Match Reports, September 30

NOMINATE

Boys soccer

ELKHART — Bethany 3, ECA 1

• B: Jordan Weaver (Jesse Ramer assist) (5'). (Weaver's 39th career goal ties him with coach Hank Willems for 8th in school history.)
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (34')
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (59')
• E: Phillip Gibson (69')

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, ECA 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3; ECA: Sean Addison 6. Photos from the game (by Larry Tebo of the Elkhart Truth) — 1 2 3 4 5 (6 is in the lead)
JV

ELKHART — Bethany 2, ECA 0. Goals — Brandon Sharkey, Matt Weaver. Shots on goal — Bethany 4, Elkhart Christian 3. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder, Courtland Jones 2 total.

Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Warsaw 1

• B: Sharisse Yoder (49')
• W: Hannah Cutshall (64').

Shots on goal — Warsaw 13, Bethany Christian 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 12; Warsaw: Caitlin Perrone 3. Corner kicks — Warsaw 6, Bethany 2.

JV

GOSHEN — Warsaw 3, Bethany 0.

• W: Haley Robinaugh (35').
• W: Caitlyn Troup (40').
• W: Kelly Wildman (70').

Shots on goal — Warsaw 12, Bethany 1. Goalie saves — Warsaw: Emma Dickerhoff 1; Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 6, Jen Sharkey 3. Corner kicks — Warsaw 6, Bethany 0.

Boys tennis vs. Tippecanoe Valley canceled. JV also canceled. Our JV tennis team wraps up the season with a 16-0 record.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Northridge 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19.

Aces — Bethany: Jenae Rupp 7; Northridge: Cortnie Yoder 4, Kerri Doutlick 3. Assists — Bethany: Chelsea Noble 20; Northridge: Doutlick 16. Kills — Bethany: Hannah Grieser 11, Rupp 9, Marla zumFelde 6; Northridge: Leah Meyer 9, Yoder 6, Shelby Schmucker 6. Digs — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 14; Northridge: Kim Kershner 23, Natalie Martin 16.

JV: Bethany lost 18-25, 23-25. Aces — Bethany: Chris Minter 5. Assists — Bethany: Sydney Kehr 8; Northridge: Kaitlyn Kershner 18. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 5, Andrea Born 4, Minter 4; Northridge: Tori Roberts 7. Digs — Bethany; Emily Grimes 4; Northridge: Jena Bontreger 8.

Boys cross country vs. Granger Christian canceled.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Granger Christian 15-50.

Medalist — Ashley Nelson (Granger Christian) 26:44. Bethany runners — 2nd, Alyssa Ramer 26:44; 3rd, Desiree Porter 26:45; 4th, Ellie Schertz 26:46; 5th, Alita Yoder 26:46; 6th, Erin Helmuth 26:47; 8th, Ali Hochstetler 27:22; 9th, Jenae Hershberger 27:22; 10th, Eva Lapp 27:23; 11th, Leanne Hochstetler 30:59; 12th, Lauren Hooley 31:00.

MS volleyball "B"

ELKHART — Jimtown def. Bethany 25-9, 25-7.

Match Reports, September 29

NOMINATE

Boys soccer "C"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 1, Carroll 0. Goal — Josh Plank. Assist — Jared Christophel. Saves — Courtland Jones 4.

Boys tennis JV
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Howe Military 0.
Winners — Ben Mast, Seth Krabill, Matthew Amstutz, Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller, Claude Stickler/Austin Loucks.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 25-13.
Aces — Jenae Rupp 8, Hannah Grieser 7. Assists — Chelsea Noble 16, Mandy Schlabach 14. Kills — Rupp 11, Noble 7. Blocks — Noble 2 assists, Schlabach 1 solo, Marla zumFelde 1 solo. Digs — Mattie Lehman 7.
JV: Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-16, 25-11. Aces — Sydney Kehr 5. Assists — Kehr 11. Kills — Lexi Kantz 6. Digs — Kate Steury 1.

Girls cross country
BOURBON, Ind. — Bethany def. Jimtown 23-38 and Triton, Glenn and Oregon-Davis all 15-50.
Medalist — Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 19:25. Other top Bethany runners — 3rd, Jenae Hershberger 21:51; 5th, Alita Yoder 23:03; 6th, Erin Helmuth 23:11; 9th, Eva Lapp 23:50; 12th, Desiree Porter 24:19; 14th, Ellie Schertz 24:30; 15th, Leanne Hochstetler 24:47.

Boys cross country
BOURBON, Ind. — Bethany def. Jimtown 25-30, def. Oregon-Davis 23-32, lost to Glenn 33-24, and lost to Triton 37-22. Medalist — Blake Lemler (Triton) 17:53. Top Bethany runners — 5th, Nick Handrich 18:57; 6th, Logan Schlabach 19:07; 14th, Austin Mumaw 20:12.

MS boys soccer "A"
GOSHEN — Bethany 0, Goshen 0. Shots on goal — Goshen 5, Bethany 1. Goalie saves: Bethany: Caleb Morris 5; Goshen 1. Corner kicks — Goshen 3, Bethany 1.
"B": Goshen 4, Bethany 0.

MS girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Goshen 1. Goal — Maddie Gerig.

MS volleyball "A"
GOSHEN — Bethany def. ECA 25-20, 20-25, 15-12. Aces — Elise Romero 7. Assists — Romero 2, Sadie Gustafson-Zook 2. Kills — Romero 3.
"B": ECA def. Bethany 17-25, 25-18, 15-9.

MS girls cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany lost 15-50 (incomplete) vs. the 25-member West Noble team. Bethany runner — 22nd, Anna Bailey 17:26.

MS boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany lost 20-43 to the 31-member West Noble team. Medalist — Jesse Bontreger (Bethany) 12:25. Other Bethany runners — 27th, William Schrock 14:51; 30th, Nahshon Lora 15:42; 31st, Ike Lehman 16:36; 36th, Neel Bhagat 17:28; 37th, Ryan Miller 17:37; 38th, Justin Zehr 18:04.

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

Our varsity boys tennis team went 3-0 in dual matches this week and was undefeated in the Fort Wayne Wayne Redundant Invitational. This means that each position played 5 matches. We had a total of five people go 5-0, and exactly one of them happened to get nominated. For this reason, the Athlete of the Week honor for the last full week of September goes to Daniel Buschert.

Eligibility: As four weeks have elapsed since her AOW win on August 30, junior Kelly Snyder becomes eligible again next week. 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 winners from the last four weeks: Buschert, senior Hannah Grieser, senior Jordan Weaver, and eighth grader Matt Greenlee.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, October 5, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This is subject to change, and I will announce as soon as I know if it will. As I said several weeks 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.

