six seasons, the school announced today. A 1989 Bethany graduate, Willems won five consecutive Northern Indiana Soccer Conference titles, three IHSAA sectional titles, and a regional championship during his time at the helm.

Willems, also the school's assistant principal, cites his administrative duties and his family as the driving factors behind his resignation. "I havethoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with the boys soccer program atBethany over the past six years," Willems said in a statement released by the school. "The players have worked extremely hard,and it has been very rewarding to see them succeed. However, at this stage ofmy life I simply cannot invest the time necessary to keep the program at thislevel or to grow the program to new heights."

Yoder

Replacing Willems as head coach is a man familiar with the Bethany soccer program: assistant coach Mark Yoder. A graduate of Central Christian (Ohio) High School, Hesston (Kan.) College, and Bluffton (Ohio) University, Yoder has been a Bethany assistant since 2007. In a statement, he said “I look forward to continuing to build and develop Bethany’s soccer program. I have enjoyed the Bethany community and look forward to continuing to be a part of it.”

Warkentin

Also resigning to spend more time with his family is JV coach Marcelo Warkentin, the head coach of Bethany's sub-varsity squad since 2001. “Marcelo has been an exceptionalasset to the program—his understanding of the game and kids made him aninvaluable part of our team,” said Willems. Replacing Warkentin as the JV coach will be another current assistant, 2004 Bethany graduate Josh Leinbach. The fifth member of Bethany's coaching staff, 1981 alumnus Ron Whiteford, will remain with the program as an assistant.

Leinbach

Willems is optimistic about the future of Bethany's soccer program despite the loss of its two top coaches. "I am very happy to have Mark, Josh, and Ron continue in the program. Markand I have worked together for five years and he is in a position to not onlycontinue the success the team has experienced, but to take it to levels of newsuccess," explained Willems. "He has a wonderful relationship with the players and is veryknowledgeable about the game. In preparation for this change he took on abigger role this year and is ready to be an exceptional head coach."

Based on last season's schedule, Bethany would open its 2012 campaign Thursday, Aug. 16 at Elkhart Memorial. Stay with Bleeding Bruin Blue throughout the offseason for more updates as conditions warrant.

Game Reports, 11/28/11

2011-11-29T03:19:00.000-05:00

Girls basketball
BOURBON, Ind. — Triton 38, Bethany 32
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 3-12 2-3 8, Marie Bontrager 0-0 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 4-8 0-0 8, Alena Yoder 0-3 0-0 0, Laken Richer 2-3 0-0 4, Natalie Thorne 2-6 0-1 4, Hanna Hochstetler 4-7 0-2 8. Totals 15-39 (38.5%) 2-6 (33.3%) 32.
Triton: Kaelyn Mason 1-4 0-0 2, Taylor Hatfield 0-7 3-4 3, Breanna Lemler 0-2 0-0 0, Krystal Sellers 0-2 0-0 0, Kylie Mason 2-4 0-1 4, Mallorie Jennings 4-11 0-0 8, Shana Anderson 6-12 2-2 16, Megan Howdeshell 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 15-50 (30.0%) 6-9 (66.7%) 38.
B   7 10 8 7 — 32
T   9   5 11 13 — 38
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-4 (Gautsche 0-4), Triton 2-11 (Anderson 2-3, Ka. Mason 0-3, Jennings 0-2, Hatfield 0-1, Ky. Mason 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Triton 12. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 35 (Thorne 17, Hochstetler 5, Weldy 5), Triton 21 (Howdeshell 6, Hatfield 5). Assists — Bethany 11 (Weldy 4, Gautsche 3), Triton 7 (Anderson 4). Steals — Triton 16 (Hatfield 5, Anderson 4), Bethany 4 (Weldy 2). Blocks — Bethany 6 (Thorne 5), Triton 0. Turnovers — Bethany 27, Triton 8.

JV: Triton 22, Bethany 9
Bethany: Tori Craw 0-4 0-2 0, Erin Bontrager 1-2 0-2 2, Katie Shank 0-2 0-0 0, Mallory Bontreger 0-1 0-1 0, Jordan Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Catie Kauffman 2-12 0-2 5, Mari Buenrostro 1-2 0-0 2, Marisa Marquez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 4-25 (16.0%) 0-7 (0.0%) 9.
Triton: Kayleigh Craig 0-0 0-0 0, Autumn Kann 1-2 0-0 2, Becca Kennedy 3-15 0-0 6, Tyra Eyrich 0-11 0-2 0, Hannah Jennings 6-8 2-2 14, Allie Kann 0-8 0-0 0. Totals 10-44 (22.7%) 2-4 (50.0%) 22.
B   3   2   4   0 — 9
T   8   2   4   0 — 22
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-5 (Kauffman 1-4, Bontreger 0-1), Triton 0-4 (Kennedy 0-4). Total fouls — Bethany 5, Triton 11. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 24 (Kauffman 7, Helmuth 5, Craw 4), Triton 26 (Jenninngs 11, Eyrich 4, Kennedy 4). Assists — Bethany 4 (Bontrager 2, Helmuth 2), Triton 5 (Au. Kann 3). Steals — Bethany 4 (Kauffman 2), Triton 10 (Al. Kann 3, Au. Kann 3). Blocks — Bethany 2 (Bontrager, Kauffman), Triton 0. Turnovers — Bethany 19, Triton 9.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — West Noble 35, Bethany 31.
"B": West Noble 23, Bethany 21. Leading scorer — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 8.

This Week In Bruindom, November 27-December 3

2011-11-27T15:08:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, November 27

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, November 28

MS boys basketball vs. West Noble, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball vs. West Noble, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Girls basketball at Triton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at Triton, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, December 1

MS boys basketball at Concord, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys basketball vs. Benton Bucks JV, 5:00 p.m. (C)
MS boys basketball at Concord, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys basketball vs. Benton Bucks varsity, 6:15 p.m. (JV)

Friday, December 2

Girls basketball vs. Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, December 3

MS boys basketball at SB Trinity, 9:30 a.m. (B)
MS boys basketball at SB Trinity, 10:45 a.m. (A)
Girls basketball at Lakewood Park, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at Lakewood Park, 2:30 p.m. (V)
Boys basketball at Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball at Prairie Heights, 7:30 p.m. (V), WGCS (91.1), globeradio.org

Game Reports, 11/26/11

2011-11-27T00:23:00.001-05:00

LIGONIER, Ind. — West Noble 55, Bethany 52, overtime
Bethany: Sol Brenneman 0 0-0 0, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 7 1-4 15, Jared Miller 0 1-2 1, Andy Slagel 3 0-2 6, Austin Mumaw 0 0-0 0, David DeLeeuw 10 4-10 25, Jesse Loewen 0 0-0 0, Caleb Morris 2 1-4 5. Totals 22 7-22 (31.8%) 52.
West Noble: Drew Schermerhorn 6 5-6 22, Nick Thomas 4 2-3 12, Damon Lortie 1 0-0 3, Phil Miller 1 1-1 3, Anthony Salazar 2 0-0 4, Keith Gibson 1 0-0 2, Nick Noe 3 1-2 7, Jordan Younce 0 2-3 2. Totals 18 11-15 (73.3%) 55.
BC 12 13 10 8 9 — 52
WN 20 6 11 6 12 — 55
Three-point goals — Bethany 1 (DeLeeuw), West Noble 8 (Schermerhorn 5, Thomas 2, Lortie). Total fouls — Bethany 13, West Noble 21. Fouled out — Miller, Morris.
Rebounds — Bethany: Slagel 7. Assists — Bethany: Hollinger-Janzen 5. Blocks — Bethany: Slagel 6.

JV: West Noble 60, Bethany 17. Leading scorers — Bethany: Nate Nussbaum 7; West Noble: Jake Young 14.

Game Reports, 11/22/11

2011-11-23T00:32:00.000-05:00

GOSHEN — Westview 47, Bethany 40, overtime
Westview: Jerry Schwartz 0-1 0-0 0, Judah Zickafoose 0-1 0-0 0, Brant Yoder 7-17 5-6 19, Adrian Brandenberger 2-8 0-0 4, Nate Raber 4-5 4-4 12; Jordyn Bontreger 4-7 0-0 8, Brett Yoder 1-1 0-0 2, Nic Raber 1-2 0-1 2, Devin Aspy 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-44 (43.1%) 9-11 (81.8%) 47.
Bethany: Femi Hollinger-Janzen 3-4 1-2 7, Andy Slagel 1-3 5-7 7, Austin Mumaw 1-2 0-0 2, David DeLeeuw 8-17 1-2 17, Jesse Loewen 0-0 0-0 0; Sol Brenneman 1-6 0-0 2, Bryce Rheinheimer 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Morris 2-5 1-4 5. Totals 16-37 (43.2%) 8-15 (53.3%) 40.

W 6 14 14 5 8 — 47
B 7 11 6 15 1 — 40

Three-point goals — Westview 0-7 (Bontrager 0-2, Brandenberger 0-2, Brant Yoder 0-2, Schwartz 0-1), Bethany 0-6 (DeLeeuw 0-3, Brenneman 0-1, Hollinger-Janzen 0-1, Mumaw 0-1). Total fouls — Westview 17, Bethany 16. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Westview 26, Bethany 18 (DeLeeuw 5, Morris 4). Assists — Westview 9, Bethany 11 (Hollinger-Janzen 5).
Officials — Steve Godfroy, Tom Eisenhour, Steve Arko.

JV: Westview 62, Bethany 20. Leading scorers — Westview: Jamar Weaver 10; Bethany: Nate Nussbaum 9, Abe Thorne 7.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 32, Goshen 23.
"B": Goshen 40, Bethany 26. Leading scorers — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 10, Ian Hostetler 5, Ivan Ramos 5.

Game Reports, 11/21/11

2011-11-22T00:51:00.000-05:00

GOSHEN — Bethany 70, Lakeland Christian 39
Lakeland Christian: Jessica Goss 1-8 0-0 2, Emilee McComb 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Remington 0-12 0-3 0, Hailey Nieveen 1-11 0-0 3, Emilee Cantron 6-9 4-6 16, Jo Boren 7-26 3-6 17, Ashley Ormsby 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 15-67 (22.3%) 8-17 (47.1%) 39.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 4-9 1-2 9, Malaina Weldy 4-9 4-4 12, Tori Craw 0-0 2-2 2, Alena Yoder 4-9 0-0 8, Laken Richer 5-15 3-4 13, Catie Kauffman 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 8-16 1-3 17, Hanna Hochstetler 2-9 5-6 9. Totals 27-67 (40.3%) 16-21 (76.2%) 70.

LC   9 10   7 13 — 39
BC 23 18 12 17 — 70

Three-point goals — Lakeland Christian 1-13 (Nieveen 1-5, Boren 0-4, Goss 0-1), Bethany 0-1 (Gautsche 0-1). Total fouls — Lakeland Christian 19, Bethany 12. Fouled out — Catron, Thorne.
Rebounds — Lakeland Christian 15 (Boren 15), Bethany 48 (Thorne 19, Hochstetler 10, Richer 9). Assists — Lakeland Christian 0, Bethany 12 (Thorne 3, Weldy 3). Blocks — Bethany 5 (Hochstetler 4).

JV: Lakeland Christian 40, Bethany 26.
Lakeland Christian: Jessica Goss 1-1 1-2 3, Emily McCoomb 4-12 0-3 8, Joselyn Helton 0-4 0-3 0, Alisa Goss 1-5 2-4 4, Emilee Catron 1-2 0-0 3, Gretta Schneider 3-10 4-7 10, Maryl Gerst 5-10 0-0 10, Ashley Ormsby 1-2 0-2 0. Totals 16-46 (34.8%) 7-21 (33.3%) 40.
Bethany: Tori Craw 3-13 0-0 6, Erin Bontrager 2-5 0-0 4, Katie Shank 2-3 0-0 4, Mallory Bontreger 1-3 0-0 2, Jordan Helmuth 2-11 0-2 4, Lynea Kaethler 1-2 0-0 2, Catie Kauffman 2-6 0-0 4, Vashti Neff 0-0 0-0 0, Mari Buenrostro 0-1 0-0 0, Marisa Marquez 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Schmucker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-45 (28.9%) 0-2 (0.0%) 26.

LC   6   6 12 16 — 20
BC   8   6   6   6 — 26

Three-point goals — Lakeland Christian 1-8 (Catron 1-2, McCoomb 0-3, Schneider 0-2, A. Goss 0-1), Bethany 0-1 (Bontrager 0-1). Total fouls — Lakeland Christian 8, Bethany 15. Fouled out — Kauffman.
Rebounds — Bethany 22 (Bontrager 4, Bontreger 4). Assists — Bethany 7 (Helmuth 3).

This Week In Bruindom, November 20-26

2011-11-20T15:01:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, November 20

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, November 21

Girls basketball at Lakeland Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at Lakeland Christian, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, November 22

MS boys basketball at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball at Goshen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys basketball vs. Westview, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball vs. Westview, 7:30 p.m. (V), LaGwana.com

Saturday, November 26

Boys basketball at West Noble, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys basketball at West Noble, 7:30 p.m. (V), WNRL (105.9), ihigh.com/westnoble

Game Reports, 11/18/11

2011-11-19T01:09:00.000-05:00

ELKHART — Concord 47, Bethany 41
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2-13 2-3 6, Marie Bontrager 0-1 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 1-4 4-4 6, Alena Yoder 1-3 0-0 2, Laken Richer 2-6 0-0 4, Natalie Thorne 7-10 3-6 17, Hanna Hochstetler 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 16-43 (37.2%) 9-13 (69.2%) 41.
Concord: Sammy Swain 0-0 0-1 0, Ashley Lucchese 3-6 0-1 9, Shaunee Albert 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Lantz 1-1 1-3 3, Trenee Brownlee 5-9 4-7 14, Morgan Bilger 5-8 1-2 13, Taylor Milnamow 0-0 0-0 0, Shanice Matthews 3-8 2-4 8. Totals 17-32 (53.3%) 8-18 (44.4%) 47.

B 12   8 10 11 — 41
C 19   6 12 10 — 47

Three-point goals — Bethany 0-7 (Gautsche 0-7), Concord 5-9 (Lucchese 3-5, Bilger 2-4). Total fouls — Bethany 18, Concord 16. Fouled out — Lantz.
Rebounds — Bethany 11 (Thorne 5), Concord 26 (Brownlee 8, Swain 6). Assists — Bethany 11 (Weldy 5, Gautsche 3), Concord 8 (Lucchese 3). Turnovers — Bethany 15, Concord 21.

JV: Concord 49, Bethany 10
Bethany: Tori Craw 2-5 0-0 4, Erin Bontrager 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Shank 0-0 0-0 0, Mallory Bontreger 0-0 2-2 2, Jordan Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Lynea Kaethler 0-0 0-0 0, Catie Kauffman 1-3 0-0 3, Vashti Neff 0-0 0-0 0, Mari Buenrostro 0-1 1-2 1, Marisa Marquez 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Schmucker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 3-12 (25.0%) 3-4 (75.0%) 10.
Concord: Keanonna Clopton 1-8 2-2 4, Shelby Hartzell 1-1 0-2 2, Jade Iavagnillio 4-5 0-0 8, Tori Braddock 0-2 0-0 0, Alexis Williams 5-10 0-0 10, Madison Miller 1-2 0-0 2, Jenna Makin 2-8 0-0 6, MacKenzie Rutter 3-4 0-1 7, Tani Bradley 2-2 0-0 4, Michelle Detwiler 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 22-49 (44.9%) 2-5 (40.0%) 49.
B   4 3   2   1 — 10
C 19 10 10 10 — 49
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-2 (Kauffman 1-2), Concord 3-9 (Makin 2-6, Rutter 1-2, Williams 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 5, Concord 9. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 10, Concord 17 (Detwiler 5). Assists — Bethany 4 (Bontrager 2), Concord 8 (Iavagnillio 2, Williams 2). Steals — Bethany 4 (Kauffman 2), Concord 14 (Williams 5). Turnovers — Bethany 38, Concord 13.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Westview 36, Bethany 35, overtime. Leading scorers — Bethany: Ian Bomberger 12, Clifton Miller 9, Joel Miller 9.
"B": Westview 33, Bethany 28. Leading scorers —Westview: J. Hostetler 14, J. Yoder 8; Bethany: Seth Brenneman 17, Trevor Miller 6.

Game Reports, 11/17/11

2011-11-18T01:58:00.000-05:00

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MS boys basketball
SYRACUSE, Ind. — Wawasee 44, Bethany 28.
"B": Wawasee 34, Bethany 25. Leading scorers — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 11, Ivan Ramos 5; Wawasee: Prescott 9.

Game Reports, 11/14/11

2011-11-15T01:56:00.000-05:00

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MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bremen 27, Bethany 21.
"B": Bremen 33, Bethany 23. Leading scorers — Bremen: Klohow 9, Box 8, Snyder 8; Bethany: Seth Brenneman 10, Ivan Ramos 4.

This Week In Bruindom, November 13-19

2011-11-13T14:55:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, November 13

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, November 14

MS boys basketball vs. Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball vs. Bremen, 5:45 p.m. (A)

Thursday, November 17

MS boys basketball at Wawasee, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball at Wawasee, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys basketball scrimmage at Fairfield, 6:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, November 18

Girls basketball at Concord, 6:15 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at Concord, 7:45 p.m. (V)

Game Reports, 11/11/11

2011-11-12T01:28:00.000-05:00

GOSHEN — Culver Academy 53, Bethany 33
Culver Academy: Victoria Christlieb 6-12 2-2 14, Kendahl Ungar 0-2 0-0 0, Katie Gawor 0-0 0-0 0, Andrijana Cvitkovic 5-10 2-2 13, Andrea Lin 0-2 0-0 0, Claire Kett 0-1 0-0 0, Alle Baker 3-7 0-0 8, Lindsay Haller 2-5 2-2 6, Saralena Barry 0-3 0-0 0, Monique Novoa 2-2 0-0 4, Rita Zambon 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 22-51 (43.1%) 6-6 (100.0%) 53.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2-9 0-0 5, Marie Bontrager 0-3 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 3-10 4-4 10, Tori Craw 0-0 0-1 0, Alena Yoder 2-7 0-1 4, Laken Richer 1-5 0-0 2, Catie Kauffman 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 0-5 4-8 4, Hanna Hochstetler 4-8 0-2 8. Totals 12-47 (25.5%) 8-16 (50.0%) 33.
CM 13 14 14 12 — 53
BC   5 14   8   6 — 33
Three-point goals — Culver Academy 3-8 (Baker 2-6, Cvitkovic 1-2), Bethany 1-7 (Gautsche 1-6, Weldy 0-1). Total fouls — Culver Military 10, Bethany 18. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Culver Academy 22 (Christlied 8, Cvitkovic 8), Bethany 26 (Thorne 9, Bontrager 5). Assists — Culver Military 12 (Christlieb 4, Lin 3), Bethany 11 (Weldy 3). Steals — Bethany 5 (Gautsche 3). Turnovers — Culver Academy 18, Bethany 15.

