Basketball Coaches Show

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Tonight at 6:00, BroadcastSport.net will air the Elkhart County Basketball Coaches Show live from the food court in Concord Mall. Bethany boys coach Jim Buller is scheduled to appear, bringing with him senior captains Seth Kauffman and Jesse Ramer. The time of their appearance is unclear, with the host site advertising 7:30 and the school reporting 7:45. Girls coach Krysten Parson is coaching the team against Triton  and will therefore not appear on the program.

The schedule for the night, as announced by BroadcastSport.net, is as follows:

• 6:00: Jim Bigler, girls coach at ECA
• 6:15: Steve Neff, girls coach at NorthWood
• 6:30: Randy DeShone, boys coach at Jimtown
• 6:45: Dan Meyer, girls coach at Concord
• 7:00: Garvin Roberson, girls coach at Central
• 7:30: Jim Buller, boys coach at Bethany
• 7:45: Jason Ridge, boys coach at Northridge
• 8:00: Doug Springer, girls coach at Northridge
• 8:15: Lenny Krebs, girls coach at Goshen
• 8:30: Steve Austin, boys coach at Concord
• 8:45: Brian Bechtel, boys coach at Goshen

Assuming I didn't mess up the HTML too horribly, you can watch the video below using Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. Click here to watch on Firefox or a non-Windows system. (Right-click to set the image size.)


The audio can be found below beginning at 6:00, or here if that doesn't work.


Elkhart County High School Basketball Coaches Show (BroadcastSport.net)

Girls Basketball at Triton: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-4, Independent, +20) at TRITON TROJANS (2-4, 0-0 NSC): November 30, 2009.

Location: Trojan Trench (capacity 3,470), Bourbon, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: none.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (24-48, 4th season at BCHS); Triton: Adam Heckaman (9-19, 2nd season at THS).

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (5.5 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (5.3), Malaina Weldy (3.3)
• Triton: Aubrey Boardman (8.2 ppg), Allison Thacker (7.5), Amanda Miller/Savannah Stutzman (6.0 each)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 4 vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30; Dec. 5 at Lakewood Park, 1:00 p.m.; Dec. 8 vs. Glenn, 7:30
• Triton: Dec. 5 at Knox, 7:30; Dec. 9 vs. Tippecanoe Valley, 7:45; Dec. 11 at Bremen, 8:00

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 60-29 to Concord, Nov. 20; lost 56-7 to Northridge, Nov. 17; lost 69-25 to West Noble, Nov. 14
• Triton: lost 59-45 to Culver Academy, Nov. 23; def. South Central 42-29, Nov. 20; lost 46-15 to Plymouth, Nov. 19

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: Bethany 31, Triton 54.
• 2007-08: 27-63.
• 2006-07: 47-59.
• 2005-06: 37-46.
• 2004-05: 23-37.
• 2003-04: 31-71.
• 2002-03: 35-57.
• 2001-02: 43-84.
• 2000-01: 33-74.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athletes of the Week, October 18-November 29

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It has come to my attention that the Athlete of the Week award has not been given since October 18, the day after the girls soccer team won their sectional. (Has it really only been six weeks?) Therefore, without further ado or Freddy Adu, here are the previously decided but previously unannounced Athletes of the Week:

• October 18-24: Marla zumFelde
• October 25-November 7: No Bethany competitions
• November 8-14: Ali Hochstetler
• November 15-21: Trent Yoder
• November 22-28: Seth Kauffman

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts thereof are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: therefore, Kauffman, Yoder and Hochstetler are ineligible for the November 29-December 5 award.

Next Week: Nominations will be due Sunday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 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. 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 Report, November 28

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Boys basketball

LIGONIER, Ind. — Seth Kauffman led Bethany with 21 points, but a charge called against him with 1.6 seconds left in regulation negated Bethany's go-ahead basket.

West Noble 60, Bethany 54, overtime
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 1-2 5, Ben Bontreger 4 1-2 11, Seth Kauffman 8 5-8 21, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 4, Joel Yoder 1 0-0 3, Andrew Slagel 2 0-0 4, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0 0-0 0, David DeLeeuw 0 0-1 0, Hamilton Thorne 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 7-14 (50.0%) 54.
West Noble: Nathan Cosner 0 0-0 0, Mitchell Knepper 1 0-0 3, Kyle Maresh 0 0-0 0, Loren Cunningham 4 6-10 14, Dakota Kreczmer 3 0-0 6, Cody Hastings 7 3-4 19, Jake Hutsell 5 4-4 14, Ted Fulk 1 1-2 4. Totals 21 14-20 (70.0%) 60.
Three-point goals — Bethany 3 (Bontreger 2, Yoder), West Noble 4 (Hastings 2, Fulk, Knepper). Total fouls — Bethany 14, West Noble 14. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 25 (Kauffman 9, Thorne 9), West Noble 33. Assists — Bethany: Thorne 5, Kelly 4, Kauffman 3, Ramer 3. Blocks — Bethany: Kauffman 5. Steals — Bethany: Kelly 2, Bontreger 2.

JV: Bethany 44, West Noble 16. Leading scorers — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 15; West Noble: Nick Thomas 4.

