Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, January 24-30

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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for January 24-30 scored a season-high 13 points and hit 5-of-6 free throws in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game at Hamilton, then added a pair of three-point shots against Fort Wayne Blackhawk. For those of you not interested in checking the box scores from those dates, the winner is senior Mikey Kelly.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts thereof are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: therefore, Kelly, Seth Kauffman, and Marla zumFelde are ineligible for the January 31-February 6 award; however, zumFelde is not subject to this rule as her team will begin sectional play this week.

Next Week: The next AOW will be named sometime after Sunday, Jan. 31, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time; athletes can be nominated until the decision is made. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

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

Game Reports, January 30

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 52, #15 Blackhawk 45
Blackhawk: Landon Sittler 1 1-2 4, Mitch Whitman 2 0-0 6, Reid Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Taylor Friesen 1 0-0 2, Chandler Schuette 0 0-0 0, Russell Byrd 5 0-0 11, Matt Kaplanis 0 0-0 0, Seth Kisler 5 7-8 17, Tim Howard 1 1-2 3, Jon Neumeister 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-12 (75.0%) 45.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 6, Ben Bontreger 0 0-1 0, Seth Kauffman 4 6-13 14, Jesse Ramer 3 1-3 7, Andrew Slagel 3 0-1 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0 3-6 3, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 7 2-3 16. Totals 19 12-27 (44.4%) 52.
Bl 13  7 16  9 — 45
BC 10 15 11 16 — 52
Three-point goals — Blackhawk 4 (Whitman 2, Byrd, Sittler), Bethany 2 (Kelly 2). Total fouls — Blackhawk 27, Bethany 11. Fouled out — Byrd, Howard, Zimmerman.
Rebounds — Blackhawk 23, Bethany 23 (Kauffman 9, Thorne 6, Slagel 4, Kelly 3). Assists — Blackhawk 12, Bethany 15 (Kelly 6, Kauffman 4, Ramer 2). Steals — Bethany 6 (Kelly 2, Hollinger-Janzen 2, Ramer 2). Blocks — Bethany 1 (Kauffman). Officials — Rick Secor, Dave Polston, Dave Wolford.

JV: Blackhawk 46, Bethany 38. Leading scorers — Blackhawk: Ben Elmer 17; Bethany: Bryce Rheinheimer 10, Andrew Snyder 10.

Girls basketball
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Marian 50, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 0-2 1-2 1, Malaina Weldy 0-3 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 0-0 4-4 4, Ali Hochstetler 0-2 2-3 2, Marla zumFelde 7-12 0-2 15, Laken Richer 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 3-5 0-0 6, Chris Minter 1-2 0-0 2, Caitlin Fecher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-26 (42.3%) 7-11 (63.6%) 30.
Marian: Anna Catanzarite 3-5 0-0 6, Alex Bousquet 9-15 0-1 20, Gabby Veldman 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Barnard  1-2 0-0 2, Jillian Saros 0-1 0-0 0,  Kathleen Kavanagh 1-1 2-2 4, Danielle Menting 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Douglas 5-6 2-2 12, Stephanie Cukrowicz 2-4 0-0 4, No. 34 1-1 0-0 2, No. 42 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-36 (61.1%) 4-5 (80.0%) 50.
B  1  7 10 12 — 30
M 10 18 16  6 — 50
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-4 (zumFelde 1-3, Lehman 0-1), Marian 2-7 (Bousquet 2-5, Catanzarite 0-2). Total fouls — Bethany 9, Marian 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 10 (Weldy 4, Thorne 3), Marian 9 (Cukrowicz 3). Assists — Bethany 3 (Weldy 2). Steals — Bethany 7 (zumFelde 2). Turnovers — Bethany 22 (Weldy 7, zumFelde 6, Hochstetler 4, Minter 4).