JV: Culver Academy 35, Bethany 1
Culver Academy: Kendahl Ungar 3-8 0-0 6, Micole Kett 4-8 0-0 8, Lizzy Goreki 1-6 0-0 2, Alle Baker 2-4 0-0 5, Caroline Pepper 0-3 0-0 0, Emma Bourgraf 4-9 0-0 8, Helen Weinberg 1-5 0-0 2, Melissa Binford 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 17-48 (35.4%) 0-0 35.
Bethany: Tori Craw 0-4 0-0 0, Erin Bontrager 0-1 0-0 0, Katie Shank 0-0 0-0 0, Mallory Bontreger 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Lynea Kaethler 0-1 0-0 0, Catie Kauffman 0-5 0-0 0, Vashti Neff 0-0 0-0 0, Mari Buenrostro 0-2 0-0 0, Marisa Marquez 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Schmucker 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 0-15 (0.0%) 1-2 (50.0%) 1.
CM   8   9 12   6 — 35
BC   0   0   0   1 —   1
Three-point goals — Culver Academy 1-4 (Baker 1-1, Kett 0-3), Bethany 0-3 (Kauffman 0-3). Total fouls — Culver Academy 13, Bethany 4. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Culver Academy 22 (Kett 6, Binford 5, Goreki 4), Bethany 14 (Craw 3, Schmucker 3). Assists — Culver Academy 7, Bethany 0. Steals — Culver Academy 16 (Binford 5), Bethany 2. Turnovers — Culver Academy 10, Bethany 31.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 38, ECA 22.
"B": ECA 28, Bethany 7.

Game Reports, 11/10/11

2011-11-11T03:52:00.000-05:00

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MS boys basketball
MILFORD, Ind. — Milford 25, Bethany 21
"B": Milford 27, Bethany 16. Leading scorers — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 8, Trevor Miller 4.

Game Reports, 11/8/11

2011-11-09T01:45:00.000-05:00

BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Bethany 25, Jimtown 22
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2-8 1-3 7, Marie Bontrager 0-1 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 4-9 6-8 14, Alena Yoder 0-2 2-2 2, Laken Richer 0-1 0-2 0, Natalie Thorne 0-0 0-2 0, Hanna Hochstetler 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 7-23 (30.4%) 9-18 (50.0%) 25.
Jimtown: Logan Trosper 1-2 0-0 2, Angie Dotson 4-12 0-0 11, Maddie Beadles 0-0 0-0 0, Ali Vicsik 1-3 2-2 4, Kelsi Brubaker 0-0 0-0 0, Tori Henkler 1-2 3-6 5, Ali Brothers 0-0 0-0 0, Sarah Miller 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 7-22 (31.8%) 5-9 (55.6%) 22.
B   9   5   7   4 — 25
J   1   4 10   7 — 22
Three-point goals — Bethany 2-5 (Gautsche 2-5), Jimtown 3-13 (Dotson 3-11, Henkler 0-1, Miller 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 11, Jimtown 20. Fouled out — Brothers, Vicsik.
Rebounds — Bethany 15 (Thorne 4, Weldy 4), Jimtown 19 (Miller 8). Assists — Bethany 5 (Weldy 2), Jimtown 7 (Vicsik 4). Steals — Bethany 6 (Weldy 4), Jimtown 2. Turnovers — Bethany 12, Jimtown 10.

JV: Jimtown 20, Bethany 7
Bethany: Tori Craw 0-5 0-0 0, Erin Bontrager 0-3 0-0 0, Katie Shank 0-1 0-0 0, Mallory Bontreger 0-5 0-0 0, Jordan Helmuth 1-6 0-2 2, Lynea Kaethler 0-1 0-0 0, Catie Kauffman 1-7 0-0 3, Vashti Neff 0-1 0-0 0, Mari Buenrostro 1-2 0-2 2, Megan Schmucker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 3-26 (11.5%) 0-4 (0.0%) 7.
Jimtown: Logan Trosper 0-0 3-7 3, Joanna Whittaker 0-0 0-0 0, Maddie Beadles 1-7 2-2 4, Angalic Greer 0-2 2-4 2, Heather Bozman 0-6 3-4 3, Cheyanne Smith 1-4 0-2 2, Mykala Hurtekant 3-3 0-0 6, Kaylah Fein 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 5-22 (22.7%) 10-19 (52.6%) 20.
B 0   3   2   2 —   7
J   4   5   2   9 — 20
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-5 (Kauffman 1-2, Bontrager 0-1, Craw 0-1, Neff 0-1), Jimtown 0-3 (Beadles 0-2, Bozman 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 17, Jimtown 12. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 12 (Craw 3, Kaethler 3), Jimtown 27 (Greer 8, Bozman 6). Assists — Bethany 2, Jimtown 2. Steals — Bethany 2, Jimtown 5 (Beadles 3). Turnovers — Bethany 14, Jimtown 9.

MS boys basketball
NAPPANEE, Ind. — NorthWood 41, Bethany 26.
"B": NorthWood 26, Bethany 22. Leading scorers — Bethany: Seth Brenneman 6, Ian Hostetler 6. Blocks — Bethany: Hochstetler 5.

Girls Basketball vs. Jimtown: Preview

2011-11-08T05:04:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-0, independent; +17½) at JIMTOWN JIMMIES (0-0, 0-0 NSC): November 8, 2011.
Location: Jimtown gym (capacity 2,106), Baugo Township, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (41-71, 6th season at BCHS); Jimtown: Gene Johnson (315-281, 30th season at JHS).

Download JV, varsity rosters

Leading Scorers (2010-11, Returning):

Bethany: Natalie Thorne (6.7 ppg), Malaina Weldy (5.5), Gina Gautsche (3.0)
Jimtown: Angie Dotson (6.2 ppg), Sarah Miller (1.5), Alli Vicsik (1.0)

Looking Ahead:

Bethany: Nov. 11 vs. Culver Academy, 7:30; Nov. 12 at West Noble, 7:30; Nov. 18 at Concord, 7:30
Jimtown: Nov. 15 at Elkhart Central, 7:30; Nov. 19 vs. Argos, 7:30; Nov. 22 vs. Northridge, 7:30

In the Mirror:

Bethany: lost 41-72 to Canterbury, Feb. 11; lost 45-46 (OT) to Argos, Feb. 7; def. ECA 58-51 (OT), Jan. 31
Jimtown: lost 35-42 to Fairfield, Feb. 12; def. LaVille 44-21, Feb. 11; def. Bremen 29-26, Feb. 5

Past 11 Years:

2010-11: L 35-51.
2009-10: L 16-48.
2008-09: L 24-70.
2005-08: No meetings.
2004-05: L 26-46.
2003-04: L 40-45.
2002-03: L 36-48.
2001-02: W 51-44 (ot).
2000-01: W 43-40.

This Week In Bruindom, November 7-13

2011-11-06T14:51:00.000-05:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Monday, November 7

Boys basketball practice begins

Tuesday, November 8

MS boys basketball at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
MS boys basketball at NorthWood, 5:45 p.m. (V)
Girls basketball at Jimtown, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at Jimtown, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, November 10

MS boys basketball vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball vs. Milford, 5:45 p.m. (A)

Friday, November 11

MS boys basketball vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS boys basketball vs. ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Girls basketball vs. Culver Academy, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball vs. Culver Academy, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, November 12

Girls basketball at West Noble, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls basketball at West Noble, 7:30 p.m. (V), WNRL (105.9), ihigh.com/westnoble

High School Fall Awards

2011-11-02T22:26:00.000-04:00

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GOSHEN — Bethany announced team award winners for the recently-concluded fall sports season Tuesday night. The MVPs for each sport are below, with all award winners listed below the jump.

Sadie Gustafson-Zook, girls cross country; Malaina Weldy, girls soccer, Femi Hollinger-Janzen, boys soccer; Alena Yoder, volleyball; Ben Hochstetler, boys cross country; Blake Shetler, boys tennis. (Photo: Kevin Miller/Bethany Christian Schools)

Boys soccer

Most Valuable Player; First Team All-District Femi Hollinger-Janzen, senior
Offensive MVP Josh Stoltzfus, junior
Defensive MVP Drew Sylvester, senior
Sportsmanship; Academic All-State Andrew Snyder, junior
Most Improved Jesse Loewen, junior
First Team All-District; Academic All-State Jeff Yoder, senior
Academic All-State Jared Nussbaum, senior
Academic All-State Lucas Morgan, junior
JV MVP Isaac Brenneman, freshman
JV MVP Trent Yoder, freshman
JV Most Improved Tylor Wilson, freshman

Girls soccer

Most Valuable Player; Academic All-State; First Team All-NISC Malaina Weldy, senior
Offensive MVP; Academic All-State; First Team All-NISC Emma Caskey, senior
Defensive MVP; Second Team All-NISC Natalie Thorne, junior
Sportsmanship; Second Team All-NISC Anna Nafziger, senior
Most Improved Samantha Kauffman, sophomore
Academic All-State Gina Gautsche, senior
Academic All-State Paige Wheeler, senior

Boys tennis

Most Valuable Player Blake Shetler, senior
Sportsmanship Parth Patel, sophomore
Most Improved Hans Miller, freshman
JV MVP Wade Troyer, junior

Volleyball

Most Valuable Player; Sportswomanship Alena Yoder, senior
Offensive MVP Elise Romero, junior
Defensive MVP Marie Bontrager, sophomore
JV Award Tori Craw, sophomore

Boys cross country

Most Valuable Runner Ben Hochstetler, senior
Sportsmanship Jesse Bontreger, junior

Girls cross country

Most Valuable Runner Sadie Gustafson-Zook, junior
Sportsmanship Catie Kauffman, sophomore

This Week In Bruindom, October 30-November 6

2011-10-29T14:43:00.000-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tuesday, November 1

Fall sports awards program, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 3

Girls basketball scrimmage at Goshen, 7:00 p.m.

Boys Soccer Lands Seven on All-NISC Teams

2011-10-27T01:56:00.000-04:00

GOSHEN — Seven Bruins were named to the all-conference teams of the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference at the NISC's coaches meeting Tuesday, the school has announced. First-team all conference representatives are seniors Femi Hollinger-Janzen and Drew Sylvester and juniors Josh Stoltzfus and Andrew Snyder; second-team all-conference representatives are senior Jared Nussbaum, senior Jeff Yoder and junior Caleb Morris. Hollinger-Janzen was named conference player of the year, keeping alive Bethany's streak of consecutive players of the year — Hollinger-Janzen won the 2010 award, while Jesse Ramer took the inaugural honors in 2009.

All-Northern Indiana Soccer Conference First Team
Bethany — senior Femi Hollinger-Janzen, senior Drew Sylvester, junior Josh Stoltzfus, junior Andrew Snyder. Culver Military — senior Dustin Cowell, senior Ryan Sete (goalkeeper), junior Luther Jacobs, junior Austin Spencer. South Bend Trinity — senior John Loughran, senior John Rose. Argos — senior Patric Shei, senior Ronald Tanner. Lakeland Christian — senior Bryce Glock. Elkhart Christian — senior Wynn Bishop.

All-NISC Second Team
Bethany — senior Jared Nussbaum, senior Jeff Yoder (goalkeeper), junior Caleb Morris. Culver Military —junior Manuel Ituarte, junior Brock Frazier, sophomore Tanner Grant. South Bend Trinity — senior Patrick Couch, senior Kevin Thomas, junior Tim Pringel. Argos — junior Zach Stockman, sophomore Taylor Ogle. Lakeland Christian — senior Andrew Palladino, senior Josh Silveus. Elkhart Christian — senior Jordan Addison.

NISC Standings
Bethany 5-0, Culver Military 4-1, South Bend Trinity 3-2, Argos 2-3, Lakeland Christian 1-4, Elkhart Christian 0-5.

Dream Soccer Season Ends In Semi-State

2011-10-23T00:02:00.000-04:00

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LAKEVILLE, Ind. — If there is a bigger emotional gulf in the world of sports, I haven't seen it yet.

Saturday morning, Bethany celebrated. They played a game that was not in doubt for the final hour, as they scored two goals 40 seconds apart in the sixth minute, added five more in the next 22, and played the final 26 minutes with no starters on the field in an 8-0 rout of Argos.

Saturday night, Bethany wept. The previous two Saturdays, it had been their celebration on the field at Newton Park. This night, however, belonged to Canterbury, 1-0 victors on a cross placed less a foot inside the corner of the net 5:09 into the second half. The 2011 senior class will graduate allowing exactly one goal per game over their careers; Saturday night, the goal to answer that one never came.

The top-ranked Cavaliers (17-1-4) finished with an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal, complemented by a 5-3 lead in corner kicks. Jeff Yoder, one of only three 1A goalkeepers named first-team all-district by the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association, finished with seven saves, including a diving stop on the first penalty kick Bethany has allowed this year in the 12th minute.

Saturday morning's game, however, was a totally different story. Femi Hollinger-Janzen scored on an assist from Lucas Morgan after 5:08 of play, followed by an Andrew Snyder strike 40 seconds later. From there, the onslaught was on -- three Hollinger-Janzen scores and a Morgan goal later, Bethany led 6-0 with 14:19 remaining until halftime. Hollinger-Janzen's fourth goal of the game was one for the record books, as his 67th career goal put him past Myron Bontreger for the most goals in school history.

The Bruins proceeded to rest their starters throughout the second half: forwards Hollinger-Janzen and Josh Stoltzfus did not see action at all after the intermission, and for the final 14 minutes, Bethany played with a team composed entirely of non-starters.

The Bruins held an 11-0 shots-on-goal lead and a 5-1 corner-kick advantage after one half, totals that slipped slightly to 11-3 and 7-1 for the entire contest.

Bethany finishes the season 18-4-1, going undefeated in the 19 games in which it scored. The Bruins were regional champions for the first time ever, finishing their season in the state semifinals for the first time since 1986. In addition to that finish, achieved in an Indiana Soccer Coaches' Association tournament as the IHSAA did not yet sponsor soccer, the Bruins were voted state champions by the ISCA in 1971 and 1972.

Final
Canterbury 1, Bethany 0

C: (46')

Shots on goal — Bethany 2, Canterbury 8. Saves — Canterbury: Chase Walker 2; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 7. Corner kicks — Bethany 3, Canterbury 7. Fouls — Bethany 7, Canterbury 6.
Officials — Brent Bushey (Richmond), Douglas Cupp (Lafayette), Jim Hoover (Peru), Dave Macy (Fort Wayne).

Semifinals

Bethany 8, Argos 0

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Lucas Morgan assist) (6')
B: Andrew Snyder (6')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Snyder) (17')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Josh Stoltzfus) (18')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Q Min Kim) (22')
B: Morgan (26')
B: Kim (28')
B: Nate Nussbaum (Kim) (38')

Shots on goal — Argos 3, Bethany 11. Saves — Argos: Jacob Mechling 3; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2, Trent Yoder 1. Corner kicks — Argos 1, Bethany 5. Fouls — Argos 4, Bethany 11.
Officials — Brent Bushey (Richmond), Douglas Cupp (Lafayette), Jim Hoover (Peru), Dave Macy (Fort Wayne).

Other semifinal: Canterbury 2, Guerin Catholic 0.

Game Report, 10/20/11

2011-10-21T01:58:00.000-04:00

FORT WAYNE — Bethany def. Howe 25-8, 25-11, 25-7 in sectional quarterfinal at Canterbury.
Aces — Jordan Helmuth 6, Amber Heydon 4, Elise Romero 4, Alena Yoder 3. Assists — Romero 13. Kills — Hanna Hochstetler 6. Digs — Yoder 2. Block Assists — Brooke Hershberger 1, Romero 1.

Baker's Dozen Awards Bestowed On Bruins

2011-10-19T15:54:00.001-04:00

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INDIANAPOLIS — In a soccer game, using twelve players and a coach will result in someone getting a yellow card. In an award announcement, however, having twelve players plus a coach results in a press release. The latter is the camp in which Bethany finds itself after today's announcement of all-district and academic all-state awards by the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association.

Senior goalkeeper Jeff Yoder and senior midfielder Femi Hollinger-Janzen were named first-team all-District 1 players by the coaches association. District 1 stretches from Elkhart County west to the Illinois state line, going as far south as Oregon-Davis and LaVille. As first-team selections, Hollinger-Janzen and Yoder will represent the district in the ISCA college showcase on Nov. 19 and 20 at Indianapolis North Central High School.

The two players will be joined on the district 1 team by their head coach once again, as boys soccer coach Hank Willems was named District 1 private-school coach of the year and will coach the district team in that showcase. In a statement released by the school, Willems touted the Bruin selections as representatives of the team, saying "Having players selected from both the offense and defense represents the many quality players we have on both sides of the ball. Defensive players are often overlooked, so to have a goalkeeper selected is an acknowledgement of our entire defensive unit."

As members of the district's first and second teams, Yoder and Hollinger-Janzen will be eligible for all-state consideration; in addition, by virtue of his coach-of-the-year award, Willems will appear on the ballot for the state coach of the year award. Those awards will be announced at the ISCA awards banquet on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 20 in Indianapolis.

A total of ten Bruins were also announced as recipients of the ISCA All-Academic Award, given to players who are varsity contributors and have grade-point averages above 3.6 through three years or 3.7 through two. Recipients from the boys team include seniors Yoder and Jared Nussbaum along with juniors Lucas Morgan and Andrew Snyder. Six members of the girls team received all-academic awards: seniors Emma Caskey, Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy and Paige Wheeler, joined by juniors Natalie Thorne and Maddie Gerig.