Bethany-West Noble Boys Live Blog

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Tonight's Bethany-West Noble game is being broadcast live from Ligonier on WNRL-LP. Their audio stream is available here.

Bleeding Bruin Blue's staff will be live-blogging the game, beginning at approximately 7:20, with the interface provided by CoverItLive. We welcome your participation below.

This Week In Bruindom, November 29-December 5

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Sunday, November 29

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

Monday, November 30

• Girls basketball at Triton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Triton, 7:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys basketball coach Jim Buller on Elkhart County Basketball Coaches Show, 7:30 p.m., BroadcastSport.net

Tuesday, December 1

• MS boys basketball vs. North Side, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys basketball vs. North Side, 6:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, December 3

• MS boys basketball vs. Wawasee, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• MS boys basketball vs. Benton Bucks, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball vs. Benton Bucks, 7:30 p.m. (C)

Friday, December 4

• MS boys basketball vs. Clinton Christian, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, December 5

• (Boys basketball at West Noble rebroadcast on WNRL, 10:00 a.m.)
• Girls basketball at Lakewood Park, 1:00 p.m. (V)
• MS boys basketball at Trinity, 2:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball at Trinity, 3:45 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball at Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Prairie Heights, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Boys Basketball at West Noble: Preview

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WEST NOBLE CHARGERS (0-1, 0-0 NECC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-1, Independent): November 28, 2009.

Location: West Noble gym (capacity 2,600), Ligonier, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: WNRL-LP, 105.9 mHz, online stream; Bleeding Bruin Blue live blog at 7:20.

Download JV, varsity lineups.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (329-324, 31st season at BCHS); West Noble: Ross Hales (47-108, 8th season at WNHS; 84-150, 12th season overall).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (26.0 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (6.0), Ben Bontreger (5.0)
• West Noble: Jake Hutsell (20.0 ppg), Dakota Kreczmer (12.0), Nathan Cosner (9.0)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 5 at Prairie Heights, 7:30; Dec. 10 at Howe Military, 7:30; Dec. 12 vs. Lakeland, 7:30
• West Noble: Dec. 5 vs. Wawasee, 7:30; Dec. 12 at Churubusco, 7:30; Dec. 15 at Whitko, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 48-51 to Westview, Nov. 24; lost 47-58 to Triton, Mar. 14; def. Lakewood Park 53-35, Mar. 7
• West Noble: lost 59-67 to East Noble, Nov. 24; lost 43-57 to Whitko, Mar. 6; lost 34-69 to Goshen, Feb. 27

Past Ten Years:

• L 38-47 on 11/27/99 at West Noble
• L 80-84 on 11/25/00 at Bethany
• W 71-45 on 11/24/01 at West Noble
• L 58-67 on 11/30/02 at Bethany
• L 66-67 on 11/29/03 at West Noble
• L 52-75 on 11/27/04 at Bethany
• L 51-69 on 11/26/05 at West Noble
• L 55-60 on 11/25/06 at Bethany
• L 66-71 (ot) on 11/24/07 at West Noble
• W 67-65 on 11/29/08 at Bethany
• Other Years: 8-10

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Game Reports, November 24

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Westview 51, Bethany 48
Westview: Ryan Mowery 0-0 0-0 0, Kyle Mishler 1-3 0-0 2, Dominique Neely 5-13 6-6 17, Darrin Schwartz 1-1 2-2 4, Seth Wagler 5-9 2-5 12, Kurt Lambright 2-3 0-0 4, Justin Jantzi 3-11 6-8 12. Totals 17-40 (42.5%) 16-21 (76.2%) 51.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1-8 1-2 4, Ben Bontreger 2-9 0-0 5, Seth Kauffman 10-17 6-11 26, Jesse Ramer 1-2 0-0 3, Joel Yoder 0 0-0 0, Andrew Slagel 0-1 1-2 1, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0-0 0-0 0, David DeLeeuw 1-5 0-0 3, James Helmuth 0-0 0-0 0. Hamilton Thorne 3-7 0-1 6. Totals 18-49 (36.7%) 8-16 (50.0%) 48.
W  8 14 15 14 — 51
B  9  11 14 14 — 48
Three-point goals — Westview 1-7 (Neely 1-7, Jantzi 0-2, Mishler 0-1), Bethany 4-19 (Ramer 1-1, DeLeeuw 1-4, Kelly 1-7, Bontreger 1-7). Total fouls — Westview 18, Bethany 19. Fouled out — Jantzi (4th, 1:39).
Rebounds — Westview 31 (Wagler 11, Jantzi 6, Neely 6, Schwartz 6), Bethany 21 (Kauffman 10, Slagel 5). Assists — Westview 9 (Wagler 6), Bethany 10 (Kelly 5, Kauffman 2). Blocks — Bethany: Slagel 3, Kauffman 1. Steals — Bethany: Kauffman 3. Turnovers — Bethany 10, Westview 14. Officials — Steve Arko, Gary Morris, Dave Blough.

Westview's Neely does his father proud (Elkhart Truth)

JV: Westview 32, Bethany 16. Leading scorers — Westview: Jerry Schwartz 10, Kyle Miller 9; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 10, Josh Stoltzfus 4, Caleb Morris 2.

