Sectional Report, October 24

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Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany def. Blackhawk 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-17 in semifinal of Canterbury sectional.
Other semifinal: ECA def. Lakewood Park.

Championship: ECA def. Bethany 13-25, 25-21, 11-25, 25-19, 15-12.

Aces — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 3, Maria Thomas 3. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 43, Mattie Lehman 32. Kills — Bethany: zumFelde 23, Corine Alvarez 16. Digs — Bethany: Lehman 18, Alvarez 15, Lexi Kantz 15, Thomas 12, zumFelde 11. Blocks — Bethany: Alvarez 7 (2 solo), zumFelde 4.

Breaking: Bruins Named All-District

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GOSHEN — Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned that Bethany's Jesse Ramer was named to the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association's all-District 2 team. The all-district team will play in the College Showcase All-Star game in Indianapolis the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Hank Willems was named private school district coach of the year for the second consecutive season, while Bruin junior Aaron Stiffney was named to the second team.

All-state teams are determined at the College Showcase, November 21-22 at North Central High School.

Boys All-District Teams (Hoosier Futbol)

Sectional Update, October 22

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Volleyball quarterfinal at Canterbury
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Lakewood Park def. Keystone 25-20, 25-20, 25-11.
ECA def. Hamilton 25-8, 25-8, 25-13.

Saturday's Schedule

Semifinals

Bethany vs. Blackhawk, 10:00 a.m.

Lakewood Park vs. ECA, 11:30 a.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 4:00 p.m.

Regional Match Report, October 21

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Girls soccer

GOSHEN — The Bruins gave up a goal at 5:09 of the first half, then held the Kingsmen to one goal in the next sixty minutes before falling 5-0 in regional play at Goshen.

Penn 5, Bethany 0

• P: Katie Hojara (Ali Scholtes assist) (6')
• P: Kimberly Luttrell (50')
• P: Scholtes (67')
• P: Katie Burns (68')
• P: Hojara (75')

Shots on goal — Penn 19, Bethany 1. Saves — Penn: Haley Craig 1; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 12. Corner kicks — Penn 7, Bethany 0. Referee — Jerry Chizum. Linesmen — Herbert Newman, Ted Ummel.

Penn girls blast Bethany Christian for regional championship (South Bend Tribune)

Penn wins third straight regional crown (Elkhart Truth)

Fine Bethany season ends (Goshen News)

PHOTO: Jay Seawell/Elkhart Truth

Match Report & Sectional Update, October 20

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Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany def. Howe Military 25-5, 25-3, 25-8 in Canterbury sectional.
Aces — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 9, Lexi Kantz 6, Mattie Lehman 5. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 9, Lehman 6. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 10, Schlabach 4.

Sectional update: volleyball

Quarterfinals

Blackhawk def. Canterbury 25-23, 29-27, 25-20.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, September 27-October 3, October 4-10, & October 11-17

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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athletes of the Week for September 27-October 3 and October 4-10 are, respectively, sophomore Emma Caskey and junior Mattie Lehman. To see their exploits for the week in question, type their names into the search box above, then scroll down.

The Athlete of the Week for October 11-17 is senior Kelly Snyder, who staved off seven straight would-be game-winning or game-continuing kicks in a shootout to advance to the sectional final. In that game, her seven saves kept Bethany's 1-0 lead intact, but the most important plays were not credited as such. Snyder deflected a Warsaw free kick in the final half-minute, then covered a deflection of the ensuing corner kick with six seconds to play to assure Bethany of their sectional title. Snyder also set a record for the most Athlete of the Week nominations this week.

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: however, this rule does not apply during postseason play. Therefore, the players who would ordinarily be ineligible for the Oct. 18-24 award are all eligible, because their teams have begun tournament play.

Next Week: Nominations will be due Sunday, Oct. 25, 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.

Match Reports, October 17

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Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany took home their fifth sectional title tonight, and go far they did not have to. Kelly Snyder fell on a Warsaw shot with six seconds to play and covered it until the horn sounded, setting off a standing room only crowd at historic Bodiker Field. Sharisse Yoder scored the game's only goal on Bethany's only shot, a corner kick that deflected off a Tiger defender and the crossbar before falling across the goal line 11:23 into the first half. Bethany advances to the Goshen regional, where they will play Penn at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night. More will be posted as it is available.

