Tuesday's Trivia & Sunday's Deadline

8. On Jan. 7, 2005, what was the official score of the Bethany/Argos boys varsity basketball game?
9. As the teams left the floor after the game, what was the score?
10. Why are the answers to #8 and #9 different?
(Monday's Trivia; The Rules)

Deadline: The deadline for this contest will be Sunday evening on the first quarter-hour following the conclusion of the NFL's Philadelphia/Minnesota wild-card playoff game. As the game starts at 4:30, the deadline will probably be somewhere in the vicinity of 7:45 or 8:00 p.m. EST.

Remember that all of this week's questions can be answered until then. Just because you didn't see all of the questions as soon as they were up doesn't mean you can't answer them.

Monday's Trivia

(scroll down a post for full details)

• 6-7. Who won that Game 7? Who was their starting pitcher?

Bleeding Bruin Blue Weekly Trivia Contest

In lieu of this week's Athlete of the Week award, Bleeding Bruin Blue will hold a trivia contest this week. There are two main differences between the trivia award and AOW, namely:

1. The trivia award is given based on trivia knowledge, rather than domination in the field of athletics.
2. Any reader is eligible for the trivia contest, not just athletes, and no one is ineligible because they won recently.

With that in mind, the basic format of the trivia contest will be that I post trivia questions and readers respond to them. They can e-mail me, they can leave their responses in the comments section...the method of response is not the most important thing. (This does not say that it does not matter. Please do not give me the answer by carrier pigeon, banner towed by aircraft, telephone, or fax. Skywriting is OK if I actually see it. While we're inside parentheses, you can also look up the answers for all I care.) At the end of the week, defined in this case as sometime Sunday afternoon, whoever has answered the most questions correctly will win. If multiple people have the same number of correct answers, I will randomly choose one. I will accept answers for any of that week's questions up until the end of the week.

With the previous paragraph in mind, here is the first set of questions:

• 1. What school did the Bethany baseball team defeat for the program's only sectional title?
• 2. What member of this team (the team BCHS beat) went on to play a major professional sport at its highest level?
• 3. In what year did the sectional take place?
• 4-5. In Game 7 of that year's World Series, name the losing team and their starting pitcher.
  

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: December 21-27

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for December 21-27 is Twila Albrecht. To know exactly what Twila has done to deserve this honor, type her name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Albrecht, Jordan Weaver, and Trent Yoder. As three weeks have elapsed since her win on Dec. 7, Jenae Rupp becomes eligible again next week; however, she's not scheduled to play next week.

Next Week: Bethany has no scheduled events next week, so there will be no AOW next week. However, a similarly-styled pseudo-replacement award will be announced tomorrow.

This Week In Bruindom, December 28-January 3

Nothing scheduled.

Game Reports, December 23

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Jimtown 70, Bethany 24.
Jimtown: Emma Stahl 1 0-0 3, Alicia Ward 4 0-0 9, Sarah DeShone 17 3-4 40, Brittney Stebbins 1 0-0 2, Samantha LeSure 2 0-0 4. Katie Goward 4 0-0 10, Ali Johnson 1 0-0 2, Traci Adams, Alexis Cook, Lanie Hodgson all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 3-4 (75.0%) 70.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Jenae Rupp 3 4-5 10, Marla zumFelde 2 2-4 6, Chris Minter 2 0-0 4. Erin Helmuth, Twila Albrecht, Sarah Lederman, Ali Hochstetler, Mattie Lehman, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 6-9 (66.7%) 24.
Scoring By Quarters
J 20 19 20 11 — 70
B 03 06 06 09 — 24
Three-point goals: Jimtown 7 (DeShone 3, Goward 2, Stahl, Ward), Bethany 0. Total fouls — Jimtown 14, Bethany 7. Fouled out — none. Officials — Steve Nusbaum, John Bellamy, Ron Weirich.

JV: Jimtown 15, Bethany 14.
Jimtown: Taylor Alvey 1 0-0 2, Sarah DuBois 1 0-0 2, Lanie Hodgson 3 0-0 6, Alexis Cook 2 1-2 5. Randie Witek, Kelsey Koebel, Sarah Miller, Kelsi Brubaker, Kelsey Wagers, Shelby Kankel, Stephany Wilson all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 7 1-2 (50.0%) 15.
Bethany: Malaina Weldy 1 2-4 4, Twila Albrecht 3 0-0 6, Caitlin Fecher 2 0-0 4. Gina Gautsche, Ali Hochstetler, Mattie Lehman, Alena Yoder, Sarah Brew, Clarissa Lora, Lauren Hooley, Chris Minter, Megan Schmucker all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 2-4 (50.0%) 14.
Scoring By Quarters
J 3 4 8 0 — 15
B 2 3 5 4 — 14
Three-point goals — Jimtown 0, Bethany 0. Total fouls — Jimtown 8, Bethany 7. Fouled out — none.

Girls Basketball vs. Jimtown: Preview

JIMTOWN JIMMIES (8-2, 3-0 NSC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-8, independent; +32): December 23, 2008.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: Michiana Sports Authority (www.michianasportsauthority.com).

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (19-36, 3rd season at BCHS); Jimtown: Gene Johnson (273-270, 27th season at JHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.4 ppg), Marla zumFelde (9.2), Chris Minter (3.9)
  
• Jimtown: Sarah DeShone (15.7), Katie Goward (13.5), Emma Stahl (10.2)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 8 @ Bremen, 7:30; Jan. 13 @ Northridge, 7:45; Jan. 17 @ FW Blackhawk, 7:30
  
• Jimtown: Jan. 6 @ Fairfield, 7:30, Jan. 9 vs. Knox, 7:30; Jan. 13 @ Concord, 7:45
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. ECA 52-32, Dec. 20; def. Lakeland Christian 61-43, Dec. 20; lost 34-65 to FW Canterbury, Dec. 13
• Jimtown: def. Culver 76-29, Dec. 20; lost 28-42 to NorthWood, Dec. 18; def. John Glenn 41-39, Dec. 12
  

Past Eight Years:

• 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
  

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: December 14-20

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for December 14-20 is Jordan Weaver. If you must know exactly what Jordan has done to deserve this honor, type his name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Weaver, Trent Yoder, and Jenae Rupp. As three weeks have elapsed since his win on Nov. 30, Seth Kauffman becomes eligible again next week; however, he's not scheduled to play next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Saturday, December 27, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. (This is on Saturday because our athletic events for the week end on Tuesday, and to name an Athlete on Sunday would require me to do so in a different time zone.) The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Boys Holiday Tournament Reports

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
(Athlete of the Week nominations due at 5:00 p.m. Sunday.)