MS boys basketball
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Northridge 40, Bethany 31.
B  2  9  9 11 — 31
N  6  8 15 10 — 40
Leading scorers — Bethany: Tanner Fervida 13, Sol Brenneman 11; Northridge: Darren Miller 12, Steven Frye 12.

"B": Northridge 33, Bethany 23.
B  2  8  6  7 — 23
N 12  6 10  5 — 33
Leading scorers — Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 11, Cristian Romero; Northridge: Trent Bricker 11, Keith Miller 10.

(PHOTO: Larry Tebo/Elkhart Truth)

Boys Basketball vs. Westview: Preview

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WESTVIEW WARRIORS (0-0, 0-0 NECC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-0, Independent): November 24, 2009.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,650), Goshen, Ind.

Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, after 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: WTHD-FM, 105.5 mHz.

Download lineups.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (329-323, 31st season at BCHS); Westview: Rob Yoder (88-56, 7th season at WHS).

Scoring Leaders (returning players, 2008-09 stats)

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.2 ppg), Mikey Kelly (2.9), Jesse Ramer (2.9)
• Westview: Justin Jantzi (9.9 ppg), Seth Wagler (8.7), Dominique Neely (6.7)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Nov. 28 at West Noble, 7:30; Dec. 5 at Prairie Heights, 7:30; Dec. 10 at Howe Military, 7:30
• Westview: Nov. 28 at Northridge, 7:45; Dec. 4 vs. Churubusco, 7:30; Dec. 10 vs. NorthWood, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 47-58 to Triton, Mar. 14; def. Lakewood Park 53-35, Mar. 7; def. Canterbury 54-45, Mar. 6
• Westview: lost 49-52 to North Judson, Mar. 14; def. Garrett 55-52, Mar. 14; def. Jimtown 49-36, Mar. 7

Past Ten Years:

• L 59-81 on 11/23/1999 at Bethany
• L 68-83 on 11/21/2000 at Westview
• L 55-70 on 11/20/2001 at Bethany
• L 37-82 on 11/26/2002 at Westview
• L 43-62 on 11/25/2003 at Bethany
• L 49-63 on 11/23/2004 at Westview
• L 59-95 on 11/22/2005 at Bethany
• L 48-74 on 11/21/2006 at Westview
• L 46-72 on 11/20/2007 at Bethany
• L 50-53 on 11/25/2008 at Westview
• Other Years: 8-38

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Game Report, November 23

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MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Elkhart Hawks 55, Bethany 37.
E 21 18 7 9 — 55
B 2 11 10 14 — 37
Leading scorers — Elkhart: Cory Waycaster 17, Kenny Bearss 13; Bethany: Tanner Fervida 17, Sol Brenneman 14.

This Week In Bruindom, November 22-28

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Sunday, November 22

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

Monday, November 23

• MS boys basketball vs. Elkhart Hawks, 5:00 p.m. (A)

Tuesday, November 24

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

Saturday, November 28

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

Game Reports, November 20

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Girls basketball
ELKHART, Ind. — Concord 60, Bethany 29
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 0-1 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 4-10 0-1 8, Twila Albrecht 0-2 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 0-2 1-4 1, Ali Hochstetler 2-9 0-0 4, Marla zumFelde 3-7 2-2 9, Natalie Thorne 1-1 2-3 4, Chris Minter 1-2 1-2 3, Caitlin Fecher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-34 (32.4%) 6-12 (50.0%) 29.
Concord: Sammy Swain 2-3 0-0 5, Melanie Meyer 3-6 0-0 6, Kaisle Marlow 0-0 0-0 0, Trenee Brownlee 10-15 1-2 22, Breanna Bleiler 1-1 1-2 3, Lexi Riester 0-1 0-0 0, Kylee Bowen 0-0 0-1 0, Lindsay Ogle 10-16 0-2 20, Andrea Bozzo 1-5 0-0 2, Paige Freeze 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 28-51 (54.9%) 2-9 (22.2%) 60.
B  2  8 13 6 — 29
C 12 19 16 11 — 60
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-3 (zumFelde 1-2, Lehman 0-1), Concord 2-6 (Swain 1-2, Brownlee 1-3, Freeze 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 13, Concord 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 12 (Hochstetler 4, Weldy 3, Thorne 2, zumFelde 2), Concord 21 (Ogle 6, Bozzo 3, Freeze 3, Meyer 3). Turnovers — Bethany 26 (Schlabach 7, Lehman 6, Weldy 6, zumFelde 3), Concord 6 (Bozzo 2). Steals — Bethany 9 (Weldy 3), Concord 12 (Brownlee 4).