Sectional Draws

Boys soccer: Sectional 30 at Goshen.
Game 1, Thursday, Oct. 9, 5:00 p.m.: West Noble vs. Bethany
Game 2, Thursday, Oct. 9, 7:00 p.m.: Wawasee vs. Goshen
Game 3, Saturday, Oct. 11, 7:00 p.m.: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Regionals: at Westview
Game 1, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 5:00 p.m.: Winner at Goshen vs. Winner at Garrett
Game 2, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7:00 p.m.: Winner at Angola vs. Winner at Westview
Game 3, Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:00 p.m.: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Girls soccer: Sectional 8 at Bodiker Field.
Game 1, Monday, October 13, 5:00 p.m.: Westview vs. Warsaw.
Game 2, Monday, October 13, 7:00 p.m.: NorthWood vs. Bethany
Game 3, Tuesday, October 14, 5:00 p.m.: West Noble vs. Central Noble
Game 4, Tuesday, October 14, 7:00 p.m.: Lakeland vs. Wawasee
Game 5, Thursday, October 16, 5:00 p.m.: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6, Thursday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 7, Saturday, October 18, 7:00 p.m.: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Regional: at Goshen
Game 1, Wednesday, October 22, 7:00 p.m.: Winner at Goshen vs. Winner at Bethany

Boys tennis: Sectional 45, NorthWood (will be played at Goshen courts, Goshen MS); pairings will be drawn at 8:00 Monday night, posted either Monday night or Tuesday.
Schools: Bethany, Goshen, NorthWood, Jimtown, Fairfield
Match 1, Thursday, October 2, 4:30 p.m.:
Match 2, Saturday, October 4, 10:00 a.m.:
Match 3, Saturday, October 4, 10:00 a.m.: ______ vs. Winner Match 1
Match 4, Saturday, October 4, 1:00 p.m.: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4.
Regional: at Concord
Match 1, Tuesday, October 7, TBA: Winner at Concord vs. Winner at Warsaw.
Match 2, Tuesday, October 7, TBA: Winner at NorthWood vs. Winner at East Noble.
Match 3, Wednesday, October 8, TBA: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2.

Match Reports, September 27

Girls soccer
TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 2, Bethany 1.

• W: Kelsey Christner (23').
• W: Olivia Fought (Morgan Fought assist) (38').
• B: Lynelle Yoder (69').

Shots on goal — Bethany 11, Westview 11. Goalie saves — Westview: Alyssa Christner 10; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 9. Corner kicks — Westview 7, Bethany 2.
JV: Westview 3, Bethany 0. Goals — Lauren Stutzman 2, Alyson Mishler. Shots on goal — Westview 15, Bethany 1. Goalie saves — Westview: Brittany Hershberger 1; Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 12. Corner kicks — Westview 2, Bethany 1.

Boys tennis at Fort Wayne Wayne Redundant Invitational.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Team Scores: Bethany 20, Wabash 9, FW Wayne 4, FW Elmhurst 3.
Luke Hostetter def. Wayne 6-2, 6-1; def. Wabash 6-2, 7-5. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Elmhurst 6-0, 6-0; def. Wabash 6-3, 6-2. Jonny Shenk def. Wabash 7-5, 6-3; def. Wayne 6-3, 6-1. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Wayne 6-2, 6-1; def. Wabash 6-2, 6-0. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Wayne 6-1, 6-0; def. Wabash 6-0, 6-2.

Boys cross country 17th of 23 in Gold Division of New Haven Classic at IPFW.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Medalist — Alex Stoltie (Garrett) 16:26. Bethany runners — 43rd, Nick Handrich 18:30; 49th, Logan Schlabach 18:36; 102nd, Austin Mumaw 19:59; 113th, Luis Lopez 20:40; 115th, Ben Hochstetler 20:50.

Girls cross country 4th of 18 in Gold Division of New Haven Classic at IPFW.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Medalist — Sage Knopp (Central Noble) 18:56. Bethany runners — 2nd, Ali Hochstetler 18:58; 12th, Jenae Hershberger 20:48; 39th, Alita Yoder 22:07; 44th, Erin Helmuth 22:14; 63rd, Eva Lapp 23:08; 78th, Leanne Hochstetler 24:08; 79th, Ellie Schertz 24:15.

This Week in Bruindom: September 28-October 4

September 29

• Boys soccer sectional draw, 8:00 a.m. at IHSAA headquarters
• Girls soccer sectional draw, 8:00 a.m. at IHSAA headquarters
• MS boys soccer vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls soccer at Goshen, 4:30 p.m.
• MS volleyball vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls cross country vs. West Noble, 4:30 p.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Howe Military, 4:45 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Carroll, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• MS boys cross country vs. West Noble, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls cross country at Triton with Glenn, Oregon-Davis, and Jimtown, 5:30 p.m.
• MS boys soccer vs. Goshen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• MS volleyball vs. ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Goshen Blue Blazers, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys cross country at Triton with Glenn, Oregon-Davis, and Jimtown, 6:15 p.m.
• Volleyball vs. Goshen Blue Blazers, 7:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis sectional draw, 8:00 p.m.

September 30

• Boys soccer at ECA, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS volleyball at Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (C)
• Boys tennis vs. Tippy Valley, 4:45 p.m. (V)
• Girls soccer vs. Warsaw, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls cross country vs. Granger Christian, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Tippy Valley, 5:45 p.m. (JV)
• Boys cross country vs. Granger Christian, 5:45 p.m.
• Volleyball vs. Northridge, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at ECA, 6:35 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Warsaw, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. Northridge, 7:00 p.m. (V)

October 2

• Boys soccer at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Concord, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at NorthWood, 6:15 p.m. (V)
• Girls soccer vs. Concord, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• MS boys soccer TBA in Hoosier Soccer Conference quarterfinal, TBA (A)
• MS girls soccer TBA in Hoosier Soccer Conference quarterfinal, TBA

October 3

• MS volleyball vs. Elkhart Lady Hawks, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Trinity, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Trinity, 7:20 p.m. (V)

October 4

• CiCi's Pizza fundraiser, 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Fairfield sectional semifinal at Goshen, 9:00 a.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Jimtown-Goshen/NorthWood in sectional final at Goshen, 1:00 p.m.
  
• Boys soccer at Argos, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Lakewood Park, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Argos, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Girls soccer vs. Lakewood Park, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• MS boys soccer in Hoosier Soccer Conference tournament at Westview, TBA (A)
• MS girls soccer in Hoosier Soccer Conference tournament at Westview, TBA

Match Reports, September 26

NOMINATE

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Westview 0. It was a match accented by the great crowd support on the first soccer Alumni Night in my memory and depressed by a number of questionable officiating decisions.

• B: Jordan Weaver (Jesse Ramer assist) (35').
• B: Ryan Snyder (Ramer) (52').

Shots on goal — Bethany 5, Westview 6. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 6; Westview: Steve Berger 3.
JV: Westview 1, Bethany 0. Goal — Dylan White. Assist — Jay Venema.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 2, ECA 1

• B: Gina Gautsche (Malaina Weldy assist) (23').
• E: Julia Kline (31').
• B: Casey Snyder (Sharisse Yoder) (34').

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, ECA 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 3; ECA: Carrie Risner 7. Corner kicks — Bethany 8, ECA 1.

Boys tennis
OSCEOLA, Ind. — Bethany 4, Penn 1. JV: Bethany 6, Penn 2.
Luke Hostetter lost to Andy Hansen 4-6, 4-6. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Ethan Leiter 6-2, 6-4. Jonny Shenk def. Karter Kisler 6-3, 7-5. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Vince Beam/Oliver Gunter 6-1, 7-5. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Brian Hickman/Andrew Bushnell 6-0, 6-3.
JV: Ben Mast lost 6-8. Seth Krabill won 8-6. Matthew Amstutz won 8-6. Claude Stickler won 6-2. Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller won 8-4. Austin Loucks/Nick Rebec won 8-2. Jake Gerig/Blake Shetler lost 2-6. Justin Gregor/Evan Grimes won 6-1.

Match Reports, September 25

NOMINATE

Girls soccer
CULVER, Ind. — Culver Academy 3, Bethany 0. Goals — Culver: Dineo Mmutta 3. Shots — Bethany 4, Culver 10. Saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 7; Culver: Alisha Shafer 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 0, Culver 4.
JV: Culver Academy 5, Bethany 2. Goals — Bethany: Emma Caskey 2.