These Weeks In Bruindom, October 16-29

2011-10-16T14:41:00.000-04:00

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Sunday, October 16

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 18

Volleyball sectional quarterfinal: Lakewood Park vs. ECA at Canterbury, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 20

Volleyball sectional quarterfinal: Howe vs. Bethany at Canterbury, 6:00 p.m.
Volleyball sectional quarterfinal: Hamilton vs. Blackhawk at Canterbury, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 22

Volleyball sectional semifinal: Canterbury vs. ECA at Canterbury, 10:00 a.m.
Boys soccer semi-state semifinal: Argos vs. Bethany at Newton Park, 10:00 a.m., WGCS (91.1)/globeradio.org
Volleyball sectional semifinal: Bethany vs. Blackhawk at Canterbury, 11:30 a.m.
Boys soccer semi-state semifinal: Guerin Catholic vs. Canterbury at Newton Park, 12:05 p.m., RRSN.com
Volleyball sectional final: Canterbury vs. Blackhawk at Canterbury, 4:00 p.m.
Boys soccer semi-state final: Bethany vs. Canterbury at Newton Park, 7:00 p.m., WGCS (91.1)/globeradio.org

Sunday, October 23

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, October 24

Girls basketball practice begins
MS boys basketball practice begin

Tuesday, October 25

Volleyball regional: Blackhawk at Culver Community, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 29

Volleyball semi-state semifinal: Blackhawk vs. Frontier at Caston, 11:00 a.m.
Volleyball semi-state semifinal: Wes-Del vs. Washington Twp. at Caston, 12:30 p.m.
Boys soccer state championship: Canterbury vs. Mater Dei at Kuntz Stadium, 1:00 p.m.
Volleyball semi-state final: Frontier vs. Wes-Del at Caston, 7:00 p.m.

Boys Soccer Wins First Regional Title

2011-10-15T23:28:00.000-04:00

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By Tony Miller
Bleeding Bruin Blue News Editor
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Femi Hollinger-Janzen has scored before. But Saturday night's goal was bigger than the other 62 goals the Indiana-bound senior scored in high school, because none of the other goals were the difference in a regional final.

Hollinger-Janzen's tally, a strike from 20 yards out with 25:05 left in the game, was the only goal of the night as third-ranked Bethany defeated ninth-ranked Andrean 1-0 in the final game of the LaVille regional at Newton Park. The Bruins are 17-3-1 on the season, extending their record for most wins in school history and winning the regional title for the first time ever.

After a pair of Andrean shots on goal were stopped by Bethany goalkeeper Jeff Yoder, both Hollinger-Janzen and Nate Nussbaum found the crossbar but could not convert before the half. The game's first 40 minutes were scoreless, with Bethany holding a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal and 4-2 lead in corner kicks at the half. The Bruins finished with 6 shots on goal to Andrean's 5, while both teams took six corner kicks and Bethany was called for 14 of the game's 24 fouls.

Hollinger-Janzen's 63rd goal puts him three behind 1987 graduate Myron Bontreger for the most in school history; Yoder's ninth season shutout ties him with Seth Kauffman, whose 2007 season now has company at the top of the record book.

As one of the final eight teams in the state, Bethany advances to Saturday's semi-state tournament at Newton Park. The Bruins will take on conference rival Argos, holder of a 13-6 record, in the first game, set for 10 a.m. Bethany defeated Argos 2-0 at Bodiker Field on Oct. 1 and holds a seven-game winning streak in the series, which is in its sixth decade. Fifth-ranked Guerin Catholic (13-5-2) will take on top-ranked Fort Wayne Canterbury (15-1-4) in the other semifinal at noon, with the semi-state final coming seven hours later.

Bethany 1, Andrean 0

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (65')

Shots on goal — Andrean 5, Bethany 6. Saves — Andrean: Mike Croux 5; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 5. Corner kicks — Andrean 6, Bethany 6. Fouls — Andrean 10, Bethany 14.

Referee — Jim Hoover (Peru). Linesmen — Daniel Blue (Goshen), Christine Spradlin (Logansport).

Bruins Defeat Boone Grove, Mother Nature

2011-10-14T00:16:00.001-04:00

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By Tony Miller
Bleeding Bruin Blue News Editor

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Against the midnight background of a rainy October evening, the blue-clad Bethany Bruins took the field against Boone Grove Thursday night. Almost two hours later, they walked off it seeing red: the red of Andrean High School, whom Bethany will meet in the regional final after defeating the Wolves 5-0.

Bethany got on the scoreboard early, with Femi Hollinger-Janzen scoring in the 6th minute on a low line drive from left of the field's center. Caleb Morris followed with a 30-yard strike from the right side when 27:53 had elapsed; Stoltzfus, Andrew Snyder, and Cristian Romero scored in the span of 5:32 in the second half to close the scorebook and empty the Bethany bench.

The Bruins finished the night with an 11-2 advantage in shots on goal, in addition to taking all 10 of the game's corner kicks. When the game kicked off, the mercury sat at 60 degrees, with the wind gusting to 25 miles per hour at times during the second half. For some in the crowd, it was reminiscent of Bethany's regional game five years ago, a 3-0 loss to Northridge on Oct. 12, 2006 at Westview.

"There was a stretch of about 10 minutes in the second tonight that [the weather] was as miserable as I’ve ever seen it," Bethany coach Hank Willems told the Goshen News after the game. The game was Bethany's third in 19 days to be played in precipitation, following wins over Westview, Elkhart Christian, and NorthWood from Sept. 23 to Sept. 29.

Ninth-ranked Andrean won the evening's first semifinal 2-0 over Wheeler; the 59ers are 16-3 on the season while the Bearcats finish 14-5. Third-ranked Bethany (15-3-1) will play Andrean Saturday evening for the regional championship at Newton Park, with the winner advancing to semi-state play on the same field on Oct. 22. Local radio station WGCS, known on-air as 91.1 the Globe, has announced plans to broadcast Bethany soccer for as long as the Bruins win in the tournament. Saturday night's broadcast will begin at 6:45 p.m., with kickoff at 7 p.m., and feature commentators Donnie Smith and Mark Bradford.

Bethany 5, Boone Grove 0

BC: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (6')
BC: Caleb Morris (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (28')
BC: Andrew Snyder (Cristian Romero) (56')
BC: Stoltzfus (59')
BC: Isaac Schertz (61')

Shots on goal — Bethany 11, Boone Grove 2. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2; Boone Grove: Nathan Miller 6. Fouls — Bethany 3, Boone Grove 3. Referee — Daniel Blue (Goshen). Linesmen — Jim Hoover (Peru), Christine Spradlin (Logansport).

Other Semifinal: Andrean 2, Wheeler 0.

Bethany advances to regional final (Greg Keim/Goshen News)

Andrean shuts down Wheeler offense to reach regional final (Andrew Stem/The Times of Northwest Indiana)

Game Reports, 10/11/11

2011-10-12T02:01:00.000-04:00

NAPPANEE, Ind. — NorthWood def. Bethany 25-12, 25-16, 25-19.
Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 11. Kills — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 3, Hanna Hochstetler 3. Digs — Bethany: Bontrager 9, Jordan Helmuth 6. Blocks — Bethany: Hochstetler 2 solo.

JV: NorthWood def. Bethany 25-3, 25-5.
Assists — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 2. Kills — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 3. Digs — Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 3.

Game Reports, 10/10/11

2011-10-11T02:03:00.000-04:00

TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview def. Bethany 25-17, 25-20, 25-12.
Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 6. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 6. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 10. Blocks — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 2 solos, 2 assists.

JV: Westview def. Bethany 25-14, 25-17.
Kills — Bethany: Marisa Marquez 3. Digs — Bethany: Lynea Kaethler 5, Nicole Schwartz 4.

This Week In Bruindom, October 9-15

2011-10-09T02:29:00.000-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, October 9

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, October 10

Volleyball at Westview, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball sectional draw, 7:00 p.m. (V)
Volleyball at Westview, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, October 11

MS volleyball at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys and girls cross country sectionals at Ox Bow County Park, 5:00 p.m.
MS volleyball at Fairfield, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Volleyball at NorthWood, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball at NorthWood, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, October 13

Boys soccer regional semifinal: Andrean vs. Wheeler at Newton Park, 6:00 p.m., RRSN.com
Boys soccer regional semifinal: Bethany vs. Boone Grove at Newton Park, 8:05 p.m., WGCS (91.1)/globeradio.org

Saturday, October 15

Boys soccer regional final: Andrean vs. Bethany at Newton Park, 7:00 p.m., WGCS (91.1)/globeradio.org

Bruins Come Back, Claim Sectional Title

2011-10-09T00:40:00.000-04:00

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By Tony Miller
Bleeding Bruin Blue News Editor

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany won its third sectional championship in the last six years tonight, coming back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat Mishawaka Marian 3-1 at Newton Park. Femi Hollinger-Janzen scored twice for Bethany, assisted once by Drew Sylvester, with Andrew Snyder providing the final tally in the 74th minute. Marian struck first, with Julian Letizia scoring from a mass of bodies in the penalty area after 16:18 of the first half.

After Hollinger-Janzen's first goal, the game went to halftime tied at 1-1. The first half saw both teams commit six fouls apiece and Bethany outshoot Marian 4-3. The second half was not nearly so even, as Bethany out-cornered Marian 4-0 and had a 3-0 advantage in shots on goal after the intermission. But the game remained tied until Hollinger-Janzen's second goal, when the senior took a pass from Drew Sylvester and dribbled through a tiring Knight defense for the go-ahead score with 12:15 to play. Insurance came in the form of Snyder's strike from in front of the right goalpost six minutes later.

Bethany tied a school record with 15 wins on the season; the 15-3-1 Bruins, ranked third in the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association class 1A poll, will look to break the record Thursday night when they go back to Newton Park for a regional game with 8-8-1 Boone Grove. That game is set for approximately 7 p.m., after a 5 p.m. semifinal between 15-3, ninth-ranked Andrean and 15-4 Wheeler. The regional final would be 7 p.m. next Saturday.

Bethany 3, Mishawaka Marian 1

M: Julian Letizia (17')
B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Drew Sylvester) (38')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Nate Nussbaum) (68')
B: Andrew Snyder (Caleb Morris) (74')

Shots on goal — Bethany 7, Marian 3. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2; Marian: Connor Camp 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 9, Marian 3. Fouls — Bethany 15, Marian 13. Referee — Kevin Baumgartner. Linesmen — Oscar Sixtos, Cesar Mercado.

Q Min Kim of the Bethany boys soccer team holds the trophy after the Bruins won the sectional championship Saturday night at Newton Park. (Photo: Tony Miller/Bleeding Bruin Blue)

Game Reports, 10/7/11

2011-10-08T02:08:00.000-04:00

GOSHEN — Lakewood Park def. Bethany 25-19, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19
Aces — Bethany: Elise Romero 3. Assists — Bethany: Romero 18. Kills — Bethany: Amber Heydon 6, Brooke Hershberger 5, Alena Yoder 5. Digs — Bethany: Yoder 18, Jordan Helmuth 11, Marie Bontrager 9. Blocks — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 2 assists, Romero 2 assists.

JV: Lakewood Park def. Bethany 25-14, 25-15.
Assists — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 3. Digs — Bethany: Olivia Copsey 1, Nicole Schwartz 1.

Match Report & Sectional Update, 10/5/11

2011-10-05T22:06:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany 8, John Glenn 2 in LaVille sectional semifinals.

B: Caleb Morris (1')
B: Josh Stoltzfus (Cristian Romero assist) (14')
B: Lucas Morgan (Q Min Kim) (28')
B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Tyler Brenneman) (29')
B: Brenneman (Hollinger-Janzen) (32')
G: Jesse Frey (Rafael Castro) (33')
B: Kevin Hawkins (Stoltzfus) (35')
B: Nate Nussbaum (39')
G: A.J. Strycker (74')
B: Romero (77')

Shots on goal — Bethany 18, Glenn 6. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 3; Glenn: Ben Drzewiecki 2, Troy Bissell 8. Fouls — Bethany 10, Glenn 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 12, Glenn 0. Officials — Kevin Baumgartner, Cesar Mercado, Oscar Sixtos.

Sectional update: boys soccer at LaVille
Monday's First Round
Marian 2, ECA 0

Wednesday's Semifinals
Bethany 8, Glenn 2
Marian 3, LaVille 2

Saturday's Final
Bethany vs. Marian, 7 p.m.

This Week In Bruindom, October 2-9

2011-10-03T00:18:00.000-04:00

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Monday, October 3

MS boys & girls cross country vs. Oak Farm and Howe, 5:00 p.m.
Boys & girls cross country vs. Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Boys soccer sectional first round: Marian vs. ECA at LaVille (Newton Park), 6:00 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, October 4

MS volleyball vs. Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Girls soccer sectional first round: LaVille vs. Glenn at Marian, 5:00 p.m. (V)
MS volleyball vs. Jimtown, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Volleyball at Goshen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer sectional first round: Bethany vs. ECA at Marian, 7:00 p.m. (V)
Volleyball at Goshen, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Wednesday, October 5

Boys soccer sectional semifinal: Bethany vs. Glenn at LaVille (Newton Park), 5:00 p.m. (V)
Boys soccer sectional semifinal: LaVille vs. Marian at LaVille (Newton Park), 7:00 p.m. (V)

Thursday, October 6

Girls soccer sectional semifinal: LaVille vs. Bethany at Marian, 5:00 p.m. (V)
MS girls cross country at Stanley Clark with ECA, 5:00 p.m.
Girls cross country at ECA (First Baptist Church), 5:00 p.m.
MS boys cross country at Stanley Clark with ECA, 5:30 p.m.
Boys cross country at ECA (First Baptist Church), 5:40 p.m.
Volleyball at Clinton Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer sectional semifinal: Marian vs. Bremen at Marian, 7:00 p.m. (V)
Volleyball at Clinton Christian, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Friday, October 7

Volleyball vs. Lakewood Park, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball vs. Lakewood Park, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Saturday, October 8

Girls soccer sectional final: LaVille vs. Marian at Marian, 7:00 p.m. (V)
Boys soccer sectional final: Bethany vs. Marian at LaVille (Newton Park), 7:00 p.m. (V)

Match Reports, 10/1/11

2011-10-01T23:04:00.001-04:00

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Argos 0

B: Drew Sylvester (penalty kick) (8')
B: Sylvester (penalty kick) (40')

Cautions — Argos: Ronald Tanner, 26th minute; Jordan O'Dell, 40th; Bethany: Nate Nussbaum, 29th. Sent off — Argos: O'Dell, 40th minute.

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, Argos 3. Saves: Bethany: Jeff Yoder 3; Argos: Jacob Mechling 7. Corner kicks — Bethany 4, Argos 1.6;

JV: Argos 1, Bethany 0. Shots on goal — Bethany 5, Argos 7. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 6; Argos: Tyler Peters 5.

Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Argos 2 (Bethany wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)

A: Carly McCay (Stefany Parrish assist) (5')
A: Katelin VanMeter (8')
B: Taylor Christophel (50')
B: Emma Caskey (68')

Shootout — Bethany: Malaina Weldy GOAL, Emma Caskey GOAL, Maddie Gerig GOAL, Taylor Christophel GOAL; Argos: Samantha Hopkins SAVE, Jami Patterson MISS, Allison Flower GOAL.

Shots on goal — Bethany 12, Argos 10. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 8; Argos: Karlee VanDerWeele 10. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Argos 2.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Fairfield 5, Bethany 0 in Goshen sectional final.

Nathan Brendle lost to Josh Mullet 3-6, 0-6. Blake Shetler lost to Austin Christner 4-6, 2-6. Ike Lehman lost to Landon Knepp 0-6, 0-6. Abe Thorne/Evan Grimes lost to Jordan Hochstetler/Dillon Lockwood 1-6, 0-6. Jesse Amstutz/Parth Patel lost to Taylor Yoder/Marcus Rhodes 6-2, 1-6, 3-6.

Match Report & Sectional Update, 9/30/11

2011-09-30T23:25:00.000-04:00

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Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Jimtown 2 in Goshen sectional semifinal
Nathan Brendle def. Dan Gongwer 6-2, 6-4. Blake Shetler def. Austin Ward 6-2, 6-1. Ike Lehman def. Jacob Gongwer 6-2, 6-1. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne lost to Brett Aller/Cole Peterson 6-2, 2-6, 0-6.
Parth Patel/Jesse Amstutz lost to Augie Farwig/Michael Hobbs 3-6, 4-6.

Sectional update: boys tennis at Goshen

Friday's Semifinals

Fairfield 4, Goshen 1

Bethany 3, Jimtown 2

Saturday's Final

Fairfield vs. Bethany, 9 a.m.

Match Reports & Sectional Update, 9/29/11

2011-09-30T23:21:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, NorthWood 1

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (4')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (25')
B: Lucas Morgan (Caleb Morris, Nate Nussbaum) (31')
B: Andrew Snyder (56')
N: Eddie Salinas (Connor Beckwith) (73')

Shots on goal -- NorthWood 4, Bethany 10. Saves -- NorthWood: Kyle Dijkstra 5; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 3. Corner kicks: NorthWood 2, Bethany 5. Fouls: NorthWood 7, Bethany 12. Referee -- Shaun Hesselbart. Linesmen -- Aurelio Coronado, Santiago Gomez.

JV: Bethany 4, NorthWood 2. Goals — NorthWood: Brandon Shields, Brandon Barahona; Bethany: Isaac Brenneman, Hee Won Cho, Dwight Markham, Jesse Amstutz. Assists — Bethany: Brenneman 2, Markham.

Girls soccer

ELKHART — Concord 3, Bethany 0

C: Hannah Weaver (41')
C: Sara Tomasbi (penalty kick) (55')
C: Hannah Amos (65')

Shots on goal — Bethany 2, Concord 18. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 2; Concord: Yohana Romero 2. Corners kicks — Bethany 2, Concord 7.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany vs. Jimtown in Goshen sectional semifinal, ppd., rain

MS soccer

GOSHEN — Westview 2, Bethany 1 in Hoosier Soccer Conference quarterfinal.

Goals — Westview: Braden Reynolds 2; Bethany: Ian Bomberger.

MS boys cross country

GOSHEN — Concord 22, Bethany 41; Goshen 18, Bethany 44.

MS girls cross country

GOSHEN — Concord 15, Bethany 50; Goshen 15, Bethany 50.

Sectional update: boys tennis at Goshen

Thursday's Matches

Goshen vs. Fairfield, postponed, rain

Jimtown vs. Bethany, postponed, rain

Friday's Matches

Championship, postponed, rain on Thursday

Goshen vs. Fairfield, 4:30 p.m.

Jimtown vs. Bethany, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday's Match

Goshen/Fairfield vs. Jimtown/Bethany, 9 a.m.

Match Report and Sectional Update, 9/28/11

2011-09-28T20:15:00.002-04:00

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Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, NorthWood 1 in Goshen sectional first-round match.
Nathan Brendle def. Brennan Angle 6-3, 6-2. Blake Shetler def. Mitchell Kaiser 6-1, 6-0. Ike Lehman def. Quinn Stilson 6-2, 6-1. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne lost to Ben Zercher/Tyler Linhart 6-3, 7-5. Jesse Amstutz/Parth Patel tied Shawn Stahley/Austin Sanders 3-6, 6-3, 2-2, rain.

Thursday's Semifinals
Fairfield vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m.
Jimtown vs. Bethany, 4:30 p.m.

Friday's Championship
Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m.