JV: Concord 39, Bethany 32
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2-7 0-0 4, Laken Richer 5-11 0-1 11, Natalie Thorne 3-10 1-3 7, Twila Albrecht 1-4 0-0 2, Addie Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Alena Yoder 0-4 1-2 1, Taylor Christophel 1-2 1-2 3, Caitlin Fecher 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 14-42 (33.3%) 3-9 (33.3%) 32.
Concord: Kennadie Lopez 0-1 3-6 3, Shanice Matthews 3-7 2-2 8, Casey Cartwright 0-0 2-2 2, #22 1-2 0-0 2, Breanna Towne 1-5 0-0 2, Morgan Bilger 1-4 0-0 2, Anna Heck 4-8 0-0 11, Amber Norman 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 13-32 (40.6%) 9-12 (75.0%) 38.
B  9 10  8  5 — 32
C  9 14  5 10 — 38
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-2 (Richer 1-1, Gautsche 0-1), Concord 3-7 (Heck 3-6, Matthews 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 11, Concord 12. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 29 (Yoder 8, Richer 6, Thorne 4, Christophel 3, Fecher 3), Concord 15 (Heck 4, Matthews 3, Towne 3). Assists — Bethany 11 (Gautsche 5, Richer 3), Concord 1 (Towne). Turnovers — Bethany 18 (Gautsche 9), Concord 9 (Heck 3, Matthews 3).

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Westview 51, Bethany 36.
W  8 17  7 19 — 51
B  5  10 15  6 — 36
Leading scorers — Westview: Martin Eash 17, Jason Bontrager 12; Bethany: Tanner Fervida 19, Sol Brenneman 10.

"B": Westview 49, Bethany 19.
W 14 12  7  7 — 49
B  4  8  5  2 — 19
Leading scorers — Westview: Tyler Miller 7, Kyle Plank 6; Bethany: Ethan Miller 10, Thomas Schlabach 5.

Girls Basketball at Concord: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-3, Independent) at CONCORD MINUTEMEN (2-1, 0-0 NLC): November 20, 2009.


Location: McCuen Gym (capacity 3,434), Elkhart, Ind..
Time: 7:45 p.m. EST, following 6:15 JV game.

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Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (24-47, 4th season at BCHS); Northridge: Dan Meyer (16-55 in 4th season at CHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Ali Hochstetler (5.7 ppg), Chris Minter (3.0), Mattie Lehman (2.7)
• Concord: Trenee Brownlee (19.3 ppg), Lindsay Ogle (8.7), Lexi Riester (6.7)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Nov. 30 at Triton, 7:30; Dec. 4 vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30; Dec. 5 at Lakewood Park, 1:00
• Concord: Nov. 28 vs. NorthWood at Glenn, 11:00 a.m.; Nov. 28 vs. Westville/Glenn at Glenn, TBA; Dec. 1 at Mishawaka, 7:30

In The Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 7-56 to Northridge, Nov. 17; lost 25-69 to West Noble, Nov. 14; lost 19-55 to Culver Academy, Nov. 13
• Concord: def. SB Riley 66-44, Nov. 17; lost 39-51 to LaVille, Nov. 14; def. Central 66-41, Nov. 10

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: Bethany 42, Concord 61.
• 2007-08: Bethany 48, Concord 37.
• 2000-07: No meetings.

Download JV, varsity lineups.

Game Reports, November 17

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Girls basketball
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Northridge 56, Bethany 7.
Bethany: Marla zumFelde 1 0-0 2, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1 0-0 2, Mandy Schlabach 0 1-2 1. Totals 3 1-2 (50.0%) 7.
Northridge: Emily Christner 5, Cedes Clifford 2, Emily Peppers-VanNamee 13, Tori Roberts 8, Sydney Sample 9, Haley Schrock 7, Megan Schrock 8, Megan Bontrager 2, unknown JV player 2. Total 56.
B  0  0  3  4 — 7
N 16 12 13 15 — 56

JV: Northridge 31, Bethany 20.

MS boys basketball

WOLF LAKE, Ind. — Trent Yoder scored 19 points, a season high, but accounted for 76 percent of Bethany scoring in an 18-point loss to the Noble-Whitley Warriors.
Noble-Whitley 43, Bethany 25. Leading scorers — Bethany: Trent Yoder 19, Tanner Fervida 6; Noble-Whitley: Jonah 12, Paul 10.
BC  4  5  4 12 — 25
NW 14 11 11  7 — 43

"C": Kyle Snyder scored 12 in leading the "C" team to their first victory.
Bethany 25, Noble-Whitley 15. Leading scorers — Bethany: Kyle Snyder 12, Joel Miller 4; Noble-Whitley: Gynn 4, Leffers 3.
BC  8  4  9  4 — 25
NW 5  0  2  8 — 15

Bethany-Northridge Girls Live Blog

Michiana Sports Authority live feed (on the air at 7:15)


We're going to try live-blogging the girls game at Northridge tonight with the help of CoverItLive.com. The game is being broadcast over Michiana Sports Authority. So sit back, relax, and strap it down! Tip-off is set for approximately 7:45 p.m. Eastern.

Girls Basketball at Northridge: Preview

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NORTHRIDGE RAIDERS (1-0, 0-0 NLC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-2, independent): November 17, 2009.


Download JV, varsity lineups.