Boys tennis "C"
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Traders Point Christian 2 in a match delayed over an hour when TPCS didn't show up until nearly 6:15. The match was scheduled for 5:30.
Austin Loucks lost to Isaac Seppel 4-8. Matt Ebersole lost to Kent Miller 6-8. #3 singles won by default. Claude Stickler/Blake Shetler def. Kyle Myers/Bret Jamerson. Justin Gregor/Evan Grimes def. Cody Wheat/Tom Miller 8-3.

Volleyball
ELKHART — ECA def. Bethany 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
Aces — Bethany: Hannah Grieser 3; ECA: Taylor Armington 2, Kayley Baughman 2. Assists — Bethany: Chelsea Noble 14; ECA: Faith Gill 17. Kills — Bethany: Jenae Rupp 7, Mandy Schlabach 7; ECA: Arielle Walters 21. Blocks — Bethany: Grieser 2 assists, Schlabach 2 assists, Marla zumFelde 2 assists; ECA: Andrea Walters 4 solos. Digs — Bethany: Mattie Lehman; ECA: Baughman 5, Ali Bigler 5.
JV: ECA def. Bethany 25-15, 25-13. Aces — Andrea Born 1, Chris Minter 1. Assists — Sydney Kehr 12. Kills — Kate Steury 7. Digs — Born 3, Emily Grimes 3.

Match Reports, September 23

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Trinity 0

• B: Jesse Ramer (Jordan Weaver assist) (2').
• B: Jared Hilty (Weaver) (26').
• B: Jared Hilty (Dan Barwick) (44').
• B: Jordan Weaver (Ramer) (57').

Boys tennis
BREMEN, Ind. — Bethany 5, Bremen 0. JV: Bethany 7, Bremen 2.
Luke Hostetter def. Taylor Fanning 6-0, 6-0. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Taylor Oberly 6-1, 6-1. Jonny Shenk def. Alex Overholser 6-2, 6-0. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Kevin Ingle/Ben Fanning 6-1, 6-3. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Mitch Cook/Thomas Manges 6-3, 6-4.
JV: Ben Mast def. Briley Bollenbacher 8-1. Seth Krabill def. Justin Bogart 8-1. Matthew Amstutz def. Brandon Cope 8-0. Blake Shetler def. Harley Sult 8-4. Matt Ebersole def. Brandon Sporner 8-1. Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller def. Jaxson Burkins/Ty Holmes 8-2. Misha Rebec/Nick Rebec lost to Ben Sime/Austin Huff 2-8. Austin Loucks/Claude Stickler def. Hayden Hollenbaugh/Alex Fitch 8-2. Jake Gerig/Evan Grimes lost to Sime/Huff 3-8. BC Tennis Match Report.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Argos 25-7, 25-12, 25-14.
Aces — Mattie Lehman 8, Chelsea Noble 5. Assists — Noble 12, Mandy Schlabach 9. Kills — Jenae Rupp 9, Corine Alvarez 5. Blocks — Andrea Born 2 assists, Marla zumFelde 2. Digs — Noble 3.
JV: Bethany def. KCHE 25-11, 25-9. Aces — Chris Minter 6. Assists — Sydney Kehr 12. Kills — Andrea Born 7. Blocks — Kate Steury 2 solos. Digs — Minter.

MS boys soccer "A"
TOPEKA, Ind. — Bethany 3, Westview 3.
Goals — Bethany: Eder Paez 2, Andrew Snyder. Assists — Bethany: Snyder, Q Min Kim, Trent Yoder. Shots on goal — Bethany 10, Westview 4. Goalie saves Bethany: Caleb Morris 1; Westview 7.
"B": Westview 3, Bethany 0. Goals — Westview: Austin Stutzman, Micah Hunsberger, Trey Kennedy. Assists — Westview: Tanner Oakley, Jaron Lewton. Goalie saves — Westview: Brice Charters 1.

MS girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Westview 1. Goals — Maddie Gerig, Laken Richer.

MS volleyball "A"
GOSHEN — Westview def. Bethany 25-6, 25-17. Aces — Elise Romero 3. Kills — Rachel Schrock 2. "B": Westview def. Bethany 25-4, 25-7.

MS boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Howe Military (incomplete), lost to Fairfield 22-39, vs. ECA. (Fairfield def. ECA 20-35.)
Medalist — Jesse Bontreger (Bethany) 12:26. Other Bruin runners — William Schrock 13:26; Nahshon Lora 16:02; Ryan Miller 17:12; Justin Zehr 19:16; Neel Bhagat 19:28.

MS girls cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany incomplete vs. ECA & Fairfield. (Fairfield def. ECA 23-35.)
Medalist — anonymous ECA runner 13:13. Bruin runner — Anna Bailey 19:11.

Match Reports, September 22

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Central 0

• B: Emma Caskey (Sharisse Yoder assist) (3').
• B: Malaina Weldy (Yoder) (48').
• B: Taylor Christophel (Gina Gautsche) (60').
• B: Yoder (75').

Shots on goal — Bethany 29, Central 1. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 1; Central: Jessica Chadwick 25. Corner kicks — Bethany 11, Central 1.
JV won 2-0. Goals — Twila Albrecht, Sharisse Yoder. Shots on goal: Bethany 16, Central 2. Goalie saves — Bethany: Caitlin Fecher and Nelly Wenger 2 total; Central: Katie Price 14. Corner kicks — Bethany 6, Central 1.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Fairfield 0. JV: Bethany 5, Fairfield 4.
Jared Schwartzentruber det. Wyatt Stutzman 6-2, 6-1. Jonny Shenk def. Brock Bechtel 6-0, 6-0. Matthew Amstutz def. Malachi Randolph 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Luke Hostetter/Daniel Buschert def. Josh Beck/Derick Troeger 6-3, 6-4. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Jordan Garber/Derek Thwaits 6-2, 6-0.
JV: Mikey Kelly def. Trent Kauffman 9-7. Ben Mast def. Colin Holmes 8-1. Seth Krabill def. Josh Mullett 8-3. Blake Shetler lost to Brad Shipley 0-6. Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller def. Nate Kropf/Shipley 8-4. Misha Rebec/Nick Rebec def. Josh Ketchup/Logan Munn 8-2. Claude Stickler/Austin Loucks lost to Austin Beer/Jake Walter 8-9 (4).
Jake Gerig/Matt Ebersole lost to HolmesKetcham 2-6. Justin Gregor/Evan Grimes lost to Kropf/Munn 0-6. BC Tennis Match Report

Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany def. Blackhawk 24-26, 25-10, 25-18, 25-16
Aces — Marla zumFelde 4. Assists — Chelsea Noble 23, Mandy Schlabach 11. Kills — Hannah Grieser 12, Jenae Rupp 10. Blocks — zumFelde 7 (1 solo), Grieser 4 (1 solo), Rupp 4 (1 solo). Digs — Mattie Lehman 11.

JV: Bethany def. Blackhawk 25-14, 25-18. Aces — Andrea Born 3. Assists — Sydney Kehr 8. Kills — Kate Steury 7. Blocks — Steury 1 solo. Digs — Chris Minter 4.

MS boys soccer "A"
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, LaVille 3. Goals — Lucas Morgan 3, Andrew Snyder, Tyrel Baldridge. Assists — Snyder, Baldridge.

