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Baseball vs. Wawasee canceled.
Boys track vs. Marian and Bremen
Bremen 107, Marian 45, Bethany 13
4x800 relay -- Bremen 8:51.83, Marian 9:18.49. 110 HH -- Ryan Hessler (B) 17.21, Justin Bogart (B) 17.68, Evan Brammer (M) 19.52. 100 -- Jared Miller (B) 10.90, Alex Whitt (B) 11.81, Antonio Cataldo (M) 12.24, Ryan Snyder (BC) 12.62. 1600 -- Nate Avery (B) 5:03.28, Austin Mumaw (BC) 5:21.02, John Wester (B) 5:24.68, Greg McMillion (M) 5:26.75. 4x100 relay -- Bremen 46.99, Marian 48.46. 400 -- Jared Miller (B) 53.09, Kyle Koch (M) 56.27, Jack Jordan (B) 56.83, George Cressy (M) 58.08. 300 H -- Ryan Hessler (B) 47.53, Justin Bogart (B) 48.01, Evan Brammer (M) 48.22. 800 -- Jordan Jack (B) 2:19.93, John Westner (B) 2:22.40, Pat Julien (M) 2:24.62, Logan Schlabach (BC) 2:24.68. 200 -- Jared Miller (B) 22.75, Ellis Whitt (B) 24.81, Ryan Snyder (BC) 25.62, Paul Ogren (M) 25.72. 3200 -- Nate Avery (B) 10:54.24, Austin Mumaw (BC) 12:00.52, John Wester (B) 12:19.72, Tony Spalding (M) 12:26.15. 4x400 relay -- Bremen 3:44.93, Marian 3:49.34. Pole Vault -- Justin Bogart (B) 10-0, Jeff Lanning (B) 9-0, Jeff Lupa (M) 8-6, Eric Plude (M) 8-6. Long Jump -- Andre Hilson (B) 19-0½, Ryan Snyder (BC) 18-0, Ellis Whitt (B) 17-6, George Cressy (M) 16-0. Discus -- Tyrus Kozinski (M) 107-10, Austin Coffel (B) 105-6, Caleb Martin (B) 104-7, Dylan Priller (M) 92-2. High Jump -- Matt Neuhoff (M) 6-0, David Street (M) 5-10, Ryan Hester (B) 5-8, Andre Hilson (B) 5-6. Shot Put -- Caleb Matin (B) 41-6, Austin Coffel (B) 40-4, David Street (M) 32-8½, Tyrus Kozinski (M) 31-3.
Girls track vs. Marian and Bremen
Bremen 97, Marian 41, Bethany 23
4x800 relay -- Bremen 10:10.71, Marian 10:24.84. 100 H -- Tiffany Vogeler (B) 16.40, Jenna Pfeiffer (B) 18:48, Kristen Florin (M) 18.71, Emily Griffith (M) 20.65. 100 -- Danielle Hudson (B) 13.65, Emma Gerig (BC) 13.84, Paige Weldy (B) 14.00. Tracy Scott (M) 14.09. 1600 -- Hope Jordan (B) 5:55.34, Megan Burchman (B) 6:18.93, Alita Yoder (BC) 6:21.31, Abigail Mejewski (M) 6:26.43. 4x100 relay -- Bremen 56.50, Bethany 57.28. 400 -- Hannah Brammer (M) 1:08.47, Amy Fanning (B) 1:10.06, Marissa Weldy (BC) 1:12.66, Casey Snyder (BC) 1:13.28. 300 H -- Tiffany Vogeler (B) 50.4, Emily Griffith (M) 51.6, Kristen Florin (M) 52.5, Jenna Pfeiffer (B) 55.8. 800 -- Hope Jordan (B) 2:28.72, Elizabeth Majewski (M) 2:30.56, Alita Yoder (BC) 2:53.06, Anna Zeltwanger (B) 2:56.34. 200 -- Emma Gerig (BC) 28.94, Tracy Scott (M) 29.59, Paige Weldy (B) 30.75, Brittany Pittman (B) 31.62. 3200 -- Hope Jordan (B) 13:16.21, Maeve Roberts (B) 14:47.87, Sarah Diltz (M) 15:10.34, Alina Skwarcan (M) 15:36.46. 4x400 relay -- Marian (Emily Griffith, Abigail Majewski, Hannah Brammer, Elizabeth Majewski) 4:33.25, Bremen 4:47.24. Pole Vault -- Brittney Pittman (B) 8-6. Long Jump -- Libby Chang (B) 14-1, Molly Ryan (B) 13-11½, Emma Gerig (BC) 13-1, Rachel Whitfield (M) 13-1. Discus -- Janay Hilson (B) 68-0, Leslie McCaffery (M) 59-2, Emile Koch (M) 57-9, Autumn Cox (B) 55-8. High Jump -- Libby Chang (B) 4-8, Jenna Pfeiffer (B) 4-8, Casey Snyder (BC) 4-6, Hannah Grieser (BC) 4-6. Shot Put -- Kristen Ahlenius (B) 20-1, Heather Prawat (B) 19-8½, Emile Koch (M), Leslee McCaffery (M) 15-1.
Girls tennis at Goshen ppd. to April 13.
Baseball Schedule Change
Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned that both JV and varsity baseball will play at Lakeland at 4:30 p.m. this Thursday, Apr. 2. Both teams will play simultaneously on two different fields.
Game Reports, March 30
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JV baseball
GOSHEN — Opportunity, the saying goes, knocks but once. While the number, as well as the possibility of ringing the doorbell, may be up for debate in baseball, the premise remains true: take advantage of the chances available. Monday, it was the Crusaders doing that in an 18-2, five-inning victory over the Bruins at Bodiker Field.
Fort Wayne went down quietly in the first inning, as a walk erased four pitches later on a fielder's choice provided their only baserunner. Bethany started off auspiciously, as walks drawn by Peter Schrock and Jared Miller were followed by a single from Andy Slagel to load the bases with no outs. Such confidence would soon collapse, however, with two strikeouts and a ground ball leaving the bases full of Bruins. The Crusaders went down 1-2-3 in the ensuing half-inning and the game remained scoreless.
The second inning gave the home team their best shot at the scoreboard, and they responded by reaching base on three-ball counts with the first two hitters and advancing men to the corners with the third. Schrock knocked in a run with a sharp ground ball to center, and a single by Miller reloaded the bases. After Slagel took the payoff pitch for ball four, making the tally 2-0 for the home team, Bethany had a brilliant shot to hang a crooked number in the right field corner. But pitcher Kyle Miller nubbed a dribbler back to his mound counterpart, forcing the wiry, bespectacled shortstop out at home and getting thrown out at first to end the inning. The Crusaders scored without the benefit of a hit on offense—walk, stolen base, error, passed ball—and the Bruins went down quietly, leaving them up 2-1 entering the fourth.
In that inning, the visitors' opportunity knocked. It also rang the bell, stole the gate code, and finally broke through the door, as a walk, single and groundout gave way to ten of the next eleven hitters reaching base before Kyle ceded the rubber to Scott Weaver. All ten would eventually score, along with the two previous hitters, before a flyout got the home team out of the inning. Bethany would get only one hit in the fourth, then give up five runs on three hits, three walks, a wild pitch, and two passed balls in the fifth. Down 18-2, they would get one more crack at the bat before the ten-run rule dropped them to 0-1 on the year.
With leadoff walks from Slagel and Kyle Miller, a distant cousin of the aforementioned giver of chance may have been argued to be mounting the porch. Though Weaver fell victim to an aluminum-induced breeze on a 1-2 pitch, Blake Shetler's ground ball to second forced out Miller but put the Bruins a swing away from halving their gap to the mercy rule. But a dribbler in front of the plate from Josh Plank put the Bruins out of their misery until Thursday's 5:00 first pitch against Lakeland in LaGrange.
(Box Score)
FWC — 001 (12)5 — 18
BCB — 020 00 — 2
E — JMiller 2, Plank, Shetler. DP — Crusaders 1, Bethany 0. LOB — Crusaders 1, Bethany 8. 2B — Shragel, Swihart. 3B — Shragel. SB — Sarrazinz 2, Hinsley, Jennings.
WP — SWeaver. PB — JMiller 3. T — 2:18.
Softball lost to SB Riley 10-0.
B 000 000 0 — 0 1 3
R 222 103 x — 10 9 0
Chelsea Noble (L, 0-1), Mattie Lehman (6) and Ali Hochstetler; C. Fodrody (W; 8 strikeouts) and J. Busfield.