Bethany 1, Warsaw 0

• B: Sharisse Yoder (corner kick) (12')

Caution — Bethany, Yoder, 48th minute.

Shots on goal — Warsaw 7, Bethany 1. Saves — Warsaw: Diana Monroy 0; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 7. Corner kicks — Warsaw 6, Bethany 2. Referee — Darren Allen. Linesmen — Walt MacRae, Robert Zigafoos.

Girls cross country individual advancement

ELKHART — Ali Hochstetler did not start in the Elkhart regional at Ox Bow County Park.

From the Files, Once Again...

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After yesterday's post with the video of a sectional soccer goal caused the number of fans on Bleeding Bruin Blue's Facebook page to jump over forty percent, I realized that another video had not yet seen the light of day. Observe as Seth Kauffman dunks on Dec. 6, 2008 against Prairie Heights:

(BCS video)
Kauffman, who repeated this feat three more times last year, is believed to be the first Bethany player to dunk in a game since Anders Weaver in 1997.

Bruins Meet the Press

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GOSHEN — As the fall sports season draws to a close, Bleeding Bruin Blue would like to take the opportunity to point out some occurrences of the Bruins in semi-mainstream media.

Michiana Sports Authority has available on its website four Bethany soccer games. In order, they are:

• August 25: Northridge at Bethany girls
• September 3: Northridge at Bethany boys, Carroll Soccer Classic (includes a nearly 20-minute interview with Bleeding Bruin Blue's editor)
• September 24: Culver Academy at Bethany girls
• September 26: Westview at Bethany girls

In addition, boys soccer coach Hank Willems appeared on Inside the Game with the same site in August. This interview can be heard during the pregame show here.

The Warsaw Times Union's Anthony Gadson was at Bodiker Field Tuesday and Thursday nights for the sectional soccer games. His reports can be found below:

• Lady Tigers Open Soccer Sectional With Win
• Lady Tigers top Westview
• Wawasee Girls Fall To Bruins

Reports by the Kendallville News-Sun and Milford Mail-Journal are not available without subscribing.

Finally, Bethany has released this video of Femi Hollinger-Janzen scoring the Bruin goal in the boys sectional final at Goshen High School. We pick up the action with approximately 2½ minutes to play in the first half:

(Video by Peter Shetler, Bethany Christian Schools)

Bruins touching the ball, in order: unknown, Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Jesse Ramer, Ryan Snyder, Jesse Ramer, Aaron Stiffney, Femi Hollinger-Janzen.

If you are aware of other things I missed, e-mail me at senorloco1908@gmail.com.

Match Reports & Sectional Update, October 15

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Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 2, Wawasee 2 in Bethany sectional (Bethany wins 4-3 in 10 penalty kicks).

• B: Sharisse Yoder (12'). 
• W: Mallory Rondeau (Haley Cunningham assist) (37'). 
• B: Emma Gerig (Marissa Weldy) (43'). 
• W: Cassandra Degood (61'). 

Shootout — Bethany: Karli Graybill SAVE, Emma Caskey GOAL, Sharisse Yoder GOAL, Marissa Weldy SAVE, Malaina Weldy GOAL; Gina Gautsche MISS, Laken Richer SAVE, Elyse Hooley MISS (off crossbar), Emma Gerig SAVE, Anna Nafziger GOAL. Wawasee: Mallory Rondeau GOAL, Sarah Rozow SAVE, Kayla Courtney GOAL, Katie Allen GOAL, Bethaney Acton MISS; Sandra Simbeck MISS, Haley Cunningham SAVE, Maggie Reichel SAVE, Haylee Galloway SAVE, Lexi Blunk SAVE.
Caution — Wawasee, Haylee Galloway (5th), 68th minute.
Shots on goal — BC 9, Wawasee 6. Saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 7; Wawasee: Amy Walker 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 5, Wawasee 4.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-21, 26-28, 25-23, 25-10.
Aces — Bethany: Jama Yoder 4, Mattie Lehman 4. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 29. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 16, Marla zumFelde 13. Blocks — Bethany: zumFelde 2, Corine Alvarez 2. Digs — Bethany: Lehman 9.