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

This is probably the toughest decision I've had to make for Athlete of the Week. Not quite as tough as seeing Yankee Stadium close on ESPN, behind me, but tough nonetheless. Someone was nominated multiple times, including twice in about 15 seconds, but missed out. As I've commented a couple of times, the 14-5 volleyball team could have won "Team of the Week," but this award is individual. This week's winner came from said volleyball team, accumulating 9 blocks, 40 kills and 5 kills, and that was only what was reported. But the clinching honor was found only after a 2-2 finish in Saturday's Wawasee Invitational, when the recipient being named to the All-Tournament Team provided a way to get around my lack of knowledge regarding what constitutes a good volleyball game.

You can stop reading here and check Saturday's report for the winner (Bethany's representative on the All-Tournament Team is in bold) or keep reading to find it.


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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for September 14-20 is senior Hannah Grieser.

REMINDER: Next week's nomination deadline is 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. As four weeks have elapsed since his Athlete of the Week win, sophomore Ben Mast will be eligible for next week's award. Remaining ineligible are Grieser, senior Jordan Weaver, eighth grader Matt Greenlee, and junior Kelly Snyder.

This Week in Bruindom: September 21-27

EDIT (9/23/08 4:09 pm): Items in bold have been changed/updated since original post.

September 22

• Boys tennis Senior Night
  
• Boys tennis vs. Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Girls soccer vs. Elk. Central, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis vs. Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at FW Blackhawk, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys soccer vs. LaVille, 5:30 p.m. (A)
• Girls soccer vs. Elk. Central, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at FW Blackhawk, 6:45 p.m. (V)

September 23

• Boys tennis at Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. KCHE, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys soccer at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls soccer vs. Westview, 4:30 p.m.
• MS volleyball vs. Westview 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls cross country vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m.
• MS boys cross country vs. ECA, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis at Bremen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys soccer at Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• MS volleyball vs. Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Argos, 6:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Trinity, 6:30 p.m. (V; no JV match)

September 25

• Girls soccer at Culver Academy, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at ECA, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Culver Academy, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at ECA, 7:15 p.m. (V)

September 26

• Alumni Night: free admission to boys soccer game for alumni
• Boys tennis at Penn, 4:45 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Westview, 5:00 p.m. on back field (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. ECA in Bethany Invitational, 5:00 p.m. on main field (V)
• Boys tennis at Penn, 5:45 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Westview, 6:55 p.m. on main field (V)
• Fall Sports Pre-Sectional Celebration, 8:30 p.m.

September 27

• MS boys/girls cross country in MCC Run for Relief at Elk. County 4H Fairgrounds, 8:30 a.m.
• Boys/girls cross country at New Haven Invitational, 9:00 a.m.
• Boys tennis at FW Wayne Invitational, 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer at Westview, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Westview, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Match Reports, September 20

Boys soccer (7-2-2)

GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Culver Community 1

• B: Jordan Weaver (6')
• C: A.J. Neace (44')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Jesse Ramer assist) (45')
• B: Ryan Snyder (Weaver) (51')
• B: Joel Yoder (Weaver) (69')

Shots on goal — Bethany 14, Culver 2. Saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 1; Culver: Zach Loehmer 10.


Girls soccer (5-4)

GOSHEN — Bethany 7, Culver Community 0.

• B: Lynelle Yoder (Taylor Christophel assist) (6').
• B: Sharisse Yoder (14').
• B: Emma Caskey (Marissa Weldy) (21').
• B: Christophel (Emma Gerig) (45').
• B: Casey Snyder (Caskey) (59').
• B: Caskey (65').
• B: Katie Yoder (Jen Sharkey) (77').

Shots on goal — Bethany 16, Culver 0. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 0, Jen Sharkey 0; Culver: Weldon 9. Corner kicks — Bethany 6, Culver 2.

Boys tennis (10-4)

ELKHART — Bethany lost to Concord 2-3, Westview 2-3, and def. Lakeland 5-0 in Concord triple dual.

• vs. Lakeland: Luke Hostetter def. Jake O'Brian 6-0, 6-1. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Shaun Kauffman 6-0, 6-0. Jonny Shenk def. Taylor Miller 6-0, 6-2. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Jon Boggs/Zac Stanley 6-1, 6-0. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Casey Kilgore/Adam Marchand 6-0, 6-0. - Casey Kilgore (12)/Adam Marchand (10). BC Tennis Match Report
• vs. Westview: Luke Hostetter lost to Steffen Good 6-7 (3), 6-3, 8-10. Jared Schwartzentruber lost to Steve Blinco 2-6, 6-0, 7-10. Jonny Shenk def. Nick Pfenning 6-2, 6-0. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas lost to Zack Lee/Zac Mishler 2-6, 2-6. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Alejandro Matin/Mitch Miller 6-2, 6-3. BC Tennis Match Report
  
• vs. Concord: Luke Hostetter lost to Andre Ziebold 1-6, 3-6. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Jared Queener 6-2, 6-2. Jonny Shenk lost to Andre Moore 3-6, 1-6. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas lost to Matt Schoeffler/Trevor DuMont 2-6, 2-6. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Jordan Hershberger/Michael Ciesielski 6-2, 6-2.

Volleyball (14-5)

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Bethany 5th in Wawasee Invitational. Matches:

• def. Culver Academy 26-24, 24-26, 16-14
• lost to Columbia City 14-25, 14-23
• lost to ECA
• def. Garrett 26-24, 26-24

Aces — Mattie Lehman 6. Assists — Chelsea Noble 56. Kills — Hannah Grieser 31, Jenae Rupp 22. Blocks — Grieser 6 (1 solo). Digs: Lehman 28, Rupp 28.

All-Tournament Team: Katie Honeycutt (Wabash), Paige Martin (Wabash), Terre Weisser (Wawasee), Courtney Vanderlaan (Columbia City), Arielle Walters (Elkhart Christian), Hannah Grieser (Bethany).

Boys cross country

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — 20th of 31 teams in Class A at New Prairie Invitational. Medalist: Cameron Balser (Oak Hill) 16:16. Bruin runners — 45th, Nick Handrich 18:46.91; 55th, Logan Schlabach 18:57.37; 121st, Austin Mumaw 20:43.70; 148th, Luis Lopez 21:34.34; 178th, Ben Hochstetler 23:13.64.

Girls cross country

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — 4th of 21 teams in Class A at New Prairie Invitational. Medalist — Jordan Chester (Boone Grove) 19:00. Bruin runners — 2nd, Ali Hochstetler 19:11.35; 13th, Jenae Hershberger 21:02.53; 43rd, Alita Yoder 22:28.94; 65th, Erin Helmuth, 23:20.63; 69th, Eva Lapp 23:34.37; 97th, Ellie Schertz 24:34.07; 117th, Leanne Hochstetler 25:20.09. Runners in reserve race — 156th, Desiree Porter 25:47.97; 281st, Alyssa Ramer 28:20.39; 329th, Lauren Hooley 31:01.22.

MS co-ed soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Lakeland Christian 0. Goals — Q Min Kim 2, Lucas Morgan. Assists — Andrew Snyder, Lana Smucker. Shots on goal — Bethany 15, Lakeland 9. Goalie saves — Cosette Kahler 9. Corner kicks — Bethany 7, Lakeland 1.

MS boys cross country at West Noble Invitational.
MS girls cross country at West Noble Invitational.

Match Reports, September 18

Girls soccer

GOSHEN — The match remained scoreless for the first 73 minutes, as Bethany consistently took the ball into the offensive third before either shooting, missing, and giving Trinity the ball, or having it stolen and giving Trinity the ball. This was actually the story of the night in general. Trinity would score on two well-placed free kicks in the 74th and 79th minutes.

• T: Samantha Stukel (74').
• T: Lucia Seasly (79').

Shots on goal — Bethany 7, Trinity 8. Goalie saves — Trinity: Mary Feeks 7; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 6. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Trinity 1.