Location: Northridge gym (cap. 2,500), Middlebury, Ind.
Time: 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:15 JV game.
Broadcast: Michiana Sports Authority (pregame show at 7:15), Bleeding Bruin Blue live blog at 7:30.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (24-46, 4th season at BCHS); Northridge: Doug Springer (17-27, 3rd season at NHS; 69-45 in 6th season overall)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Ali Hochstetler (8.5 ppg), Mattie Lehman (4.0), Chris Minter (3.0)
• Northridge: Cedes Clifford (12.0 ppg), Madison Schrock (8.0), Emily Peppers-VanNamee (4.0)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Nov. 20 at Concord, 7:45; Nov. 30 at Triton, 7:30; Dec. 4 vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30
• Northridge: Nov. 24 at Jimtown, 7:30; Nov. 27 at Penn, 7:30; Dec. 1 vs. Westview, 7:30

In The Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 25-69 to West Noble, Nov. 14; lost 19-55 to Culver Academy, Nov. 13; lost 21-65 to FW Canterbury, Feb. 14
• Northridge: def. West Noble 57-35, Nov. 12; lost 19-46 to Elkhart Memorial, Feb. 14; def. Concord 48-47 (OT), Feb. 13

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: L 34-54.
• 2007-08: L 43-60.
• 2006-07: L 28-51.
• 2005-06: L 25-39.
  
• 2004-05: L 37-44.
• 2003-04: W 40-33.
  
• 2002-03: L 36-44.
  
• 2001-02: L 33-56.
  
• 2000-01: L 46-57.
  

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Game Reports, November 16

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MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany won its first home game of the season Monday night. Sol Brenneman led the team with 16.
Bethany 35, Bremen 23. Leading scorers — Bremen: Egenlauf 11, Ricardo Reynoso 8; Bethany: Sol Brenneman 16, Trent Yoder 10.
Br  6  4  6  7 — 23
BC 10  5 11  9 — 35

"B": Bremen 33, Bethany 14. Leading scorers — Bremen: Lacher 8, Daniel Reynoso 5; Bethany: Ryan Duckworth 6, Miller 4.
Br  9  8 10  6 — 33
BC  4  0  4  6 — 14

Game Reports, November 14

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Wire reports
Girls basketball

LIGONIER, Ind. — Despite the 12-point scoring efforts of Ali Hochstetler, who led the Bruins for the second consecutive night, West Noble took a 19-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
West Noble 69, Bethany 25
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 6, Malaina Weldy 0, Ali Hochstetler 12, Mandy Schlabach 0, Chris Minter 5, Laken Richer 2. Twila Albrecht, Natalie Thorne, Caitlin Fecher all 0. Totals 11-31 (35.5%) 3-12 (25.0%) 25.
West Noble: Brandy Bechtold 8, Kelsey Hunter 6, Alex Landeros 7, Kassie Cox 18, Cassie Allen 12, Kamry Hunter 9, Jami Alexander 5, Haley Richardson 4. Courtney Kuhn, Maddy Baczynski, Ashley Dancy all 0. Totals 28-46 (60.9%) 10-13 (76.9%) 69.
BC  4  6  6  9 — 25
WN 19 17 20 13 — 69
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-2, West Noble 3-7. Total fouls — Bethany 12, West Noble 14. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 10 (Hochstetler 3, Minter 3, Weldy 3), West Noble 13 (Allen 4, Cox 3, Landeros 2, Richardson 2). Turnovers — Bethany 30 (Lehman 8, Weldy 8, Schlabach 6, Hochstetler 4), West Noble 3.

JV: Bethany 31, West Noble 25
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 5, Laken Richer 6, Addie Martin 3, Natalie Thorne 9, Alena Yoder 4, Caitlin Fecher 4. Totals 13-30 (43.3%) 3-6 (50.0%) 31.
West Noble: Kendall Clark 4, Ashley Shepherd 3, Courtney Patton 3, Steph Swank 8, Ashley Dancy 0, Bre Whitney 3, Renee Ziegler 4. Maddy Baczynski, Rachel Strouse, Kelli Grimm all 0. Totals 10-31 (32.3%) 2-5  (40.0%) 25.
BC  5  9  9  8 — 31
WN 11  4  6  4 — 25
Three-point goals — Bethany 2-2 ,West Noble 3-7. Total fouls — Bethany 8, West Noble 10. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 31 (Thorne 12, Richer 5, Fecher 4, Yoder 4), West Noble 9 (Dancy 2, Swank 2, Ziegler 2). Assists — Bethany 6 (Gautsche 2, Richer 2, Yoder 2), West Noble 2 (Clark, Shepherd).

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Goshen def. Bethany by five in overtime.
"B": Goshen def. Bethany.

Middle school correspondent Ryan Miller contributed to this report.

Bruins/Chargers on WNRL, Twitter

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Bethany Christian Holiday Tournament Schedules

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GOSHEN — The Bethany Christian Holiday Tournament returns to the Menno Lands for a second consecutive year, again featuring Bethany, ECA, Lakeland Christian, and Clinton Christian. Covenant Christian's girls team will replace Granger Christian, who won last year's consolation game. The schedule follows with each game's designated home team listed first.

Semifinals

Boys: Elkhart Christian vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00 a.m.

Girls: Bethany vs. Covenant Christian, 10:00 a.m., middle school gym

Boys: Bethany vs. Clinton Christian, 20 minutes following first game

Girls: Elkhart Christian vs. Lakeland Christian, 20 minutes following first game, middle school gym

Consolation

Girls: Semifinal losers, 2:30 p.m.

Boys: Semifinal losers, 20 minutes following

Championship

Girls: Semifinal winners, 6:00 p.m.