Hits — M. Armstead 2, K. Chapman 2, J. Zukowski 2; Noble. 3B — Zukowski, A. Dainelli. RBI — Armstead 2. Runs — Dainelli 3, Armstead 2, A. Lewis 2.
JV baseball
GOSHEN — Opportunity, the saying goes, knocks but once. While the number, as well as the possibility of ringing the doorbell, may be up for debate in baseball, the premise remains true: take advantage of the chances available. Monday, it was the Crusaders doing that in an 18-2, five-inning victory over the Bruins at Bodiker Field.
Fort Wayne went down quietly in the first inning, as a walk erased four pitches later on a fielder's choice provided their only baserunner. Bethany started off auspiciously, as walks drawn by Peter Schrock and Jared Miller were followed by a single from Andy Slagel to load the bases with no outs. Such confidence would soon collapse, however, with two strikeouts and a ground ball leaving the bases full of Bruins. The Crusaders went down 1-2-3 in the ensuing half-inning and the game remained scoreless.
The second inning gave the home team their best shot at the scoreboard, and they responded by reaching base on three-ball counts with the first two hitters and advancing men to the corners with the third. Schrock knocked in a run with a sharp ground ball to center, and a single by Miller reloaded the bases. After Slagel took the payoff pitch for ball four, making the tally 2-0 for the home team, Bethany had a brilliant shot to hang a crooked number in the right field corner. But pitcher Kyle Miller nubbed a dribbler back to his mound counterpart, forcing the wiry, bespectacled shortstop out at home and getting thrown out at first to end the inning. The Crusaders scored without the benefit of a hit on offense—walk, stolen base, error, passed ball—and the Bruins went down quietly, leaving them up 2-1 entering the fourth.
In that inning, the visitors' opportunity knocked. It also rang the bell, stole the gate code, and finally broke through the door, as a walk, single and groundout gave way to ten of the next eleven hitters reaching base before Kyle ceded the rubber to Scott Weaver. All ten would eventually score, along with the two previous hitters, before a flyout got the home team out of the inning. Bethany would get only one hit in the fourth, then give up five runs on three hits, three walks, a wild pitch, and two passed balls in the fifth. Down 18-2, they would get one more crack at the bat before the ten-run rule dropped them to 0-1 on the year.
With leadoff walks from Slagel and Kyle Miller, a distant cousin of the aforementioned giver of chance may have been argued to be mounting the porch. Though Weaver fell victim to an aluminum-induced breeze on a 1-2 pitch, Blake Shetler's ground ball to second forced out Miller but put the Bruins a swing away from halving their gap to the mercy rule. But a dribbler in front of the plate from Josh Plank put the Bruins out of their misery until Thursday's 5:00 first pitch against Lakeland in LaGrange.
(Box Score)
| Crusaders | ab | r | h | bi | Bethany | ab | r | h | bi | |
| Kraft cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Schrock ss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jennings 1b-p | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | JMiller c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Schmitz p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ASlagel cf-1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| CThomas p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KMiller p-3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hinsley p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Weaver 3b-p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Klinek p-1b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Shetler 1b-lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DThomas lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Plank lf-cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bertsch ss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Grimes dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shragel 2b | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yoder 2b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swihart 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | SMiller rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sarrazinz rf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Totals | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Petersen c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 28 | 18 | 11 | 15 |
FWC — 001 (12)5 — 18
BCB — 020 00 — 2
E — JMiller 2, Plank, Shetler. DP — Crusaders 1, Bethany 0. LOB — Crusaders 1, Bethany 8. 2B — Shragel, Swihart. 3B — Shragel. SB — Sarrazinz 2, Hinsley, Jennings.
| Crusaders | ip | h | r | er | bb | so |
| Schmitz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| CThomas | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hinsley (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Klinek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jennings | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bethany | ip | h | r | er | bb | so |
| KMiller (L, 0-1) | 3.2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Weaver | 1.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
WP — SWeaver. PB — JMiller 3. T — 2:18.
Softball lost to SB Riley 10-0.
B 000 000 0 — 0 1 3
R 222 103 x — 10 9 0
Chelsea Noble (L, 0-1), Mattie Lehman (6) and Ali Hochstetler; C. Fodrody (W; 8 strikeouts) and J. Busfield.
Hits — M. Armstead 2, K. Chapman 2, J. Zukowski 2; Noble. 3B — Zukowski, A. Dainelli. RBI — Armstead 2. Runs — Dainelli 3, Armstead 2, A. Lewis 2.
Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: March 22-28
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 22-28 is Chelsea Noble. To know what Noble has done to win 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. Noble is the only winner since eligibilty reset for spring sports
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, April 5, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. (This is the part where I check if you know what time that really is.) There will be a trivia contest April 5-12. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 22-28 is Chelsea Noble. To know what Noble has done to win 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. Noble is the only winner since eligibilty reset for spring sports
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, April 5, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. (This is the part where I check if you know what time that really is.) There will be a trivia contest April 5-12. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
- A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
- Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
- Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.
This Week In Bruindom, March 29-April 4
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
March 29
March 29
- Athlete of the Week nominations due, 7:00 p.m.
- Baseball vs. FW Crusaders, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
- Softball at SB Riley, 5:00 p.m.
- Baseball vs. Wawasee,
4:30 p.m.rained out (V) - Boys & girls track at Marian with Bremen, 4:30 p.m.
- Girls tennis at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
- Girls tennis at Goshen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
- Baseball at Lakeland, 5:00 p.m. (V)
- Softball at Tippecanoe Valley, 5:00 p.m.
- Girls tennis vs. Tippecanoe Valley, 5:00 p.m. (V)
- Girls tennis vs. Tippecanoe Valley, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
- Baseball vs. Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (V)
- Girls tennis at Central Noble, 4:30 p.m. (V)
- Girls tennis at Central Noble, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
Girls Track Preview
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NOTE: Track returns to Bethany for the first time since 1988 as a club sport. No one from that year's team returns.
Coach: Benji Hurst
Roster
NOTE: Track returns to Bethany for the first time since 1988 as a club sport. No one from that year's team returns.
Coach: Benji Hurst
Roster
- Hannah Grieser (Sr)
- Casey Snyder (Sr)
- Marissa Weldy (Jr)
- Alita Yoder (Sr)
- Jenae Hershberger (So)
- Emma Gerig (Jr)
- Eva Lapp (So)
- Erin Helmuth (Sr)
- Lynelle Yoder (Sr)
- Ellie Schertz (So)
Boys Track Preview
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
NOTE: Track returns to Bethany for the first time since 1988 as a club sport. No one from that year's team returns.
Coach: Benji Hurst
Roster
NOTE: Track returns to Bethany for the first time since 1988 as a club sport. No one from that year's team returns.
Coach: Benji Hurst
Roster
- Logan Schlabach (Fr)
- Ryan Snyder (Jr)
- Sang Hyoun Han (So)
- Sam Carlson (Fr)
- Hyun Taek Guan (Jr)
- Austin Mumaw (Fr)
- Ben Hochstetler (Fr)
- Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Fr)
- Joel Yoder (So)
- Nick Handrich (Sr)
Game Report, March 26
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Softball lost to Goshen 11-0. Goshen's Natalie Newell took a perfect game into the fifth inning before leaving after the inning with a no-hitter intact. She was relieved by Katie Mast, who surrendered a hit to the first batter she faced.
Archived Broadcast (Michiana Sports Authority)
GOSHEN —
G 340 100 3 — 11
B 000 000 0 — 0
E — Stutzman 2, LHchstlr, Lehman, Snyder. DP — Goshen 0, Bethany 0. LOB — Goshen 7, Bethany 2. 2B — Abney, Bledsoe, Finney, Troyer. SB — Abney, Hussey, Newell, Troyer.
WP — Lehman, Noble. PB — Minter 3. HBP — Newell (by Noble), Stutzman (by Newell). T — 1:32.
Softball lost to Goshen 11-0. Goshen's Natalie Newell took a perfect game into the fifth inning before leaving after the inning with a no-hitter intact. She was relieved by Katie Mast, who surrendered a hit to the first batter she faced.