MS volleyball "B"
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Veritas Academy 25-11, 24-25, 15-9.

Sectional update, girls soccer

GOSHEN — Warsaw 2, Westview 2 (Warsaw advances 3-2 on penalty kicks)

• Wars: Hannah Cutshall (Samantha Dawson assist) (47'). 
• Wars: Meredith Hollar (65'). 
• West: Lauren Stutzman (68'). 
• West: Olivia Fought (Morgan McFarren) (77'). 

Shootout — Warsaw: Brittany Enyeart GOAL, Haley Robinaugh SAVE, Janelle Sproul SAVE, Kelly Wildman GOAL, Samantha Dawson GOAL. Westview: Ashley Miller MISS, Skyler Carpenter SAVE, Kelsey Christner GOAL, Jeslyn Zimmerly GOAL, Michelle Mowery MISS.
Caution — Warsaw, Emily Hickerson, 50th minute.
Shots on goal — Westview 6, Warsaw 4. Saves — Westview: Stephenie Hochstetler 4, Warsaw: Diana Monroy 4. Corner kicks —Westview 4, Warsaw 4.

Match Reports, October 13

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Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 8, Central Noble 0 in quarterfinals of Bethany sectional

Goals — Emma Gerig 2, Emma Caskey 2, Twila Albrecht 2, Gina Gautsche, Laken Richer. Assists — Sharisse Yoder 2, Gautsche. Shots on goal — Bethany 21, Central Noble 2. Saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 0, Caitlin Fecher 1, Sharisse Yoder 1; Central Noble: Desiree King 11, Katie Palan 1. Corner kicks — Bethany 11, Central Noble 1.

Volleyball

NAPPANEE, Ind. — NorthWood def. Bethany 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 25-14.

Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 12. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 10, Marla zumFelde 9. Digs — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 16, zumFelde 12. Blocks — Bethany: Alvarez 4, Steury 4 (2 solo), Corine Alvarez 4, Schlabach 2 assists, zumFelde 2 solo.

JV: NorthWood def. Bethany 25-20, 25-9.

Aces — Bethany: Maggie Yoder 2. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 6. Kills — Bethany: Yoder 4, Amber Heydon 3. Digs — Bethany: Yoder 7. Blocks — Bethany: Yoder 1 solo.

Boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany 11th in Elkhart Central sectional at Ox Bow County Park.

Team scores — Concord 42, Warsaw 76, Northridge 86, Wawasee 91, Goshen 116, Fairfield 184, NorthWood 187, Central 211, Memorial 246, ECA 267, Bethany 295, Jimtown 337.

Top ten — Tyler Wynn (Goshen) 16:12, Trevor Moore (Northridge) 16:21, Daniel Zelaya (Concord) 16:27, Jose Mejia (Wawasee) 16:31, Jordan Johnson (Central) 16:39, Brian Willoughby (Concord) 16:39, Nate West (Warsaw) 16:40, Austin Wenger (NorthWood) 16:41, Andrew Witkowski (Concord) 16:44, Todd Dion (Concord) 16:47. Bruin finishers — 50th, Ben Hochstetler 18:33; 53rd, Jesse Bontreger 18:39; 54th, Luis López 18:44; 59th, Austin Mumaw 19:02; 79th, Tim Beechy 21:09; 83rd, Josh Leatherman 23:32.

Girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany 10th in Elkhart Central sectional at Ox Bow County Park. Ali Hochstetler placed fifth to advance to Saturday's individual regional at Ox Bow.
Team scores — Northridge 41, Warsaw 41, Fairfield 77, Goshen 160, Concord 165, NorthWood 172, Memorial 181, Wawasee 196, Central 230, Bethany 236, Jimtown 256, ECA incomplete.
Top ten — Ashley Erba (Warsaw) 18:41, Cendall Ogle (Warsaw) 19:11, Allie Pladson (Northridge) 19:19, Skylair Hilton (Northridge) 19:27, Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 19:39, Brooke Kline (Warsaw) 19:49, Diamond Setterberg (Fairfield) 19:54, Cynthia Medina (NorthWood) 20:07, Jennifer Schrock (Northridge) 20:24, Lindsey Roe (NorthWood) 20:27. Other Bruin runners — 32nd, Jenae Hershberger 21:43; 54th, Eva Lapp 23:14; 72nd, Lauren Hooley 25:38; 77th, Leanne Hochstetler 28:36.