JV: Bethany 1, Trinity 0 (8v8)

• B: Taylor Christophel (6').

Shots on goal — Bethany 3, Trinity 0. Goalie saves — Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 0; Trinity: Sophia Busk 2. Corner kicks — Trinity 3, Bethany 0.

Volleyball

BOURBON, Ind. — Bethany def. Triton 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 25-13.

Aces — Hannah Grieser 5, Mattie Lehman 4. Assists — Chelsea Noble 13, Mandy Schlabach 12. Kills — Jenae Rupp 10, Marla zumFelde 9, Grieser 9, Noble 7. Blocks — Schlabach 5, Grieser 3, zumFelde 3. Digs — Rupp 9, Lehman 8, Schlabach 8.

JV def. Triton 17-25, 25-17, 15-13. Aces — Maria Thomas 3, Jama Yoder 3. Assists — Sydney Kehr 9. Kills — Andrea Born 10. Blocks — Kate Steury 2. Digs — Yoder 6.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany JV 5, LaVille varsity 5-0. JV score: Bethany 1, LaVille 0.

Bethany played their JV against LaVille's varsity, then played one JV singles match because LaVille had forfeited #2 doubles but had one player left over.
Ben Mast def. Trenton Stout 6-1, 6-3. Seth Krabill def. Dominic Lewinski 6-0, 6-1. Matthew Amstutz def. Zach Young 6-0, 6-0. Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller def. Brad Leidig/Troy Siple 6-0, 6-0. #2 doubles won by default.
"JV": Austin Loucks won 8-0.
BC Tennis Match Report

MS boys soccer "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Argos 2. Goals — Andrew Snyder 2. Assists — Eder Paez 2. Shots on goal — Bethany 9, Argos 7. Goalie saves — Trent Yoder 5. Corner kicks — Bethany 5, Argos 2.

MS girls soccer

ARGOS, Ind. — Argos 4, Bethany 1. Goal — Christina Juroff.

MS volleyball "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Milford 25-15, 25-11. Marisa Marquez led the team in kills. Nicole Schwartz led in assists, and Mallory Bontreger and Jazzmin Anderson in aces.

MS boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany lost to Jimtown and Stanley Clark. MS girls cross country incomplete.

Match Reports, September 19

Girls soccer (4-4) lost to NorthWood 0-2. Goals: NorthWood: Kelcie Lehman (Kristyn Burt assist (1'), Cecilia Verissimo (17'). Shots on goal: NorthWood 11, Bethany 11. Goalie saves: NorthWood: Ashley Treuchet 11; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 9. Corner kicks: NorthWood 2, Bethany 6. NorthWood wins the Bethany Invitational....eight days after it started.

Boys tennis (9-2) def. NorthWood 3-2. (BC Tennis Match Report) Luke Hostetter lost to Preston Swain 1-6, 3-6. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Austin Hostetter 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. Jonny Shenk def. Nick Anglemeyer 6-1, 6-3. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Chad Hostetter/Adam Hostetter 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (6). Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Jordan Lantz/Tyler Saunders 6-0, 6-3.
JV (12-0) def. NorthWood 7-1. Ben Mast def. Shiv Patel 8-0. Seth Krabill won 8-1. Kyle Miller won 8-0. Matthew Amstutz won 8-0. Austin Loucks lost 5-8. Blake Shetler won 8-0. Misha Rebec/Nick Rebec won 8-0. Claude Stickler/Jake Gerig won 8-0.

Match Reports, September 16

Boys soccer (6-2-2)

GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Goshen 0.

• B: Jared Hilty (Jesse Ramer assist) (19')
• B: Jordan Weaver (32')
• B: Hilty (own goal) (58')
• B: Weaver (Ryan Snyder) (68')

Shots on goal — Bethany 7, Goshen 3. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3; Goshen: Naciel Rodriguez 3. Corner kicks — Goshen 3, Bethany 2.
JV (5-4-1): Goshen 3, Bethany 2. Goals — Goshen: Michael Mayorga 2, Jonathan Yanez; Bethany: Jeremy Troyer (12'), Dasol Park (33'). Assists — Goshen: Mayorga; Bethany: Joel Yoder. Shots on goal — Goshen 6, Bethany 4. Goalie saves: Bethany — Jeff Yoder 3.

Boys cross country (1-2)

BREMEN, Ind. — Bethany incomplete vs. Glenn & Bremen. Top-10 Bruin finishers: 6th, Nick Handrich; 7th, Logan Schlabach.

Girls cross country (4-4)

BREMEN, Ind. — Bethany def. Glenn 15-50, lost to Bremen 34-24. Top-10 Bruin finishers: 1st, Ali Hochstetler; 5th, Jenae Hershberger; 6th, Alita Yoder.

MS boys soccer "A" (9-2)

GOSHEN — Bethany 5, ECA 0.

Goals — Andrew Snyder 2, Lucas Morgan, Eder Paez, Ethan Folker. Assists — Q Min Kim, Folker, Paez.
"B" (1-3-1): GOSHEN — Bethany 7, ECA 0. Goals — Ethan Folker 2, Josh Helmuth, Kyle Snyder, Jesse Amstutz, Dwight Markham, Hans Miller. Assists — Abe Thorne, Markham, Ethan Miller, Trent Yoder.
Thursday's game vs. Argos will be an "A" game only at 5:00.

MS girls soccer (2-5-1)

ELKHART, Ind. — Bethany 3, ECA 2. Goals — Lana Smucker, Christina Juroff, Maddie Gerig. Assist — Laken Richer.

Another Schedule Change

The boys tennis match against LaVille Thursday night has been changed to a JV-only match. To replace this, Bethany has added a match at Penn on Friday, September 26, at 4:45.
Announcement on BC Tennis Blog.

Directions to Penn from Google Maps:

20.9 mi – about 38 mins

Start: Bethany Christian Schools

1.	Head north on IN-15/S Main St toward Woodlawn Dr	3.1 mi
2.	Turn left at IN-15/W Pike St/US-33 Continue to follow US-33	7.1 mi
3.	Continue on S Main St	1.3 mi
4.	Turn left at E Lusher Ave	2.5 mi
5.	Turn right at IN-19/S Nappanee St	0.2 mi
6.	Turn left at W Franklin St/Old US 33 Continue to follow Old US 33	3.0 mi
7.	Continue on IN-933/Lincolnway E/State Rd 933	2.5 mi
8.	Turn right at N Bittersweet Rd	1.1 mi

End: Penn High School 56100 Bittersweet Rd Mishawaka, IN 46545

Rescheduled Events From September 12-13

Boys tennis

• at NorthWood (Sept. 12) 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19.
• Concord Inv. (replaces Warsaw Inv. from Sept. 13) 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.

Boys soccer:

• vs. Culver Academy (Sept. 13) 5:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 (Varsity only; JV canceled)
  

Girls soccer tourney (varsity only from Sept. 13):

• NorthWood vs. West Noble at Bethany 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.
• vs. NorthWood 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19.
• vs. ECA 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.

Match Reports, September 15

MS boys soccer

GOSHEN — Oak Bridge 2, Bethany 1

Goal — Bethany: Ethan Folker. Shots on goal — Oak Bridge 6, Bethany 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kyle Hoekstra 3, Colin Samuel 0. Corner kicks — Oak Bridge 6, Bethany 2.

MS girls soccer vs. LaVille, 6:15 p.m. canceled due to LaVille injuries.

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Stanley Clark 25-12, 25-19. Aces — Elise Romero 11.