Archived Broadcast (Michiana Sports Authority)
GOSHEN —
| Goshen | ab | r | h | bi | Bethany | ab | r | h | bi | |
| Kerns ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LHchstlr 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abney 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Snyder cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Newell p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Noble ss-p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mast p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stutzman 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flory 1b | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Minter c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cook 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Lehman p-ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troyer c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Fecher 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hussey cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Hooley dp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bledsoe ph-lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | AHchstlr rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vander Wey rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Totals | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medford ph-rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Finney lf-rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
G 340 100 3 — 11
B 000 000 0 — 0
E — Stutzman 2, LHchstlr, Lehman, Snyder. DP — Goshen 0, Bethany 0. LOB — Goshen 7, Bethany 2. 2B — Abney, Bledsoe, Finney, Troyer. SB — Abney, Hussey, Newell, Troyer.
| Goshen | ip | h | r | er | bb | so |
| Newell (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mast | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bethany | ip | h | r | er | bb | so |
| Lehman (L, 0-1) | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Noble | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
WP — Lehman, Noble. PB — Minter 3. HBP — Newell (by Noble), Stutzman (by Newell). T — 1:32.
Baseball Preview
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COACH: Brent Reinhardt (70-185 in 10 seasons)
ASSISTANT: Steve Slagel
ROSTER (*=returning letterwinner, @=JV player):
FIRST GAME: Monday, March 30 vs. FW Crusaders, 5:00 p.m. (JV); Tuesday, March 31 vs. Wawasee, 4:30 (V)
COACH: Brent Reinhardt (70-185 in 10 seasons)
ASSISTANT: Steve Slagel
ROSTER (*=returning letterwinner, @=JV player):
- Ben Bontreger (So)
- Russell Klassen (So)
- @Cody Yoder (Fr)
- @Shane Miller (Jr)
- @Scott Weaver (So)
- @Evan Grimes (Fr)
- @Peter Schrock (Fr)
- James Helmuth (So)
- @Kyle Miller (So)
- Elias Kehr (Sr)
- Mikey Kelly (Jr)
- @Blake Shetler (Fr)
- @Josh Plank (Fr)
- @Jeremy Troyer (Fr)
- Micah Miller (Sr)
- Josh Tanjung (Sr)
- Johnny Kauffman (Sr)
- Luke Slagel (Sr)
- Tim Gautsche (Sr)
- Seth Kauffman (Jr)
- @Andy Slagel (Fr)
- @Jared Miller (Fr, np)
- Michael Fecher (Grad)
- Nick Handrich (Sr)
- Jared Hilty (Sr)
- Stephen Pettifor (Grad)
- Derek Plaster (Sr)
- Ryan Snyder (Jr)
FIRST GAME: Monday, March 30 vs. FW Crusaders, 5:00 p.m. (JV); Tuesday, March 31 vs. Wawasee, 4:30 (V)
Golf Preview
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
COACH: Brad Miller (1st season)
ROSTER:
COACH: Brad Miller (1st season)
ROSTER:
- Danae Miller (Jr)
- *Ty Coblentz (So)
- *Ian Croyle (So)
- *Brandon Sharkey (So)
- *Jared Schwartzentruber (Sr)
- Jared Christophel (Sr)
- *Ben Miller (So)
- Johnny Watkins (Fr)
- Matt Ebersole (Fr)
- Luis López (Jr)
- Colin Baldridge (Sr)
- Jesse Yoder (Grad)
Girls Tennis Preview
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
COACH: Sarah Yoder (32-17 in 3 seasons)
ASSISTANT: Rachel Lanctot
ROSTER (JV/varsity, returning letterwinners to come)
COACH: Sarah Yoder (32-17 in 3 seasons)
ASSISTANT: Rachel Lanctot
ROSTER (JV/varsity, returning letterwinners to come)
- Sydney Kehr (Jr)
- Pooja Patel (Fr)
- Jama Yoder (So)
- Emma Caskey (Fr)
- Alyssa Ramer (Fr)
- Emily Grimes (Jr)
- Anna Nafziger (Fr)
- Ana Mendes (Jr)
- Paige Wheeler (Fr)
- Emily Shenk (So)
- Marla zumFelde (So)
- Corine Alvarez (Jr)
- Sarah Brew (Fr)
- Mandy Schlabach (So)
- Maria Thomas (Fr)
- Sara Alvarez (Grad)
- You Jin Bae (So)
- Daniela Buenrostro (Jr)
- Ji Eun Han (So)
- Elizabeth King (Grad)
- Juanita Klassen (Sr)
- Ji Hye Lee (So)
- Steph Loucks (Grad)
- Yumi Otsuka (Jr)
- Kelly (M.) Snyder (Grad)
"This is a young team — only a few juniors are out, and all of my returning letterwinners are sophomores. We could have some wins in a rebuilding year." —YoderFIRST MATCH: Tuesday, March 31 at Goshen, 4:30 (V)/5:30 (JV)
Softball Preview
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COACH: Krysten Parson (25-60 in 5 seasons)
ASSISTANT: Norm Cender
ROSTER (*=returning letterwinner):
FIRST GAME: Thursday, March 26, at home vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority (tape delay)
COACH: Krysten Parson (25-60 in 5 seasons)
ASSISTANT: Norm Cender
ROSTER (*=returning letterwinner):
- *Chelsea Noble (P-SS-OF, Sr)
- *Jodi Stutzman (SS-3B, Sr)
- Lexi Kantz (Jr)
- *Kelly Snyder (OF, Jr)
- Grace Whiteford (Fr)
- Megan Schmucker (Fr)
- *Chris Minter (IF, So)
- *Caitlin Fecher (1B, Jr)
- Lauren Hooley (So)
- *Leanne Hochstetler (IF, Jr)
- Gina Gautsche (Fr)
- *Ali Hochstetler (OF-IF-C, So)
- *Mattie Lehman (P-IF, So)
- Callie Bontrager (C, Grad)
- Kari Heusinkveld (OF, Grad)
- Gwen Kelly (1B-P, Grad)
FIRST GAME: Thursday, March 26, at home vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority (tape delay)
Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: March 15-21
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 15-21 is Christina Juroff. To know what Juroff has done to win 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 winter sports season has ended, so eligibility resets and everyone is eligible to win next week.
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 29, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 15-21 is Christina Juroff. To know what Juroff has done to win 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 winter sports season has ended, so eligibility resets and everyone is eligible to win next week.
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 29, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
- A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
- Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
- Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.
This Week In Bruindom, March 22-28
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March 22
March 22
- Athlete of the Week nominations due, 7:00 p.m.
- BBB event: Softball preview released
- BBB event: Girls tennis preview released
- BBB event: Baseball preview released
- BBB event: Golf preview released
- Softball vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m.
- Baseball scrimmage vs. Elkhart Central, 1:00 p.m. (V)
Game Reports, March 17
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MS girls basketball "A" in Bethany Invitational.
Semifinals:
MS girls basketball "A" in Bethany Invitational.
Semifinals:
- Bethany 34, Montessori 14. Leading scorers — Christina Juroff 10, Laken Richer 8.
- Westview 31, ECA 14
- Westview 42, Bethany 25, championship. Leading scorers — Maddie Gerig 6, Amber Heydon 6.
- ECA 43, Montessori 20, third-place game
Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, March 8-14
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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 8-14 is Mark DeLeeuw. To know what DeLeeuw has done to win 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, but the winter sports season has ended for all of them,
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 8-14 is Mark DeLeeuw. To know what DeLeeuw has done to win 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, but the winter sports season has ended for all of them,
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
- A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
- Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
- Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.
This Week In Bruindom: March 15-21
NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
March 15
March 15
- Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.
- Baseball practice begins, 4:00 p.m.
- Girls tennis practice begins, 4:00 p.m.
- Golf practice begins, 4:00 p.m.
- MS girls basketball Bethany Invitational semifinals, 5:00 p.m. (A)
- MS girls basketball Bethany Invitational championship/consolation, 6:25 p.m. (A)
- Boys basketball awards program, 7:00 p.m.
- Triton vs. Lafayette Central Catholic in boys basketball semistate at Lafayette Jeff, 1:00 p.m. (V)
Regional Game Report, March 14
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Boys basketball
BOURBON, Ind. — #3 Triton 58, Bethany 47
Triton: Ben Montalbano 2-6 1-3 5, Joel Meister 5-6 7-11 18, Cody Carpenter 0-3 1-2 1, Austin Davis 4-6 0-1 8, Griffyn Carpenter 4-7 3-4 13, Curtis Nordmann 0-0 0-0 0, Dustin Kreft 0-0 0-0 0, Taran Holderman 0-0 0-0 0, Colton Keel 5-9 3-4 13. Totals 20-37 (54.1%) 15-25 (60.0%) 58.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0-3 5-6 5, Seth Kauffman 7-12 1-3 15, Jesse Ramer 2-4 1-2 5, Luke Slagel 2-2 0-2 6, Mark DeLeeuw 6-9 4-4 16, Mikey Kelly 0-3 0-0 0, Tim Gautsche 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Bontreger 0-0 0-0 0, James Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-34 (50.0%) 11-17 (64.7%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
B 12 11 12 12 — 47 (15-9)
T 11 21 13 13 — 58 (22-2)
Three-point goals: Triton 3-9 (G. Carpenter 2-4, Meister 1-1, Montalbano 0-2, C. Carpenter 0-2), Bethany 2-7 (Slagel 2-2, Ramer 0-1, Helmuth 0-1, Kelly 0-3). Fouled out — Davis (1:22, 4th), Kauffman (:11.0, 4th), Slagel (:36.2, 4th).