FIRST ROUND
GOSHEN — Bethany 66, Lakeland Christian 45
Lakeland Christian: Jarod Franklin 3 0-1 6, Josh Silveus 0 2-4 2, Michael Matti 4 0-0 10, Damon Woodard 1 0-0 4, Chris Valentine 3 4-6 11, Ben Blocher 0 1-2 1, Caleb Sprong 2 0-0 4, Brandon Glock 0 1-2 1, Jacob Cole 3 1-1 7. Tony Lee, Will Grass, Josh Remington all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-16 (56.3%) 45.
Bethany Christian: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 8 3-4 19, Seth Kauffman 6 1-2 13, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 4, Tim Gautsche 1 0-0 2, Luke Slagel 3 2-2 10, Mark DeLeeuw 4 0-0 8, Hamilton Thorne 2 1-2 5, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 7-10 (70.0%) 66.
Scoring By Quarters
LC 10 13 10 12 — 45
BC 14 19 21 12 — 66
Three-point goals — Lakeland 4 (Matti 2, Woodard, Valentine), Bethany 3 (Slagel 2, Kelly). Total fouls — Lakeland 12, Bethany 18. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 33 (Kauffman 9). Assists — Bethany 22 (Kelly 6). Officials — John Bellamy, Tim Hamann, Dave Wolford.

Clinton Christian 60, ECA 50
Clinton Christian: Dustin Yoder 1 1-2 3, Tyler Eash 0 0-1 0, John Miller 2 1-2 5, Jordan Bontrager 7 7-8 21, Jesse Yoder 1 0-0 2, Judson Yoder 6 1-2 13, Evan Stutzman 3 9-11 16. Totals 20 18-25 (72.0%) 60.
Elkhart Christian: Matt Dembinski 2 0-0 2, Kyle Revella 5 0-0 10, Mitchell West 2 0-0 5, Drew Lyon 4 2-4 10, Sean Addison 3 1-2 7, Jess Alexander 5 0-0 12, Phil Gibson 1 0-0 2, Jared Metz 0 2-2 2. Caleb Hartman 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 5-8 (62.5%) 50.
Scoring By Quarters
CCS 09 17 15 19 — 60
ECA 08 16 14 12 — 50
Three-point goals — Clinton 1 (Stutzman), ECA 3 (Alexander 2, West). Rebounds — Clinton 20 (Bontrager 7); ECA 23 (Alexander 6). Total fouls — Clinton 11, ECA 21. Fouled out — Hartman.
Assists — Clinton 16 (Stutzman 6). Steals — Clinton 11 (Eash 4), ECA 13 (Revella 3). Turnovers — Clinton 23, ECA 28. Officials — Tim Hamann, Dave Polston, Curt Yoder.

CONSOLATION
Lakeland Christian 53, ECA 48
ECA: Kyle Revella 7 0-0 14, Mitchell West 4 1-2 11, Drew Lyon 5 4-7 14, Sean Addison 1 1-2 3, Jess Alexander 3 0-0 6. Chad Brown, Caleb Hartman, Matt Dembinski, Phil Gibson, Jared Metz all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-11 (54.5%) 48.
Lakeland Christian: Jarod Franklin 3 3-5 9, Michael Matti 2 1-4 6, Damon Woodard 2 0-0 4, Chris Valentine 7 5-6 21, Caleb Sprong 1 0-0 2, Brandon Glock 0 1-2 1, Jacob Cole 2 6-10 10, Tony Lee, Josh Silveus, Ben Blocher, Will Groes, Josh Remington all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-27 (59.3%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
ECA 09 14 14 16 — 53
LCA 09 08 18 13 — 48
Three-point goals — ECA 2 (West 2); Lakeland Christian 3 (Valentine 2, Matti). Total fouls — ECA 22, Lakeland 12. Fouled out — none. Officials — John Bellamy, Dustin Kaehr, Mike Witkop.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Bethany 66, Clinton Christian 47
Clinton: Dustin Yoder 4 0-0 8, Jordan Bontrager 6 4-4 19, Jesse Yoder 3 2-4 8, Judson Yoder 3 1-1 7, Evan Stutzman 2 0-0 5. Tyler Eash, John Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-9 47.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 6, Jordan Weaver 5 2-2 13, Seth Kauffman 10 2-5 22, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 3, Luke Slagel 0 0-1 0, Mark DeLeeuw 5 8-9 18, Hamilton Thorne 2 0-0 4. Tim Gautsche 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 12-17 66.
Scoring By Quarters
CC 09 14 09 15 — 47
BC 16 10 18 22 -- 66
Three-point goals: Clinton 4 (Bontrager 3, Stutzman), Bethany 4 (Kelly 2, Weaver, Ramer). Total fouls — Clinton 17, Bethany 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany: Kauffman 9, Thorne 5, Ramer 4, DeLeeuw 4. Assists — Bethany: Ramer 9, Weaver 6. Officials — Steve Godfrey, Jay Smith, Curt Yoder.

Girls Holiday Tournament Reports

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
(Athlete of the Week nominations due at 5:00 p.m. Sunday.)


FIRST ROUND
GOSHEN — ECA 50, Granger Christian 44
ECA: Emily Schutz 0 1-2 1, Kayley Baughman 5 8-16 19, Emily Peterson 2 0-0 4, Ali Bigler 4 0-0 8, Natalie Allen 1 3-4 5, Lexi Rambadt 3 2-2 8, Alexis Lyon 2 1-3 5. Megan Howard, Erin Walsworth, Katie Shaum, Lizzie Swart all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 15-27 (55.6%) 50.
Granger Christian: Margaret Dunbar 1 0-0 3, Sarah D'Amico 2 1-2 5, Megan Frazier 1 0-0 2, Sarah Noveroske 6 4-5 17, Emma Dunbar 7 4-5 17, Autumn Reed 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 9-12 (75.0%) 44.
Scoring By Quarters
EC 17 14 08 11 — 50
GC 11 06 14 13 — 44
Three-point goals — ECA 1 (Baughman), Granger 5 (E. Dunbar 2, M. Dunbar, D'Amico, Noveroske). Total fouls — ECA 11, Granger 21. Fouled out — M. Dunbar.
Rebounds — ECA 38 (Baughman 13). Assists — ECA 10 (Baughman 4). Steals — ECA 6 (Baughman 3). Officials — Larry Nantkes, Dave Polston, Rick Secor.