JV: Marian 24, Bethany 21
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 1-6 0-0 2, Mattie Lehman 0-0 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 0-0 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 1-4 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 0-1 0-0 0, Laken Richer 0-4 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 2-3 7-11 11, Chris Minter 0-1 0-0 0, Caitlin Fecher 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 7-26 (26.9%) 7-11 (63.6%) 21.
Marian: Gabby Veldman 5-9 2-7 12, Saralena Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Krista Stockman 1-2 0-0 2, Jordan Stoler 1-3 0-3 2, Ryanna Pointer 0-1 0-0 0, Amanda Irvine 0-1 2-4 2, Katie Barnard 2-3 0-0 4, Nicky DelPrete 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 9-22 (40.9%) 6-16 (37.5%) 24.
B  4  4  4  9 — 21
M  6  6  9  3 — 24
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-0, Marian 0-1 (Veldman 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Marian 7. Fouled out — Fecher.
Rebounds — Bethany 20 (Fecher 6, Thorne 5). Assists — Bethany 4 (Gautsche 3). Steals — Bethany 11 (Gautsche 4, Yoder 3, Thorne 2). Blocks — Bethany 2 (Thorne 2). Turnovers — Bethany 20 (Gautsche 7, Yoder 6, Fecher 4, Thorne 2, Weldy 1).

MS girls basketball
WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany at Lakeland Christian.
"B": Bethany at Lakeland Christian.

This Week In Bruindom, January 31-February 6

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Sunday, January 31

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

Monday, February 1

• MS girls basketball at Westview, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• IHSAA girls basketball sectional draw, 6:00 p.m., Conseco Fieldhouse; LIVE on the IHSAA Championship Radio Network (locally WCMR 1270, WSBT 960) (WCMR live feed)
• Boys basketball vs. Jimtown, 6:00 p.m. (C)
• Girls basketball at ECA, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS girls basketball at Westview, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at ECA, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, February 2

• MS girls basketball at Veritas, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Boys basketball vs. Clinton Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Clinton Christian, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, February 4

• MS girls basketball vs. Clinton Christian, 5:00 p.m. (C)
• Girls basketball at Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Argos, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, February 5

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

Saturday, February 6

• MS girls basketball at Trinity, 10:00 a.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball at Trinity, 11:15 a.m. (A)

Boys Basketball vs. Blackhawk: Preview

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BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN BRAVES (7-6, Independent; IBCA #15 in Class 1A) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-7, Independent): January 30, 2010.
Location: Menno Lands (cap. 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (334-330, 31st season at BCHS); Blackhawk: Jay Sefton (7-6, 1st season at BCHS; 17-19, 2nd season overall)

Blackhawk roster

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (19.9 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (7.2), Mikey Kelly (6.8)
• Blackhawk: not available.

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Feb. 2 vs. Clinton Christian, 7:30; Feb. 5 at ECA, 7:30; Feb. 11 at Lakewood Park, 7:30
• Blackhawk: Feb. 5 vs. Adams Central, 7:30; Feb. 11 vs. Fort Wayne Snider, 7:30; Feb. 13 at Fort Wayne Dwenger, 2:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Hamilton 59-53, Jan. 26; lost 54-55 to Canterbury, Jan. 21; lost 41-31  to Argos, Jan. 8
• Blackhawk: def. Lakewood Park 76-37, Jan. 22; def. Fort Wayne Wayne 55-50, Jan. 19; lost 68-77 to Fort Wayne Luers, Jan. 16

Past Ten Years:

• L 62-64 on 1/27/2001 at Blackhawk Christian
• L 41-52 on 1/26/2002 at Bethany
• W 68-63 on 3/1/2002 at Hamilton (sectional semifinal)
• L 40-60 on 2/1/2003 at Blackhawk Christian (Blackhawk honorable mention, Class A)
• L 66-71 on 1/31/2004 at Bethany (Blackhawk honorable mention, Class A)
• L 46-62 on 3/6/2004 at Bethany (sectional championship)
• L 29-68 on 1/29/2005 at Blackhawk Christian (Blackhawk ranked #8, Class A)
• L 40-57 on 1/28/2006 at Bethany
• L 41-53 on 3/4/2006 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional championship)
• L 41-58 on 1/27/2007 at Blackhawk Christian
• L 47-51 on 1/26/2008 at Bethany
• L 51-56 on 3/1/2008 at Hamilton (sectional semifinal)
• L 58-45 on 1/31/2009 at Blackhawk Christian
• Other Years: 11-8