Rebounds — Triton 25 (Davis 6, Keel 5, C. Carpenter 4, G. Carpenter 3, Meister 2, Koontz 1, Kreft 1, Montalbano 1, team 2), Bethany 25 (Kauffman 9, DeLeeuw 7, Kelly 2, Slagel 2, Weaver 2, team 3). Turnovers — Triton 8, Bethany 11. Total fouls — Triton 15, Bethany 23.
Officials — Jimmy Arnett, Matthew Miller, Andrew Simpson.
Swift Triton tops Bruins (Goshen News)
Triton 58, Bethany Christian 47 (The Elkhart Truth)
In the other semifinal, #2 Bowman Academy 55, Caston 28.
C 13 8 03 04 — 28 (4-20)
B 25 4 15 11 — 55 (19-3)
Stalling tactics work well for Eagles (Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana)
ChampionshipBOURBON, Ind. — #3 Triton 60, #2 Bowman Academy 58
Triton: Ben Montalbano 1 2-2 4, Joel Meister 2 2-4 6, Cody Carpenter 2 1-2 6, Austin Davis 1 1-1 6, Taran Holderman 0 0-0 0, Griffyn Carpenter 6 4-4 21, Colton Keel 5 5-6 15, Zac Moriarty 2 1-2 5. Totals 19-37 (51.4%) 16-21 (76.2%) 60.
Bowman: Kevan Ford 6 0-1 14, Kameron Madison 1 0-0 3, Tyrae Robinson 2 0-0 4, Daron Gamble 1 1-2 3, Floyd Hoskins 0 0-0 0, Nicholas Moore 1 3-4 5, Christopher Bond 11 0-0 22, Cylk Joseph 2 2-2 7, Devante Butts 0 0-0 0, Robert Hudson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 (38.1%) 6-9 (66.7%) 58.
Scoring By Quarters
Triton 13 19 18 10 — 60 (23-2)
Bowman 07 20 21 10 — 58 (19-4)
Three-point goals — Triton 6 (G. Carpenter 5, C. Carpenter), Bowman 4 (Ford 2, Madison, Joseph). Fouled out — Moore.
Rebounds — Triton 26 (Davis 5, Keel 5), Bowman 35 (Bond 17), 4 unallocated. Turnovers — Triton 18, Bowman 14. Total fouls — Triton 13, Bowman 20.
Officials — Brett Patrick, Tim Holmes, Jim Newburn.
Triton advances to play Lafayette Central Catholic next Saturday in semistate action.
Defending state champ knocks out Bowman (Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana)
Keel, Triton beat bug, Bowman (South Bend Tribune)
(Photo: J. Tyler Klassen, The Elkhart Truth)
Triton: Ben Montalbano 2-6 1-3 5, Joel Meister 5-6 7-11 18, Cody Carpenter 0-3 1-2 1, Austin Davis 4-6 0-1 8, Griffyn Carpenter 4-7 3-4 13, Curtis Nordmann 0-0 0-0 0, Dustin Kreft 0-0 0-0 0, Taran Holderman 0-0 0-0 0, Colton Keel 5-9 3-4 13. Totals 20-37 (54.1%) 15-25 (60.0%) 58.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0-3 5-6 5, Seth Kauffman 7-12 1-3 15, Jesse Ramer 2-4 1-2 5, Luke Slagel 2-2 0-2 6, Mark DeLeeuw 6-9 4-4 16, Mikey Kelly 0-3 0-0 0, Tim Gautsche 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Bontreger 0-0 0-0 0, James Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-34 (50.0%) 11-17 (64.7%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
B 12 11 12 12 — 47 (15-9)
T 11 21 13 13 — 58 (22-2)
Three-point goals: Triton 3-9 (G. Carpenter 2-4, Meister 1-1, Montalbano 0-2, C. Carpenter 0-2), Bethany 2-7 (Slagel 2-2, Ramer 0-1, Helmuth 0-1, Kelly 0-3). Fouled out — Davis (1:22, 4th), Kauffman (:11.0, 4th), Slagel (:36.2, 4th).
Rebounds — Triton 25 (Davis 6, Keel 5, C. Carpenter 4, G. Carpenter 3, Meister 2, Koontz 1, Kreft 1, Montalbano 1, team 2), Bethany 25 (Kauffman 9, DeLeeuw 7, Kelly 2, Slagel 2, Weaver 2, team 3). Turnovers — Triton 8, Bethany 11. Total fouls — Triton 15, Bethany 23.
Officials — Jimmy Arnett, Matthew Miller, Andrew Simpson.
Swift Triton tops Bruins (Goshen News)
Triton 58, Bethany Christian 47 (The Elkhart Truth)
In the other semifinal, #2 Bowman Academy 55, Caston 28.
C 13 8 03 04 — 28 (4-20)
B 25 4 15 11 — 55 (19-3)
Stalling tactics work well for Eagles (Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana)
ChampionshipBOURBON, Ind. — #3 Triton 60, #2 Bowman Academy 58
Triton: Ben Montalbano 1 2-2 4, Joel Meister 2 2-4 6, Cody Carpenter 2 1-2 6, Austin Davis 1 1-1 6, Taran Holderman 0 0-0 0, Griffyn Carpenter 6 4-4 21, Colton Keel 5 5-6 15, Zac Moriarty 2 1-2 5. Totals 19-37 (51.4%) 16-21 (76.2%) 60.
Bowman: Kevan Ford 6 0-1 14, Kameron Madison 1 0-0 3, Tyrae Robinson 2 0-0 4, Daron Gamble 1 1-2 3, Floyd Hoskins 0 0-0 0, Nicholas Moore 1 3-4 5, Christopher Bond 11 0-0 22, Cylk Joseph 2 2-2 7, Devante Butts 0 0-0 0, Robert Hudson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 (38.1%) 6-9 (66.7%) 58.
Scoring By Quarters
Triton 13 19 18 10 — 60 (23-2)
Bowman 07 20 21 10 — 58 (19-4)
Three-point goals — Triton 6 (G. Carpenter 5, C. Carpenter), Bowman 4 (Ford 2, Madison, Joseph). Fouled out — Moore.
Rebounds — Triton 26 (Davis 5, Keel 5), Bowman 35 (Bond 17), 4 unallocated. Turnovers — Triton 18, Bowman 14. Total fouls — Triton 13, Bowman 20.
Officials — Brett Patrick, Tim Holmes, Jim Newburn.
Triton advances to play Lafayette Central Catholic next Saturday in semistate action.
Defending state champ knocks out Bowman (Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana)
Keel, Triton beat bug, Bowman (South Bend Tribune)
(Photo: J. Tyler Klassen, The Elkhart Truth)
Regional Preview
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Regional Central
Well, I wanted to produce the Bleeding Bruin Blue Regional Souvenir Program, but procrastination, frustration, and a lack of software knowledge are going to prevent that from happening. Therefore, I'm dumping a bunch of the info from the BBBRSP into this post.
BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS
TRITON TROJANS
CASTON COMETS
THEA BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EAGLES
Broadcast
Driving Directions to Triton
Admission
Leave them in the comments or e-mail me. I'll post the best ones after the game.
Regional Central
Well, I wanted to produce the Bleeding Bruin Blue Regional Souvenir Program, but procrastination, frustration, and a lack of software knowledge are going to prevent that from happening. Therefore, I'm dumping a bunch of the info from the BBBRSP into this post.
BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS
- 15-8, independent; coach Jim Buller; Goshen, Ind. 46526.
- Leading scorers: Seth Kauffman (18.3), Mark DeLeeuw (11.2), Jordan Weaver 9.8
- Sectional 51 at FW Blackhawk: 69-47 vs. FW Keystone; 54-45 vs. FW Canterbury; 53-35 vs. Lakewood Park.