MS volleyball "B"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Stanley Clark 25-17, 11-25, 15-11. Aces — Mallory Bontreger 2, Nicole Schwartz 1.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: September 7-13

With three goals against Lakeland (archived broadcast from Michiana Sports Authority here and here), and the only non-self-nomination, Bleeding Bruin Blue is proud to announce that Jordan Weaver is the Athlete of the Week for September 1-6.
Reminder: The nomination deadline is no longer at 1:30 p.m. ET, but now varies by week. Next week's deadline is 6:00 p.m. ET. Details here.

This Week in Bruindom: September 14-20

September 15

• MS volleyball vs. Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys soccer vs. Oak Bridge, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• MS volleyball vs. Stanley Clark, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• MS girls soccer vs. LaVille, 6:15 p.m. canceled

September 16

• Boys/girls cross country at Bremen with Glenn, 4:30 p.m.
• MS girls soccer at ECA, 4:30 p.m.
• MS boys soccer vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys soccer vs. ECA, 5:40 p.m. (A)
• Boys soccer vs. Goshen, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Goshen, 6:45 p.m. (V)

September 18

• MS boys/girls cross country at Jimtown with Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m.
• MS volleyball vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m. (C)
• MS girls soccer at Argos, 5:00 p.m.
• MS boys soccer vs. Argos, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis vs. LaVille, 5:00 p.m. (V)
  
• Girls soccer vs. Trinity, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis vs. LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
  
• Volleyball at Triton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys soccer vs. Argos, 6:10 p.m. (A)
• Girls soccer vs. Trinity, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at Triton, 7:15 p.m. (V)

September 19

• Boys tennis at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. NorthWood in Bethany Invitational, 6:00 p.m. (V)
  

September 20

• Boys tennis at Concord Invitational #2, 8:30 a.m.
  
• Volleyball at Wawasee Invitational, 9:00 a.m.
• Boys/girls cross country at New Prairie Invitational, 9:30 a.m.
• MS boys/girls cross country at West Noble, 9:30 a.m.
• MS co-ed soccer vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00 a.m.
• Girls soccer vs. Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Culver Community, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Match Reports and Rainouts, September 13

Boys soccer vs. Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (JV) and 6:45 p.m. (V), canceled
Girls soccer in Bethany Christian Girls Soccer Invitational

• vs. ECA, 10:00 a.m. ppd.
• vs. NorthWood, 1:00 p.m. ppd.
• NorthWood vs. West Noble, 10:00 a.m. ppd.
• ECA vs. West Noble, 1:00 p.m. ppd.

Volleyball in Bethany Christian Volleyball Invitational.

GOSHEN — Team records: Bethany 2-1, Central Noble 2-1, SB Riley 2-1, Northridge 0-3. Bethany wins on tiebreaker.

• lost to SB Riley 21-25, 18-25
  
• def. Central Noble 25-22, 25-17
  
• def. Northridge, 25-21, 25-16
  
• Central Noble def. Northridge 25-21, 25-20
  
• SB Riley def. Northridge 15-25, 25-18, 15-13
  
• Central Noble def. SB Riley, no score reported.

Aces — Hannah Grieser 7. Assists — Chelsea Noble 32, Mandy Schlabach 14. Kills — Jenae Rupp 17, Schlabach 9. Blocks — Grieser 5 (1 solo). Digs — Mattie Lehman 21.

Boys tennis Warsaw Invitational canceled.

Boys cross country at Tippecanoe Valley Invitational.

MENTONE, Ind. — Team results: SB Riley 31, NorthWood 122, Columbia City 125, Whitko 149, Lakeland 149, Rochester 156, Northfield 173, Bremen 191, Triton 238, Bethany Christian 258, New Haven 263, Glenn 277, Tippecanoe Valley 315, Caston 348. Medalist — Austin Wenger (NorthWood) 17:11. Top Bruin finishers — 29th, Luke Slagel; 39th, Nick Handrich; 42nd, Logan Schlabach 19:26.

Girls cross country at Tippecanoe Valley Invitational.

MENTONE, Ind. — Team results: Columbia City 42, SB Riley 48, Bremen 99, Bethany Christian 120, Manchester 157, Whitko 183, NorthWood 197, Rochester 200, Northfield 216, Lakeland 217, New Haven 244. Top Bruin finishers — 3rd, Ali Hochstetler; 17th, Jenae Hershberger; 27th, Alita Yoder; 42nd, Erin Helmuth; 44th, Desiree Porter.

MS boys cross country at Tippecanoe Valley Invitational; nothing reported.
MS girls cross country at Tippecanoe Valley Invitational; nothing reported.

Match Reports, September 12

Boys soccer "C" (2-0)

GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Hamilton varsity 1.

Goals — Bethany: Robby Heydon, Jeremy Troyer. Assist — Bethany: Jared Christophel. Saves — Bethany: Courtland Jones 3.

Boys tennis vs. NorthWood rained out.

MS boys soccer "A"

HOWE, Ind. — Bethany 8, Howe Military 1.

Goals — Eder Paez 2, Andrew Snyder, Ethan Folker, Q Min Kim, Dwight Markham, Lucas Morgan (only seven goals reported). Assists — Snyder, Tyler Brenneman, Kim. Saves — Caleb Morris 4.

Match Reports, September 9

Boys soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Lakeland 2

• B: Jordan Weaver (Femi Hollinger-Janzen assist) (2').
• B: Weaver (Jesse Ramer) (7').
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (12').
• L: Mark Mishler (40').
• B: Weaver (Tim Gautsche) (45').
• B: Jared Hilty (Ramer) (46').
• L: Eugene Troyer (penalty kick) (55').

Shots on goal — Bethany 11, Lakeland 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 2; Lakeland: Andrew Kahler 6.

JV

Bethany 1, Lakeland 0.

• B: Jared Christophel (17') .

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, Lakeland 2. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder, Courtland Jones 2 total; Lakeland: Jared Carr 8.

Boys tennis JV

TOPEKA, Ind. — Bethany 5, Westview 0.

Ben Mast won 6-3, 6-0. Seth Krabill won 6-0, 6-1. Matthew Amstutz won 6-1, 6-3. Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller won 6-2, 6-3. #2 doubles won by default.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Bremen 28-26, 25-23, 20-25, 25-20.

Aces — Hannah Grieser 5. Assists — Mandy Schlabach 17, Chelsea Noble 16. Kills — Grieser 9, Noble 8. Blocks — Grieser 8. Digs— Mattie Lehman 13, Jenae Rupp 10.
JV won 25-13, 18-25, 15-11. Aces — Andrea Born 11, Chris Minter 3. Assists — Sydney Kehr 10. Kills — Born 9. Blocks — Kate Steury 2. Digs — Minter 10.

Boys cross country

ALBION, Ind. — Bethany incomplete vs. West Noble, Central Noble, and Fairfield. Bruin finisher: 11th, Logan Schlabach.

Girls cross country

ALBION, Ind. — Bethany defeated Central Noble 20-43, lost to West Noble 42-20, and lost to Fairfield 39-21. Medalist — Sage Knopp (Central Noble) 19:05. Bruin finishers — 2nd, Ali Hochstetler 19:24; 12th, Jenae Hershberger 21:38.

MS boys cross country

MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Bethany lost to Central Noble 25-30, West Noble 22-37, and Westview 21-40. Medalist — Jesse Bontreger (Bethany) 11:58. Other Bruin finishers — 10th, William Schrock 13:21.

MS girls cross country

MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Bethany incomplete vs. West Noble, Central Noble, and Fairfield. Medalist — Kristin Hites (West Noble) 12:22.