Match Reports, 9/27/11

2011-09-27T20:50:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 6, ECA 1

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (2')
B: Cristian Romero (Hollinger-Janzen assist) (17')
B: Caleb Morris (Nate Nussbaum) (35')
E: Wynn Bishop (penalty kick) (45')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (46')
B: Romero (Hollinger-Janzen) (58')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (68')

Cautions — ECA: Jared Deardorff, 47th minute; Bethany: Lucas Morgan, 48th.

Shots on goal — ECA 5, Bethany 11. Saves — ECA: Kyle Zuber 5; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 4. Corner kicks — ECA 2, Bethany 11.

JV: Bethany 0, ECA 0.

Girls soccer

WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany at Warsaw, ccd., field conditions

Volleyball

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Bethany at Northridge, 7:15 p.m.

JV: Bethany at Northridge, 6 p.m.

Boys tennis V/JV

MENTONE, Ind. — Bethany at Tippecanoe Valley, ccd., rain

Soccer Tourney Pairings Set

2011-09-26T20:27:00.003-04:00

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INDIANAPOLIS — Bethany's boys will play John Glenn in a semifinal at LaVille while the girls get Elkhart Christian in an opening-round match at Marian to kick off the first-ever two-class edition of the IHSAA state soccer tournament series, according to pairings released this evening by the association. The boys were two-time sectional champions in the five years of the single 64-class tournament, while the girls were 5-for-14 in the 32-class alignment still used there.

The girls sectional is tentatively scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 4, with the Bethany game at 7 p.m. after LaVille-John Glenn at 5; the boys tournament starts 25 hours earlier with ECA playing Marian at 6:00. The Bethany-Glenn boys game will be the first semifinal on Wednesday, Oct. 5; final schedules will be announced later.

The boys would progress through four-team regional and semi-state tournaments at LaVille, while the girls two-team regional and four-team semi-state would be at Marian and Argos, respectively. State championship matches for both genders will be at Indianapolis' Kuntz Stadium October 29.

The full schedule is below.

IHSAA Boys Soccer State Tournament Series
Sectional at Newton Park, Lakeville
Next Monday's First Round
ECA vs. Marian, 6 p.m.

Next Wednesday's Semifinals
Bethany vs. Glenn, 5 p.m.
LaVille vs. ECA/Marian, 7 p.m.

Next Saturday's Final
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Regional at Newton Park, Lakeville
October 13's Semifinals
Winner at Rensselaer Central vs. winner at Hammond Noll, 5 p.m.
Winner at Boone Grove vs. winner at LaVille, 7 p.m.

October 15's Final
Semifinal winners, TBA

Semi-State at Newton Park, Lakeville
October 22
Winner at Caston vs. winner at LaVille, 10 a.m.
Winner at Tipton vs. winner at Garrett, noon

State Finals at Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis
October 29
Winner at LaVille vs. winner at Evansville, 1 p.m.

IHSAA Girls Soccer State Tournament Series
Sectional at Mishawaka Marian High School
Tuesday's First Round
LaVille vs. Glenn, 5 p.m.
Bethany vs. ECA, 7 p.m.

Thursday's Semifinals
Tuesday winners, 5 p.m.
Bremen vs. Marian, 7 p.m.

Saturday's Final
Semifinal winners, TBA

Regional at Mishawaka Marian High School
October 15
Winner at Marian vs. winner at Garrett, TBA

Semi-State at Argos
October 22
Winner at Canterbury vs. winner at West Lafayette, 10 a.m.
Winner at Marian vs. winner at Argos, noon
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

State Finals at Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis
Winner at Argos vs. winner at Evansville, 10:30 a.m.
October 29

Soccer Sectional Live Blog

2011-09-26T18:33:00.000-04:00

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Join the Bleeding Bruin Blue editorial staff here Monday night as we learn the pairings for the 2011 state soccer tournament series.

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Bruins, Panthers to Open Sectional Tennis Wednesday

2011-09-26T16:14:00.003-04:00

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GOSHEN — Bethany and NorthWood will get a chance to play their rained-out tennis match this year after all. It just won't be in the regular season.

The Bruins and Panthers, whose Sept. 9 match was canceled so NorthWood could make up a conference rainout, will meet Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the tennis sectional tournament at Goshen Middle School's courts. The site creates another parallel to the rainout of three weeks ago, because the conference match was against — who else? — Goshen.

Defending sectional champion Fairfield opens its tournament Thursday afternoon against Goshen on the other side of the bracket, while Jimtown awaits the winner of Wednesday's match. The final is set for Friday, with Saturday and Monday serving as rain dates. The sectional winner advances to regional play at Concord Tuesday, Oct. 4; semi-state will be held at Homestead High School near Fort Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 8, with the eight-team state finals beginning in Carmel and Indianapolis six days later.

The full tournament schedule is below.

IHSAA Boys Tennis Sectional
At Goshen Middle School, hosted by Goshen High School
Wednesday's First-Round Match
Bethany vs. NorthWood, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday's Semifinals
Fairfield vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m.
Jimtown vs. Bethany/NorthWood winner, 4:30 p.m.

Friday's Final
Fairfield/Goshen winner vs. Jimtown/Bethany-NorthWood winner, 4:30 p.m.

IHSAA Boys Tennis Regional
At Concord High School
Next Tuesday's Semifinals
Winner at DeKalb vs. winner at East Noble, TBA
Winner at Concord vs. winner at Goshen, TBA

Next Wednesday's Final
Semifinal winners, TBA

IHSAA Boys Tennis Semi-State
At Homestead High School, Fort Wayne
Next Saturday's Finals
Match 1 — Winner at Concord vs. winner at Marion, 10 a.m.
Match 2 — Winner at Homestead vs. winner at Indianapolis North Central, 10 a.m.

IHSAA Boys Tennis State Finals
Quarterfinals at Carmel High School, October 14
Winner at Homestead 1 vs. winner at Culver Academy 2, 3 p.m.
Winner at Center Grove 1 vs. winner at Jasper 1, 3 p.m.
Quarterfinals at Lawrence Central High School, October 14
Winner at Culver Academy 1 vs. winner at Homestead 2, 3 p.m.
Winner at Jasper 2 vs. winner at Center Grove 2, 3 p.m.

Semifinals at North Central High School, Indianapolis, October 15
Homestead 1/Culver 2 winner vs. Center Grove 1/Jasper 1 winner, 10 a.m.
Culver 1/Homestead 2 winner vs. Jasper 2/Center Grove 2 winner, 10 a.m.

Final at North Central High School, Indianapolis, October 15
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.

IHSAA Boys Tennis Singles/Doubles Tournament
Entry is open to all #1 singles players and #1 doubles pairs who are undefeated in the team tournament when their team is eliminated.

Sectional I (teams eliminated in sectional): Tuesday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 5, 5 p.m., at Concord.
Sectional II (sectional I champions and teams eliminated in regional): Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Concord.
Regional (sectional II champions): Saturday, Oct. 15 at LaPorte

Winner at Concord vs. winner at Munster, 11 a.m. EDT
Winner at Culver vs. winner at Portage, 11 a.m. EDT
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. EDT

State (Regional winners, teams eliminated in semi-state, teams eliminated at state, team state champion): Friday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m., 2 p.m, at Park Tudor School, Indianapolis.

This Week In Bruindom, September 25-October 1

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Sunday, September 25

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, September 26 (directions) (66°, cloudy, 30% chance of rain)

MS boys & girls cross country at West Noble, 4:30 p.m.
MS volleyball at ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS soccer at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys tennis vs. Howe, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys soccer vs. FW Carroll, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys and girls cross country at John Glenn, 5:30 p.m.
MS volleyball at ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)
MS soccer at Goshen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys and girls sectional draws, 7:00 p.m., Bleeding Bruin Blue live blog, IHSAAtv.org

Tuesday, September 27 (directions) (63°, morning rain, afternoon clouds)

~~Boys tennis at Tippecanoe Valley, 4:45 p.m. (V)~~ canceled
Boys soccer vs. ECA, 5:00 p.m. (V)
~~Boys tennis at Tippecanoe Valley, 5:45 p.m. (JV)~~ canceled
Volleyball at Northridge, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
~~Girls soccer at Warsaw, 6:00 p.m.~~ canceled
Boys soccer vs. ECA, 7:00 p.m. (JV, one half)
Volleyball at Northridge, 7:15 p.m. (V), LIVE on Michiana Sports Authority

Wednesday, September 28 (directions) (69°, mostly cloudy, 30% chance of showers)

Boys tennis sectional first round: Bethany vs. NorthWood at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 29 (directions) (71°, sunny)

MS soccer Hoosier Soccer Conference quarterfinal: Westview at Bethany, 4:30 p.m. (A)
~~Boys tennis sectional semifinal: Fairfield vs. Goshen at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)~~ ppd., rain, to Friday
~~Boys tennis sectional semifinal: Bethany vs. Jimtown at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)~~ ppd., rain, to Friday
MS boys and girls cross country at Goshen with Concord, 4:30 p.m.
Boys soccer vs. NorthWood, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer at Concord, 6:00 p.m.
Boys soccer vs. NorthWood, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 30 (directions) (66°, sunny)

~~Boys tennis sectional final: Fairfield/Goshen vs. Bethany/Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (V)~~ ppd., rain, to Saturday
Boys tennis sectional semifinal: Fairfield vs. Goshen at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
Boys tennis sectional semifinal: Bethany vs. Jimtown at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, October 1 (directions) (63°, sunny)

Boys tennis sectional final: Fairfield/Goshen vs. Bethany/Jimtown, 9:00 a.m. (V)
Girls soccer vs. Argos, 5:00 p.m.
Boys soccer vs. Argos, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys and girls soccer senior night, 7:05 p.m.
Boys soccer vs. Argos, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Match Reports, 9/24/11

2011-09-25T19:54:00.000-04:00

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Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Westview 2, Bethany 0

W: Skyler Carpenter (44')
W: Carpenter (Jeslyn Zimmerly assist) (53')

Shots on goal — Westview 10, Bethany 9. Saves — Westview: Stephanie Hochstetler 9; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 8.

Boys tennis

WABASH, Ind. — Bethany in Wabash Invitational, canceled.

Boys cross country

NEW HAVEN, Ind. — Bethany 13th of 17 teams in Class A of New Haven Invitational.

Team scores: Frankton 79, South Adams 83, Northeastern 118, Westview 153, Prairie Heights 167, Churubusco 181, Southwood 217, Adams Central 221, Elkhart Christian 224, Northwestern 248, Canterbury 278, Blackhawk 315, FW Luers 322, Bethany 327, LaVille 335, Southern Wells 406. Incomplete — Central Noble.

Top finishers — Nicholas Lagemann (PH) 16:07.98, Jerry Schwartz (Wv) 16:27.05, Kyle Baker (Wv) 16:28.66, Ryan Smith (CN) 16:36.25, Evan Leichty (SA) 16:43.14, Brody Shane (SA) 16:50.96, Parker Williams (Fr) 16:52.30, Joel Hartman (ECA) 16:54.75, Johnny Mendez (Swd) 17:05.81, Connor Hogeston (Ch) 17:12.47, Nicholas Amor (LaV) 17:15.03, Joel Hawbaker (SA) 17:22.90, Bryson Stevens (Ne) 17:24.62, Dylan Doan (Fr) 17:32.09, Curtis Hieger (Ne) 17:33.56.

Bethany runners — 22nd, Ben Hochstetler 17:42.16; 32nd, Jesse Bontreger 18:07.16, 92nd, Jordan Glasgow 20:07.37; 99th, Noah Hochstetler 20:30.71; 154th, Austin Hooley 25:21.09.

Girls cross country

NEW HAVEN, Ind. — Bethany incomplete in Class A of New Haven Invitational.

Team scores — Westview 81, South Adams 97, Northwestern 121, Southern Wells 125, Churubusco 134, Southwood 136, FW Luers 147, Adams Central 168, Canterbury 185, ECA 194, Prairie Heights 232. Incomplete — Bethany, Central Noble, Frankton, LaVille, Northeastern.

Top finishers — Hannah Moore (SA) 19:53.02, Kaitlyn Warren (Wv) 20:01.18, Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 20:01.65, Aspen Dirr (PH) 20:20.68, Ashley Mosley (Ne) 20:30.91, Haley Heath (Swd) 20:32.86, Kristen Muselman (SA) 20:38.78, Janell Bender (Wv) 20:43.71, Emily Lehner (Swd) 20:49.57, Jennifer Robledo (Wv) 20:58.11, Meghan Yencer (SW) 21:06.07, Taryn Thor (Nw) 21:09.52, Kayla Isch (AC) 21:26.00, Lisa Schmalzried (Swd) 21:27.96, Rachel Crouch (FWL) 21:35.03.

Bethany runners — 90th, Lena Yeakey 28:27.39; 92nd, Sadie Gustafson-Zook 30:08.18.

Match Reports, 9/23/11

2011-09-23T22:52:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
TOPEKA, Ind. — Bethany 5, Westview 1

B: Nate Nussbaum (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (4')
B: Lucas Morgan (Femi Hollinger-Janzen) (35')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Stoltzfus) (36')
W: own goal
B: Andrew Snyder (Stoltzfus) (60')
B: Snyder (Stoltzfus) (65')

Shots on goal — Bethany 15, Westview 4. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 3; Westview: Adrian Brandenberger 10.

JV: Westview 2, Bethany 0

Shots on goal — Bethany 2, Westview 10. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 8; Westview: Logan Good 2.

Match Reports, 9/19/11

2011-09-20T00:52:00.000-04:00

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Girls soccer
ELKHART — Bethany raised its record above .500 for the third time this season with a 3-0 defeat of Elkhart Central Monday night at the Central field.

Bethany 3, Central 0

B: Gina Gautsche (Emma Caskey assist)
B: Caskey (Gautsche)
B: Paige Wheeler (Caskey)

Shots on goal — Bethany 21, Central 3. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 18. Corner kicks — Bethany 2.

Boys tennis
MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Fairfield 4, Bethany 1
Nate Brendle lost to Josh Mullet 7-6 (2), 0-6, 1-6. Blake Shetler def. Austin Christner 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 6-3. Abe Thorne lost to Landon Knepp 1-6, 1-6. Ike Lehman/Parth Patel lost to Jordan Hochstetler/Dillon Lockwood 0-6, 0-6. Evan Grimes/Jesse Amstutz lost to David Mohney/Taylor Yoder 1-6, 1-6.
JV: Fairfield 7, Bethany 1. Sol Brenneman lost to Adam Yoder 3-6. Landon Weldy lost to Drew Cosby 0-6. Justin Zehr def. Samuel Clayton 6-4. Delan Schrock lost to Carver DeWitt-Gall 2-6. Wade Troyer/Hans Miller lost to Matt Yoder/Marcus Rodes 1-6. Himal King/Joel Gerig lost to Nathan Azzarito/Joseph Line 5-7. Ryan Duckworth/Neel Bhagat lost to Connor Hochstetler/Landyn Nunemaker 1-6. Colin Samuel/Roberto Ramos lost to Andrew Hoover/Clayton 0-6.

MS boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Oak Farm 0. Goals — Kyle Snyder, Matthew Smucker, Simon Graber Miller. Assists — Natan Nafziger 3.

This Week In Bruindom, September 18-24

2011-09-18T17:14:00.000-04:00

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Sunday, September 18

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, September 19 (directions) (71°, 80% chance of rain)

Boys tennis at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (V)
MS soccer vs. Oak Farm, 5:00 p.m. (A)
Boys tennis at Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer at Elkhart Central, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 20 (directions) (75°, sunny)

MS volleyball at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS soccer at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS soccer at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (A)
Boys tennis vs. Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
Boys soccer at Trinity, 5:00 p.m. (V)
Boys tennis vs. Bremen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
MS volleyball at Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Volleyball at Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball at Argos, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 22 (directions) (64°, partly sunny, 30% chance of rain)

Girls cross country vs. Jimtown and Elkhart Christian at Baugo-Ferrettie Park, 5:00 p.m.
Girls soccer vs. Culver Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Boys cross country vs. Jimtown and Elkhart Christian at Baugo-Ferrettie Park, 5:40 p.m.
Volleyball vs. ECA, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball vs. ECA, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 23 (64°, partly sunny)

Boys soccer at Westview, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys soccer at Westview, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Saturday, September 24 (68°, mostly sunny)

Boys and girls cross country in New Haven Invitational at The Plex (IPFW), 9:00 a.m.
Boys tennis in Wabash Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (V)
Girls soccer vs. Westview, 6:30 p.m.

Match Reports 9/17/11

2011-09-17T16:49:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
HAMLET, Ind. — Bethany 13, Oregon-Davis 0

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (1')
B: Stoltzfus (Nate Nussbaum) (3')
B: Stoltzfus (Tyler Brenneman) (7')
B: Cristian Romero (9')
B: Andrew Snyder (Hollinger-Janzen) (15')
B: Q Min Kim (Isaac Schertz) (17')
B: N. Nussbaum (Kim) (37')
B: Lucas Morgan (42')
B: Caleb Morris (Brenneman) (55')
B: Jared Nussbaum (Austin Mumaw) (58')
B: Schertz (Derek Christophel) (60')
B: Schertz (Mumaw) (70')
B: Christophel (Drew Sylvester) (78')

Shots on goal — Bethany 19, Oregon-Davis 1. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 1; Oregon-Davis: Zach Taylor 6.

Girls soccer

MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Marian 3, Bethany 0.

M: Lauren Wade
M: Gabby Veldman
M: Veldman

Shots on goal — Bethany 2, Marian 14. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 11. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Marian 3.

Boys tennis

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — Bethany third in Merrillville Invitational.

Team standings — Centerville 45, Highland 35, Bethany 33, Merrillville 31, Triton 24, Wawasee 20, Lowell 18.

#1 singles — Nate Brendle (BC) def. Kyler Love (W) 6-1, 6-0; Brendle def. Eric Josephson (C) 6-3, 6-4; Leonard Mathews (M) def. Brendle 6-0, 6-1 in third-place match.
#2 singles — Blake Shetler (BC) def. Lucas Shafer (T) 6-2, 6-1; Shetler def. Isaac Rigdon (W) 6-1, 6-0; Shetler def. Jacob Thompson (C) 6-7 (4), 6-3, (11-9) in championship match.
#3 singles — Ike Lehman (BC) drew first-round bye; Lehman def. Austin Kanarr (T) 6-3, 3-6 (14-12); Adam Spencer (C) def. Lehman 6-2, 6-1 in championship match.
#1 doubles — Brady Wagenknecht/Kaler Nicholson (C) def. Evan Grimes/Parth Patel (BC) 6-1, 6-0; Ryan Wieser/Ben Roesel (L) def. Grimes/Patel 6-1, 6-1; Grimes/Patel received bye in seventh-place match.
#2 doubles — Abe Thorne/Jesse Amstutz (BC) def. Johnny Goodrich/Delner Flemming (L) 6-2, 6-7 (9), (10-2); Jackson Downing/Wil Rettinger (T) def. Thorne/Amstutz 7-5, 6-1; Nick Lindsey/Tyler Porter (H) def. Thorne/Amstutz 6-2, 7-5 in third-place match.