TRITON TROJANS
- 21-2, 6-1 Northern State Conf.; coach Jason Groves; Bourbon, Ind. 46504.
- Leading scorers: Colton Keel (16.2), Griffyn Carpenter (15.3), Joel Meister (13.3)
- Sectional 50 at Triton: 68-36 vs. Westville; 66-36 vs. Oregon-Davis; 48-39 vs. Argos.
CASTON COMETS
- 4-19, 1-6 Midwest Conf.; coach Andy Firth; Fulton, Ind. 46934.
- Leading scorers: Wes Rigney (16.3), Alex Herd (5.8), Ethan Zartman (5.8)
- Sectional 52 at West Central: 50-47 vs. South Newton; 34-33 vs. Tri-County; 47-46 vs. Pioneer
THEA BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EAGLES
- 21-2, independent; coach Marvin Rea; Gary, Ind. 46402.
- Leading scorers not available.
- Sectional 49 at Morgan Twp.: bye; 86-43 vs. Whiting; 82-66 vs. Morgan Twp.
Broadcast
- All games live on WRSW 1480, WRSW 107.3
- Bethany/Triton game on WHME-TV 46, 7:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. Saturday (tape delay)
Driving Directions to Triton
- Take SR 15 south to US 30 west.
- Just before SR 331, turn left at sign for Triton HS.
- School in 1 mile.
Admission
- $6 single-session ticket
- $9 all-day pass
Leave them in the comments or e-mail me. I'll post the best ones after the game.
Game Report(s), March 12
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MS girls basketball
MS girls basketball
GOSHEN — ECA 21, Bethany 19
"B" (fifth quarter): ECA 6, Bethany 2.
"B" (fifth quarter): ECA 6, Bethany 2.
Regional Rosters
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Regional Central
As we get closer to boys basketball regionals on Saturday, I'll add some information on the teams. Here is the first installment: team rosters.
BOWMAN ACADEMY EAGLES: Gary, Ind.
Coach: Marvin Rea
Record: 18-3. Independent.
CASTON COMETS: Fulton, Ind.
Coach: Andy Firth.
Record: 4-19. Midwest Conference (1-6, 8th of 8).
Roster
TRITON TROJANS
Coach: Jason Groves.
Record: 21-2. Northern State Conference (6-1, 2nd of 8.)
Roster
BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS
Coach: Jim Buller.
Record: 15-8. Independent.
Mikey Kelly (#10), 5-9 junior, 3.0 ppg
Jordan Weaver (#12), 5-10 senior, 9.9 ppg
Seth Kauffman (#14), 6-3 junior, 18.3 ppg
Jesse Ramer (#20), 5-10 junior, 2.8 ppg
Tim Gautsche (#22), 6-2 senior, 1.1 ppg
Luke Slagel (#24), 6-1 senior, 4.1 ppg
Ben Bontreger (#30), 5-7 sophomore, 1.6 ppg
Mark DeLeeuw (#32), 6-4 senior, 11.2 ppg
James Helmuth (#34), 5-10 sophomore, 0.7 ppg
Jared Christophel (#40), 6-2 senior, 0.3 ppg
Hamilton Thorne (#42), 6-7 sophomore, 2.6 ppg
Derek Plaster (#44), 6-2 senior, 1.3 ppg
Regional Central
As we get closer to boys basketball regionals on Saturday, I'll add some information on the teams. Here is the first installment: team rosters.
BOWMAN ACADEMY EAGLES: Gary, Ind.
Coach: Marvin Rea
Record: 18-3. Independent.
| Christopher Bond | 6-4 | junior | |
| Davonte Butts | 6-2 | junior | |
| Kevan Ford | 5-10 | junior | |
| Daron Gamble | 6-1 | junior | |
| Floyd Hoskins | 6-3 | junior | |
| Robert Hudson | 6-3 | junior | |
| Arron Ishmon | 6-1 | junior | |
| Cylk Joseph | 6-0 | junior | |
| Kameron Madison | 5-10 | junior | |
| DeJuan Marrero | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Nicholas Moore | 5-10 | junior | |
| Elijah Ray | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Tyrae Robinson | 6-1 | junior | |
| Lavelle White | 6-4 | freshman |
CASTON COMETS: Fulton, Ind.
Coach: Andy Firth.
Record: 4-19. Midwest Conference (1-6, 8th of 8).
Roster
TRITON TROJANS
Coach: Jason Groves.
Record: 21-2. Northern State Conference (6-1, 2nd of 8.)
Roster
BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS
Coach: Jim Buller.
Record: 15-8. Independent.
Mikey Kelly (#10), 5-9 junior, 3.0 ppg
Jordan Weaver (#12), 5-10 senior, 9.9 ppg
Seth Kauffman (#14), 6-3 junior, 18.3 ppg
Jesse Ramer (#20), 5-10 junior, 2.8 ppg
Tim Gautsche (#22), 6-2 senior, 1.1 ppg
Luke Slagel (#24), 6-1 senior, 4.1 ppg
Ben Bontreger (#30), 5-7 sophomore, 1.6 ppg
Mark DeLeeuw (#32), 6-4 senior, 11.2 ppg
James Helmuth (#34), 5-10 sophomore, 0.7 ppg
Jared Christophel (#40), 6-2 senior, 0.3 ppg
Hamilton Thorne (#42), 6-7 sophomore, 2.6 ppg
Derek Plaster (#44), 6-2 senior, 1.3 ppg
Girls Basketball Awards
Tonight was the girls basketball awards program. In said program, the following awards were, um, awarded.
- MVP: Jenae Rupp ('09)
- Most Improved: Ali Hochstetler ('11)
- Sportsmanship: Sarah Lederman ('09)
- JV "MVP": Malaina Weldy ('12)
Things Get Moved
Bleeding Bruin Blue Regional Central
As can be expected (this is Indiana basketball, after all), Bethany has completely cleared its school calendar of everything but basketball and the SAT for Saturday.
Changes include:
As can be expected (this is Indiana basketball, after all), Bethany has completely cleared its school calendar of everything but basketball and the SAT for Saturday.
Changes include:
- Boys basketball awards to Monday, March 16, 7:00 p.m.
- Spring Arts Day Public Performance to Monday, March 16, 7:00 p.m.
- MS girls basketball Bethany Invitational to Tuesday, March 17, 5:00 p.m.
Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: March 1-7
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When you have an athlete who scored 22 points per game in a week, set a school record for dunks in a game, and led his team to their first sectional title in seven years, that athlete is a pretty easy call for Athlete of the Week. Here's a hint as to who it is.
Still stumped? The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week is for Seth Kauffman. (Want an 8x10 print of this photo? Click here.)
Any Bruin athlete is eligible—everyone is eligible all the time during their team's state tournament play, so every person playing next week is eligible.
Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 15, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
When you have an athlete who scored 22 points per game in a week, set a school record for dunks in a game, and led his team to their first sectional title in seven years, that athlete is a pretty easy call for Athlete of the Week. Here's a hint as to who it is.
Still stumped? The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week is for Seth Kauffman. (Want an 8x10 print of this photo? Click here.)
Any Bruin athlete is eligible—everyone is eligible all the time during their team's state tournament play, so every person playing next week is eligible.
Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 15, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
- A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
- Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
- Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.
Boys Sectional Photos
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A huge thanks to Lyle Miller for taking these. Here is a link to the full album. Below are some low-resolution samples. (Want high-resolution prints?)
Here is a link to the full lo-res album.
If you want an 8x10 print (not a digital copy) of a sectional basketball photo, give me $5 and I'll get them to you. If you want five, give me $22 and save yourself a full eighth off the cover price. You can e-mail me a request at senorloco1908 (at) gmail (dot) com.
A huge thanks to Lyle Miller for taking these. Here is a link to the full album. Below are some low-resolution samples. (Want high-resolution prints?)
Here is a link to the full lo-res album.
If you want an 8x10 print (not a digital copy) of a sectional basketball photo, give me $5 and I'll get them to you. If you want five, give me $22 and save yourself a full eighth off the cover price. You can e-mail me a request at senorloco1908 (at) gmail (dot) com.
Boys Basketball Sectional Champions (Game Report, March 7)
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — With those words it ended. With words it had started, an hour-plus before, preceded even earlier than that with a last-second shot in December. Though Casey Weaver thrust a dagger through the Bruins' hopes that Friday night in 2008, he could not recover that magic on the Saturday of Week 35. The game began, after a nearly two-minute rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the public-address announcer, inauspiciously for both teams. Though Bethany led 9-5 after the first stanza and 12-5 in the second quarter following a three-point goal from Seth Kauffman, the Panthers answered Kauffman's three and trailed by only two entering halftime.