MS volleyball

WARSAW, Ind. — Lakeview def. Bethany 25-22, 25-14.

Aces — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 3. Assists — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 4. Kills — Bethany: Hochstetler 3. Digs — Bethany: Molly Heusinkveld 4, Marie Bontrager 4, Jordan Helmuth 4.

"B": Lakeview def. Bethany 25-6, 25-19.

Assists — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 1. Kills — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 2.

Sectional update: girls soccer

GOSHEN — Wawasee 3, East Noble 1.

Volleyball Sectional Draw

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IHSAA Sectional 51

At Fort Wayne Canterbury School

Next Tuesday's Quarterfinal Games

Howe Military vs. Bethany Christian, 6:00 p.m.

Fort Wayne Blackhawk vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury, 7:45 p.m.

Next Thursday's Quarterfinal Games

Lakewood Park vs. Keystone, 6:00 p.m.

ECA vs. Hamilton, 7:45 p.m.

Next Saturday's Games

Semifinals

Howe Military/Bethany winner vs. Blackhawk/Canterbury winner, 10:00 a.m.

Lakewood Park/Keystone winner vs. ECA/Hamilton winner, 11:45 a.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 4:00 p.m.

Match Reports, October 12

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Volleyball
TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview def. Bethany 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 27-29, 15-13.

Aces — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 6, Mandy Schlabach 5; Westview: Nicole Jansing 8, Kelsey Carmack 2, Janelle Ludwig 2, Jade Oakley 2. Assists — Bethany: Schlabach 14; Westview: Carmack 22, Sarah Johns 18. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 14, zumFelde 9; Westview: Jansing 16, Malarie Feller 9, Dru Wheeler 9. Blocks — Bethany: zumFelde 4 solos, Schlabach 2, Corine Alvarez 2; Westview: Carmack 2, Jansing 1. Digs — Bethany: Schlabach 12, zumFelde 12; Westview: Feller 18, Oakley 16.

JV: Westview def. Bethany 25-21, 24-25, 15-14.

Aces — Bethany: Rachel Schrock 3, Maria Thomas 3; Westview: Kaylene Kaufman 2, Brooke Miller 2, Shannon Thornburg 2. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 14; Westview: Carrie Chupp 17. Kills — Westview: Kaufman 10. Blocks — Westview: Sabrina Whitaker 2 solos. Digs — Bethany: Thomas 10; Westview: Kaufman 13.

MS volleyball
GOSHEN — Goshen Blue Blazers def. Bethany 20-25, 25-15, 15-9.
Aces — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 3. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 4.
"B": Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-24, 14-25, 15-12.
Aces — Bethany: Marisa Marquez 3. Assists — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 4. Kills — Marquez 4.

Sectional update: girls soccer
GOSHEN — Westview 7, Lakeland 0.

• W: Ashley Miller (12').
• W: Miller (13')
• W: Skyler Carpenter (Richelle Sharick assist) (16')
• W: Jeslyn Zimmerly (40')
• W: Christa Stutzman (56')
• W: Kirstin Oesch (64')
• W: Olivia Fought (penalty kick) (70')

Shots on goal — Westview 26, Lakeland 2. Saves — Westview 2, Lakeland 18. Corner kicks — Westview 11, Lakeland 2.

GOSHEN — Warsaw 3, West Noble 1

• Wa: Meredith Hollar (7')
• WN: Brandy Pizana (20')
• Wa: Emily Williamson (46')
• Wa: Emily Hickerson (69')

Shots on goal — Warsaw 15, West Noble 5. Saves — Warsaw 4, West Noble 12. Corner kicks — Warsaw 6, West Noble 0.