Bethany Christian 61, Lakeland Christian 43
Lakeland Christian: Shana Messmore 7 0-0 14, Anna Wilcoxson 5 0-0 10, Lindsey Bowser 2 2-4 8, Kristin Yocum 3 0-0 7, Bethany Prinsen 2 0-0 4. Jo Boren, Jess Haines, Heather Woolums, Erika Goshorn, Lauren Baxtel, Logan Brune, Jamie Duchane, Jessi Kline all 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-4 (50.0%) 43.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 0 3-4 3, Jenae Rupp 5 9-13 19, Sarah Lederman 2 0-0 5, Ali Hochstetler 2 3-6 7, Marla zumFelde 7 3-3 18, Chris Minter 2 1-3 5. Mattie Lehman, Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy, Alena Yoder all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 19-29 (65.5%) 61.
Scoring By Quarters
LC 09 18 10 06 — 43
BC 11 16 15 19 — 61
Three-point goals — Lakeland 3 (Bowser 2, Yocum); Bethany 2 (zumFelde, Lederman). Total fouls — Lakeland 20, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Lakeland 33 (Wilcoxson 11), Bethany 20 (Hochstetler 5, Minter 5). Assists — Bethany 8 (Stutzman 3, Helmuth 3). Steals — Lakeland 3 (Haines 2), Bethany 13 (Rupp 5). Turnovers — Lakeland 15, Bethany 11. Officials — Brian Allen, Tom Hinz, Merle Hostetler.

CONSOLATION
Granger Christian 59, Lakeland Christian 25
Lakeland Christian: Jess Haines 1 0-0 2, Heather Woolums 3 0-0 6, Jo Boren 0 0-2 0, Lindsey Bowser 1 3-4 6, Bethany Prinsen 1 1-2 3, Shana Messmore 4 0-0 8. Erika Goshorn, Lauren Baxter, Kristin Yocum, Logan Brune, Anna Wilcoxson, Jamie Duchane, Jessi Kline all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-8 (50.0%) 25.
Granger Christian: Sarah D'Amico 2 0-0 5, Autumn Reed 1 0-0 2, Megan Frazier 3 0-0 7, Sarah Noveroske 11 7-11 30, Emma Dunbar 6 0-0 15. Margaret Dunbar 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-11 (63.6%) 59.
Scoring By Quarters
L 06 10 13 02 — 25
G 12 16 18 13 — 59
Three-Point Goals — Lakeland 1 (Bowser), Granger 6 (E. Dunbar 3, D'Amico, Frazier, Noveroske). Total fouls — Lakeland 12, Granger 6. Fouled out — none. Officials — Danielle Haney, Dustin Kaehr, Dave Wolford.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Bethany 52, ECA 32
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 0 1-4 1, Erin Helmuth 2 1-2 5, Jenae Rupp 7 3-8 17, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 3, Ali Hochstetler 0 0-0 0, Marla zumFelde 2 2-2 6, Mattie Lehman 4 0-0 10, Chris Minter 5 0-2 10. Totals 21 7-18 (38.9%) 52.

ECA: Emily Schutz 0 1-2 1, Kayley Baughman 4 5-9 14, Emily Peterson 0 4-4 4, Ali Bigler 1 0-0 2, Natalie Allen 2 0-0 4, Lexi Rambadt 2 0-0 5, Alexis Lyon 1 0-0 2. Megan Howard, Erin Walsworth, Katie Shaum, Lizzie Swart all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 10-15 (66.7%) 32.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 15 16 10 11 — 52

ECA 7 09 11 05 — 32
Three-point goals — Bethany 3 (Lehman 2, Lederman), ECA 2 (Baughman, Rambadt). Total fouls — Bethany 14, ECA 16. Fouled out — Baughman, Peterson.

Rebounds — Bethany 25 (Stutzman 6), ECA 26 (Lyon 9). Assists — Bethany 7 (Lehman 2), ECA 6 (Baughman 5). Steals — Bethany 6 (Lederman 3), ECA 4 (Bigler 2, Baughman 2). Turnovers — Bethany 12, ECA 10. Officials — Eric Coburn, Kirk Robinson, Darrell Watson.

This Week In Bruindom, December 21-27

December 21

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 3:15 p.m.
  

December 23

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

December 27

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 7:00 p.m.
  

Girls Basketball Holiday Tournament Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-8, Independent) vs. ELKHART CHRISTIAN EAGLES (X-X, X-X NAC) vs. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN COUGARS (X-X, Independent) vs. GRANGER CHRISTIAN (Nickname & record not available), December 20, 2008.

Location: Session I: New Menno Lands Arena (capacity 300), Goshen, Ind.; Session II: Menno Lands (capacity 1,400), Goshen, Ind.

Schedule:

• 10:00: ECA vs. Granger
• 11:45: Bethany vs. Lakeland
• 2:30: Losers
• 6:00: Winners

Broadcast: none.

I don't have time to completely type out the previews, so just go to the "Team Schedules & Scores" section of John Harrell's site at http://www.indianagirlsbasketball.homestead.com ... Granger Christian won't be listed.

Sagarin Ratings' Picks:

• Bethany vs. Lakeland: Lakeland by 10.
  
• ECA vs. Lakeland: Lakeland by 16.
  
• Bethany vs. ECA: Bethany by 6.
  

Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-3, Independent) vs. ELKHART CHRISTIAN EAGLES (2-3, 0-0 NAC) vs. CLINTON CHRISTIAN COURIERS (3-2, Independent) vs. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN COUGARS (3-3, Independent), December 20, 2008.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Schedule:

• 10:00: Lakeland vs. Bethany
• 11:45: ECA vs. Clinton
• 4:15: Losers
• 7:45: Winners

Broadcast: none.

Coaches' Records:

• Bethany: Jim Buller (316-317 in 30th year)
• ECA: Drew Ryall (15-11 in 2nd year)
• Clinton: Chad Schrock (38-14 in 3rd year)
• Lakeland: Shannon Brown (3-3 in 1st year)

Looking Ahead (7:30 start unless noted):

• Bethany: Jan. 6 vs. Bremen; Jan. 9 at Argos; Jan. 10 @ FW Canterbury
• ECA: Dec. 23 vs. Bremen; Jan. 10 vs. Westville, 7:45; Jan. 16 vs. Oregon-Davis
• Clinton: Jan. 2 @ Lakeland Chr., 1:30; Jan. 3 vs. Huntington Eagles @ Lakeland Chr., 11:30am; Jan. 3 vs. SB Trinity @ Lakeland Chr., 2:30
• Lakeland: Jan. 2 vs. Clinton Christian, 1:30; Jan. 2 vs. Huntington Eagles; Jan. 3 vs. SB Trinity, 5:30

In The Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 54-59 to Lakeland, Dec. 13; lost 42-43 to Lakewood Park, Dec. 12; def. Prairie Heights 62-38, Dec. 6
• ECA: def. Clinton Christian 45-42, Dec. 13; lost 48-71 to Culver Academy, Dec. 12; lost 44-61 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 9
• Clinton: Dec. 19 at Lakewood Park (late); def. Michiana Christian (Mich.) 69-64, Dec. 16; lost 42-45 to ECA, Dec. 13
• Lakeland: lost 46-48 to SB Trinity, Dec. 13; def. Covenant Christian (DeMotte) 57-43, Dec. 12; def. Elkhart Hawks 60-55 (ot), Dec. 9

Sagarin Ratings' Picks:

• First round, Bethany vs. Lakeland: Bethany by 19.
  