The third quarter was not markedly different than the other two: Lakewood Park's zone slowed the Bruin offense, ekeing out nine points for the third consecutive quarter, and Bethany held the Panthers to only seven points in the first six minutes. The Bruins would crack, though, as layups by Brock Taulbee and Carson House brought the Panthers back to a 27-all tie in the 24th minute of play. Within two seconds of the period's end, however, the momentum began to shift: Chris Lampe picked up his fifth foul. The Panthers had used only six players to that point in the night, but continuous fouling left the Bruins in a position to seize control.
Seize control they did: Bethany took half of its fourth-quarter points from the charity stripe. The the field goals began to fall, too, as Lakewood Park abandoned its 2-3 zone to start the fourth quarter. Almost immediately, Mark DeLeeuw tipped in a Seth Kauffman attempt, followed by another Bruin bucket to stretch the lead to four. Tommy Strine answered with a three, only to be negated by four more BCHS points. After a Lakewood Park basket, Jordan Weaver led the offense through the Panthers' full-court press, and Seth Kauffman followed that with a steal-dunk combination that pushed Lakewood Park's Don Davis into calling a timeout. While I don't remember any other particular shots, the team in black went into panic mode offensively, and Bruin baskets on the ensuing possession stretched the lead to double digits. With 6.4 seconds to play, Carson House fouled Ben Bontreger, becoming the fourth player to be disqualified. Bontreger missed the first to the right, then sank the second. As the LPCS offense frantically pushed the ball up the floor, the horn sounded.
Seemingly just a piece of the scoreboard, the horn set off a celebration not seen in Bethany's ranks since 2002, reverberating from the blue sideline fronting the bleachers up through row L and the gym's cinder block walls. After the teams shook hands, the fans were invited to the floor to take photographs and meet the team. At least a hundred did so. (The results of Bleeding Bruin Blue's foray to the hardwood can be seen here.) As the Bruins cut down the net that had seen only five second-half field goals from Lakewood Park, their next mission became clear: next Saturday, 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Eastern, against Triton and Bowman Academy, in Bourbon, Indiana. Stay tuned to Bleeding Bruin Blue's Tournament Central for more information.
(Box Score)
"Casey Weaver brings the ball up, right side. Three...two...one...ballgame! Bethany wins it! For the first time since the Jordan Buller era, the Bruins are sectional 51 champions!"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — With those words it ended. With words it had started, an hour-plus before, preceded even earlier than that with a last-second shot in December. Though Casey Weaver thrust a dagger through the Bruins' hopes that Friday night in 2008, he could not recover that magic on the Saturday of Week 35. The game began, after a nearly two-minute rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the public-address announcer, inauspiciously for both teams. Though Bethany led 9-5 after the first stanza and 12-5 in the second quarter following a three-point goal from Seth Kauffman, the Panthers answered Kauffman's three and trailed by only two entering halftime.
The third quarter was not markedly different than the other two: Lakewood Park's zone slowed the Bruin offense, ekeing out nine points for the third consecutive quarter, and Bethany held the Panthers to only seven points in the first six minutes. The Bruins would crack, though, as layups by Brock Taulbee and Carson House brought the Panthers back to a 27-all tie in the 24th minute of play. Within two seconds of the period's end, however, the momentum began to shift: Chris Lampe picked up his fifth foul. The Panthers had used only six players to that point in the night, but continuous fouling left the Bruins in a position to seize control.
Seize control they did: Bethany took half of its fourth-quarter points from the charity stripe. The the field goals began to fall, too, as Lakewood Park abandoned its 2-3 zone to start the fourth quarter. Almost immediately, Mark DeLeeuw tipped in a Seth Kauffman attempt, followed by another Bruin bucket to stretch the lead to four. Tommy Strine answered with a three, only to be negated by four more BCHS points. After a Lakewood Park basket, Jordan Weaver led the offense through the Panthers' full-court press, and Seth Kauffman followed that with a steal-dunk combination that pushed Lakewood Park's Don Davis into calling a timeout. While I don't remember any other particular shots, the team in black went into panic mode offensively, and Bruin baskets on the ensuing possession stretched the lead to double digits. With 6.4 seconds to play, Carson House fouled Ben Bontreger, becoming the fourth player to be disqualified. Bontreger missed the first to the right, then sank the second. As the LPCS offense frantically pushed the ball up the floor, the horn sounded.
Seemingly just a piece of the scoreboard, the horn set off a celebration not seen in Bethany's ranks since 2002, reverberating from the blue sideline fronting the bleachers up through row L and the gym's cinder block walls. After the teams shook hands, the fans were invited to the floor to take photographs and meet the team. At least a hundred did so. (The results of Bleeding Bruin Blue's foray to the hardwood can be seen here.) As the Bruins cut down the net that had seen only five second-half field goals from Lakewood Park, their next mission became clear: next Saturday, 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Eastern, against Triton and Bowman Academy, in Bourbon, Indiana. Stay tuned to Bleeding Bruin Blue's Tournament Central for more information.
(Box Score)
Bethany 53, Lakewood Park 35
Lakewood Park: Tommy Strine 3-8 6-9 14, Brock Taulbee 2-2 1-2 5, Carson House 3-5 3-4 9, Cody Strahm 1-5 1-2 3, Chris Lampe 1-1 0-0 2, Casey Weaver 0-5 2-2 2. Jordan Brooker, Billy Blunier, Andrew Parish, Rob Lauter all 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-37 (27.0%) 13-17 (76.4%) 35.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1-11 3-8 6, Jordan Weaver 3-7 4-5 10, Seth Kauffman 7-12 1-2 16, Jesse Ramer 0-0 0-0 0, Mark DeLeeuw 5-7 5-6 13, Luke Slagel 1-2 2-2 5, Ben Bontreger 0-0 1-2 1. Tim Gautsche, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne, Derek Plaster all 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-39 (43.5%) 16-25 (64.0%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 5 11 11 08 — 35 (14-9)
BC 9 09 09 26 — 53 (15-8)
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 2-9 (Strine 2-5, House 0-1, Lauter 0-1, Strahm 0-2), Bethany 3-13 (Kauffman 1-1, Slagel 1-2, Kelly 1-8, DeLeeuw 0-1, Weaver 0-1). Fouled out — House, Lampe, Taulbee, Strine.
Rebounds — Lakewood Park 26 (Taulbee 8, Strahm 7), Bethany 32 (DeLeeuw 9, Kauffman 8, Slagel 4, Weaver 4). Turnovers — Lakewood Park 12, Bethany 9. Dunks — Kauffman 2 (school record). Total fouls — Lakewood Park 23, Bethany 16.
Officials — Mike Fuqua, Steve Keck, Bud Wolf.
(Photo credits — scoreboard: Tony Miller; team: Lyle Miller; net: Lyle Miller)
Bruins' defense the difference (Elkhart Truth)
Celebration at Bethany (The Goshen News)
Bruins defeat Panthers for title (DeKalb County Evening Star; subscription required)
Lakewood Park: Tommy Strine 3-8 6-9 14, Brock Taulbee 2-2 1-2 5, Carson House 3-5 3-4 9, Cody Strahm 1-5 1-2 3, Chris Lampe 1-1 0-0 2, Casey Weaver 0-5 2-2 2. Jordan Brooker, Billy Blunier, Andrew Parish, Rob Lauter all 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-37 (27.0%) 13-17 (76.4%) 35.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1-11 3-8 6, Jordan Weaver 3-7 4-5 10, Seth Kauffman 7-12 1-2 16, Jesse Ramer 0-0 0-0 0, Mark DeLeeuw 5-7 5-6 13, Luke Slagel 1-2 2-2 5, Ben Bontreger 0-0 1-2 1. Tim Gautsche, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne, Derek Plaster all 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-39 (43.5%) 16-25 (64.0%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 5 11 11 08 — 35 (14-9)
BC 9 09 09 26 — 53 (15-8)
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 2-9 (Strine 2-5, House 0-1, Lauter 0-1, Strahm 0-2), Bethany 3-13 (Kauffman 1-1, Slagel 1-2, Kelly 1-8, DeLeeuw 0-1, Weaver 0-1). Fouled out — House, Lampe, Taulbee, Strine.