JV: FREMONT, Ind. — Bethany in Fremont Invitational.

Team order of finish unavailable.

#1 singles — Landon Weldy, fourth. #2 singles — Sol Brenneman, fifth. #3 singles — Tristan Clark, fourth. #1 doubles — Wade Troyer/Hans Miller, first. #2 doubles — Himal King/Joel Gerig, first.

Volleyball
WAWASEE — Bethany eighth in Wawasee Invitaional.
Bethany's pool — Culver Academy def. Bethany 25-12, 25-10; Whitko def. Bethany 25-18, 26-24; Wawasee def. Bethany 25-12, 25-12; Wawasee def. Whitko 25-14, 27-25; Culver Academy def. Wawasee 25-20, 25-19; Culver Academy def. Whitko 25-21, 25-8.
Other pool — Columbia City def. Wabash 25-20, 28-26; ECA def. Garrett 25-13, 25-20; ECA def. Wabash 25-16, 25-20; Garrett def. Columbia City 25-11, 18-25, 15-9; Garrett def. Wabash 25-21, 25-21; ECA def. Columbia City 25-16, 25-16.
Seventh place — Wabash def. Bethany 25-19, 25-18. Fifth place — Columbia City def. Whitko 25-12, 21-25, 15-11. Third place — Garrett def. Wawasee 25-21, 25-19. Championship — Culver Academy def. ECA 16-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Bethany leaders — Aces: Jordan Helmuth 5; Assists: Elise Romero 30; Kills: Brooke Hershberger 13; Digs: Marie Bontrager 18, Alena Yoder 18. ECA leaders — Aces: Katie Brueck 10, Annalisa Puckett 8; Assists: Faith Gill 73; Kills: Christen Melser 33, Brittany Campoli 30; Blocks: Melser 3; Digs: Brueck 61, Campoli 29. Wawasee leaders — aces: Anne Beer 4, Alli Ousley 4; assists: Megan Conley 67; kills: Lydia Katsaropoulos 28, Ousley 23; blocks: Sydnie Miller 2; digs: Gabi Routson 55, Ousley 29.

Boys cross country
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany 23rd in West Noble Invitational.
Team results — Homestead 63, FW Snider 84, West Noble 119, Goshen 160, South Adams 172, FW Dwenger 199, DeKalb 223, Northfield 231, Columbia City 263, Prairie Heights 295, NorthWood 336, FW North Side 410, New Haven 415, Lakeland 424, FW Wayne 438, ECA 439, Garrett 442, FW South Side 444, Leo 487, Blackhawk 511, FW Luers 533, Churubusco 537, Bethany 582, Woodlan 630. Incomplete — Central Noble, Hamilton, Manchester.
Top finishers — Kevin Handshoe (WN) 16:16.79, Nicholas Lagemann (PH) 16:19.54, Max Silcox (Hom) 16:21.02, Luke Miller (FWD) 16:22.33, Caleb Augustus (Nfd) 16:27.60, Mark Beckmann (DeK) 16:29.06, Evan Leichty (SA) 16:30.47, Brendon Zoltek (CC) 16:31.74, Sam Moore (Hom) 16:32.23, JJ Weimer (WN) 16:33.70, Ryan Smith (CN) 16:40.80, Mitch Dutton (FWSn) 16:42.26, Adam Williams (FWSn) 16:42.67, Blake Jones (FWSn) 16:46.35, Brody Shane (SA) 16:47.10.
Bethany runners — 74th, Jesse Bontreger 18:19.01; 81st, Ben Hochstetler 18:24.59; 145th, Jordan Glasgow 20:15.24; 149th, Noah Hochstetler 20:29.36; 159th, Ethan Miller 21:16.08; 169th, Austin Hooley 23:06.38.

Girls cross country
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany incomplete in West Noble Invitational.
Team results — Homestead 97, FW Snider 117, West Noble 117, Columbia City 128, DeKalb 143, NorthWood 192, Goshen 199, South Adams 225, Leo 252, FW North Side 311, Northfield 323, New Haven 325, FW Bishop Luers 381, Manchester 385, Garrett 422, Churubusco 431, ECA 434, Prairie Heights 442, Whitko 450, Woodlan 456, FW Wayne 614. FW Snider over West Noble for second, 21:01.68 to 21:59.46 on sixth-runner tiebreaker.
Incomplete — Bethany, Blackhawk, Central Noble, FW South Side, Lakeland.
Top finishers — Samantha Roush (CC) 18:41.00, Cynthia Medina (NW) 18:54.39, Tiffany Rauch (FWN) 19:27.63, Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 19:40.26, Anissa Richards (WN) 19:52.38, Jenna Halderman (Nfd) 19:54.08, Kaleigh DeBeck (WN) 19:55.25, Brenda Diaz (NH) 19:58.65, Hannah Moore (SA) 20:14.17, Aspen Dirr (PH) 20:24.65, Jolena Hansberger (DeK) 20:26.30, Carlee Hearld (CC) 20:31.11, Brittany Fensler (FWSn) 20:31.77, Adrienne Henke (Gos) 20:31.91, Taylor Busch (Hom) 20:39.30.
Bethany runner — 140th, Lena Yeakey 30:13.99.

MS soccer
GOSHEN — Lakeland Christian at Bethany, late.

MS boys cross country
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany 26th in West Noble Invitational.
Team scores — Maple Creek 42, West Noble 103, Wawasee 151, East Noble 182, West Noble 184, Carroll 211, Summitt 223, Woodside 245, Indian Springs 266, Lakeview 266, St. Charles 325, Leo 328, NorthWood 346, Fairfield 393, Prairie Heights 431, Lakeland 453, Schmucker 465, Edgewood 470, Goshen 486, Blackhawk 515, New Haven 623, Central Noble 644, Northfield 648, ECA 674, Whitko 687, Bethany 700, Churubusco 714, Woodlan 860. Indian Springs over Lakeview for ninth place, 11:58.88 to 12:44.67, on sixth-runner tiebreaker.
Incomplete — Eastside, Fremont, Garrett, Hamilton, Manchester, South Adams.
Top finishers — Brayden Law (Wood) 9:48.01, Cameron Clements (MC) 9:51.72, Ben Schwartz (MC) 10:06.41, Matt Kline (EN) 10:35.70, Alberto Bonilla (WN) 10:36.32, Braden Clements (MC) 10:38.25, Joey DeLuna (WN) 10:39.18, Jaxon Bame (Waw) 10:39.57, Brady Robinson (Waw) 10:39.87, Brendan Holland (Car) 10:43.19, Gabe Ruhl (Leo) 10:44.72, Derek Miller (Wv) 10:47.92, Wesley Garrison (MC) 10:45.44, Jacob Redding (Car) 10:46.13, Joe Vandiver (EN) 10:47.67.
Bruin runners — 95th, Jonah Hochstetler 12:02.21; 122nd, Trevor Miller 12:23.64; 142nd, Simon Graber Miller 12:49.06; 186th, Braden Miller 14:23.01; 196th, Dustin Miller 15:20.35; 197th, Jackson King 15:33.83.

MS girls cross country
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany incomplete at West Noble Invitational.
Team scores — Maple Creek 51, Wawasee 94, Schmucker 148, Edgewood 156, South Adams 173, St. Charles 229, Woodside 233, West Noble 258, Indian Springs 280, Summitt 301, Carroll 319, NorthWood 387, Fairfield 405, East Noble 408, Lakeview 426, ECA 448, Lakeland 498, New Haven 519, Goshen 541, Leo 545, Manchester 564, Churubusco 566, Fremont 572, Prairie Heights 574, Garrett 602, Northfield 645, Blackhawk 696.
Incomplete — Bethany, Central Noble, Eastside, Hamilton, Westview, Whitko, Woodlan.
Top finishers — Madison Distelrath (Sum) 11:18.44, Madison Fruchey (MC) 11:21.66, Cassie Pontius (MC) 11:26.67, Hannah Dawson (Edge) 11:29.58, Emma Jankowski (Sch) 11:36.89, Kaitlyn Culler (Frem) 11:40.05, Mason Van Houten (IS) 11:43.13, Nicole Fosnough (MC) 11:45.70, Jillian Woods (Sch) 11:46.86, Alli Miller (Edge) 11:47.15, Bridgette Yoder (Waw) 11:50.55, Delanie Bame (Waw) 11:55.40, Yvette Rojas (WN) 11:56.93, Olivia Von Gunten (SA) 12:01.42, Molly Swartz (Waw) 12:06.03.
Bruin runners — 142nd, Alicia Thomas 14:22.46; 152nd, Hannah Yeakey 14:49.00; 157th, Kelsey Miller 15:07.38; 167th Isabel Rondo 15:28.76.

Match Reprts 9/16/11

2011-09-17T16:47:00.000-04:00

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Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Churubusco 2
Landon Weldy lost to Luke Lillmars 6-2, 6-3. Sol Brenneman def. Cody Lutman 6-4, 6-3. Hans Miller def. Landon Lillmars 6-3, 6-4. Himal King/Wade Troyer lost to Landon Pearson/Brandon Wormcastle 6-7 (6),6-2, 6-2. Joel Gerig/Tristan Clark def. Shawn Spencer/Andrew Biddle 6-2, 6-2.

Match Report, 9/12/11

2011-09-12T20:41:00.001-04:00

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Girls soccer
SYRACUSE, Ind. — Taylor Christophel scored twice, assisted both times by Emma Caskey, as Bethany knocked off Wawasee 2-1 on the road to continue their four-game winning streak. Natalie Thorne had six saves in goal in a game that saw the teams attempt a shot, on average, every two minutes and three seconds. Laura Romar scored for Wawasee, assisted by Mallory Rondeau. Bethany opens its conference schedule Thursday at South Bend Trinity.

Bethany 2, Wawasee 1

B: Taylor Christophel (Emma Caskey assist)
B: Christophel (Caskey)
W: Laura Romar (Mallory Rondeau)

Shots on goal — Bethany 22, Wawasee 7. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 6; Wawasee: Tiffany Turner 20.

This Week In Bruindom, September 11-17

2011-09-11T15:24:00.000-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, September 11

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, September 12 (directions) (84°, sunny)

Girls soccer at Wawasee, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 13 (directions) (75°, mostly sunny)

MS volleyball at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS soccer at ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys tennis vs. Elkhart Central, 5:00 p.m. (V)
Boys soccer at Goshen, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
MS volleyball at NorthWood, 5:45 p.m. (A)
MS soccer at ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys tennis vs. Elkhart Central, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys soccer vs. Goshen, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 15 (directions) (57°, mostly sunny)

MS volleyball vs. Concord, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS girls cross country at Jimtown with Stanley Clark, 5:00 p.m.
Girls soccer at SB Trinity, 5:00 p.m.
MS boys cross country at Jimtown with Stanley Clark, 5:30 p.m.
MS volleyball vs. Concord, 5:30 p.m. (A)
Volleyball vs. Triton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball vs. Triton, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 16 (directions) (62°, sunny)

Boys tennis vs. Churubusco, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
MS soccer vs. Argos, 5:00 p.m. (B)
Boys soccer vs. Granger Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
MS soccer vs. Argos, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Saturday, September 17 (directions) (67°, sunny)

Boys tennis at Merrillville Invitational, 3, 9:00 a.m. EDT (V)
Volleyball at Wawasee Invitational, 4, 9:00 a.m. (V)
MS girls cross country at West Noble Invitational, 9:30 a.m.
MS boys cross country at West Noble Invitational, 10:00 a.m.
MS soccer vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00 a.m.
Girls soccer at Marian, 10:00 a.m.
Girls cross country at West Noble Invitational, 11:00 a.m.
Boys cross country at West Noble Invitational, 11:40 a.m.
Boys soccer at Oregon-Davis, 1:00 p.m. (V)

Match Reports, 9/10/11

2011-09-10T23:01:00.002-04:00

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Culver Academy 0

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (5')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Stoltzfus) (30')
B: Stoltzfus (43')
B: Stoltzfus (Nate Nussbaum) (49')

Shots on goal — Bethany 10, Culver Academy 2. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2; Culver Academy: Ryan Seole 6, Austin Sheldon 0.

JV: Culver Academy 2, Bethany 0

B: Alex Abawnza (5')
B: Alan Kuestermann (38')

Shots on goal — Bethany 4, Culver Academy 7. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 5; Culver Academy: Francis Cislak 4.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, ECA 0

B: Laken Richer (Tiffany Kilmer assist) (')
B: Richer (Lana Smucker) (')
B: Gina Gautsche (')

Shots on goal — ECA 5, Bethany 24. Saves — ECA: Hannah Stayton 21; Bethany: Natalie Thorne. Corner kicks — ECA 3, Bethany 7.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany fourth in Bethany Invitational.
Riley def. Bethany 13-25, 26-24, 15-10; Northridge def. Bethany 25-21, 25-12; Central Noble def. Bethany 25-14, 25-14; Central Noble def. Northridge 25-21, 19-19, 15-5; Central Noble def. Riley 25-14, 25-19; Northridge def. Riley 25-17, 25-6.
Bethany leaders — Aces: Jordan Helmuth 5; Assists: Elise Romero 20; Kills: Brooke Hershberger 13, Hanna Hochstetler 11; Blocks: Hochstetler 1; Digs: Marie Bontrager 25, Alena Yoder 19, Jordan Helmuth 14. Northridge leaders — Aces: Dora Wisolek 4, Morgan Miller 3; Assists: Miller 24, Wisolek 21; Kills: Mackenzie Eash 14, Miller 13, Brittany Wingard 12, Adeline Evans 10; Digs: Hannah Kistler 42, Laura Craig 23, Miller 17.

Boys cross country
ELKHART — Bethany in County Clash, late

Girls cross country
ELKHART — Bethany in County Clash, late

Match Reports, 9/9/11

2011-09-09T23:23:00.000-04:00

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Boys tennis
GOSHEN — NorthWood at Bethany, postponed
JV: NorthWood at Bethany, postponed

MS volleyball
SOUTH BEND — Bethany def. Stanley Clark 25-18, 25-22
Aces — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 6. Assists — Bethany: Hawkins 5. Kills — Bethany: Darienne Maust 4. Digs — Bethany: Mags Dutchersmith 2.

"B": Stanley Clark def. Bethany 25-18, 25-11
Aces — Bethany: Tarrynn Clark 3. Assists — Bethany: Sophie Miller 4. Kills — Abby Hochstetler 2.

Match Reports 9/8/11

2011-09-08T21:19:00.002-04:00

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Boys soccer
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany 3, West Noble 0

B: Andrew Snyder (Nate Nussbaum assist) (35')
B: Nussbaum (Lucas Morgan) (70')
B: Josh Stultzfus (Snyder) (75')

Shots on goal — Bethany 8, West Noble 3. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 3; West Noble: Emanuel Ibanez 5.

JV: Bethany 3, West Noble 2

W: Alejandra Pizana (1')
B: Isaac Brenneman (15')
W: Paul Barrientos (40')
B: Joseph Mumaw (50')
B: Dwight Markham (62')

Shots on goal — Bethany 5, West Noble 5. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 3; West Noble: Jonathan Moreno 2.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, NorthWood 0

B: Laken Richer (Gina Gautsche assist) (75')

Shots on goal — NorthWood 9, Bethany 3. Saves — NorthWood: Danae Ehret 2; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 5. Corner kicks — NorthWood 7, Bethany 0. Fouls — NorthWood 3, Bethany 6. Officials —Tony Asoera, Rod Morgan, Kristen O'Dell.

Boys JV tennis

GOSHEN — Churubusco at Bethany, postponed to Fri., Sept. 16

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Goshen Blue Blazers def. Bethany 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 15-12
Aces — Bethany: Alena Yoder 7, Elise Romero 4. Assists — Bethany: Romero 25. Kills — Bethany: Hannah Hochstetler 10, Brooke Hershberger 6. Blocks — Bethany: Hershberger 2, Hochstetler 1. Digs — Bethany: Yoder 14.

JV: Goshen Blue Blazers def. Bethany 23-25, 25-19, 15-11
Kills — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 4, Tori Craw 3. Digs — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 3.

Middle school "A" soccer
SOUTH BEND — Bethany 1, Stanley Clark 0

B: Ian Bomberger (Matthew Smucker assist) (29')

Shots on goal — Stanley Clark 2. Saves — Bethany: Noah Richer 1, Jeremiah Overman 1.

"B": Stanley Clark 1, Bethany 0

Middle school volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-15, 25-20.
Aces — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 9. Kills — Bethany: Hawkins 3.

"B": Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 17-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Aces — Bethany: Sophie Miller 8. Assists — Bethany: Miller 6. Kills — Bethany: Abby Hochstetler 6. Digs — Bethany: Tarrynn Clark 5.

Match Reports, 9/6/11

2011-09-06T21:56:00.000-04:00

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Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Westview 2
Nate Brendle def. Austin Schlabach 6-1, 6-0. Blake Shetler def. Kohle Christner 6-3, 6-2. Ike Lehman def. Brett Yoder 7-6(8), 6-2. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne def. Devin Bontrager/Nic Hostetler 2-6, 0-6. Parth Patel/Jesse Amstutz lost to Jamar Weaver/Jonathon Hostetler 2-6, 2-6.
JV: Bethany 4, Westview 0. Bethany winners — Sol Brenneman, Landon Weldy, Wade Troyer/Joel Gerig, Himal King/Hans Miller.

Volleyball
BREMEN, Ind. — Bethany at Bremen, late
JV: Bethany at Bremen, late

Boys cross country
MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Bethany at Fairfield, late

Girls cross country
MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Bethany at Fairfield, late

MS boys cross country
MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Bethany vs. Central Noble, Fairfield, and Westview, late

MS girls cross country
MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Bethany vs. Central Noble, Fairfield, and Westview, late

Bethany Volleyball Invitational Schedule

2011-09-06T16:36:00.000-04:00

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GOSHEN — Bethany volleyball will open its own invitational Saturday morning with a match against South Bend Riley, the athletic department announced today. The field has been the same for every edition of the Bethany Invitational, and Central Noble, Northridge, and South Bend Riley are back for the fourth invitational as well.

The tournament is set to begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the early afternoon, with the six matches evenly divided between the Menno Lands and the middle-school gym. Under IHSAA rules, the tournament will be played to the best of 3 sets rather than the usual best-of-5.