This Week In Bruindom, October 11-17

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Sunday, October 11

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

Monday, October 12

• Volleyball state tournament draw, 8:00 a.m. at IHSAA headquarters
• MS volleyball vs. Goshen Blue Blazers, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Girls soccer sectional at Bethany: Westview vs. Lakeland, 4:55 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority
• MS volleyball vs. Goshen Blue Blazers, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Westview, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
  
• Girls soccer sectional at Bethany: Warsaw vs. West Noble, 7:00 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority
• Volleyball at Westview, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, October 13

• MS volleyball at Lakeview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Girls soccer sectional at Bethany: Bethany vs. Central Noble, 5:00 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority
• Boys cross country sectional at Ox Bow County Park, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls cross country sectional at Ox Bow County Park, 5:45 p.m.
• MS volleyball at Lakeview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at NorthWood, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer sectional at Bethany: East Noble vs. Wawasee, 7:05 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority
• Volleyball at NorthWood, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, October 15

• Girls soccer sectional at Bethany: Westview vs. Warsaw, 5:00 p.m.
• MS volleyball vs. Veritas, 5:30 p.m. (B)
• Volleyball vs. Goshen Blue Blazers, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer sectional at Bethany: Bethany vs. Wawasee, 7:05 p.m.
• Volleyball vs. Goshen Blue Blazers, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Saturday, October 17

• Girls cross country regional at Ox Bow County Park, 9:00 a.m.
• Girls soccer sectional final at Bethany: Warsaw vs. Bethany, 7:00 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority

Match Reports, October 10

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Goshen perfected the one-man offense tonight as Carl Kay scored three goals in leading the Redskins to a 3-1 win over Bethany. Despite the loss, the Bruins outscored and out-cornered Goshen 5-4.

Goshen 3, Bethany 1 in Goshen sectional final

• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (38')
• G: Carl Kay (Warren Kay assist) (44')
• G: C. Kay (60')
• G: C. Kay (74')

Shots on goal — Bethany 5 (Hollinger-Janzen, JD Nafziger, Jesse Ramer, Matt Weaver, Joel Yoder); Goshen 4 (C. Kay 3, Gerardo Mejia). Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 1; Goshen: Naciel Rodriguez 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 5, Goshen 4.

Redskins win third straight sectional soccer title (Goshen News)

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Lakewood Park def. Bethany 25-23, 18-25, 26-24, 26-24.

Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 4. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 17, Lehman 15. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 14, Kate Steury 11. Digs — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 17, Lehman 11. Blocks — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 4, Mandy Schlabach 3.

JV: Lakewood Park def. Bethany 25-23, 25-24.

Aces — Bethany: Rachel Schrock 3. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 9. Kills — Bethany: Maria Thomas 3. Digs — Bethany: Thomas 6.

Match Reports & Sectional Update, October 8

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Wawasee 0 in Goshen sectional semifinal

• B: Andrew Snyder (Femi Hollinger-Janzen assist) (8')

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, Wawasee 4. Goalie saves — Bethany 4, Wawasee 6. Corner kicks —Bethany 8, Wawasee 1.

Bruins edge Wawasee (Goshen News)

Volleyball
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Bethany def. Clinton Christian 23-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-11.
Aces — Clinton: Jade Hathaway 2, Katlynne Miller 2. Assists — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 16, Mandy Schlabach 16; Clinton: Nicole Hochstetler 21, Miller 9. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 16, Corine Alvarez 13; Clinton: Natalie Bontrager 10, Karmen Yoder 10, Megan Troyer 9. Blocks — Bethany: Alvarez 4, Schlabach 2, zumFelde 2, Lexi Kantz 1 solo, Kate Steury 1 solo; Clinton: K. Yoder 1. Digs — Bethany: Lehman 14; Clinton: J. Hathaway 17, Troyer 17, Hochstetler 10.

JV: Bethany def. Clinton Christian 25-15, 25-23.
Aces — Bethany: Amber Heydon 6; Clinton: Caitie Yoder 3. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 9; Clinton: Janessa Bontrager 3. Kills — Bethany: Heydon 4; Clinton: C. Yoder 1, Desiree Miller 1. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 4; Clinton: C. Yoder 6, Tori Hathaway 6.

Boys cross country
ELKHART — ECA 22, Bethany 36.
Top five — Jon Newhall (E) 18:05; A.J. Yoder (E) 18:17; Ben Hochstetler (B) 18:20; Derek Blankinship (E) 18:26; Jesse Bontreger (B) 18:32. Other Bruin runners — 6th, Luis López 18:46; 10th, Tim Beechy 20:19; 12th, Josh Leatherman 22:20.