Rebounds — Lakewood Park 26 (Taulbee 8, Strahm 7), Bethany 32 (DeLeeuw 9, Kauffman 8, Slagel 4, Weaver 4). Turnovers — Lakewood Park 12, Bethany 9. Dunks — Kauffman 2 (school record). Total fouls — Lakewood Park 23, Bethany 16.
Officials — Mike Fuqua, Steve Keck, Bud Wolf.
(Photo credits — scoreboard: Tony Miller; team: Lyle Miller; net: Lyle Miller)
Bruins' defense the difference (Elkhart Truth)
Celebration at Bethany (The Goshen News)
Bruins defeat Panthers for title (DeKalb County Evening Star; subscription required)
This Week In Bruindom, March 8-14
March 8
- Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.
- Softball practice begins, 4:00 p.m.
- MS girls basketball at Montessori, 5:00 p.m. (A)
- Winter Athletic Awards program (girls basketball and cheerleading), 7:00 p.m.
- MS girls basketball vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B?/A?)
MS girls basketball Bethany Invitational, 9:30 a.m. (A)ppd. to March 17- Boys basketball vs. Triton in regional semifinal at Triton, 10:00 a.m. (V)
- Caston vs. Bowman Academy in regional semifinal at Triton, 12:00 p.m. (V)
- Triton vs. Bowman Academy in regional final at Triton, 7:30 p.m. (V)
Bethany/Lakewood Park Scoresheet Available
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Boys Basketball Sectional Championship vs. Lakewood Park: Preview
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LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN PANTHERS (14-8, 4-0 Midland; +7/+10) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (14-8, Independent): March 7, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,000), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST.
Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (328-322, 30th season at BCHS); Lakewood Park: Don Davis (74-58 in 6th season at LPCS).
Scoring Leaders:
Looking Ahead:
LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN PANTHERS (14-8, 4-0 Midland; +7/+10) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (14-8, Independent): March 7, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,000), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST.
Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (328-322, 30th season at BCHS); Lakewood Park: Don Davis (74-58 in 6th season at LPCS).
Scoring Leaders:
- Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.4 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.0), Jordan Weaver (9.9)
- Lakewood Park: Not available.
Looking Ahead:
- winner vs. Triton/Argos winner in regional semifinal at Triton, Mar. 14, 10:00 a.m.
- Bethany: def. FW Canterbury 54-45, Mar. 6; def. FW Keystone 69-47, Mar. 3; lost 56-65 to Fremont, Feb. 27
- Lakewood Park: def. ECA 41-27, Mar. 6; def. FW Blackhawk 55-52 (ot), Mar. 2; def. Hamilton 61-50, Feb. 24
- W 77-31 on 3/5/2004 at Bethany (sectional semifinal)
- L 50-63 on 2/27/2007 at Bethany (sectional quarterfinal)
- L 42-43 on 12/12/2008 at Bethany
Match Report & Sectional Update, March 6
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Boys basketball
Boys basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 54, FW Canterbury 45 in the semifinals of sectional 51 at Fort Wayne Blackhawk (which is a really long commute three times this week).
Canterbury: Andrew Ottenweller 5 0-0 12, Daniel McMahan 1 0-0 3, Jason Williams 4 0-0 8, Arthur Haines 1 0-0 3, Josiah Gerardot 4 1-2 9, Michael Wiersema 3 1-4 7, Reed Haines 0 1-2 1. Nelson Dwire, Marquel Cooper, Davis Rao, Charles Cammack, Leander Scruggs, Kai Foday all 0 0-0 0. Team 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 3-8 (37.5%) 45.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 2 8-9 13, Seth Kauffman 10 5-5 25, Jesse Ramer 1 1-3 3, Mark DeLeeuw 2 2-2 6, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 2, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-19 (84.2%) 54.
Scoring By Quarters
C 10 08 14 13 — 45 (12-10)
B 06 17 14 17 — 54 (14-8)
Three-point goals — Canterbury 4 (Ottenweller 2, A. Haines, McMahan), Bethany 2 (Kelly, Weaver). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls: Canterbury 14, Bethany 9.
Sectional Update
Boys basketball sectional 51 at Fort Wayne Blackhawk: semifinals
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Lakewood Park Chr. 41, ECA 27
Lakewood Park: Carson House 1 3-4 5, Casey Weaver 3 2-2 8, Cody Strahm 1 5-6 7, Chris Lampe 1 0-2 2, Brock Taulbee 2 4-4 8, Tommy Strine 4 2-4 11. Billy Blunier, Nick Crook, Andrew Parish all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 16-22 (72.7%) 41.
Elkhart Christian: Kyle Revella 1 0-0 3, Mitchell West 2 1-2 6, Drew Lyon 3 0-0 6, Sean Addison 1 0-0 2, Caleb Hartman 1 0-0 2, Jess Alexander 1 0-0 2, Jared Metz 0 0-0 0, Josh Stephens 3 0-0 6. Matt Dembinski, Jared Metz 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 1-2 (50%) 27.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 6 9 11 15 — 41 (14-8)
EC 6 5 09 7 — 27 (7-15)
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 1 (Strine), ECA 2 (Revella, West). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls — Lakewood Park 7, ECA 18.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 2 8-9 13, Seth Kauffman 10 5-5 25, Jesse Ramer 1 1-3 3, Mark DeLeeuw 2 2-2 6, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 2, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-19 (84.2%) 54.
Scoring By Quarters
C 10 08 14 13 — 45 (12-10)
B 06 17 14 17 — 54 (14-8)
Three-point goals — Canterbury 4 (Ottenweller 2, A. Haines, McMahan), Bethany 2 (Kelly, Weaver). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls: Canterbury 14, Bethany 9.
Sectional Update
Boys basketball sectional 51 at Fort Wayne Blackhawk: semifinals
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Lakewood Park Chr. 41, ECA 27
Lakewood Park: Carson House 1 3-4 5, Casey Weaver 3 2-2 8, Cody Strahm 1 5-6 7, Chris Lampe 1 0-2 2, Brock Taulbee 2 4-4 8, Tommy Strine 4 2-4 11. Billy Blunier, Nick Crook, Andrew Parish all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 16-22 (72.7%) 41.
Elkhart Christian: Kyle Revella 1 0-0 3, Mitchell West 2 1-2 6, Drew Lyon 3 0-0 6, Sean Addison 1 0-0 2, Caleb Hartman 1 0-0 2, Jess Alexander 1 0-0 2, Jared Metz 0 0-0 0, Josh Stephens 3 0-0 6. Matt Dembinski, Jared Metz 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 1-2 (50%) 27.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 6 9 11 15 — 41 (14-8)
EC 6 5 09 7 — 27 (7-15)
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 1 (Strine), ECA 2 (Revella, West). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls — Lakewood Park 7, ECA 18.
Game Reports, March 5
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MS girls basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 23-10. Leading scorer — Natalie Thorne 14.
"B": Bethany 21, Goshen 18.
"B": Bethany 21, Goshen 18.
Boys Basketball Sectional Semifinal vs. Canterbury: Preview
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CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (12-9, Independent; +1/+3) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (13-8, Independent): March 6, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,000), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: approx. 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 Lakewood Park/ECA game.
Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (327-322, 30th season at BCHS); Canterbury: Ben Ottenweller (39-48 in 4th season at CS).
Scoring Leaders:
Looking Ahead:
CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (12-9, Independent; +1/+3) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (13-8, Independent): March 6, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,000), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: approx. 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 Lakewood Park/ECA game.
Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (327-322, 30th season at BCHS); Canterbury: Ben Ottenweller (39-48 in 4th season at CS).
Scoring Leaders:
- Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.1 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.2), Jordan Weaver (9.7)
- Canterbury: Not available.