Girls Basketball at Mishawaka Marian: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-13, independent; +31½) at MISHAWAKA MARIAN KNIGHTS (12-9, 4-4 NIC): January 30, 2010.

Location: Marian gym (cap. 2,960), Mishawaka, Ind.
Time: 11:30 a.m. EST, following 10:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (28-57, 4th season at BCHS); Marian: Pat Cantanzarite (32-36, 3rd season at MMHS)

Download JV, varsity programs.

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (13.1 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (4.0), Mandy Schlabach (3.2)
• Marian: Alex Bousquet (19.0 ppg), Mariah Douglas (9.7), Stephanie Cukrowicz (6.7)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Feb. 1 at ECA, 7:30; Feb. 4 at Argos, 7:30; sectional 51 begins Feb. 8
• Marian: sectional 19 begins Feb. 9

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 28-44 to Westview, Jan. 29; def. Bremen 37-35, Jan. 27; lost 27-33 to Central Noble, Jan. 23
• Marian: def. Elkhart Central 60-17, Jan. 28; def. Culver Academy 52-40, Jan. 26; def. South Bend Riley 51-36, Jan. 22

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: Bethany 36, Marian 55.
• 2007-08: 58-63.
  
• 2006-07: 32-49.
  
• 2005-06: 39-53.
• 2004-05: 47-74.
• 2003-04: 43-49.
• 2002-03: 43-54.
• 2001-02: 18-50.
  
• 2000-01: 39-48.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, January 10-16 & 17-23

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Here are the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athletes of the Week for January 10-23:

• January 10-16: Marla zumFelde
• January 17-23: Seth Kauffman

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts thereof are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: therefore, zumFelde, Kauffman, and Hamilton Thorne are ineligible for the January 24-30 award.

Next Week: The next AOW will be named sometime after Sunday, Jan. 31, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time; athletes can be nominated until the decision is made. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

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

Game Reports, January 28

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Boys basketball "C"
LIGONIER, Ind. — West Noble 28, Bethany 19. Leading scorers — Bethany: Jared Miller 8, Isaac Schertz 7; West Noble: Armando Rosales 8, Cy Mikel 6.

Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Westview 44, Bethany 28
Westview: Jeslyn Zimmerly 4-7 2-2 11, Skyler Carpenter 3-7 0-2 6, Christa Stutzman 0-0 0-0 0, Candice Stutzman 1-1 0-0 2, Kelsey Christner 3-3 0-0 8, Kristin Steider 0-0 0-0 0, Brittany Hershberger 0-1 0-0 0, Richelle Sharick 3-6 1-2 8, Malarie Feller 4-4 1-1 9, Jade Oakley 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-32 (56.3%) 4-7 (57.1%) 44.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 0-0 0-0 0, Mattie Lehnman 2-5 0-0 6, Malaina Weldy 0-2 3-4 3, Twila Albrecht 0-1 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 0-4 1-2 1, Ali Hochstetler 1-3 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 3-7 0-0 7, Natalie Thorne 2-4 1-2 5, Chris Minter 1-4 2-2 4, Caitlin Fecher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 9-30 (30.0%) 7-10 (70.0%) 28.
W 7 14 14 9 — 44
B 4 8 11 5 — 28
Three-point goals — Bethany 3-5 (Lehman 2-3, zumFelde 1-2), Westview 4-5 (Christner 2-2, Sharick 1-1, Zimmerly 1-1, Hershberger 0-1). Total fouls — Westview 12, Bethany 9. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 17 (Weldy 3, zumFelde 3, Albrecht 2, Minter 2, Schlabach 2). Steals — Bethany 6 (Schlabach 2, zumFelde 2). Turnovers — Bethany 20 (Weldy 5, Lehman 3, Hochstetler 3). Officials — Jeff Hughes, Nate Perry, Matt Hans.