• First round, ECA vs. Clinton: Clinton by 2.
  
• Consolation, Lakeland vs. ECA: Lakeland by 11.
  
• Championship, Bethany vs. Clinton: Bethany by 15
  

Game Reports, December 18

Girls basketball (V/JV) vs. LaVille postponed to January 26.
MS boys basketball

SOUTH BEND — Stanley Clark 43, Bethany 26.
"B": Bethany 52, Stanley Clark 38.
"C": Bethany 32, Stanley Clark 22.

Schedule Change, December 18

Thursday's middle school boys basketball "B" and "A" games at Stanley Clark have been switched due to Stanley Clark schedule needs. The "A" team will now lead off that doubleheader at 4:30, with the "B" game to follow. Thursday's middle school "C" game, as well as the high school girls games, remain(s) unchanged.

UPDATE: Girls games have been postponed to Jan. 26.

Match Report, December 16

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany 40, Bremen 34. Top scorers — Bremen: Austin Gardner 10, Josh Brenneman 9; Bethany: Femi Hollinger-Janzen 19, Jeff Yoder 8, Andy Slagel 8.

Game Reports, December 15

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball "C"

LaGRANGE, Ind. — Lakeland 25, Bethany 21.

Leading scorers — Bethany: Andy Slagel 5, Jeff Yoder 5, Austin Mumaw 4; Lakeland: Abbott 12, Richardson 6. Rebounds — Bethany: Yoder 6.

MS boys basketball "A" def. Concord 33-24. Leading scorers — Concord: Taylor Miller 6, Conner Slabach 6, Matt Kotva 5; Bethany: Andrew Snyder 10, Caleb Morris 9, Tyrel Baldridge 6, Matt Greenlee 4.

"B": Bethany 34, Concord 24. After falling behind 16-7 in the first quarter, Bethany would go on an 11-2 run to take a lead that they never relinquished.
Concord: Matt Williams 2 0-0 5, Jacob Camacho 1 0-0 2, Jackson Marlow 1 0-0 2, Dakota White 2 0-0 4, A.J. Sandlin 2 0-2 4, Mayceal Heall 2 0-2 4, Brett Neveraski 1 1-2 3. Diamond Burdine, Stephen Pinarski, Kurstyn Wing, Joe Jackson, Joe Deuel, Brock Malcom all 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 1-6 (16.7%) 24.
Bethany: Ethan Folker 3 0-1 6, Tanner Fervida 2 0-0 6, Sol Brenneman 4 1-2 12, Trent Yoder 2 3-5 7, Abe Thorne 0 1-2 1, Parth Patel 1 0-0 2. Joseph Mumaw, William Schrock, Ryan Miller, Bryan Nguyen, Cristian Romero all 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-10 (50.0%) 34.
Three-point goals — Concord 1 (Williams), Bethany 5 (Brenneman 3, Fervida 2). Total fouls —Concord 16, Bethany 4. Fouled out — none.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, December 7-13

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for December 7-13 is Trent Yoder. If you must know exactly what Trent has done to deserve this honor, type his name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Yoder, Jenae Rupp, and Seth Kauffman. As three weeks have elapsed since her win on Nov. 23, Marla zumFelde becomes eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, December 21, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Game Reports, December 13

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

LaGRANGE, Ind. — Lakeland 59, Bethany 54.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-1 2, Jordan Weaver 5 1-2 11, Seth Kauffman 12 1-4 25, Luke Slagel 1 2-2 5, Mark DeLeeuw 2 4-4 8, Hamilton Thorne 1 1-2 3. Jesse Ramer, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger all 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 9-15 (60.0%) 54.
Lakeland: Josh Avery 6 0-0 15, Marcus James 3 5-9 11, Jake Sirk 2 9-10 14, Tanner King 4 3-4 13, Michael Bowen 1 0-0 3, Kole Heller 1 0-1 2, Cole Pechin 0 1-2 1, Beau Bender 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 18-26 (69.2%) 59.
Scoring By Quarters
B 04 12 12 26 — 54
L 13 14 14 18 — 59
Three-point goals: Bethany 1 (Slagel), Lakeland 7 (Avery 3, King 2, Sirk, Bowen).

JV: Lakeland 30, Bethany 26.

Girls basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Canterbury 65, Bethany 34
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 0 0-1 0, Erin Helmuth 0 1-2 1, Jenae Rupp 7 2-2 16, Sarah Lederman 2 0-0 6, Marla zumFelde 1 2-3 4, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 2 0-2 4. Twila Albrecht, Ali Hochstetler, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-10 (50.0%) 34.
Canterbury: Tabitha Geradot 11 0-0 22, Becky Pedro 5 0-0 10, Paige Wells 4 0-0 9, Madison Moyle 3 2-4 9, Cassie Kreiger 3 2-2 8, Molly Sekar 1 0-0 3, Kelly Karr 1 0-0 2, Nakao Mauch 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 4-6 (66.7%) 65.
Scoring By Quarters
B 06 08 07 13 — 34
C 20 10 29 06 — 65
Three-point goals: Bethany 3 (Lederman 2, Lehman), Canterbury 3 (Wells, Moyle, Sekar). Total fouls — Bethany 10, Canterbury 14. Fouled out — none.
Turnovers — Bethany 28, Canterbury 13.

JV: Canterbury 36, Bethany 21. Leading scorers — Bethany: Ali Hochstetler 5; Canterbury: Sengstack 8.

This Week In Bruindom, December 14-20

December 14

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 3:15 p.m.

December 15

• MS boys basketball vs. Concord, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball vs. Concord, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball at Lakeland, 6:00 p.m. (C)

December 16

• Boys basketball vs. Bremen, 6:30 p.m. (C)

December 18

• MS boys basketball at Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball at Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. (C)
• MS boys basketball at Stanley Clark, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV) postponed to Jan. 26
  
• Girls basketball at LaVille, 7:30 p.m. (V) postponed to Jan. 26
  

December 20: Bethany Holiday Tournament (V)

• Boys semifinal: Lakeland Christian at Bethany, 10:00 a.m.
• Girls semifinal: ECA vs. Granger Christian, 10:00 a.m. in MS gym
  
• Boys semifinal: ECA vs. Clinton Christian, 11:30/11:45 a.m.
• Girls semifinal: Lakeland Christian at Bethany, 11:30/11:45 a.m. in MS gym
  
• Girls consolation: LC/BC vs. ECA/GC, 2:30 p.m.
• Boys consolation: ECA/CC vs. LC/BC, 4:00/4:15 p.m.
• Girls championship: LC/BC vs. ECA/GC, 6:00 p.m.
• Boys championship: ECA/CC vs. LC/BC, 7:30/7:45 p.m.