The invitational schedule is as follows.

Bethany Christian Volleyball Invitational
Saturday, Sept. 10
Bethany vs. SB Riley, 9 a.m., Menno Lands
Central Noble vs. Northridge, 9 a.m., middle-school gym
Bethany vs. Northridge, 10:30 a.m., Menno Lands
SB Riley vs. Central Noble, 10:30 a.m., middle-school gym
Bethany vs. Central Noble, noon, Menno Lands
Northridge vs. SB Riley, noon, middle-school gym

Assist Leader Snyder Athlete of the Week

2011-09-05T06:00:00.000-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Snyder

GOSHEN — After lengthy deliberation by the Athlete of the Week Committee, junior Andrew Snyder has been named the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for August 28 to September 3. The midfielder picked up his first goal of the season Thursday in the Carroll Classic semifinals, then tallied one assist in the semifinal and final as Bethany won the tournament for the first time in its history.

Snyder is the second consecutive boys soccer Athlete of the Week, following senior Femi Hollinger-Janzen, who won the award last week following a five-goal outburst against Lakeland Christian. As recent winners, Snyder and Hollinger-Janzen will be ineligible until Oct. 2 and Sept. 25, respectively; Emma Caskey, the Aug. 21 winner, will become eligible again on Sept. 18.

Selection: All Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts of high schoolers fitting those criteria, are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners, mentioned above. Nominations are taken each week until Sunday at 5:30 p.m., at which time the Athlete of the Week committee makes its final decision.

Nominations for next week's award are due Sunday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to bleedingbruinblue@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete]" in the subject line. If you highlight a player's name and click on the "nominate" link at the top of the post, it should generate an e-mail message nominating that player. The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete]" without actually naming an athlete.
Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
We reserve the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Previous award winners can be found on our Athlete of the Week page.

This Week In Bruindom, September 4-10

2011-09-03T23:44:00.001-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, September 4

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 6 (directions) (70°, sunny)

Boys tennis vs. Westview, 4:30 p.m. (V)
MS girls cross country at Fairfield vs. Central Noble and Westview, 4:45 p.m.
MS boys cross country at Fairfield vs. Central Noble and Westview, 5:10 p.m.
Boys tennis vs. Westview, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
Girls cross country at Fairfield, 5:35 p.m.
Volleyball at Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys cross country at Fairfield, 6:15 p.m.
Volleyball at Bremen, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 8 (directions) (74°, sunny)

MS volleyball vs. Blue Blazers, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys tennis vs. Churubusco, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
MS boys soccer at Stanley Clark, 5:00 p.m. (B)
Girls soccer vs. NorthWood, 5:00 p.m.
Boys soccer at West Noble, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
MS volleyball vs. Blue Blazers, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Volleyball vs. Blue Blazers, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
MS soccer at Stanley Clark, 6:15 p.m. (A)
Boys soccer at West Noble, 6:45 p.m. (V)
Volleyball vs. Blue Blazers, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 9 (directions) (75°, partly sunny)

Boys tennis vs. NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (V)
MS volleyball at Stanley Clark, 5:00 p.m. (B)
Boys tennis vs. NorthWood, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
MS volleyball at Stanley Clark, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Saturday, September 10 (directions) (76°, sunny)

Boys & girls cross country at County Clash, Ox Bow County Park, 9:00 a.m.
Volleyball in Bethany Invitational, 3, 9:00 a.m. (V)
Boys soccer at Culver Academy, 10:00 a.m. (JV)
Boys soccer at Culver Academy, 11:45 a.m. (V)
Girls soccer vs. ECA, 2:00 p.m.

Match Reports 9/3/11

2011-09-03T20:49:00.004-04:00

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Boys soccer
FORT WAYNE — Bethany finishes first in Carroll Classic.

Semifinal — Bethany 2, Carroll 0

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (48')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Andrew Snyder) (62')

Shots on goal — Bethany 8, Fort Wayne Carroll 4. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 4; Fort Wayne Carroll: Cody Schweitzer 6.

Other semifinals:
Warsaw 4, Homestead 0
Blackhawk 5, Westview 2, consolation
Northridge 4, Snider 0, consolation

Championship — Bethany 2, Warsaw 1

W: Corey Lopez (12')
B: Caleb Morris (Andrew Snyder) (52')
B: Josh Stoltzfus (54')

Shots on goal — Bethany 5, Warsaw 8. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 7; Warsaw: David Johnson 3.

Other games:
Third place: Carroll 1, Homestead 0
Fifth place: Blackhawk 1, Northridge 1 (Blackhawk advances in shootout)
Seventh place: Westview 4, Snider 1

Boys Tennis

BOURBON, Ind. — Bethany 3, Triton 2
Nathen Brendle def. Jeff Ross 6-1, 6-3. Blake Shetler def. Pete Kauffman 6-4, 6-3. Ike Lehman def. Dean Howdeshell 6-2, 7-5. Evan Grims/Abe Thorne lost to Austin Kanarr /Josh Shafer 3-6, 1-6. Parth Patel/Jesse Amstutz lost to Wil Rettinger)/Jackson Downing 6-7 (2), 3-6.
JV: Bethany 4, Triton 4
Hans Miller lost to Jared Fisher 4-8. Sol Brenneman def. Alex Eib 8-6. Landon Weldy def. Chase Eyrich 8-2. Tristan Clark def. Dylan Holbrook 8-7 (4). Himal Kind/Wade Troyer lost to Darren Harrel/Jake Oldhame 6-8. Joel Gerig/Ryan Duckworth def. Austin Sellers/Spencer Glingle 8-6. Luke Schrock/Roberto Ramos lost to Jared Fisher/Alex Eib 2-6. Colin Samuel/Delan Schrock lost to Austin Sellers/Spencer Glingle 1-6.

Wire reports and multiple correspondents contributed to this report.

Match Reports, 9/1/11

2011-09-02T00:03:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Northridge 0

B: Andrew Snyder (Josh Stoltzfus assist) (10')
B: Tyler Brenneman (Stoltzfus) (48')
B: Cristian Romero (Femi Hollinger-Janzen) (68')

Cautions — Northridge: Josh Kenny, 51st minute.
Shots on goal — Northridge 2, Bethany 9. Saves — Northridge: Conner Hahn 5; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2. Corner kicks — Northridge 1, Bethany 3. Fouls — Northridge 5, Bethany 15.

JV: Northridge 3, Bethany 1

N: Levi Robbins (9')
N: Ryan Kruzick (34')
B: Dwight Markham (Jesse Amstutz) (49')
N: A.J. Talbott (59')

Shots on goal — Northridge 1, Bethany 13. Saves — Northridge: Phil Keller 0; Bethany: Trent Yoder 9. Corner kicks — Northridge 0, Bethany 7.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Prairie Heights at Bethany, late
JV: Prairie Heights at Bethany, late

MS soccer "B"
AVILLA, Ind. — Bethany at Oak Farm, late

MS volleyball
WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany at Lakeland Christian, late
"B": Bethany at Lakeland Christian, late

Match Reports 8/30/11

2011-09-01T20:23:00.003-04:00

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Boys Varsity tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Prarie Heights 1
Blake Shetler def. Tyler Carbone 6-1, 6-0. Ike Lehman lost to Nate Clark 7-6 (5), 7-5. Abe Thorne def. Justin Clark 6-1, 6-1. Evan Grims/Nathan Brendle def. Nico Accomando/Drew Vice 6-0, 6-1. Parth Patel/Jesse Amstutz def. Braxton Elliot/John Sloan 6-2, 6-4.

High school varsity volleyball
GRANGER, Ind. — Lakeland def. Bethany 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-10
Aces — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 7. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 25. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 14, Hershberger 9. Blocks — Bethany: Hochstetler . Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 14.

High school JV volleyball
GRANGER, Ind. — Lakeland def. Bethany 25-15, 25-24
Aces — Bethany: Bontrager 2. Assists — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 3, Erin Bontrager 3. Kills — Bethany: Bontrager 4. Digs — Bethany: Bontreger 4.

Middle school "A" soccer
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Northridge 3, Bethany 2

B: Ian Nafziger (Natan Nafziger assist) (4')
B: N. Nafziger (Kyle Snyder) (30')

Saves — Bethany: Noah Richer 4, Jeremiah Overman 3. Corner kicks — Bethany 0, Northridge 1.

Match Reports 8/29/11

2011-08-30T20:36:00.002-04:00

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Match Reports
Boys Varsity soccer
GOSHEN — Concord 2, Bethany 0

C: Alec Stubbs (Austin Schnieder assist) (32')
C: Julio Solano (55')

Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 10; Concord: Shayn Hambrice 3, Brodie Kime 5.
Boys JV soccer
GOSHEN — Concord 3, Bethany 0

C: Edson Pineda (30')
C: Caleb Toler (37')
C: Pineda (45')

Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 2; Concord: Sergio Ortiz 2.

Boys Varsity tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, LaVille 0
Blake Shetler def. Grant Frick 6-1,6-0. Ike Lehman def. Andrew Hulliberger 6-0, 6-1. Abe Thorne def. Won by defult. Evan Grims/Nathan Brendle def. Blade Masterson/Keanon Clemons 6-0, 6-2. Parth Patel/Jesse Amstutz def. Chris Nicodemus/Adam Baker 6-0,6-0.

Middle school "A" volleyball
GRANGER, Ind. — Bethany def. Granger Christian 25-10, 25-23
Aces — Bethany: Gianella Salas 3. Assists — Bethany: Mags Dutchersmith 2. Kills — Bethany: Darienne Maust 2. Digs — Bethany: Isabel Rondo 2.

This Week In Bruindom, August 28-September 3

2011-08-28T18:46:00.000-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, August 28

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, August 29 (directions) (80°, sunny)

Boys tennis vs. LaVille, 4:30 p.m. (V)
MS volleyball at Granger Christian, 5:00 p.m. (A)
Boys soccer at Concord, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys tennis vs. LaVille, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball at Granger Christian, 6:15 p.m. (JV)
Boys soccer at Concord, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, August 30 (directions) (81°, sunny)

MS volleyball vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
MS soccer at Northridge, 4:45 p.m. (B)
Girls cross country vs. Granger Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Boys tennis vs. Prairie Heights, 5:00 p.m. (V)
Girls soccer at West Noble, 5:00 p.m.
Boys cross country vs. Granger Christian, 5:40 p.m.
MS volleyball vs. Goshen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
MS soccer at Northridge, 6:00 p.m. (A)
Volleyball at Lakeland, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys tennis vs. Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball at Lakeland, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 1 (directions) (89°, sunny)

MS volleyball at Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m. (B)
MS soccer at Oak Farm, 5:00 p.m. (B)
Boys soccer vs. Northridge, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball vs. Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
MS volleyball at Lakeland Christian, 6:15 p.m. (A)
Boys soccer vs. Northridge, 6:45 p.m. (V); LIVE on Michiana Sports Authority
Volleyball vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 2 (directions) (91°, sunny)

MS soccer at Concord, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Snider at Carroll, 5:00 p.m.
MS soccer at Concord, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Homestead vs. Westview at Carroll, 7:00 p.m.
Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Warsaw at Blackhawk, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 3 (directions) (86°, partly cloudy, 30% chance of precipitation)

Boys soccer Carroll Classic

Consolation semifinal 1: Blackhawk vs. Westview, 9:00 a.m., field 2
Consolation semifinal 2: Northridge vs. Snider, 9:00 a.m., field 1

Boys tennis at Triton, 10:00 a.m. (V)
Boys tennis at Triton, 11:00 a.m. (JV)
Boys soccer Carroll Classic

Semifinal 1: Warsaw vs. Homestead, 11:05 a.m., field 2
Semifinal 2: Bethany vs. Carroll, 11:05 a.m., field 1
Seventh-place match: Blackhawk/Westview loser vs. Northridge/Snider loser, 1:30 p.m., field 2
Fifth-place match: Blackhawk/Westview vs. Northridge/Snider, 1:30 p.m., field 1
Third-place match: Homestead vs. Carroll, 3:35 p.m., field 2
Championship: Warsaw vs. Bethany, 3:35 p.m., field 1

Match Reports, 8/27/11

2011-08-28T02:07:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Prairie Heights varsity 2, Bethany JV 0

P: Christian Granados (22')
P: Brooke Traxler (56')

Shots on goal — Bethany JV 6, Prairie Heights varsity 3. Saves — Bethany JV: Trent Yoder 1; Prairie Heights varsity: Kyle Burkholder 6.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Elkhart Memorial 2, Bethany 0

M: Brionna Barnett (Allyson Crane assist) (25')
M: Barnett (Tori Farr) (54')

Shots on goal — Elkhart Memorial 8, Bethany 7. Saves — Elkhart Memorial: Mallory Conrad 7; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 6. Corner kicks — Elkhart Memorial 1, Bethany 0. Fouls — Elkhart Memorial 8, Bethany 5.

Boys tennis
BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Bethany 3rd in Jimtown JV Invitational.

Bethany 5, Rochester 0
Jesse Amstutz def. Justin Schroder 6-2, 7-6 (6). Sol Brenneman def. Andy Feldman 6-3, 6-2. Landon Weldy def. Alex Denny 6-3, 6-1. Wade Troyer/Hans Miller def. Dannell Albright/Michael Kistler 6-0, 7-6 (2). Justin Zehr/Tristan Clark def. Wes Gohn/Connor Ulerick 6-0, 6-1.

Jimtown 3, Bethany 2
Wade Troyer lost to Jacob Gongwer 4-6, 0-6. Sol Brenneman def. Darin Martin 6-2, 2-6, (12-10). Tristan Clark lost to Justin Newland 3-6, 1-6. Jesse Amstutz/Hans Miller lost to Nicolas Floyd/Mikey Pawlak 5-7, 3-6. Landon Weldy/Ryan Duckworth def. Nick Beron/Brock Johnson 6-3, 6-0.

Concord 3, Bethany 2
Sol Brenneman lost to Jake Boyer 0-6, 1-6. Landon Weldy lost to Jared Searer 2-6, 2-6. Ryan Duckworth lost to Mitchell Lozier 2-6, 0-6. Wade Troyer/Hans Miller def. Ryan Bishop/Aaron Aller 6-3, 6-1. Justin Zehr/Tristan Clark def. Justin Ramsey/Spenser Jacnichen 6-2, 6-4.

Volleyball
HAMILTON, Ind. — Bethany def. Hamilton; Blackhawk def. Bethany; no scores reported.

Boys cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — Bethany ninth of 14 at NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — Concord 63, NorthWood 90, Marion 108, John Glenn 128, Bremen 140, ECA 164, Westview 168, Triton 198, Bethany 225, LaVille 261, Jimtown 303, Oregon-Davis 334. Incomplete — Manchester, Culver.
Top runners — Jerry Schwartz (Wv) 17:12.8, Kyle Baker (Wv) 17:13.7, Tony Spalding (Mar) 17:32.6, Collin Chupp (Con) 17:45.8, Joel Hartman (ECA) 17:54.4, Nicholas Amor (LV) 18:01.6, Luke Runyan (JG) 18:12.3, Thomas Dean (Br) 18:15.0, Keenen Burnett (Con) 18:24.0, Matt Rozycki (Mar) 18:30.0, Matthew Fahs-Brown (Man) 18:32.6, Joe Mahank (JG) 18:34.2, Henry Zelaya (Con) 18:35.6, Nathan Bailey (NW) 18:35.9, Corban Wyatt (NW) 18:49.4.
Bethany runners — 23rd, Ben Hochstetler 19:11.4; 27th, Jesse Bontreger 19:24.4; 52nd, Jordan Glasgow 21:55.4; 58th, Joel Gerig 22:26.4; 65th, Noah Hochstetler 23:26.5; 72nd, Austin Hooley 25:40.6.

Girls cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — Bethany incomplete at NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — NorthWood 41, Concord 63, Marion 75, Bremen 116, Westview 137, Manchester 179, Jimtown 190, ECA 214. Incomplete — Bethany, Culver, LaVille, Oregon-Davis, Triton.
Top runners — Cynthia Medina (NW) 19:44.9, Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 21:30.1, Gabi Skwarcan (Mar) 21:48.3, Karlie Kratzchmar (NW) 22:08.7, Heather Jonson (Con) 22:11.7, Brittani Grove (NW) 22:17.0, Jen Hilty (NW) 22:19.6, Brooke Bahr (Br) 22:21.5, Janell Bender (Wv) 22:27.9, Emily Davis (Con) 22:32.1, Kaitlyn Warren (Wv) 22:45.1, Jenny Waltman (Mar) 22:53.7, Megan Burchman (Br) 23:04.2, Laura Housman (Con) 23:10.4, Cassidy Field (Con) 23:18.0.
Bethany runners — 44th, Katie Hurst 26:51.9; 58th, Catie Kauffman 30:23.1; 60th, Sadie Gustafson-Zook 32:31.3; 62nd, Lena Yeakey 33:08.4.

Match Reports, 8/25/11

2011-08-25T23:17:00.000-04:00

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Boys soccer
WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany 7, Lakeland Christian 3

B: Josh Stoltzfus (Andrew Snyder assist) (10')
B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Austin Mumaw) (14')
L: Stephen Danicilan (16')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Nate Nussbaum) (22')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Snyder) (29')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Snyder) (30')
B: Tyler Brenneman (Lucas Morgan) (35')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Morgan) (53')
L: Bryce Block (64')
L: Colin Price (72')

Shots on goal — Bethany 12, Lakeland Christian 5. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 1, Trent Yoder 1; Lakeland Christian: Logan Pitts 5.

JV: Bethany 2, Lakeland Christian 0

B: Addison Dumford (20')
B: Dwight Markham (25')

Shots on goal — Bethany 5, Lakeland Christian 2. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 2; Lakeland Christian: Zack Goshert 3.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Goshen 3, Bethany 1

G: Gaby Romo (21')
G: Romo (42')
G: Martha Castillo (47')
B: Taylor Christophel (Laken Richer; penalty kick) (48')

Shots on goal — Goshen 9, Bethany 3. Saves — Goshen: Jessica Oyer 2; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 6. Corner kicks — Goshen 2, Bethany 0. Fouls — Goshen 11, Bethany 7.

Boys tennis
FREMONT, Ind. — Bethany at Fremont, late
JV: Bethany at Fremont, late

Volleyball
SYRACUSE, Ind. — Wawasee def. Bethany 25-16, 25-20, 25-12
Aces — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 2. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 9. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 12. Blocks — Bethany: Hochstetler. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 7.

JV: Wawasee def. Bethany 25-13, 25-12
Aces — Bethany: Erin Bontrager, Mallory Bontreger. Kills — Bethany: Bontrager, Marisa Marquez. Digs — Bethany: Lynea Kaethler.