Match Reports, September 8

Boys soccer "C" vs. Carroll canceled.

MS boys soccer "A"

GOSHEN — Concord 2, Bethany 0. The team falls to 7-2. "B" lost 0-4.

MS girls soccer

GOSHEN — Concord 2, Bethany 0.

MS volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. First Baptist 25-11, 25-19. Aces — Marie Bontrager 7, Elise Romero 5.

Match Report Update

Match reports from 9/8 and 9/9 coming 9/10. I've been having some technical issues and other responsibilities that have kept me from getting the information where I'd like it.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: September 1-6

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week this week comes from an unlikely source. It was sort of an off week for the high school teams: boys and girls cross country didn't run, girls soccer didn't play, and boys soccer had a forgettable weekend in Fort Wayne. The boys tennis team and volleyball team both had their usual, stellar team week with no real individual standouts. As you can see, the AOW pickings were not looking particularly great.
Because of this, Bleeding Bruin Blue was forced to turn to a different place: the middle school. To quote his nomination: "I'll put in a nomination in this process for [player's name here...wait for it]. He scored three goals in the middle school soccer game and apparently played very well." With a total of four goals in three games, the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the week is Matt Greenlee.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: September 1-6

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week will be announced on Monday, September 7. The deadline for nominations will be 3:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Folks, while the Athlete of the Week designation is my final decision, it's much easier to concur than to make a final decision. Every (both) AOW that has been named this year has been met with dissatisfaction, either from people who wanted someone else to win the award or from someone who wanted a large patch on their locker. The problem is that no one has nominated anybody: the best athlete of the Bruin community is not being picked by the Bruin community, but one person at a computer late Sunday night.

The Blogspot server won't let me make this any bigger:
CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE!

Deadline Update: The deadline for nominations will no longer always be at 1:30 p.m., but rather will vary by Sunday. To wit:
Sept. 14: 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 21: 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 28: 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 5: 5:00 p.m.
Oct. 12: 5:00 p.m.
Oct. 19: 5:00 p.m.
Oct. 26: 3:15 p.m.
Nov. 2: 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 9: 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 16: 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 23: 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 30: 3:15 p.m.
Dec. 7: 5:00 p.m.
Dec. 14: 3:15 p.m.
Dec. 21: 3:15 p.m.
Dec. 27: 7:00 p.m., SATURDAY NIGHT
Jan. 4: 8:00 p.m.
Jan. 12: 4:15 p.m. MONDAY
Jan. 18: 6:15 p.m.
Jan. 25: 3:15 p.m.
Feb. 1: 3:15 p.m.
Feb. 8: 4:00 p.m.
Feb. 15: 4:00 p.m.
Feb. 22: 4:00 p.m.
Mar. 1: 4:00 p.m.
Mar. 8: 5:30 p.m.
Mar. 15: 5:30 p.m.
Mar. 22: 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 29: 7:00 p.m.
Apr. 5: 4:00 p.m. PDT
Apr. 12: 6:30 p.m. EST (trivia)
Apr. 19: 5:30 p.m.
Apr. 26: 6:30 p.m.
May 3: 4:30 p.m. CST
May 10: 7:00 p.m.
May 17: 7:00 p.m.
May 26: 3:00 p.m. TUESDAY
May 31: 6:00 p.m.

(further dates to come; *=subject to change based on time confirmation)
First person to correctly name how I chose the times for these dates gets mentioned in a future post....if you don't know, the address is senorloco1908 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Athlete of the Week Update

For this week, the nomination deadline has been moved to 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, September 7. I'm looking at moving the deadline back from its 1:30 p.m. position permanently.
NOMINATE

This Week In Bruindom: September 7-13

September 8

• MS girls soccer vs. Concord, 4:30 p.m. (A)
• Boys soccer vs. FW Carroll, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• MS boys soccer vs. Concord, 5:30 p.m. (A)

September 9

• Boys tennis at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys/girls XC at Fairfield with Central Noble & West Noble, 4:45 p.m.
• Boys soccer vs. Lakeland, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys/girls XC at Central Noble with Fairfield & West Noble, 5:00 p.m.
• MS volleyball vs. First Baptist, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Lakeland, 6:50 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. Bremen, 7:20 p.m. (V)

September 11

• Boys tennis at Churubusco, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS volleyball at Wawasee, 4:30 p.m. (C)
• MS boys/girls XC at Goshen, 4:30 p.m.
• Boys soccer vs. West Noble, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer in Bethany Inv., 5:00 p.m. (V)
• MS girls soccer at Oak Bridge, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Boys tennis at Churubusco, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. West Noble, 6:50 p.m. (V)
• Girls soccer hosts Bethany Inv., 7:00 p.m. (V)

September 12

• Boys tennis at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Hamilton, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• MS boys soccer at Howe Military, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Boys tennis at NorthWood, 5:30 p.m. (JV)

September 13

• MS boys/girls XC at Tippy Valley Inv., TBD
• Boys tennis at Warsaw Inv., 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys/girls XC at Tippy Valley Inv., 9:00 a.m.
• Volleyball Bethany Inv., 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer Bethany Inv., 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer Bethany Inv., 1:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Culver Academy, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Culver Academy, 6:50 p.m. (V)

Match Reports, September 6

Varsity boys soccer in Carroll Soccer Classic

Semifinals

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Carroll 2, Bethany 0.

• C: Dan Smead (30').
• C: Jason Walcutt (62').

Shots on goal — Carroll 7, Bethany 7. Saves — Carroll: Eli Kleber 7; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 5.

Third Place Game

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — #20 Warsaw 5, Bethany 1.

• W: Jesse Sharp (20').
• W: Sharp (26').
• W: Sharp (38').
• W: Tony Franco (39').
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (66').
• W: Lake Price (75').

Shots on goal: Warsaw 11, Bethany 7. Goalie saves: Warsaw: David Johnson 6; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3, Jeff Yoder 3.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Triton 0. JV: Bethany 6, Triton 0.

Luke Hostetter def. Brandon Anthony 6-2, 6-0. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Ben Montalbano 6-2, 6-4. Jonny Shenk def. Kreig Vories 6-0, 6-2. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Bryant Davenport/Darius Stevens 6-0, 6-1. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Austin Davis/Jordan Everett 6-0, 6-1.
JV: Ben Mast def. Josh Shafer 8-0. Russell Klassen def. Austin Kanarr 8-0. Matthew Amstutz/Seth Krabill def. Jackson Downing/Wil Rettinger 8-1. Kyle Miller def. Jackson Downing 6-0. Austin Loucks def. Wil Rettinger 8-1 (or 6-1, theoretically.) Mihailo Rebec/Slavko Rebec def. Austin Kanarr/Josh Shafer 6-4. BC Tennis Match Report.

JV volleyball

ELKHART — Bethany def. Jimtown 25-21, 16-25, 15-11 and lost to ECA 25-20, 14-25, 14-15 in ECA Invitational.

Aces: Lexi Kantz 5. Assists: Sydney Kehr 28. Kills: Andrea Born 17, Kate Steury 10. Blocks: Chris Minter 2. Digs: Emily Grimes 3.

MS boys soccer

SOUTH BEND — Bethany 6, Trinity 2. Goals — Matt Greenlee 3, Andrew Snyder, Eder Paez, Q Min Kim. Shots on goal — Bethany 20, Trinity 5. Goalie saves — Caleb Morris 3, Cristian Romero 0. Corner kicks — Bethany 7, Trinity 1.

MS girls soccer

SOUTH BEND — Bethany 1, Trinity 1. Goal — Christina Juroff. Assist — Maddie Gerig.