Boys Basketball at Lakeland: Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-2, Independent) at LAKELAND LAKERS (2-2, 2-0 NECC): December 13, 2008.
Location: Lakeland gymansium (capacity 2,700), LaGrange, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (316-316, 30th season at BCHS); Lakeland: Tim Sirk (175-123 in 14th season at LHS, 237-170 in 19th season overall).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (21.0 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.3), Luke Slagel (7.5)
  
• Lakeland: Tanner King (19.3 ppg), Josh Avery (10.8), Marcus James (9.5)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 20 vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00am; Dec. 20 vs. ECA/Clinton Chr., 4:15/7:45;
  
• Lakeland: Dec. 19 @ Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 23 vs. Westview, 8:30; Dec. 27 vs. TBA at Southern Wells, 10:00am
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 42-43 to Lakewood Park, Dec. 12; def. Prairie Heights 62-38, Dec. 6; def. West Noble 67-65, Nov. 29
  
• Lakeland: def. Fairfield 63-60, Dec. 9; def. Fremont 58-45, Dec. 5; lost 47-50 to East Noble, Nov. 29
  

Past Ten Years:

• L 47-52 on 1/30/1999 at Lakeland
• L 67-78 on 1/4/2000 at Bethany
• L 50-64 on 12/9/2000 at Lakeland
• 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
• Other Years: 10-19
  

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: Lakeland by 4.

Girls Basketball at FW Canterbury: Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-7, independent) at FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (4-3, independent): December 9, 2008.

Location: Canterbury gymnasium (capacity 800), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT, following 1:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (17-35, 3rd season at BCHS); Canterbury: Dan Hutton (160-80, 11th season at CHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (11.7 ppg), Marla zumFelde (9.1), Erin Helmuth (3.3)
  
• Canterbury: Not available.
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 18 vs. LaVille, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:30am; Dec. 20 (designated visiting team, at Bethany) vs. ECA/Granger Christian, 2:30/6:00
  
• Canterbury: Dec. 19 vs. FW Blackhawk, 6:00; Jan. 6 vs. FW Elmhurst, 7:30; Jan. 10 vs. Carmel, 2:30.
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 30-56 to John Glenn, Dec. 9; lost 54-73 to Lakewood Park, Dec. 6; lost 35-64 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 5;
  
• Canterbury: def. Whitko 56-43, Dec. 10; lost 48-56 to Wawasee, Dec. 6; lost 33-78 to FW South, Dec. 3
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 29, Canterbury 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)
  

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: Canterbury by 34.

Game Reports, December 12

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Casey Weaver hit a three-point shot with :01.3 to play as Lakewood Park defeated Bethany by a point.

Lakewood Park 43, Bethany 42
Lakewood Park: Billy Blumler 1 0-0 2, Casey Weaver 4 0-0 11, Cody Strahm 3 0-0 8, Chris Lampe 2 0-2 4, Tommy Strine 7 1-3 18. Carson House, Nick Crook, Andrew Parish, Rob Lauter all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 1-5 (20.0%) 43.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 3 0-1 6, Seth Kauffman 6 1-4 13, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 3, Luke Slagel 2 1-2 7, Mark DeLeeuw 5 0-0 10. Tim Gautsche, Hamilton Thorne 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 2-7 (28.6%) 42.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 11 06 15 11 — 43
BC 11 15 11 05 — 42
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 8 (Strine 3, Weaver 3, Strahm 2), Bethany 4 (Slagel 2, Kelly, Ramer). Total fouls — Bethany 8, Lakewood Park 13. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Lakewood Park 21, Bethany 27 (DeLeeuw 11). Assists — Lakewood Park 11, Bethany 13 (Slagel 4, Weaver 4).

JV: Bethany 31, Lakewood Park 19. Leading scorers — Lakewood Park: Jordan Booker 6; Bethany: David DeLeeuw 13.

MS boys basketball "B"

MISHAWAKA — Though the Bruins led by just four at the intermission, they would go on a 19-0 run in the first ten minutes of the second half, then be outscored 6-2 in the last 110 seconds in knocking off the Montessori Mustangs.

Bethany 39, Montessori 20

Bethany: Ethan Folker 3 0-3 6, Tanner Fervida 2 0-0 6, William Schrock 1 0-0 2, Sol Brenneman 2 0-0 5, Trent Yoder 6 0-5 12, Abe Thorne 3 0-0 6, Parth Patel 1 0-0 2. Joseph Mumaw, Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 0-8 (0.0%) 39.
Montessori: #8 3 0-2 6, #11 7 0-2 14. #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #10, #15 all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 0-4 (0.0%) 20.
Three-point goals: Bethany 3 (Fervida 2, Brenneman), Montessori 0. Total fouls — Bethany 11, Montessori 7. Fouled out — none.

"C": Bethany 33, Montessori 23
(2nd half stats only)
Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 2 0-0 7, Luke Schrock 1 0-0 2, Trent Yoder 6 2-3 14. Noah Hochstetler, Ethan Miller, Ryan Duckworth, Colin Samuel, Landon Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 2-3 (66.7%) 23.
Montessori: #0 1 0-0 2, #1 1 0-0 2, #13 3 0-0 6, #14 1 0-0 2. #3, #4, #9, #11 all 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 0-0 12.
Three-point goals: Bethany 1 (Brenneman), Montessori 0. Total fouls — Bethany 0, Montessori 4. Fouled out — none. Halftime score — Montessori 11, Bethany 10.

Boys Basketball vs. Lakewood Park: Preview

LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN PANTHERS (3-1, Independent) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-1, Independent): December 12, 2008.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (316-315, 30th season at BCHS); Lakewood Park: Don Davis (63-51 in 6th season at LPHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (23.7 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.7), Luke Slagel (7.7)
  
• Lakewood Park: Not available.
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 13 @ Lakeland, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00am; Dec. 20 vs. ECA/Clinton Chr., 4:15/7:45
  
• Lakewood Park: Dec. 19 vs. Clinton Christian, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 29 vs. Pioneer at Southern Wells, 11:30am
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Prairie Heights 62-38, Dec. 6; def. West Noble 67-65, Nov. 29; lost 50-53 to Westview, Nov. 25.
  