Boys: Semifinal winners, 20 minutes following

This Week In Bruindom, November 15-21

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Sunday, November 15

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

Monday, November 16

• MS boys basketball vs. Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball vs. Bremen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball scrimmage at John Glenn, 6:00 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, November 17

• MS boys basketball at Noble-Whitley, 6:00 p.m. (C)
• Girls basketball at Northridge, 6:15 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys basketball at Noble-Whitley, 7:15 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at Northridge, 7:45 p.m., LIVE on Michiana Sports Authority (V)

Friday, November 20

• MS boys basketball vs. Westview, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Girls basketball at Concord, 6:15 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys basketball vs. Westview, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at Concord, 7:45 p.m. (V)

Girls Basketball at West Noble: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-1, Independent) at WEST NOBLE CHARGERS (0-1, 0-0 NECC): November 14, 2009.

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Location: West Noble gym (capacity 2600), Ligonier, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV start.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (24-45, 4th season at BCHS); West Noble: Dale Marano (40-24 in 4th season at WNHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Ali Hochstetler (5.0 ppg), Malaina Weldy (3.0), Natalie Thorne (3.0)
• West Noble: Kassie Cox (14.0 ppg), Cassie Allen (6.0), Haley Richardson (4.0)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Nov. 17 at Northridge, 7:30; Nov. 20 at Concord, 7:45; Nov. 30 at Triton, 7:30
• West Noble: Nov. 17 vs. Angola, 7:30; Nov. 20 at Hamilton, 7:30; Nov. 27 at Fremont, 7:30

In The Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 19-55 to Culver Academy, Nov. 13; lost 21-65 to FW Canterbury, Feb. 14; def. FW Keystone 59-17, Feb. 13
• West Noble: lost 35-57 to Northridge, Nov. 12; lost 40-51 to NorthWood, Feb. 11; def. Westview 46-30, Feb. 6

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: Bethany 35, West Noble 65.
• 2007-08: 27-58.
• 2006-07: 26-56.
• 2005-06: 53-43.
• 2004-05: 43-47.
• 2003-04: 51-55.
• 2002-03: 36-50.
• 2001-02: 30-67.
• 2000-01: 41-50.

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Game Reports, November 13

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Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Kylee Shipley netted 17 points for Culver Academy as the Bruin offense managed just four points in the middle two quarters. Ali Hochstetler led the Bruins, who travel to West Noble Saturday, with five points.

Culver Academy 55, Bethany 19
Culver: Alexis Christlieb 2 1-2 5, Andi Cvitkovic 3 2-2 8, Erica Sims 2 1-3 5, Kylee Shipley 5 6-7 17, Brenna Newell 2 1-2 5, Kenzie Ungar 2 1-2 5, Andrea Lin 1 2-2 4, Moira Kelley 2 0-0 4, Lindsay Haller 1 0-0 2. Annie Morsches, Monique Novoa, Monica Weaser all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 (41.7%) 14-20 (65.0%) 55.
Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 1 0-0 2, Chris Minter 1 0-2 2, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1 1-2 3, Ali Hochstetler 1 3-6 5, Gina Gautsche 1 0-0 2, Natalie Thorne 1 1-6 3. Twila Albrecht, Alena Yoder, Caitlin Fecher all 0 0-0 0. Totals 7-34 (20.6%) 5-16 (31.3%) 19.
CGA 15 14 16 10 — 55
BCS  7  4  0  8 — 19
Three-point goals: Culver 1 (Shipley), Bethany 0. Total fouls — Culver 11, Bethany 9. Technical — Culver bench.
Rebounds — Culver 13 (Newell 3), Bethany 15 (Hochstetler 3, Lehman 3). Turnovers — Culver 5 (Cvitkovic 3), Bethany 21 (Schlabach 6, Weldy 5, Albrecht 3). Officials — Tom Hinz, Brian Allen, Danielle Hill.

JV: Culver 21, Bethany 19
Culver: Kennedy Donnelly 1 2-4 4, Andrea Lin 1 0-0 2, Annie Morsches 2 1-3 5, Casey Hall 1 0-2 2, Lindsey Haller 0 1-4 1, Monique Novoa 2 1-2 3, Monica Weaser 1 0-0 2, Rita Zambon 1 0-0 2. Hannah Bouline, Helen Hansen both 0 0-0 0. Total 8-30 (26.7%) 5-15 (33.3%) 21.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 3 0-0 6, Laken Richer 3 2-4 8, Alena Yoder 2 1-2 5, Natalie Thorne 0 0-2 0, Addie Martin 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Fecher 0 0-0 0. Totals 8-30 (26.7%) 3-8 (37.5%) 21.
CGA  4  2  6  9 — 21
BCS  4  7  4  4 — 19
Three-point goals — Culver 0, Bethany 0. Total fouls — Culver 5, Bethany 14. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Culver 14 (Novoa 3), Bethany 24 (Richer 6, Martin 6, Thorne 5). Steals — Culver 6 (Haller 2, Lin 2), Bethany 5 (Richer 3, Thorne 2). Officials — Michael Robinson, Ron Weirich.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — ECA 40, Bethany 29.
ECA 10 12 10  8 — 40
BCS  4 12 11  2 — 29

"B": ECA 41, Bethany 19
ECA 12  8  9 12 — 41
BCS  6  3  2  8 — 19

Bleeding Bruin Blue editor Tony Miller contributed to this story.