MS soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 7, LaVille 0

B: Matthew Smucker (Martin Gerig assist)
B: Natan Nafziger (Gerig)
B: Ian Bomberger (Kyle Snyder)
B: Nafziger (Jeremiah Overman)
B: Snyder
B: Noah Richer (Bomberger)
B: Alex Reinhardt (Bomberger)

Shots on goal — LaVille 5, Bethany 13. Saves — LaVille: 6; Bethany: Jeremiah Overman 5, Noah Richer 0.
"B": LaVille 1, Bethany 0

MS volleyball
GOSHEN — ECA def. Bethany 25-13, 25-13
Aces — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 2

"B": ECA def. Bethany, 25-18, 25-14
Aces — Bethany: Abby Hochstetler 3, Sophie Miller 3.

Match Reports, 8/23/11

2011-08-23T23:11:00.002-04:00

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Boys soccer
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Bethany 4, Marian 1

B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (30')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Andrew Snyder) (35')
B: Josh Stoltzfus (50')
M: Julian Letizia (64')
B: Hollinger-Janzen (Lucas Morgan) (65')

Shots on goal — Bethany 10, Marian 5. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 4; Marian: Connor Camp 6.

JV: Marian 1, Bethany 0

M: Matt Henry (65')

Shots on goal — Bethany 2, Marian 7. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 6; Marian: Mike Voelker 2.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Northridge 4, Bethany 1

B: Taylor Christophel (10')
N: Lauren Blyly (Sydney Fuller) (20')
N: Sarah Smith (Alaina Gingerich) (37')
N: Blyly (45')
N: Brianne Odell (62')

Shots on goal — Northridge 15, Bethany 1. Saves — Northridge: Jessica Hostetler 0, Julina Skow 0; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 11. Corner kicks — Northridge 2, Bethany 0.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Columbia City 3, Bethany 2
Nate Brendle lost to Derek Hinen 2-6, 6-1, 4-6. Blake Shetler lost to Gabe Boles 7-6 (4), 2-6, 2-6. Ike Lehman def. Devin Moore 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne def. Ryan Flauding/Dalton VanHouten 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2). Parth Patel/Joel Gerig lost to Matt Rethlake/Brandon Gay 2-6, 2-6.
JV: Bethany 2, Columbia City 1
Bethany winners — Wade Troyer, Sol Brenneman/Ryan Duckworth. Columbia City winner — Mason Coverstone.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Lakeland Christian 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 25-16
Aces — Bethany: Elise Romero 7. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 21. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 12, Brooke Hershberger 5, Romero 5. Blocks — Bethany: Romero. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 6.

JV: Lakeland Christian def. Bethany 25-24, 20-25, 15-10
Aces — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger. Assists — Bethany: Bontreger 4. Kills — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 3, Bontreger 3. Digs — Bethany: Bontrager 4, Bontreger 4.

Boys cross country
BRISTOL, Ind. — Northridge 15, Bethany 45; Lakeland 19, Bethany 41; Westview 24, Bethany 31; Northridge 18, Lakeland 40; Northridge 25, Westview 33; Lakeland 28, Westview 29.
Medalist — Jerry Schwartz (W) 17:34.
Bethany runners — 12th, Jesse Bontreger 19:35; 13th, Ben Hochstetler 19:45; 19th, Jordan Glasgow 22:55; 21st, Noah Hochstetler 24:23; 23rd, Austin Hooley 25:07.

Girls cross country
BRISTOL, Ind. — Northridge 15, Bethany 50; Westview 15, Bethany 50; Lakeland and Bethany both incomplete; Northridge 15, Lakeland 50; Westview 15, Lakeland 50; Northridge 16, Westview 43.
Top ten — Corinne Cominator (N) 20:22, Jennifer Schrock (N) 21:00, Olivia Golden (N) 21:16, Brianna Eggleston (N) 21:59, Kaitlynn Warren (W) 22:20, Kayla Rotni (N) 22:41, Janell Bender (W) 22:48, Mackenzie Gray (W) 23:14, Cynthia Yoder (W) 23:19, J. Robledo (W) 23:29.
Bethany runners — 16th, Katie Hurst 25:32; 27th, Catie Kauffman 30:42; 30th, Sadie Gustafson-Zook 33:07; 31st, Lena Yeakey 33:13.

Wire reports and multiple correspondents contributed to this post.

Caskey's Scoring Outbreak Nets Athlete of the Week Honor

2011-08-21T23:09:00.001-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Caskey

GOSHEN — After tallying four goals and two assists as part of a 23-shot Bruin barrage Tuesday night in a 10-0 rout of the South Bend Riley JV, senior Emma Caskey is the Athlete of the Week for August 14-20, 2011. While the Bruins have reached ten goals three times in the last two-plus years, the four-goal individual performance is the most since another Emma, 2010 graduate Gerig, put four shots in the net against Riley on Aug. 18, 2009.

Selection: All Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts of high schoolers fitting those criteria, are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: therefore, Caskey will be ineligible until Sunday, Sept. 18. Nominations are taken each week until Sunday at 5:30 p.m., at which time the Athlete of the Week committee makes its final decision.

Nominations for next week's award are due Sunday, Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to bleedingbruinblue@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete]" in the subject line. If you highlight a player's name and click on the "nominate" link at the top of the post, it should generate an e-mail message nominating that player. The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete]" without actually naming an athlete.
Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
We reserve the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Previous award winners can be found on our Athlete of the Week page.

This Week In Bruindom, August 22-28

2011-08-21T22:48:00.002-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tuesday, August 23 (directions) (83°, mostly sunny)

Boys tennis at Columbia City, 5:00 p.m. (V)
Boys soccer at Mishawaka Marian, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls cross country at Bonneyville Mill with Northridge, Lakeland and Westview, 5:30 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys tennis at Columbia City, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys cross country at Bonneyville Mill with Northridge, Lakeland and Westview, 6:10 p.m.
Girls soccer vs. Northridge, 6:30 p.m.; LIVE, Michiana Sports Authority
Boys soccer at Mishawaka Marian, 6:45 p.m. (V)
Volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, August 25 (directions) (83°, sunny)

MS volleyball vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
Boys tennis at Fremont, 4:45 p.m. (V)
Boys soccer at Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m. (V)
MS soccer vs. LaVille, 5:30 p.m. (B)
MS volleyball vs. ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)
Boys tennis at Fremont, 5:45 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball at Wawasee, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer vs. Goshen, 6:30 p.m.
MS soccer vs. LaVille, 6:45 p.m. (A)
Boys soccer at Lakeland Christian, 7:05 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball at Wawasee, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, August 26 (directions) (83°, sunny)

Volleyball at Trinity, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Boys soccer vs. First Baptist, 5:00 p.m. (C)

Saturday, August 27 (directions) (82°, mostly sunny)

Boys tennis at Jimtown Invitational, 9:00 a.m. (JV)
Girls cross country in NorthWood Invitational at Stauffer Park, 10:00 a.m.
Volleyball tri-match at Hamilton with Blackhawk, 10:00 a.m. (V)
Boys cross country in NorthWood Invitational at Stauffer Park, 10:45 a.m.
Boys soccer at Prairie Heights, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer vs. Elkhart Memorial, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 28 (directions)

Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Match Reports 8/20/11

2011-08-20T16:23:00.001-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Elkhart Central 1, Bethany 1

B: Caleb Morris (Andrew Snyder assist) (36')
C: Matt Eppers (60')

Cautions — Bethany: Caleb Morris, 74th minute.
Shots on goal — Elkhart Central 3, Bethany 10. Saves — Elkhart Central: Bryan Cerillo 4, Derek Mills 5; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2. Corner kicks — Elkhart Central 2, Bethany 9. Fouls — Elkhart Central 10, Bethany 12.

JV: Elkhart Central 7, Bethany 1

C: Emmanuel Hernandez (Jose Galindo assist) (1')
C: Tommy Bernacchi (Ross Tepe) (10')
B: Q Min Kim (Kevin Hawkins) (17')
C: Hernandez (Bernacchi) (34')
C: Jacob Brown (Martin Guerra) (38')
C: Brown (Jairo Garay) (39')
C: Guerra (Garay) (40')
C: Garay (49')

Shots on goal — Elkhart Central 3, Bethany 10. Saves — Elkhart Central: Bryan Cerillo 1; Bethany: Trent Yoder 7. Corner kicks — Elkhart Central 3, Bethany 2. Fouls — Elkhart Central 10, Bethany 7. Offsides — Elkhart Central 5, Bethany 4.

Boys tennis
ELKHART, Ind. — Bethany second in Concord Invitational.

Team records — Concord 3-0, Bethany 2-1, Jimtown 1-2, Rochester 0-3.

Bethany 4, Rochester 1
Nate Brendle def. Aaron Stuart 6-3, 6-0. Blake Shetler def. Taylor Beck 6-2, 6-3. Jesse Amstutz lost to Jonathon Phau 4-6, 3-6. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne def. Brant Eytcheson/Alec Gehrich 6-1, 6-3. Ike Lehman/Parth Patel def. Justin Schroeder/Andy Feldman 6-4, 6-0.

Bethany 4, Jimtown 1
Nate Brendle def. Brett Aller 7-6 (2), 6-1. Blake Shetler def. Jake Ward 6-2, 6-0. Ike Lehman lost to Dan Gongwer 3-6, 4-6. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne def. Cole Peterson/Austin Ward 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), (16-14). Parth Patel/Joel Gerig def. Augie Farwig/Michael Hobbs 6-4, 6-3.

Concord 5, Bethany 0
Nate Brendle lost to Jason Denton 2-6, 6-7 (6). Blake Shetler lost to Matt Kotva 6-3, 2-6, (5-10). Ike Lehman lost to Trevor Warren 6-3, 2-6, (6-10). Evan Grimes/Joel Gerig lost to Sean Purcell/Michael Eisman 1-6, 0-6. Abe Thorne/Parth Patel lost to T Cunningham/Tony Fenech 0-6, 1-6.

Concord 4, Jimtown 1
Denton (C) def. Aller 6-0, 6-0. Kotva (C) def. Ward 7-5, 6-1. D. Gongwer (J) def. Fenech 5-7, 6-2, (10-7). Matt Ciesielski/Bronson Dumont (C) def. Peterson/Ward 6-4, 6-0. Eisman/Purcell (C) def. Farwig/Jacob Gongwer 6-3, 6-4.

Concord 5, Rochester 0
Denton (C) def. Stuart 6-0, 6-0. Nick Polluck (C) def. Beck 6-2, 6-2. Warren (C) def. Phau 6-0, 6-0. Ciesielski/Dumont (C) def. Eytcheson/Gehrich 6-0, 6-1. Jack Hinkle/Cunningham (C) def. Schroeder/Feldman 6-2, 6-0.

Jimtown 5, Rochester 0
No individual results reported.

Volleyball
ELKHART, Ind. — Elkhart Central def. Bethany 25-6, 25-10, 25-10
Aces — Bethany: Tori Craw, Brooke Hershberger. Assists — Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 4. Kills — Bethany: Hershberger 3, Hanna Hochstetler 3. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 3.

JV: Elkhart Central def. Bethany 25-23, 25-16
Aces — Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 4. Assists — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 2. Digs — Bethany: Bontrager 3, Mallory Bontreger 3.

Boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany incomplete at ECA Hokum Karem.
Team scores — Hobart 94:39, Goshen 96:33, NorthWood 98:53, Concord 100:23, ECA 105:25, Jimtown 127:47.
Bethany runners — 14th, Ben Hochstetler/Jesse Bontreger 33:32; 23rd, Austin Hooley/Jordan Glasgow 41:48.

JV: No team scores; 22nd, Noah Hochstetler/ECA runner 42:53.

Girls cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany incomplete at ECA Hokum Karem.
Team scores — NorthWood 116:23, Concord 119:18, Goshen 120:40, Jimtown 136:15, ECA 136:58. Incomplete — Bethany, Hobart.
Top runners — Karlie Kratzchmar/Cynthia Medina (NW) 36:22, Mindy Whidden/Celena Guerrero (H) 37:27, Brittani Grove/Jen Hilty (NW) 38:19, Emily Davis/Heather Johnson (C) 38:54, Adrienne Henke/Heather Wynn (G) 39:21, Cassidy Fields/McKenah D'Arcy (C) 39:44, Andrea Kline/Juni Schirch (G) 40:05, Kayla Casaletto/Kaylie Colon (E) 40:37, Laura Housman/Tara Lee (C) 40:40, Katie Hurst/Maddie Gerig (B) 40:54, Morgan Short/Megan Graves (G) 41:14, Ellie Hathaway/Janessa Katzer (G) 41:31, Kayla Bear/Melissa Berger (NW) 41:42, Carrie Buhman/Harley Sutton (H) 42:30, Sarah Miller/Justise Newland (J) 42:31.

MS soccer
WARSAW — Bethany "A" team second in Lakeland Christian Invitational.
Pool play — Bethany 8, Whitko "A" 0; Bethany 7, Caston 0; Bethany 6, Manchester "B" 0. Championship — Westview 1, Bethany 0.
Goals — Matthew Smucker 5, Natan Nafziger 3, Kyle Snyder 3, Ian Bomberger 2, Martin Gerig 2, Mia Graber Miller 2, Becca Berkey, Jeremiah Overman, Noah Richer, Thomas Schlabach. Assists — Snyder 4, Bomberger 3, Bryce Miller 2, Schlabach 2, Gerig, Simon Graber Miller, Nafziger, Richer, Smucker. Shutouts — Richer 2, Overman.

Bethany "B" team tied for seventh in Lakeland Christian Invitational.
Pool play — Manchester "A" 3, Bethany 0; Westview 8, Bethany 0; Bethany 0, Whitko "B" 0. Did not advance. Shutout — Joel Plank.

Match Reports, 8/18/11

2011-08-18T21:48:00.000-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Elkhart Memorial 2, Bethany 0

M: Saul Garcia (14')
M: own goal (71')

Caution — Elkhart Memorial: Ivan Casco, 49th minute.
Shots on goal — Elkhart Memorial 6, Bethany 8. Saves — Elkhart Memorial: William Macedo 8; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 5. Corner kicks — Elkhart Memorial 4, Bethany 3. Fouls — Elkhart Memorial 16, Bethany 14.
Officials — Juan Leyva, Kristen O'Dell, Jim Blue.

JV: Elkhart Memorial 1, Bethany 1

B: Isaac Brenneman (30')
M: Raul Lopez (77')

Shots on goal — Elkhart Memorial 9, Bethany 2. Saves — Elkhart Memorial: Jorge Zagal 1; Bethany: Trent Yoder 6. Corner kicks — Elkhart Memorial 4, Bethany 0. Fouls — Elkhart Memorial 5, Bethany 4.
Officials — Juan Leyva, Kristen O'Dell, Jim Blue.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Goshen 2
Nate Brendle def. Eli Metzler-Prieb 6-3, 6-3. Blake Shetler def. Drew Hostetler 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Jesse Amstutz def. Jorge Hernandez-Walton 6-1, 6-1. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne lost to Sylas Buller/Sam Stegelmann 0-6, 3-6. Ike Lehman/Parth Patel lost to Matt Bucinich/Austin Stutzman 3-6, 2-6.

JV: Bethany 5, Goshen 0
Wade Troyer def. Zach Ganger 8-4. Sol Brenneman def. Andrew Vetter 8-4. Landon Weldy def. David Smucker 8-2. Justin Zehr def. Andrew Vetter 6-4. Joel Gerig/Hans Miller def. Ganger/Smucker 6-2.

Volleyball
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — LaVille def. Bethany 25-21, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15
Aces — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 3. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero. Kills — Bethany: Hershberger 10, Hanna Hochstetler 10. Blocks — Bethany: Hochstetler 2, Hershberger. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 11.

JV: LaVille def. Bethany 25-24, 25-14
Aces — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 3. Assists — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 4, Bontreger 4. Kills — Bethany: Tori Craw 4, Bontrager 3.

Boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany at Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.
Top runners — Jerry Schwartz (Westview) 17:17, Kyle Baker (Westview) 17:18, Luke Kaufman (Goshen) 17:24, Anthony Whyte (Elk. Memorial) 18:14, Adam Weeden (Goshen) 18:29, Josh Abbs (Goshen) 18:48, Nicholas Lagemann (Prairie Heights) 18:49, Arthur Grauke (Prairie Heights) 18:50, Stephen Place (Goshen) 18:58, Ben Hochstetler (Bethany) 19:03, Logan Schlabach (Goshen) 19:24, Jesus Castillo (Goshen) 19:30, Jesse Bontreger (Bethany) 19:41, Gerardo Abad (Goshen) 19:53, Brad Wiswell (Elk. Memorial) 20:03.
Other Bethany runners — 39th, Jordan Glasgow 22:23; 58th, Austin Hooley 25:49.

Girls cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany at Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.
Top runners — Janell Bender (Westview) 21:50, Morgan Severeid (Elk. Memorial) 22:38, Kaitlyn Warren (Westview) 22:42, Juni Schirch (Goshen) 22:48, Cynthia Yoder (Westview) 22:54, Jessica Wynn (Goshen) 22:59, Ariel Miller (Westview) 23:16, Adrienne Henke (Goshen) 23:39, Jennifer Robledo (Westview) 23:43, Megan Graves (Goshen) 23:46, Ellie Hathaway (Goshen) 23:55, Allie Hoefle (Elk. Memorial) 24:04, Aspen Dirr (Prairie Heights) 24:09, Morgan Short (Goshen) 24:12, Andrea Kline (Goshen) 24:37.
Bethany runners — 24th, Katie Hurst 26:06; 51st, Catie Kauffman 29:39; 58th, Lena Yeakey 32:48.

Match Reports, 8/16/11

2011-08-17T01:04:00.001-04:00

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 10, SB Riley JV 0
Goals — Bethany: Emma Caskey 4, Taylor Christophel 3, Laken Richer 2, Gina Gautsche 1. Assists — Bethany: Caskey 2, Gautsche 2, Paige Wheeler 1. Shots on goal — Riley 6, Bethany 23. Saves — Riley 13; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 6. Corner kicks — Riley 0, Bethany 2.

Boys tennis
MIDDLEBURY — Northridge 4, Bethany 1
Nate Brendle def. Chris Robbins 7-5, 6-4. Blake Shetler lost to A.J. Thielking 6-7 (2), 5-7. Jesse Amstutz lost to Josh Garfein 0-6, 0-6. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne lost to Alex Radelich/Andrew Gingerich 1-6, 0-6. Ike Lehman/Parth Patel lost to Connor Cameron/Byron Slabach 0-6, 4-6.