JV: Westview 41, Bethany 16.
Westview: Kassy Zimmerman 4-5 0-0 8, Jordann Braid 1-1 0-0 2, Brooke Miller 1-1 0-0 3, Briana Schrock 0-0 2-4 2, Mandy Jones 4-5 0-0 8, Christa Stutzman 1-1 0-0 2, Brittany Hershberger 4-4 0-0 10, Stephanie Hochstetler 1-3 0-0 2, Kelsey Carmack 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Yoder 2-3 0-0 4, Kristin Steider 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-25 (72.0%) 2-4 (50.0%) 41.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 0-10 0-0 0, Laken Richer 3-13 0-0 6, Natalie Thorne 2-6 4-4 8, Twila Albrecht 0-1 0-0 0, Alena Yoder 0-3 2-2 2, Caitlin Fecher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 5-34 (14.7%) 6-6 (100.0%) 16.
W 8 11 18 4 — 41
B 2 4 6 4 — 16
Three-point goals — Westview 3-3 (Hershberger 2-2, Miller 1-1), Bethany 0-2 (Gautsche 0-2). Total fouls Westview 7, Bethany 6. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Westview 11 (Hershberger 2, Steider 2, Stutzman 2), Bethany 15 (Gautsche 4, Thorne 3, Yoder 3). Officials — Danielle Hill, Michael Robinson.

MS girls basketball
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Bethany 31, Northridge 19

Leading scorers — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 10; Northridge: Christina Juroff 7. Rebounds — Northridge: Emily Erekson 7. Steals — Northridge: Juroff 4.
"B": Northridge 21, Bethany 10. Leading scorers — Northridge: Brenna Tadeo 11, Danae Yoder 4, Jade Benton 2, Brooke Gingerich 2, Emily Thomas 2.

Girls Basketball vs. Westview: Preview

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WESTVIEW WARRIORS (8-8, 4-4 NECC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-12, independent; +23): January 28, 2009.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind..
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game and Senior Night ceremonies.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (28-56, 4th season at BCHS); Westview: Randy Yoder (201-143, 16th season at WHS).

Westview roster

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (13.5 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (4.1), Mandy Schlabach (3.4)
• Westview: Skyler Carpenter (11.8 ppg), Jade Oakley (8.9), Malarie Feller (7.3)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 30 at Mishawaka Marian, 11:30; Feb. 1 at ECA, 7:30; Feb. 4 at Argos, 7:30
• Westview: Jan. 30 vs. Eastside, 7:30; Feb. 2 vs. Jimtown, 7:30; Feb. 5 vs. West Noble, 6:00.

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Bremen 37-35, Jan. 27; lost 27-33 to Central Noble, Jan. 23; lost 40-30 to Blackhawk, Jan. 16
• Westview: lost 41-47 to Fairfield, Jan. 22; lost 35-52 to Fairfield, Jan. 15; def. Eastside 62-58, Jan. 13

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: Bethany 30, Westview 37.
• 2007-08: 38-52.
• 2006-07: 29-63.
• 2005-06: 34-71.
• 2004-05: 26-69.
• 2003-04: 36-56.
• 2002-03: 33-54.
• 2001-02: 41-58.
• 2000-01: 48-62.