Boys Basketball Team Preview

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Compiled by BBB Staff


Head Coach: Jim Buller (329-323 in 30 seasons at Bethany)
JV Coach: Barry Johnson
Assistant Coaches: Dan Bodiker, Trevor Daugherty, Chad Stoltzfus

Varsity

• #20 Jesse Ramer (senior guard, 5'10")
• #32 James Helmuth (junior guard, 5'9")
• #22 Joel Yoder (junior guard, 6'1")
• #34 David DeLeeuw (sophomore guard, 6'2")
• #14 Seth Kauffman (senior forward, 6'4")
• #42 Hamilton Thorne (junior center, 6'7")
• #24 Andrew Slagel (sophomore forward, 6'5")
• #30 Femi Hollinger-Janzen (sophomore guard, 5'11")
• #10 Mikey Kelly (senior guard, 5'10")
• #12 Ben Bontreger (junior guard, 5'8")

JV

• #22 Isaac Schertz (freshman)
• #_4 Bryce Rheinheimer (sophomore)
• #10 Austin Mumaw (sophomore)
• #20 Jared Miller (sophomore)
• #__ Jeff Yoder (sophomore)
• #40 Caleb Morris (freshman)
• #42 Jesse Loewen (freshman)
• #__ Josh Stoltzfus (freshman)
• #__ Byeong Chan Lim (freshman)

Openers:

• Varsity: Nov. 24 vs. Westview, 7:30 p.m.
• JV: Nov. 24 vs. Westview, 6:00 p.m.
• "C": Dec. 3 vs. Benton Bucks, 7:30 p.m.

(Photos: Kevin Miller, BCS)

Girls Basketball vs. Culver Academy: Preview

CULVER ACADEMY EAGLES (0-0, independent) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (0-0, independent): November 13, 2009.

(Download lineups: varsity, JV)

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.

Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (24-44, 4th season at BCHS); Culver: Gary Christlieb (29-34, 4th season at CGA; 67-64 in 7th season overall).

Scoring Leaders (2008-09):

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (8.8 ppg), Chris Minter (3.6), Ali Hochstetler (2.5)
  
• Culver: Kylee Shipley (18.3 ppg), Katie Gawor (1.2), Alexis Christlieb (1.1)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Nov. 14 at West Noble, 7:30; Nov. 17 at Northridge, 7:30; Nov. 20 at Concord, 7:45
  
• Culver: Nov. 14 vs. Peru, 7:30; Nov. 17 vs. John Glenn, 7:30; Nov. 21 at LaVille, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 21-65 to FW Canterbury, Feb. 14; def. FW Keystone 59-17, Feb. 13; def. Lakewood Park 57-53, Feb. 9
  
• Culver: lost 30-49 to Plymouth, Feb. 14; def. Mishawaka Marian 47-44, Feb. 13; def. Pioneer 62-59, Feb. 5

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09, Bethany 31, Culver 77.
• 2007-08: 49-48.
• 2006-07: 46-37.
• 2005-06: 39-31.
• 2000-05: No meetings.

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Game Reports, November 12

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MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Tne Bruins fell to Milford 41-40 to open the season, despite 18 points from Tanner Fervida. Sol Brenneman added 9.
Milford 41, Bethany 40. Leading scorers — Milford: Gabe Rhodes 10, Kyle Adams 9; Bethany: Tanner Fervida 18, Sol Brenneman 9.

"B": Milford 48, Bethany 9. Leading scorers — Milford: Gage Reinhart 14, Brett Carson 9; Bethany: Kyle Snyder 5.

"C": BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Jimtown 42, Bethany 2.

Girls Basketball Preview

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Head Coach: Krysten Parson (24-44, fourth season).
JV Coach: Brent Reinhardt.
Assistant Coaches: Margene Zink, Callie Bontrager, Erin Helmuth, Jenae Rupp.


Roster
(left to right, front row to back row; JV-only players denoted with ‡; varsity-JV "swing" players denoted with †. Where two numbers are listed, the first is for varsity, the second for JV.)

• #24 Ali Hochstetler (junior, 5'7")
• †#10 Gina Gautsche (sophomore, 5'4")
• #14 Malaina Weldy (sophomore, 5'6")
• #22 Mandy Schlabach (junior, 5'8")
• #20 Twila Albrecht (junior, 5'8")
• #30 Marla zumFelde, (junior, 5'10")
• ‡#32 Taylor Christophel (sophomore, 5'5")
• ‡#22 Addie Martin (sophomore, 5'5")
• ‡#24 Alena Yoder (sophomore, 5'6")
• †#42 Caitlin Fecher (senior, 5'8")
• #12 Mattie Lehman (junior, 5'5")
• #40 Chris Minter (junior, 5'9")
• †#34/14 Natalie Thorne (freshman, 6'0")
• ‡#12 Laken Richer (freshman, 5'7")

First Game: Friday, November 13 vs. Culver Academy, 6:00 p.m. (JV)/7:30 p.m. (V)