JV: Northridge 8, Bethany 1
Wade Troyer lost to Jed Miller 2-8. Sol Brenneman lost to Clay Schnell 3-8. Tristan Clark lost to James Kristofzski 3-8. Justin Zehr lost to Ben Sheely 4-8. Roberto Ramos lost to Taylor Brandenberger 3-8. Joel Gerig/Hans Miller lost to Erik Beck/Michael Eash 6-8. Landon Weldy/Ryan Duckworth lost to Ryan Taylor/Landon Arnold 7-9. Luke Schrock/Neel Bhagat lost to Sam Hoover/Nolan Rhodes 1-8. Brenneman/Clark def. Chase Miller/Austin Miller 8-4

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Jimtown def Bethany 25-11, 25-11, 25-23.

JV: Jimtown def. Bethany 25-16, 25-12.

Bleeding Bruin Blue results editor Ryan Miller and multiple correspondents contributed to this post.

Cavaliers Out, Bobcats In For Boys Soccer

2011-08-16T12:37:00.000-04:00

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GOSHEN — The Bruin boys soccer team will not open its season tonight as scheduled, as the game between Bethany and Culver Community has been canceled following the latter school's departure from the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference. To replace the canceled game, Bethany has announced the addition of a varsity-only contest at Oregon-Davis on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m.; the Bruins' new season opener will be Thursday night when they host Elkhart Memorial.

This Week In Bruindom, August 14-20

2011-08-14T21:55:00.002-04:00

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Tuesday, August 16 (directions) (82°, sunny)

Boys tennis at Northridge, 4:30 p.m. (V)
~~Boys soccer at Culver Community, 5 p.m. (V)~~ canceled
Boys tennis at Northridge, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
Volleyball vs. Jimtown, 6 p.m. (JV)
Girls soccer vs. South Bend Riley, 6:30 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Jimtown, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, August 18 (directions) (81°, partly sunny)

Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
Girls cross country in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 5 p.m.
Boys soccer vs. Elkhart Memorial, 5 p.m. (JV)
Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
Boys cross country in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 5:45 p.m.
Volleyball at LaVille, 6 p.m. (JV)
Soccer vs. Elkhart Memorial, 6:45 p.m. (V)
Volleyball at LaVille, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, August 20 (directions) (84°, mostly sunny)

MS soccer at Lakeland Christian Invitational, 9 a.m. (A)
Girls cross country in ECA Hokum Karem at First Baptist Church, 9 a.m.
Boys tennis in Concord Invitational, 9 a.m. (V)
Volleyball at Elkhart Central, 9 a.m. (JV)
Boys cross country in ECA Hokum Karem at First Baptist Church, 9:45 a.m.
Volleyball at Elkhart Central, 10:30 a.m. (V)
Boys soccer vs. Elkhart Central, 5 p.m. (JV)
Boys soccer vs. Elkhart Central, 6:45 p.m. (V); LIVE on MichianaSportsAuthority.com

2011 Boys Soccer Preview

2011-08-12T23:53:00.004-04:00

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GOSHEN — After winning their fourth consecutive Northern Indiana Soccer Conference title and the second sectional in school history in 2010, the Bruin boys soccer team will look to continue its winning ways in the upcoming season. In the state tournament series, Bethany will get one major piece of help: class soccer. For the first time, the 2011 tournament will feature competition in two classes, so former foes Goshen and Wawasee will no longer line October’s path from Bodiker Field to Kuntz Stadium; West Noble and Bethany, the two remaining teams, could not meet until semi-state on October 22.


Yoder	Hollinger-Janzen

Sylvester	Snyder

The Bruins graduated eight seniors off last season’s 13-5-2 team, which held its opponent to two or fewer goals in 18 of the season’s 20 games. While half of the starting backfield has graduated, the last line of defense, senior Jeff Yoder, returns for his third season in goal. Since taking over for an injured Seth Kauffman in September 2009, Yoder has amassed 15 career shutouts, already enough for third in school history, and a record of 21-7-3 in 31 career starts. Also returning is senior Femi Hollinger-Janzen; the Indiana recruit tallied a team-leading 17 goals and 39 points last season and was named the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference Player of the Year. Fellow senior Drew Sylvester was second in both categories with 12 goals and 35 points. Junior Andrew Snyder is poised to make his return to the pitch as well; he was the Bruins’ second-leading scorer in 2009 (six goals, 19 points) before missing his sophomore year with injuries sustained in a car crash last summer.

Bethany opens its season Tuesday (5 p.m.) at Culver Community after their scrimmage against Concord Saturday morning; their home opener is Thursday (JV at 5, varsity at 6:45) against Elkhart Memorial. Full team rosters follow the "read more" link.

Head coach: Hank Willems (59-27-9 in five seasons)
Assistants: Marcelo Warkentin, Brant Williams, Mark Yoder, Ron Whiteford, Josh Leinbach
2010 record: 13-5-2, NISC and sectional champions
2010 state tournament series: def. West Noble 3-2, Wawasee 1-0 in Goshen sectional; lost 4-0 to Northridge in Westview regional
New opponents: Elkhart Central (Sat., Aug. 20, home); Mishawaka Marian (Mon., Aug. 23, home)
Opponents lost: Lakeland, Wawasee
Sectional host: LaVille

The 2011 boys soccer team.

*Previous varsity letterwinners; ^Previous JV letterwinners
First row, left to right

JV #3 Isaac Brenneman (freshman midfielder)
JV #2 Addison Dumford (freshman midfielder)
JV #14 ^Corey Hostetler (sophomore defender)
V/JV #17 ^Q Min Kim (junior forward)
JV #9 Jesse Amstutz (freshman midfielder)
JV #7 Young Kwang Sun (freshman defender)
JV #8 Tylor Wilson (freshman defender)

Second row, left to right

Manager *Chris Markham (senior)
JV #4 ^Dwight Markham (sophomore forward)
JV #13 Dylan Schlabach (sophomore midfielder)
#3 ^Kevin Hawkins (junior midfielder)
#15 Nate Nussbaum (freshman forward)
#10 *Cody Yoder (senior defender)
#8 *Bryce Rheinheimer (senior midfielder)
#13 *Tyler Brenneman (junior midfielder)

Third row, left to right

Assistant coach Mark Yoder
#14 *Andrew Snyder (junior midfielder)
#7 ^Lucas Morgan (junior midfielder)
V/JV #16 ^Isaac Schertz (junior defender)
#9 *Drew Sylvester (senior forward)
#4 *Femi Hollinger-Janzen (senior midfielder)
#11 Zac Zmudzinski (freshman defender)
V/JV #18 ^Derek Christophel (senior forward)
V/JV #22 Cristian Romero (freshman forward)

Back row, left to right

Head coach Hank Willems
#11 *Josh Stoltzfus (senior forward)
#25 ^Jesse Loewen (junior defender)
#6 *Caleb Morris (junior defender)
#24 *Josh Plank (senior defender)
#0 *Jeff Yoder (senior goalkeeper)
V/JV #26 Ben Rudy-Froese (junior midfielder)
#23 ^Jeremy Troyer (senior midfielder)
#20 *Jared Nussbaum (senior defender)
V/JV #1 Trent Yoder (freshman goalkeeper)
Assistant coach Josh Leinbach

Not pictured

JV #15 Ho Yeol Chang (sophomore midfielder)
JV #19 Hee Won Cho (freshman midfielder)
#12 Austin Mumaw (senior midfielder)
JV #10 Joseph Mumaw (sophomore midfielder)
JV #5 Logan Swartzendruber (freshman defender)
JV coach Marcelo Warkentin
Assistant coach Mark Whiteford
JV #12 Jun Hee Yeh (sophomore midfielder)

Not returning

*Ben Bontreger (graduated)
*Cory Bowman (graduated)
^Ian Croyle (graduated)
*Nik Diaz-Marquez (graduated)
*James Helmuth (graduated)
*Eder Paez (junior)
*Brandon Sharkey (graduated)
*Hamilton Thorne (graduated)
*Matt Weaver (graduated)
*Joel Yoder (graduated)

Soccer Standout Hollinger-Janzen Commits to Indiana

2011-08-09T02:15:00.001-04:00

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Hollinger-Janzen

GOSHEN — Bethany senior Femi Hollinger-Janzen has verbally committed to continue his academic and soccer careers at Indiana University beginning next fall, according to a column published in the Elkhart Truth this morning. Despite not beginning his senior season of high-school soccer for another nine days, Hollinger-Janzen verbally committed to the seven-time-national-champion Big Ten program last week.

Entering his final season of high-school play, the 6'1", 175-pound senior is already tenth on Bethany's all-time goal-scoring list with 38. If Hollinger-Janzen were to replicate his 2010 season, in which he was the leading scorer with 17 goals on a sectional-champion Bruin squad that went 13-5-2, it would put him in third place on the all-time goal list with 55.

Hollinger-Janzen will be the second Bethany athlete to play Division I soccer and the second to play a sport at Indiana; 2010 graduate Jesse Ramer played one soccer season at Western Michigan, while 2009 graduate Chelsea Noble played on the Indiana softball team her freshman year. The Hoosiers had one of several scholarships offered to the center midfielder; among others, Hollinger-Janzen considered a full-ride scholarship from IUPUI before accepting the Indiana offer.

The Hoosiers have amassed 24 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, a streak that dates back to the fall of 1986, and played in that tournament 36 times since gaining varsity status in 1973. Indiana has advanced to the national semifinals in 17 of those tournaments and played for the national championship 12 times. In addition, the Hoosiers have won the Big Ten regular-season championship 14 times since its inception in 1990, including 10 championships in 11 years from 1994 to 2004.

Due to NCAA regulations on signing, Hollinger-Janzen will be unable to physically sign his letter of intent until November 9; Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley will be unable to comment on the recruit until he signs.

Indiana finished 10-8-2 in 2010, the program's 39th consecutive winning season and 38th season with double-digit wins since 1973, and finished first in the Big Ten with a 4-1 record. Bethany opens its season against Elkhart Memorial on Thursday, August 18 after a Saturday morning scrimmage against Concord.

Bethany's Hollinger-Janzen to play soccer at IU (Steve Krah/Elkhart Truth)

Basketball Standout zumFelde Headed to EMU

2011-08-04T16:18:00.002-04:00

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zumFelde

HARRISONBURG, Va. — 2011 Bethany graduate Marla zumFelde will be taking her talents to Eastern Mennonite University and continuing her academic and basketball careers there, according to information released by the university today. After finishing her Bruin career with 897 points, third-most in school history, zumFelde joins a nine-person recruiting class at Eastern Mennonite, which graduated just two seniors from last year's team.

In addition to her scoring marks, zumFelde trails only 2008 graduate Kari Heusinkveld (88) with 85 career games played; she is also among the top five in school history in free-throw percentage, field-goal percentage, and three-point percentage as well as total attempts mad in all three of those categories. In her senior season, the 5'10" guard sank 67 of 87 foul shots, a rate of 77.0 percent that trails only Heusinkveld and Jill Troyer for best ever in a season.

Eastern Mennonite, a four-year liberal arts university affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, competes in Division III of the NCAA and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The women's volleyball team finished 15-11 in 2010-11, losing to Washington & Lee University in the ODAC quarterfinals. The Royals are coached by 1993 EMU graduate Kevin Griffin, the 2006-07 ODAC coach of the year, who will begin his seventh season at the helm this fall.

Basketball Women Bring In Another Nine New Players (Eastern Mennonite University)

Lehman Part of EMU Volleyball's Latest Class

2011-07-25T15:58:00.001-04:00

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Lehman

HARRISONBURG, Va. — 2011 Bethany graduate Mattie Lehman is one of eight incoming freshmen to join the Eastern Mennonite University women's volleyball team this fall, according to information released by the university today. Lehman, a setter and defensive specialist over the last four seasons for coach Lois Mast's Bruins, finished her high school career in second place among BCHS volleyball players with 635 digs and 217 aces; she is also fifth all-time with 577 assists.

Lehman is one of three players from Bethany's volleyball class of 2011 to continue their athletic career in college; Mandy Schlabach signed with Goshen College in January, with one more signing as of yet unannounced.

Eastern Mennonite, a four-year liberal arts university affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, competes in Division III of the NCAA and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The women's volleyball team finished 4-21 in 2010, finishing eleventh in the ODAC. The season concluded a six-year tenure for coach Steve Benson, who resigned following the conclusion of the men's campaign this spring. EMU starts its 2011 schedule in just over a month when they host the Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn Invitational September 2 and 3 at Yoder Arena.

Lady Royals Add Eight To Women's Volleyball Team (Eastern Mennonite University)

Bruins To Hit Road for 2011-12 Sectionals

2011-07-13T22:24:00.004-04:00

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INDIANAPOLIS — Bethany fans will get to familiarize themselves with the highways of northern Indiana when they travel to support the Bruins in class 1A sectional play this year, according to documents posted by the Lafayette Journal & Courier.

Bethany plays seven sports in which enrollment classes are used for IHSAA tournament play; the nearest sectional site to Bethany in those seven sports is Mishawaka Marian, to be used for girls soccer, some 41 minutes away according to Google Maps. In the first season for a two-class IHSAA tournament in soccer, the boys sectional will be played at Newton Park in Lakeville, separated from Bethany by 43 minutes along U.S. 6 and U.S. 31.

The other five sports will travel to locations in northeast Indiana where sectionals have previously been held: boys basketball will be at Fort Wayne Blackhawk, girls basketball and softball will be at Lakewood Park Christian School in Auburn, while baseball and volleyball will open state tournament play at Fort Wayne Canterbury.

Sectional hosts for the non-class tournaments in tennis, cross country, and track are not yet known. The dates, fields, and hosts for all class tournaments, as released by the IHSAA, are after the jump.

Boys Soccer Sectional 36
Hosted by LaVille High School at Newton Park, Lakeville
Estimated driving time and distance: 33.8 miles, 43 minutes (map)
Dates: Mon., Oct. 3; Wed., Oct. 5; Fri., Oct. 7; or Sat., Oct. 8 (three will be used)
Field: Bethany, Elkhart Christian, Glenn, LaVille, Mishawaka Marian
Regional: four teams, Thurs., Oct. 13 and Sat., Oct. 15
Semi-state: four teams, Sat., Oct. 22 (10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.)
State: two teams, Sat., Oct. 29 (12:30 p.m.) at Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis

Girls Soccer Sectional 35
Hosted by Mishawaka Marian High School at Otolski Field, Mishawaka
Estimated driving time and distance: 27 miles, 53 minutes (map)
Dates: Tue., Oct. 4; Thu., Oct. 6; Sat., Oct. 8
Field: Bethany, Bremen, ECA, Glenn, LaVille, Marian
Regional: two teams, Sat., Oct. 15
Semi-state: four teams, Sat., Oct. 22 (10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.)
State: two teams, Sat., Oct. 29 (10:00 a.m.) at Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis

Volleyball Sectional 52
Hosted by Canterbury School, Fort Wayne
Dates: Tue., Oct. 18; Thu., Oct. 20; Sat., Oct. 22 (two rounds)
Field: Bethany, ECA, Blackhawk, Canterbury, Hamilton, Howe, Lakewood Park
Regional: two teams, hosted by sectional winner, Tue., Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m.
Semi-state: four teams, Sat., Oct. 29
State: Sat., Nov. 5 (2:30 p.m.) at Worthen Arena, Ball State University, Muncie

Girls Basketball Sectional 52

Hosted by Canterbury School, Fort Wayne

Dates: Tue., Feb. 7; Fri., Feb. 10; Sat., Feb. 11

Field: Bethany, ECA, Blackhawk, Canterbury, Hamilton, Lakewood Park

Regional: four teams, Sat., Feb. 18

Semi-state: two teams, Sat., Feb. 25 (1:00 or 3:30 p.m.)

State: Sat., Mar. 3 (10:30 a.m.) at Hulman Center, Indiana State University, Terre Haute

Boys Basketball Sectional 52

Hosted by Blackhawk Christian High School, Fort Wayne

Dates: Mon., Feb. 27; Tue., Feb. 28; Fri., Mar. 2; Sat., Mar. 3

Field: Bethany, ECA, Blackhawk, Canterbury, Hamilton, Howe, Lakewood Park

Regional: four teams, Sat., Mar. 10

Semi-state: two teams, Sat., Mar. 17 (1:00 or 3:30 p.m.)

State: Sat., Mar. 24 (10:30 a.m.) at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Softball Sectional 52

Hosted by Lakewood Park Christian School, Auburn

Dates: Mon., May 21; Tue., May 22; Thu., May 24; Fri., May 25

Field: Bethany, ECA, Blackhawk, Canterbury, Hamilton, Lakewood Park

Regional: two teams, hosted by sectional winner, Tue., May 29

Semi-state: four teams, Sat., June 2

State: Sat., June 9 (10:30 a.m.) at Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis

Baseball Sectional 52

Hosted by Canterbury School, Fort Wayne

Dates: Thu., May 24; Fri., May 25; Sat., May 26; Mon., May 28

Field: Bethany, ECA, Blackhawk, Canterbury, Hamilton, Howe, Lakewood Park

Regional: four teams, Sat., June 2

Semi-state: two teams, Sat., June 9 (1:00 or 3:30 p.m.)

State: Fri., June 15 (7:30 p.m.) at Victory Field, Indianapolis

2011-12, 2012-13 Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball Classifications (Indiana High School Athletic Association)

2011-12, 2012-13 Boys Soccer Classifications (IHSAA)

2011-12, 2012-13 Girls Soccer Classifications (IHSAA)

June 23, 2011 Executive Committee Minutes (IHSAA)

2011-12, 2012-13 Sectional Hosts (IHSAA, via Nathan Baird/Lafayette Journal & Courier)

Another Soccer Signing: Yoder a Knight

2011-06-27T18:17:00.000-04:00

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Yoder signs letter of intent

INDIANAPOLIS — Bruin soccer standout Sharisse Yoder has signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and soccer careers at Marian University, Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned. Yoder's 41 goals and 35 assists in four years of Bethany soccer combine for 117 career points, good for fourth in school history; she trails only 2003 graduate Destiny Peshina (42) and 2002 alumna Sarah Thompson (41) in assists.

Coming off a senior season where she was named MVP of November's PostYourT.com all-star game, Yoder will join a Knights team looking to improve upon a 12-6 record in 2010, with a 5-3 Mid-Central Conference mark that was good for third in league play. Marian is coached by Kurt Guldner, who will begin his 14th season on Saturday, August 20 against Madonna University in Indianapolis. The Knights' closest approaches to Elkhart County this season will be a trio of games at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne: the USF tournament on Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, and a road game against the hosting Cougars on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Soccer Standout to Marian (Bethany Christian Schools)

(Marian University photo via BCS)