Girls cross country
ELKHART — Bethany def. ECA (incomplete).
Top five — Ali Hochstetler (B) 19:23; Jenae Hershberger (B) 22:05; Kaylie Colon (E) 23:06; Eva Lapp (B) 23:12; Lizzie Swart (E) 24:51. Other Bruin runners — 6th, Lauren Hooley 25:45; 7th, Leanne Hochstetler 28:15.


MS volleyball
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Bethany def. Clinton Christian 25-9, 25-14. Aces — Bethany: Lorae Weaver 4.


Sectional update: boys soccer
Semifinal at Goshen
Goshen 3, West Noble 1

• G: Carl Kay (Eddie Chirino assist) (9')
• G: Chirino (Kay) (22')
• W: Diego Murillo (44')
• G: Jona Yanez (Kay) (67')

Shots on goal — Goshen 10, West Noble 3. Goalie saves — Goshen 2, West Noble 4. Corner kicks — Goshen 12, West Noble 0.

PHOTO: Chad Weaver/Goshen News

Match Reports, October 6

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Girls soccer
ARGOS, Ind. — Argos 1, Bethany 0.

• A: Jami Patterson (Stefany Parrish assist) (53')

Shots on goal — Bethany 3, Argos 12. Saves — Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 11; Argos: Karlee VanDerWeele 3. Corner kicks — Bethany 1, Argos 0.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Goshen def. Bethany 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.

Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 2; Goshen: Liz Kleinsmith 3, Julie Jesse 2. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 14; Goshen: Kleinsmith 25. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 10; Goshen: Olivia Zepeda 10, Jordyn Myers 6. Digs — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 1; Goshen: Kaitlyn Troyer 19, Myers 18. Blocks — Bethany: zumFelde 2 assists, Kate Steury 1; Goshen: Zepeda 2.

JV: Goshen def. Bethany 25-14, 25-15.
Aces — Bethany: Maria Thomas 1; Goshen: Caitlin Yoder 3, Hailey Warrick 3. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 6; Goshen: Dani Weaver 4, Leah Kissinger 2. Kills — Bethany: Maggie Yoder 3; Goshen: Brittney Hussey 2, Kelly Weaver 2, D. Weaver 2, Brittany Graber 2. Digs — Bethany: Yoder 10; Goshen: Kayla Buckmaster 6, Hussey 5.

MS volleyball

GOSHEN —Jimtown def. Bethany 21-25, 25-11, 15-14.

Aces — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 5, Marisa Marquez 5.

"B": Bethany def. Jimtown 25-21, 20-25, 15-14, after coming back from trailing 1-16 in the first set.

Aces — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 3. Kills — Bethany: Hochstetler 4. Digs — Bethany: Hochstetler 7.

Match Reports, October 5

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MS cross country

GOSHEN — Abe Thorne took medalist honors and Bethany took five of the top six positions as they knocked off Howe Military 18-43 Monday at Bodiker Field. The meet was scored with each school's boys and girls teams combined.

Bethany 18, Howe Military 43

Top five — Abe Thorne (B) 12:52, Joseph Mumaw (B) 13:14, Brandon Bushle (H) 13:56, Katie Hurst (B) 14:17, Ryan Miller (B) 14:57. Other Bruin runners — 6th, Parth Patel 15:05; 8th, Syd Dille 15:09; 9th, Neel Bhagat 15:16; 10th, Aaron Maust 16:12; 12th, Lena Yeakey 17:42; 13th, Jack Erlacher 20:25.




MS volleyball
ARGOS, Ind. — Bethany def. Argos 25-23, 25-14.
Aces — Brooke Hershberger 3, Nicole Schwartz 1. Kills — Hanna Hochstetler 3.

"B": Bethany def. Argos 25-17, 23-25, 15-10.
Aces — Mallory Bontreger 8. Assists — Erin Bontrager 3. Kills — Jordan Helmuth.