Match Reports, September 5

Boys soccer

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Bethany 1, Northridge 1. (Bethany wins 4-1 on penalty kicks for the Carroll Soccer Classic.)

• B: Jordan Weaver (60').
• N: Lucas Carpenter (Stephen Alvarado assist) (69').

Shots on goal — Northridge 7, Bethany 3. Saves — Northridge: Cody Troyer 2; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 6. Corner kicks — Northridge 2, Bethany 2.
JV: Northridge 4, Bethany 1. Goals — Northridge: Tony Grant 2, Lucas Miller, Luke Virgil; Bethany: Joel Yoder.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Michiana Christian Educators 25-13, 25-13, 25-13 (that is not a typo). Aces — Marla zumFelde 5. Assists — Chelsea Noble 12. Kills — zumFelde 5, Jenae Rupp 5. Digs — zumFelde 6.
JV won 25-9, 25-19. Aces — Andrea Born 5, Sydney Kehr 5. Assists — Kehr 9. Kills — Kate Steury 7. Digs — Born 3, Jama Yoder 3.

MS boys soccer "A"

GOSHEN — Stanley Clark 2, Bethany 0.

"B" tied 1-1. Goal — Trent Stoltzfus.

MS girls soccer

SOUTH BEND — Stanley Clark 1, Bethany 0.

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Michiana Christian Educators 25-10, 25-23. Aces — Marie Bontrager 4, Molly Heusinkveld 4, Elise Romero 4.

Updated Friday-Saturday Schedule

FRIDAY

• 4:00 p.m.: MS boys soccer vs. Stanley Clark (B)
• 5:00 p.m.: Boys soccer at Northridge (JV)
• 5:00 p.m.: MS girls soccer at Stanley Clark
• 5:00 p.m.: MS volleyball vs. Michiana Christian Educators (A)
• 5:15 p.m.: MS boys soccer vs. Stanley Clark (A)
• 6:00 p.m.: Volleyball vs. Michiana Christian Educators (JV)
• 6:45 p.m.: Boys soccer at Northridge in Carroll Soccer Classic quarterfinal (V)
• 7:15 p.m.: Volleyball vs. Michiana Christian Educators (V)

SATURDAY

• 9:00 a.m.: Volleyball at ECA Invitational (JV)
• 10:00 a.m.: Boys tennis vs. Triton (V)
• 10:00 a.m.: MS boys soccer at Trinity (A)
• 11:00 a.m.: Boys soccer at FW Carroll Carroll Soccer Classic semifinal (V)
• 11:00 a.m.: Boys tennis vs. Triton (JV)
• 11:15 a.m.: MS girls soccer at Trinity
• 3:30 p.m.: Boys soccer vs. #20 Warsaw/#6 Homestead in Carroll Soccer Classic championship/3rd place game

Match Reports, September 4

Volleyball

BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Bethany lost to Prairie Heights 25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 4-15. Aces — Chelsea Noble 4. Assists — Noble 17, Mandy Schlabach 12. Kills — Jenae Rupp 12. Blocks — Hannah Grieser 2. Digs — Mattie Lehman 14, Grieser 14.
JV lost 17-25, 17-25. Aces — Emily Grimes 2. Assists — Sydney Kehr 6. Kills — Chris Minter 2. Digs — Grimes 5.

MS volleyball "A"

WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany def. Lakeland Christian 25-20, 25-18. Aces — Marie Bontrager 4, Lorae Weaver 3.

"B" lost 15-25, 25-23, 7-15.

Schedule Changes

Middle school soccer for Friday, Sept. 5 to Monday, Sept. 8:

• Friday, the boys "B" team will host Stanley Clark at 4:00, with the "A" team at 5:00.
• Saturday, the boys "A" team plays at Trinity at 10:00 a.m.; the girls play at 11:15 a.m.
• Monday, all three teams host Concord: girls at 4:30, boys "A" at 5:40, boys "B" at 6:50.

Girls soccer Bethany Invitational (Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 11-13)

• Sept. 11, 5:00 p.m.: West Noble at Bethany
• Sept. 11, 6:45 p.m.: ECA vs. NorthWood (not on back field, as originally reported)
• Sept. 13, 10:00 a.m.: ECA vs. Bethany
• Sept. 13, 10:00 a.m. West Noble vs. NorthWood (back field)
• Sept. 13, 1:00 p.m.: NorthWood at Bethany
• Sept. 13, 1:00 p.m.: West Noble vs. ECA (back field)

Volleyball Bethany Invitational (Saturday, Sept. 13)

• 9:00 a.m.: SB Riley at Bethany
• 9:00 a.m.: Central Noble vs. Northridge (MS gym)
• 10:30 a.m.: Central Noble at Bethany
• 10:30 a.m.: Northridge vs. SB Riley (MS gym)
• Noon: Northridge at Bethany
• Noon: Central Noble vs. SB Riley (MS gym)

Boys soccer vs. West Noble on Sept. 11 will be played at Goshen College.

Match Reports, September 2

Boys tennis

BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Bethany 5, Prairie Heights 0. JV won 5-0.
Varsity: Luke Hostetter def. Phil Hubley 6-2, 6-0. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Brandon Hollifield 6-1, 6-1. Jonny Shenk def. Brandon Buechley 6-1, 6-0. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Andrew Svoboda/Travis Northup 6-2, 6-1. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Trey Everidge/Tim Morris 6-0, 6-0.
JV: Ben Mast def. James Burkhart 8-2. Seth Krabill def. Cory Owens 8-1. Ben Mast def. Torin Kellett 6-0. Matthew Amstutz/Russell Klassen def. Kye Recker/Danny Hamm 8-0. Austin Loucks/Claude Stickler def. Brad Hughes/Donald Cook 8-1.
BC Tennis Match Report

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Lakeland 25-11, 25-6, 25-16. Aces — Jenae Rupp 5. Assists — Chelsea Noble 13, Mandy Schlabach 10. Kills — Noble 5, Corine Alvarez 4. Blocks — Rupp 2 (1 solo), Noble 1 solo. Digs — Marla zumFelde 5.
JV won 25-13, 25-14. Aces — Andrea Born 2, Chris Minter 2. Assists — Sydney Kehr 14. Kills — Kate Steury 6. Digs — Steury 3.

MS boys soccer "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany (6-0) 4, Northridge 0. Goals — Q Min Kim 2, Matt Greenlee, Ethan Folker. Saves — Caleb Morris 6. Assists — Eder Paez 2, Tyler Brenneman. Shots on goal — Bethany 12, Northridge 6. Corner kicks — Bethany 1, Northridge 2.
"B" lost 5-0.

MS girls soccer

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Northridge 6, Bethany 1.

Goals — Bethany: Christina Juroff; Northridge: Sarah Smith 3, Christy Grant, Alaina Gingerich, Kayla Sandt. Assist — Northridge: Maggie Lengacher. Saves — Northridge: Jessica Schultz 2, Julie Kovalenko 1. Bethany played the second half down two players because of injury.

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Goshen def. Bethany 11-25, 25-17, 15-11.

Aces — Goshen: Kayla Sheets 6; Bethany: Elise Romero 9, Rachel Schrock 3. Assists — Bethany: Romero 3. Kills — Goshen: Maddie Newell 2; Bethany: Lorae Weaver 2.
"B": Goshen def. Bethany 25-7, 19-25, 15-13. Aces — Goshen: Teage Minier 9, Cecile Wampler 6. Kills — Goshen: Christina Gipson 2. Erin Bontrager led the Bruins in serving and Jordan Helmuth in passing.