• Lakewood Park: def. White's 76-20, Dec. 9; def. Lakeland Christian 58-34, Dec. 6; def. Howe Military 106-46, Dec. 4
  

Past Ten Years:

• W 77-31 on 3/5/2004 at Bethany (sectional)
• L 50-63 on 2/27/2007 at Bethany (sectional)
  

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: Bethany by 8.

Game Reports, December 8-9

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8

Girls basketball “C”

BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Jimtown 29, Bethany 23.
MS boys basketball

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Clinton Christian 38, Bethany 34.
6th grade “A”: Milford 56, Bethany 51 in what has to be the highest-scoring middle school game I’ve ever seen.
6th grade “B”: Milford 41, Bethany 19.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9

Girls basketball

WALKERTON, Ind. — John Glenn 56, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 1 0-0 2, Erin Helmuth 2 0-0 4, Jenae Rupp 5 5-8 15, Twila Albrecht , Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 3, Ali Hochstetler 0 0-0 0, Marla zumFelde 3 0-2 6, Mattie Lehman 0 0-0 0, Chris Minter 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-10 (50.0%) 30.
Glenn: Emily Traversa 4 0-0 8, Jacy Borlik 5 5-8 16, Cayla Ochs 4 0-0 8, Kim Podell 1 2-2 4, Savanna Bruski 5 2-2 12, Amy Pearish 4 0-0 8. Paige Ullery, Rosemarie Banks, Sarah Traversa, Alyssa Schmidt all 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-12 (75.0%) 56.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 06 07 08 09 — 30
JG 10 16 15 15 — 56
Three-point goals — Bethany 1 (Lederman), Glenn 1 (Borlik). Total fouls — Bethany 14, Glenn 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 12 (Rupp 6), Glenn 27 (Podell 8). Steals — Bethany 15 (Rupp 5), Glenn 15 (Borlik 5). Turnovers — Bethany 15, Glenn 15.

JV: Bethany 23, Glenn 20. Leading scorers — Bethany: Malaina Weldy 11; Glenn: Melissa Lile 8.

MS boys basketball

WARSAW — Bethany 38, Lakeland Christian 18. Top scorers — Bethany: Caleb Morris 13, Wade Troyer 8; Lakeland: Haines 10, Prinsen 4.

“B”: Bethany 37, Lakeland 25.
Bethany: Joseph Mumaw 1 0-0 2, Tanner Fervida 8 0-0 19, Sol Brenneman 4 0-0 10, Trent Yoder 1 2-3 4, Abe Thorne 1 0-0 2. Isaac Brenneman, Ethan Folker, William Schrock, Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Parth Patel, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 2-3 (66.7%) 37.
Lakeland: Billy Pitts 4 0-0 8, Cody Kline 3 0-0 7, James Heldreth 1 0-0 2, Chris Silveus 3 2-2 8. Noah Cole, Matt Grothouse, Daniel Hudson, Trenton Stockman, Scott Marsh all 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-2 (100.0%) 25.
Three-point goals — Bethany 5 (Fervida 3, S. Brenneman 2), Lakeland Christian 1 (Kline). Total fouls — Bethany 4, Lakeland Christian 6. Fouled out — none.

Girls Basketball at John Glenn: Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-5, independent) at JOHN GLENN FALCONS (2-4, 0-1 Northern State Conference): December 9, 2008.

Location: John Glenn gymnasium (capacity 1,666), Walkerton, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (17-34, 3rd season at BCHS); John Glenn: Dan Hutton (136-95, 11th season at JGHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (11.2 ppg), Marla zumFelde (9.7), Chris Minter (3.3)
  
• John Glenn: Savanna Bruski (14.9 ppg), Kim Podell (7.0), Jacy Borlik (6.8)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 13 @ FW Canterbury, 2:30; Dec. 18 vs. LaVille, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:30am
  
• John Glenn: Dec. 12 vs. Jimtown, 8:00; Dec. 16 vs. Plymouth, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. LaVille, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 54-73 to Lakewood Park, Dec. 6; lost 35-64 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 5; lost 34-51 to Triton, Dec. 1; lost 42-61 to Concord, Nov. 21
  
• John Glenn: lost 26-33 to New Prairie, Dec. 6; def. Westville 38-22, Nov. 29; lost 42-43 to SB Trinity, Nov. 29
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 35, John Glenn 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.

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: John Glenn by 19.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, November 30-December 6

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for November 30-December 6, averaging 13 points per game over that timespan, is Jenae Rupp. If you must know exactly what Jenae has done to deserve this honor, type her name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Rupp, Seth Kauffman, and Marla zumFelde. As three weeks have elapsed since his win on Nov. 16, Sol Brenneman becomes eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, December 14, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Game Reports, December 6

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 62, Prairie Heights 38

The game featured four first-half Panther timeouts and the first Bruin dunk since the 1990s, by Seth Kauffman in the 2nd quarter.
Prairie Heights: Dustin Lambert 2 4-4 9, Casey Anderson 5 1-3 14, Brennan North 3 0-2 7, Logan Pea 1 0-0 2, Steve Grabill 0 2-4 2, Steve Kemper 1 0-0 2. Kevin Eash, Derek Young, Mitch Bellam, Coy Lepley all 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-13 (69.2%) 38.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 3 0-0 7, Seth Kauffman 12 5-10 30, Tim Gautsche 0 2-2 2, Luke Slagel 2 0-0 4, Ben Bontreger 0 1-2 1, Mark DeLeeuw 4 3-3 11, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-1 2, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Jesse Ramer, Jared Christophel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 11-18 (61.1%) 62.
Scoring By Quarters
PH 08 03 12 15 — 38
BC 15 24 15 08 — 62
Three-point goals — Prairie Heights 5 (Anderson 3, Lambert, North), Bethany 3 (Kelly, Weaver, Kauffman). Total fouls — Prairie Heights 21, Bethany 17. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Prairie Heights 21, Bethany 24 (Kauffman 7, Slagel 4, Thorne 4). Assists — Prairie Heights 5, Bethany 11 (Weaver 3, Ramer 3).

JV: Prairie Heights 33, Bethany 31. Bethany was unable to score after a Prairie Heights field goal gave them the lead with :01.5 left. Leading scorers — Prairie Heights: Michael Reynolds 9; Bethany: Brandon Sharkey 10, Ben Bontreger 8.