(PHOTO: Bonnie Miller/Bleeding Bruin Blue)

This Week In Bruindom, October 4-10

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Sun., October 4

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

Mon., October 5

• Boys tennis sectional final: Fairfield vs. Jimtown at Goshen MS, completion of suspended match, 4:30 p.m.
• MS boys cross country vs. Howe Military, 5:00 p.m.
• MS volleyball at Argos, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• MS volleyball at Argos, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Tues., October 6

• MS volleyball vs. Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS volleyball vs. Jimtown, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Goshen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Argos, 6:30 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at Goshen, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thurs., October 8

• MS volleyball at Clinton Christian, 4:30 p.m. (A)
• Girls cross country at ECA, 4:45 p.m.
• MS girls cross country vs. ECA, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys cross country at ECA, 5:25 p.m.
• MS boys cross country at ECA, 5:30 p.m.
• Boys soccer vs. Wawasee in Goshen sectional semifinal, 6:00 p.m.
• Volleyball at Clinton Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Clinton Christian, 7:15 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer: Goshen vs. West Noble in Goshen sectional semifinal, 8:00 p.m.

Fri., October 9

• MS boys & girls cross country at Stanley Clark Inv., 4:30 p.m.

Sat., October 10

• Volleyball vs. Lakewood Park, 11:00 a.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Lakewood Park, 12:15 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer Goshen sectional final: Wawasee/Bethany vs. Goshen/West Noble, 7:00 p.m. (V)

Match Reports & Sectional Updates, October 3

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Argos 0

• B: Jesse Ramer (Eder Paez assist) (20')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Andrew Snyder) (22')
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (25')
• B: Seth Kauffman (50')

Caution — Argos: Jordan O'Dell, 63rd minute.

Shots on goal — Argos 1, Bethany 11. Saves — Argos: Dylan Colburn 7; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 1.
Referee — Shawn Hesselbart. Linesmen — Luis Sixtos, Oscar Sixtos.

JV: Bethany 4, Argos 0.

• B: Tyrel Baldridge (11')
• B: Baldridge (Austin Mumaw assist) (14')
• B: Ian Croyle (19')
• B: Jared Nussbaum (penalty kick) (40')

Caution — Argos: Jordan O'Dell, 51st minute.

Shots on goal — Argos 3, Bethany 21. Saves — Argos: Jacob Mechling 17; Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 3.
Officials — Shawn Hesselbart, Luis Sixtos, Oscar Sixtos.

Girls soccer
LaGRANGE, Ind. — Bethany 5, Lakeland 0.

• B: Taylor Christophel (Emma Caskey assist) (19')
• B: Elyse Hooley (Sharisse Yoder) (41')
• B: Caskey (Gina Gautsche) (58')
• B: Maddie Gerig (Caskey) (71')
• B: Caskey (Marissa Weldy) (71')

Shots on goal — Bethany 17, Lakeland 3. Saves — Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 3; Lakeland: Shelby Heller 12. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Lakeland 0.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Jimtown 4, Bethany 1 in Goshen sectional semifinal at Maple City Racquet Club. The match was moved from Goshen Middle School due to weather.

Seth Krabill lost to Wyatt Stutzman 4-6, 2-6. Ben Mast def. Malachi Randolph 6-3, 6-1. Blake Shetler lost to Brad Shipley 1-6, 2-6. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller lost to Josh Beck/Derick Troeger 4-6, 3-6. Russell Klassen/Nick Rebec lost to Trent Kauffman/Derek Thwaits 6-3, 4-6, 3-6.

MS soccer

TOPEKA, Ind. — Concord 7, Bethany 0 in Hoosier Soccer Conference semifinals.
Shots on goal — Bethany 3, Concord 20. Saves — Bethany: Abe Thorne 9, Jordan Haarer 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Concord 4.


Sectional update: boys tennis
Semifinals (at Maple City Racquet Club)
Jimtown 5, NorthWood 0
Matt Candler def. Ramiro Arguijo 6-0, 6-0. Shane Cook def. Corey Diener 6-1, 6-0. Bret Giddings def. Ben Zercher 6-1, 6-1. Josh George/Jake Hoffman def. Brennan Angle/Tyler Rhoades 6-2, 6-2. Nick Anglemeyer/John Raderstorf def. Jayson Linhart/Shawn Stahley 6-2, 6-3.