This Week In Bruindom (Plus A Bonus Day), November 7-14

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Saturday, November 7

• Girls basketball scrimmage at Goshen, 7:00 p.m. (V)

Monday, November 9

• Boys basketball practice begins, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 12

• MS boys basketball vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball at Jimtown, 4:40 p.m. (C)
• MS boys basketball vs. Milford, 5:45 p.m. (A)

Friday, November 13

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

Saturday, November 14

• MS boys basketball at Goshen, 8:30 a.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball at Goshen, 9:45 a.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at West Noble, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at West Noble, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Middle School Boys Basketball Preview

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Coaches: Norm Cender, Pat Duckworth, Bryan Kehr

"A"

• #2 Joseph Mumaw
• #4 Sol Brenneman
• #1 Cristian Romero
• #3 Tanner Fervida
• #10 Bryan Nguyen
• #5 Abe Thorne
• #14 Saul Sauceda
• #?? William Schrock
• #40 Joel Gerig
• #42 Parth Patel
• #?? Trent Yoder

"B"

• #30 Cristian Romero
• #20 Ryan Duckworth
• #10 Addison Dumford
• #14 Noah Hochstetler
• #32 Colin Samuel
• #42 Saul Sauceda
• #40 Landon Weldy
• #12 Nahshon Lora
• #22 Ethan Miller
• #5 Kyle Snyder
• #50 Ian Bomberger
• #34 Joel Miller
• #24 Thomas Schlabach

"C"

• #24 Dylan Clark
• #23 Noah Richer
• #?? Clifton Miller
• #?? Roberto Ramos
• #?? Elijah Lora
• #5 Martin Gerig
• #25 Trent Stoltzfus
• #12 Alex Reinhardt
• #5 Kyle Snyder
• #24 Thomas Schlabach
• #34 Joel Miller
• #50 Ian Bomberger

Season Openers:

• "A" Thursday, November 12, vs. Milford, 5:45 p.m.
• "B" Thursday, November 12, vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m.
• "C" Thursday, November 12, at Jimtown, 4:40 p.m.

Fall 2009 Athletic Awards

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GOSHEN — Bethany held its fall sports award ceremony tonight in the school's auditorium. A list of major award winners by sport follows. Repeat winners are noted with an asterisk.

Boys/girls cross country

• Sportsmanship: *Leanne Hochstetler (senior), *Luis López (senior)
• Most Valuable Runner: Ben Hochstetler (sophomore)

Boys tennis

• Sportsmanship: Ben Mast (junior)
• Co-MVPs: Seth Krabill (junior), Ben Mast (junior)
• Most Improved: Austin Loucks (senior)
• JV Award: Blake Shetler (sophomore)

Volleyball

• Sportsmanship: Kate Steury (senior)
• Coaches' Award: Marla zumFelde (junior)
• Hustle: Mandy Schlabach (junior)
• Mental Attitude: Lexi Kantz (senior)
• Team Player: Corine Alvarez (senior)
• JV Award: Maria Thomas (freshman)

Boys soccer

• Sportsmanship: JD Nafziger (senior)
• Offensive MVP: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (sophomore)
• Defensive MVP: Aaron Stiffney (junior)
• Leadership: *Jesse Ramer (senior)
• Most Improved: *Ben Bontreger (junior)
• JV Award: Cory Bowman (junior)

Girls soccer

• Sportsmanship: Kelly Snyder (senior)
• Offensive MVP: *Emma Caskey (sophomore)
• Midfield MVP: *Sharisse Yoder (junior)
• Defensive MVP: Karli Graybill (senior)

In addition, several Bruins were named all-conference and all-district in recent weeks.

Breaking: Kauffman Inks Letter of Intent

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GOSHEN — Seth Kauffman, Bethany's career leader in blocked shots, signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Goshen (Ind.) College Monday. Goshen plays in the Mid-Central Conference, an NAIA Division II league with five of nine teams receiving votes in the season-opening Top 25 poll. Goshen finished 14-17 in 2008-09 with a 5-11 record in conference play, and opens the season tomorrow night at Indiana University-South Bend. The Maple Leafs are coached by 1987 Bethany alumnus Gary Chupp, who is set to begin his third year at Goshen.

Photo by J. Tyler Klassen/Elkhart Truth.

Bethany Soccer Players Named All-Conference

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GOSHEN — Jesse Ramer was named Northern Indiana Soccer Conference player of the year for the 2009 season, Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned. This is the third consecutive season on the all-NISC first team for the player with more assists than all but three players in school history; he is joined on the team by J.D. Nafziger, Aaron Stiffney, and Femi Hollinger-Janzen. Senior Seth Kauffman and junior Ben Bontreger are Bethany's representatives on the all-conference second team. (Ramer and Stiffney won all-district awards from the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association last week; click here for more details.)

On the girls side, senior defender Karli Graybill was named all-conference for the first time, while junior midfielder Sharisse Yoder makes her second consecutive appearance. Senior goalkeeper Kelly Snyder, who recorded shutouts in nine of Bethany's eleven wins this year, was named to the second team for the second time, while senior forward Emma Gerig garnered second-team recognition as well.