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Lakewood Park 73, Bethany 54.
Lakewood Park: Jordan Placencia 3 0-1 6, Alyssa Toupin 5 2-3 10, Jami Delagrange 11 5-5 31, Chelsea Heibel 3 4-4 10, Bailee Grayless 4 0-0 8, Annie Weaver 1 0-0 2, Jenna Toupin 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Allen 1 0-0 2. Calah Kruse, Alyssa Koorsen, Brett Taulbee, Kelsey Kruse all 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 11-13 (84.6%) 74.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 4 0-0 8, Erin Helmuth 2 0-0 4, Jenae Rupp 7 1-5 15, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 3, Ali Hochstetler 1 1-2 3, Marla zumFelde 7 1-2 16, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 0 2-2 2. Twila Albrecht 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-10 (50.0%) 54.
Scoring by Quarters
LP 16 22 25 10 — 73
BC 18 04 20 12 — 54
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 4 (Delagrange 4), Bethany 3 (Lehman, Lederman, zumFelde). Total fouls — Lakewood Park 14, Bethany 16. Fouled out — none.

JV: Bethany 28, Lakewood Park 24.
Lakewood Park: Annie Weaver 3 2-2 8, Jenna Toupin 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Kruse 2 0-0 4, Alyssa Koorsen 4 1-2 10. Lindsey Allen, Brett Taulbee 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 3-4 (75.0%) 24.

Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2 3-4 8, Malaina Weldy 3 3-8 9, Ali Hochstetler 2 0-2 4, Twila Albrecht 1 0-0 2, Mattie Lehman 2 0-1 4, Alena Yoder 0 1-2 1. Sarah Brew, Clarissa Lora, Lauren Hooley, Caitlin Fecher, Megan Schmucker all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 7-17 (41.2%) 28.
Scoring by Quarters
LP 4 08 1 11 — 24
BC 6 11 4 07 — 28
Three-point goals: Lakewood Park 1 (Koorsen), Bethany 1 (Gautsche). Total fouls: Lakewood Park 16, Bethany 8. Fouled out — none.

MS boys basketball "B"

SOUTH BEND — Trinity 33, Bethany 32.

This Week in Bruindom, December 7-13

December 7

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:00 p.m.
  

December 8

• MS boys basketball at Milford, 4:30 p.m. (C)
• Girls basketball at Jimtown, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• MS boys basketball at Clinton Christian, 5:30 p.m. (A)

December 9

• MS boys basketball at Lakeland Christian, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball at Lakeland Christian, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at Glenn, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Glenn, 7:30 p.m. (V)

December 12

• MS boys basketball at Montessori, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• Boys basketball vs. Lakewood Park, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys basketball at Montessori, 6:15 p.m. (B)
• Boys basketball vs. Lakewood Park, 7:30 p.m. (V)

December 13

• Girls basketball at Canterbury, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Canterbury, 2:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys basketball at Lakeland, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Lakeland, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Boys Basketball vs. Prairie Heights: Preview

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-3, 0-1 NECC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (1-1, Independent): December 6, 2008.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (315-315, 30th season at BCHS); Prairie Heights: Brett Eltzroth (6-19 in 2nd season at PHHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (20.5 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (12.0), Luke Slagel (9.5)
  
• Prairie Heights: Casey Anderson (15.0 ppg), Dustin Lambert (9.3), Logan Pea (7.3)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 12 vs. Lakewood Park, 7:30; Dec. 13 @ Lakeland, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00am
  
• Prairie Heights: Dec. 9 @ ECA, 7:30; Dec. 13 vs. Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 19 @ Churubusco, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 50-53 to Westview, Nov. 25; lost 51-56 to FW Blackhawk, Feb. 29; def. Howe Military 60-40, Feb. 27.
  
• Prairie Heights: lost 57-60 (ot) to Fairfield, Dec. 5; lost 45-70 to Garrett, Nov. 29; lost 42-97 to SB Washington, Nov. 26;
  

Past Ten Years:

• L 42-53 on 2/5/1999 at Bethany
• W 79-61 on 12/16/2000 at Bethany
• L 68-70 on 2/4/2000 at Prairie Heights
• L 55-59 (2ot) on 12/15/2001 at Prairie Heights
• L 50-64 on 12/21/2002 at Bethany
• L 66-74 on 12/20/2003 at Prairie Heights
• L 49-59 on 12/18/2004 at Bethany
• L 52-65 on 12/17/2005 at Prairie Heights
• W 48-47 on 12/16/2006 at Bethany
• L 38-47 on 12/15/2007 at Prairie Heights
• Other Years: 20-11

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: will return once the first 2008-09 ratings are released.

Girls Basketball vs. Lakewood Park: Preview

LAKEWOOD PARK PANTHERS (1-3, 0-0 Midland) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-5, Independent): December 6, 2008.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT, following 1:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (17-33, 3rd season at BCHS); Lakewood Park: David Robinson (21-24, 3rd season at LPHS)

Scoring Leaders :

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (10.4 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.4), Chris Minter (3.6)
  
• Lakewood Park: Not available.
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 9 @ Glenn, 7:30; Dec. 13 @ FW Canterbury, 2:30; Dec. 18 vs. LaVille, 7:30
  
• Lakewood Park: Dec. 8 vs. FW Blackhawk, 7:30; Dec. 16 @ Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 20 vs. FW Keystone, 1:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 35-64 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 5; lost 34-51 to Triton, Dec. 1; lost 42-61 to Concord, Nov. 21
  
• Lakewood Park: def. Hamilton 79-38, Nov. 25; lost 53-56 to Woodlan, Nov. 22; lost to Leo 38-62, Nov. 18
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 46, Lakewood Park 35; 52-48 (sectional)
  
• 2006-07: 45-42.
• 2005-06: 53-50.
• 2004-05: 66-27.
• 2003-04: No meeting.
• 2002-03: 49-39.
• 2001-02: 41-33.
  
• 2000-01: No meeting.

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: Lakewood Park by 14.

Match Reports, December 5

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls basketball

BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Prairie Heights 64, Bethany 35.
Bethany: Jenae Rupp 6 5-6 17, Marla zumFelde 5 2-2 12, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2, Jodi Stutzman 1 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 1 0-0 2. Erin Helmuth, Sarah Lederman, Mattie Lehman, Malaina Weldy, Twila Albrecht all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-9 (77.8%) 35.
Prairie Heights: Taylor Terry 7 2-2 18, Kristin Groosbeck 7 1-4 15, Sicily Boyce 7 0-0 14, Kylie Boswell 3 0-2 7, Chelsea Owens 1 1-2 3, Alyssa Alanis 1 1-1 3, Serena Cope 1 0-0 2, Shelby Holsinger 1 0-0 2, Sage Howe 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 5-11 (45.5%) 64.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 10 11 08 06 — 35
PH 21 13 15 15 — 64
Three-point goals: Bethany 0, Prairie Heights 3 (Terry 2, Boswell). Total fouls — Bethany 11, Prairie Heights 8.
Rebounds — Bethany 21 (Minter 5, Lehman 5), Prairie Heights 35 (Boswell 9, Boyce 8). Turnovers — Bethany 19, Prairie Heights 13.