Fairfield 4, Bethany 1 (see above)

Championship (at Goshen)
Fairfield vs. Jimtown, susp. to Monday, 4:30 p.m.
Wyatt Stutzman (F) vs. Matt Candler: 1-1. Shane Cook (J) leads Malachi Randolph 2-1. Brad Shipley (F) vs. Bret Giddings: 1-1. Josh Beck/Derick Troeger (F) lead Josh George/Jake Hoffman 2-0. Nick Anglemeyer/John Raderstorf (J) lead Trent Kauffman/Derek Thwaits 2-1.

Match Reports, October 2

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Volleyball
SOUTH BEND — Bethany def. Trinity 24-26, 27-25, 25-11, 25-16.
Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 6. Assists — Bethany: Lehman 23. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 15, Mandy Schlabach 12. Digs — Bethany: zumFelde 11. Solo blocks — Bethany: Kate Steury 1. Block assists — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 5, Steury 3.

MS soccer "B"
GOSHEN — Bethany vs. Michiana Christian Educators.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, September 13-19 & 20-26

NOMINATE FOR MENNO LANDS MEMORIES or ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for September 6-12, with three goals (one game-tying) and two assists (one on a game-winning goal) in two many games, is seventh grader Isaac Brenneman. The winner for the next week, scoring a goal and tallying two assists, is junior Joel Yoder.

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: Brenneman, Yoder, and Femi Hollinger-Janzen are ineligible for September 27-October 3.

Next Week: Nominations will be due Sunday, Oct. 4, 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.

Match Reports & Sectional Update, October 1

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, NorthWood 1

• B: Matt Weaver (45')
• N: Ryan Lincoln (80')

Shots on goal — NorthWood 5, Bethany 11. Saves — NotrthWood: Maliq Taylor 10; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 4. Corner kicks — NorthWood 2, Bethany 8. Fouls — NorthWood 7, Bethany 12. Referee — Mark Lantz. Linesmen — Robert Zickafoos, Mark Gunther.

JV: NorthWood 1, Bethany 0. Goal — Clayton Seitz. Shots on goal — NorthWood 3, Bethany 5. Saves — NorthWood: Kyle Dijkstra 5; Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 2. Referee — Mark Gunther. Linesmen, Robert Zickafoos, Mark Lantz.

Girls soccer

ELKHART — Concord 2, Bethany 1

• C: Natalie Ogle (9')
• C: Kelsey Smucker (11').
• B: Emma Caskey (67')

Shots on goal — Bethany 4, Concord 4. Saves — Concord: Kayla Werst 3; Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 1. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Concord 4.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Cornerstone varsity def. Bethany JV 25-20, 25-22, 25-22.

Aces — Bethany: Amber Heydon 4. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 10. Kills — Bethany: Maria Thomas 6, Heydon 4. Digs — Bethany: Dona Park 4.

MS soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Stanley Clark 1 in first round of Hoosier Soccer Conference tournament (Bethany advances 4-3 on penalty kicks)

• B: Joseph Mumaw (Hans Miller, Dwight Markham assists) (53')
• S: unknown (60')

Shootout goals — Bethany: Isaac Brenneman, Jesse Amstutz, Ethan Miller, Lana Smucker. Shots — Stanley Clark 11, Bethany 5. Saves — Stanley Clark 2, Bethany: Abe Thorne 9. Corner kicks — Stanley Clark 5, Bethany 3.

MS volleyball

GOSHEN — Cornerstone def. Bethany 25-22, 25-18.

Aces — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 5. Assists — Bethany: Bontrager 3. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 3, Lorae Weaver 2.

MS boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany incomplete vs. Concord.

Medalist — H. Zelaya (C) 11:08. Bruin runners — 10th, Ryan Miller 13:48; 11th, Parth Patel 14:11; 13th, Neel Bhagat 15:07; 15th, Jack Erlacher 18:36.

MS girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany incomplete vs. Concord.

Medalist — T. Lee (C) 12:43. Bruin runners — 3rd, Katie Hurst 13:02; 7th, Syd Dille 14:30; 17th, Lena Yeakey 15:49.

Sectional update, boys tennis

GOSHEN — Goshen vs. Jimtown, suspended to Friday, 4:30 p.m.