Looking Ahead:
- winner vs. Lakewood Park/ECA winner in sectional final at FW Blackhawk, Mar. 7, 7:30
- Bethany: def. FW Keystone 69-47, Mar. 3; lost 56-65 to Fremont, Feb. 27; lost 31-44 to Central Noble, Feb. 24
- Canterbury: def. Hamilton 66-43, Mar. 3; def. ECA 56-29, Feb. 27; lost 69-89 to FW Wayne, Feb. 24
- W 48-47 on 2/3/2001 at Canterbury
- W 55-36 on 3/9/2001 at Bethany (sectional semifinal)
- W 55-50 on 12/18/2001 at Bethany
- L 31-40 on 1/11/2003 at Canterbury
- L 45-49 on 3/4/2003 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional quarterfinal)
- W 63-46 on 1/10/2004 at Bethany
- L 53-69 on 1/8/2005 at Canterbury (Canterbury honorably mentioned, Class A)
- L 43-56 on 1/7/2006 at Bethany
- W 59-48 on 1/6/2007 at Canterbury
- W 55-50 on 1/5/2008 at Bethany
- W 53-36 on 1/10/2009 at Canterbury
- Other years: 8-1
Game Report & Sectional Update, March 3
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Boys basketball
Sectional Update
Boys basketball sectional 51 at Blackhawk: quarterfinals
FW Canterbury 66, Hamilton 43
Boys basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 69, FW Keystone 47 in quarterfinal of FW Blackhawk sectional.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 1-2 3, Jordan Weaver 6 2-2 14, Seth Kauffman 11 3-3 25, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 2, Luke Slagel 3 0-0 6, Ben Bontreger 0 0-1 0, Mark DeLeeuw 7 0-0 14, James Helmuth 0 2-2 2, Jared Christophel 0 1-2 1, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Tim Gautsche, Derek Plaster 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 9-12 (75.0%) 69.
FW Keystone: Garrett Wiesenberg 2 2-2 8, Bret Vanlandingham 2 0-0 5, Joe Cook 1 0-0 3, Jon Glover 1 0-0 2, Josh Leichty 5 2-3 14, Joel Leonhardt 1 0-0 2, Shawn Moore 1 0-0 2, Michael Grier 4 0-0 8, Daniel Schenke 1 0-0 3. Jordan Clark, Kyle Harris, Daniel Keller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 4-5 (80.0%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
Bruins 19 19 21 10 — 69 (13-8)
Eagles 13 12 12 10 — 47 (14-7)
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Keystone 7 (Leichty 2, Wiesenberg 2, Cook, Schenke, Vanlandingham). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls — Bethany 10, Keystone 14.
MS girls basketball
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 1-2 3, Jordan Weaver 6 2-2 14, Seth Kauffman 11 3-3 25, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 2, Luke Slagel 3 0-0 6, Ben Bontreger 0 0-1 0, Mark DeLeeuw 7 0-0 14, James Helmuth 0 2-2 2, Jared Christophel 0 1-2 1, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Tim Gautsche, Derek Plaster 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 9-12 (75.0%) 69.
FW Keystone: Garrett Wiesenberg 2 2-2 8, Bret Vanlandingham 2 0-0 5, Joe Cook 1 0-0 3, Jon Glover 1 0-0 2, Josh Leichty 5 2-3 14, Joel Leonhardt 1 0-0 2, Shawn Moore 1 0-0 2, Michael Grier 4 0-0 8, Daniel Schenke 1 0-0 3. Jordan Clark, Kyle Harris, Daniel Keller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 4-5 (80.0%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
Bruins 19 19 21 10 — 69 (13-8)
Eagles 13 12 12 10 — 47 (14-7)
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Keystone 7 (Leichty 2, Wiesenberg 2, Cook, Schenke, Vanlandingham). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls — Bethany 10, Keystone 14.
MS girls basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 19, North Side 16.
"B": North Side 12, Bethany 10.
"B": North Side 12, Bethany 10.
Sectional Update
Boys basketball sectional 51 at Blackhawk: quarterfinals
FW Canterbury 66, Hamilton 43
Boys Basketball Sectional Quarterfinal vs. Keystone: Preview
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FORT WAYNE KEYSTONE EAGLES (14-6, 3-1 Midland; +19) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (12-8, Independent): March 3, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,600), Goshen, Ind.
Time: approx. 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 Canterbury/Hamilton game.
Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (326-322, 30th season at BCHS); Keystone: Eric Vaughn (23-17 in 2nd season at KHS).
Scoring Leaders:
Looking Ahead:
FORT WAYNE KEYSTONE EAGLES (14-6, 3-1 Midland; +19) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (12-8, Independent): March 3, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,600), Goshen, Ind.
Time: approx. 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 Canterbury/Hamilton game.
Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (326-322, 30th season at BCHS); Keystone: Eric Vaughn (23-17 in 2nd season at KHS).
Scoring Leaders:
- Bethany: Seth Kauffman (17.7 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.1), Jordan Weaver (9.5)
- Keystone: Not available.
Looking Ahead:
- winner vs. FW Canterbury/Hamilton winner in semifinal at FW Blackhawk, Mar. 6, 7:45
- Bethany: lost 56-65 to Fremont, Feb. 27; lost 31-44 to Central Noble, Feb. 24; def. Howe Military 73-37, Feb. 23
- Fremont: def. Noble-Whitley 82-72, Feb. 24; def. King's Academy 87-66, Feb. 20; def. Fort Wayne Hawks 68-66, Feb. 17; last loss Feb. 9, 70-60 to Lakewood Park (5-0 since).
- W 79-54 on 2/26/2002 at Hamilton (sectional quarterfinal)
- Other years: 6-2
Sectional Update, March 2
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Boys Basketball Sectional 51 at FW Blackhawk
Lakewood Park 55, FW Blackhawk Chr. 52
Elkhart Chr. 63, Howe Military 29
Boys Basketball Sectional 51 at FW Blackhawk
Lakewood Park 55, FW Blackhawk Chr. 52
Elkhart Chr. 63, Howe Military 29
- Lakewood Park 55, FW Blackhawk Chr. 52
- Elkhart Chr. 63, Howe Military 29
- FW Canterbury vs. Hamilton, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
- BETHANY CHRISTIAN vs. FW Keystone, Tuesday, 7:30/45 p.m.
- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, Friday, 6:00 p.m.
- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, Friday, 7:30/45 p.m.
- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
- FW Blackhawk Chr. -13 vs. Lakewood Park (Sagarin 16 pts low) (Massey Ratings 15 pts low)
- Elkhart Chr. -20 vs. Howe Military (SR 14 pts low) (MR 15 points low)
- FW Canterbury 63, Hamilton 44 (62-70)
- Bethany Chr. 64, FW Keystone 47 (70-61)
- Lakewood Park 57, Elkhart Chr. 45 (53-45)
- Bethany Chr. -1 vs. FW Canterbury (58-55)
- Bethany Chr. -7 vs. Lakewood Park Chr. (55-45)
Sectional 51 Tips Tonight
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Today is Monday of week 35 on the IHSAA calendar, which can mean only one thing: sectional week. Owing to the church alignments of a number of its participating schools, sectional 51 has once again seen its first-round games moved from Tuesday-Wednesday to Monday-Tuesday, leaving its schedule in the following fashion:
Using the "Predictor" formula of the statewide Sagarin Ratings, we can obtain the following margins and semifinal/championship games:
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Today is Monday of week 35 on the IHSAA calendar, which can mean only one thing: sectional week. Owing to the church alignments of a number of its participating schools, sectional 51 has once again seen its first-round games moved from Tuesday-Wednesday to Monday-Tuesday, leaving its schedule in the following fashion:
- FW Blackhawk Chr. vs. Lakewood Park, Monday, 6:00 p.m.
- Elkhart Chr. vs. Howe Military, Monday, 7:30/45 p.m.
- FW Canterbury vs. Hamilton, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
- BETHANY CHRISTIAN vs. FW Keystone, Tuesday, 7:30/45 p.m.
- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, Friday, 6:00 p.m.
- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, Friday, 7:30/45 p.m.
- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Using the "Predictor" formula of the statewide Sagarin Ratings, we can obtain the following margins and semifinal/championship games:
- FW Blackhawk Chr. 70, Lakewood Park 57
- Elkhart Chr. 45, Howe Military 25
- FW Canterbury 63, Hamilton 44
- Bethany Chr. 64, FW Keystone 47
- FW Blackhawk Chr. -25 vs. Elkhart Chr.
- Bethany Chr. -1 vs. FW Canterbury
- Bethany Chr. +7 vs. FW Blackhawk Chr.
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Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: February 22-28
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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for February 22-28 is Mikey Kelly. To know what Kelly has done to win this honor (like tying a school record for three-point percentage), 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: Kelly, Mark DeLeeuw, and Jenae Rupp. As three weeks have elapsed since Seth Kauffman's win on February 8, he becomes eligible next week.
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for February 22-28 is Mikey Kelly. To know what Kelly has done to win this honor (like tying a school record for three-point percentage), 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: Kelly, Mark DeLeeuw, and Jenae Rupp. As three weeks have elapsed since Seth Kauffman's win on February 8, he becomes eligible next week.
Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. 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; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:
- A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
- Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
- Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.
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