JV: Prairie Heights 49, Bethany 24. Leading scorers — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 10; PH: Aubree Heller 10.

Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany 27, Michiana Christian Educators 14.
Michiana Christian Educators: Nathan Hazekamp 1 0-0 3, Nathan Harles 0 2-4 2, Zack Landis 3 1-4 7, Ben Graber 1 0-0 2. Joe Landis, Seth Lochamire, Scott Cronkhite all 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 3-8 (37.5%) 14.
Bethany: Bryce Rheinheimer 1 0-0 3, Jared Miller 2 0-0 4, Jeff Yoder 3 1-2 7, David DeLeeuw 3 0-0 8, Andy Slagel 2 1-2 5. Austin Mumaw, Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Peter Schrock, Cody Yoder, Evan Eby all 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-4 (50.0%) 27.
Three-point goals — Michiana Christian 1 (Hazekamp), Bethany 3 (DeLeeuw 2, Rheinheimer). Total fouls — Michiana Christian 10, Bethany 6. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany: Yoder 7. Steals — Bethany: Rheinheimer 3.


MS boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 42, Michiana Christian Educators 28.
Michiana Christian Educators: Logan Mount 3 0-1 6, Jason Eichorn 2 0-0 4, Christian Eckert 3 1-4 7, Taw Reynolds 1 0-0 3, Chase Lochamine 3 0-1 7. Malachi Landis, Mike Tison 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 1-6 (16.7%) 28.
Bethany: Lucas Morgan 3 0-0 6, Isaac Schertz 3 0-0 8, Matt Greenlee 3 0-0 6, Caleb Morris 3 2-2 8, Q Min Kim 3 0-0 6, Wade Troyer 4 0-0 8. Tyler Brenneman, Zach Hartman, Andrew Snyder, Ike Lehman, Josh Stoltzfus all 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-2 (100.0%) 42.
Three-point goals — Michiana Christian 3 (Eckert, Reynolds, Lochamine); Bethany 2 (Schertz 2). Total fouls — Michiana Christian 8, Bethany 11. Fouled out — none.

Match Reports, December 4

MS boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 34, North Side 24. Leading scorers — Bethany: Matt Greenlee 8, Caleb Morris 7, Isaac Schertz 7, Josh Stoltzfus 6.

"B": North Side 31, Bethany 17.
North Side: #15 1 0-4 2, #31 1 0-0 2, #32 8 0-0 16, #40 1 0-2 2, #44 2 1-4 5, #45 1 0-0 2. #13, #34, #42 all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 1-10 (10.0%) 29.
Bethany: Ethan Folker 1 2-4 5, William Schrock 2 2-4 6, Parth Patel 2 0-3 4, Bryan Nguyen 1 0-0 2. Joseph Mumaw, Ryan Miller, Abe Thorne, Joel Gerig all 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 4-11 (36.4%) 17.
Three-point goals — North Side 0, Bethany 1 (Folker). Total fouls — North Side 11, Bethany 7. Fouled out — none.

Girls Basketball at Prairie Heights: Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-4, Independent) at PRAIRIE HEIGHTS PANTHERS (4-1, 2-0 NECC): December 5, 2008.

Location: Prairie Heights gym, Brushy Prairie, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (17-32, 3rd season at BCHS); Prairie Heights: Sarah Gordon (29-64, 5th season at PHHS)

Scoring Leaders :

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (8.8 ppg), Marla zumFelde (7.5), Sarah Lederman (4.0), Chris Minter (4.0)
  
• Prairie Heights: Sicily Boyce (14.6 ppg), Kristin Groosbeck (14.2), Taylor Terry (12.6)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 6 vs. Lakewood Park, 2:30; Dec. 9 @ Glenn, 7:30; Dec. 13 @ FW Canterbury, 2:30
  
• Prairie Heights: Dec. 6 vs. Fairfield, 7:30; Dec. 11 vs. FW Blackhawk, 7:30; Dec. 12 @ Eastside, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 34-51 to Triton, Dec. 1; lost 42-61 to Concord, Nov. 21; lost 35-65 to West Noble, Nov. 15
  
• Prairie Heights: lost 46-58 to Garrett, Dec. 2; def. Wawasee 35-28, Nov. 28; def. Adams Central 59-34, Nov. 18
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 57, Prairie Heights 45.
  
• 2006-07: 28-36.
• 2000-05: No meetings.

Sagarin Ratings' Pick: Prairie Heights by 31.

Match Reports, December 1

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Triton 54, Bethany 31 after being tied 18-18 at halftime.
Triton: Bethany Lemler 4 4-6 14, Taryn Cooper 5 4-6 14, Savannah Stutzman 1 3-4 5, Bethany Shively 1 0-0 2, Kayla Tutorow 1 0-0 2, Amanda Miller 2 2-2 6, Brittany Wallace 4 3-4 11. Totals 18 16-22 (72.7%) 54.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 0 0-0 0, Erin Helmuth 2 0-0 4, Jenae Rupp 1 5-10 7, Sarah Lederman 2 0-0 4, Ali Hochsteler 2 1-2 5, Marla zumFelde 2 2-2 6, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 8-14 (57.1%) 31.
Triton 10 8 18 18 - 54
Bethany 8 10 1 12 - 31
Three-point goals — Triton 2 (Lemler 2), Bethany 1 (Lehman). Total fouls — Triton 16, Bethany 17. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Triton 36 (Miller 11), Bethany 39 (Rupp 9, Hochstetler 9, Helmuth 6, zumFelde 5).
Turnovers — Triton 3, Bethany 19.

JV: Triton 39, Bethany 20, after being down 24-20 after three quarters. Leading scorers —Triton: Emily Duff 13, Crystal Overmyer 8; Bethany: Malaina Weldy 6, Ali Hochstetler 4, Sarah Brew 4.

Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany 51, Benton Bucks 41. Top scorers — Benton: Aaron Zentz 16, Curt Bontrager 11; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 11, Andy Slagel 10, Cody Yoder 8. Rebounds — Bethany: J. Yoder 8, Slagel 7.

MS boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 47, Benton Bucks 19. Top scorers — Benton: Samuel Wilson 10, Jorgen Reimer 4; Bethany: Matt Greenlee 8, Tyrel Baldridge 6, Caleb Morris 6, Ike Lehman 4, Q Min Kim 4, Andrew Snyder 4.

(Photo: Chad Weaver/The Goshen News)