Game Reports, January 26

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Boys basketball
HAMILTON, Ind. — Bethany held on for a 59-53 victory against Hamilton Tuesday night despite being outscored 15-14 in the fourth quarter. Seth Kauffman and Mikey Kelly combined to go 10-for-12 from the free throw line in that period. Kelly also added two three-point shots, while Kauffman grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists. The Bruins are now 5-7 and will host No. 15 Blackhawk on Saturday.
Kauffman passed Tom Lantz for third place on the school scoring list with 932 points.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 7-9 13, Ben Bontreger 3 2-2 10, Seth Kauffman 3 7-9 13, Jesse Ramer 2 2-2 6, Joel Yoder 0 0-0 0, Andrew Slagel 3 0-1 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 4 0-0 9, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 18-23 (78.3%) 59.
Hamilton: Lee Stoy 4 4-4 15, Ryan Gaff 0 0-0 0, Simon Brown 2 0-1 4, Suede Schiffli 3 2-2 8, Justin McKnight 3 3-4 10, Austin Boyd 1 2-2 4, Sean Conley 5 2-3 12. Totals 18 13-16 (81.3%) 53.
B 12 14 19 14 — 59
H 12 14 12 15 — 53
Three-point goals — Bethany 5 (Bontreger 2, Kelly 2, Hollinger-Janzen 1), Hamilton 4 (Stoy 3, McKnight 1). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Hamilton 16. Fouled out — Schiffli. Technical — Stoy.
Rebounds — Bethany 19 (Kauffman 7, Ramer 4, Thorne 3), Hamilton 17. Assists — Bethany 9 (Kauffman 5), Hamilton 6. Steals — Bethany 8 (Kauffman 3, Ramer 3, Hollinger-Janzen 1, Kelly 1).

JV: Bethany 30, Hamilton 26. Leading scorers — Bethany: David DeLeeuw 14; Hamilton: RJ Smith 9,  Jordan Harger 7.

Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Jenna Pfeiffer missed the first of a pair of free throws with :00.0 on the clock and Bethany escaped with a 37-35 victory Tuesday night. Marla zumFelde led Bethany with 21 points, 16 in the second half.
Bethany 37, Bremen 35
Bremen: Casey Hueni 0-5 4-5 4, Brittney Pittman 3-9 1-2 8, Jenna Pfeiffer 1-3 1-2 3, Lerin Studt 7-14 0-0 14, Allison Shorter 1-5 0-3 2, Jessica Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Kailee Feldman 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 13-41 (31.7%) 8-14 (57.1%) 35.
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 1-3 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1-3 0-0, Twila Albrecht 0-0 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 2-2 0-0 4, Ali Hochstetler 1-2 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 7-16 5-5 21, Natalie Thorne 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Minter 3-6 0-0 2. Totals 15-32 (46.9%) 5-5 (100.0%) 37.
Br 11  7  7 10 — 35
BC  8  7 12 10 — 37
Three-point goals — Bremen 1-4 (Pittman 1-2, Studt 0-2), Bethany 2-4 (zumFelde 2-3, Lehman 0-1). Total fouls — Bremen 15, Bethany 10. Fouled out — Studt (:21.3, fourth quarter).
Rebounds — Bremen 14 (Studt 6, Hueni 3, Shorter 2), Bethany 17 (zumFelde 8, Hochstetler 4, Minter 4). Steals — Bremen 7 (Hueni 3, Studt 3), Bethany 4 (zumFelde 3). Turnovers — Bremen 7 (Studt 2), Bethany 18 (Weldy 5, zumFelde 5, Minter 3). Officials — Danielle Hill, Rick Secor, Joel Easton.

JV: Bethany 24, Bremen 16
Bremen: Meagn Stouder 0-4 0-0 0, Amber Heitzman 0-3 0-0 0, Allison Shorter 0-1 1-3 1, Jenessa Morris 2-11 0-0 5, Kirstyn Buck 2-5 0-3 4, Shayna Graverson 0-2 0-0 0, Brooke Snyder 1-3 0-0 2, Brooke Baker 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 7-35 (20.0%) 1-6 (16.7%) 16.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 0-4 0-1 0, Laken Richer 3-9 3-4 9, Natalie Thorne 4-11 2-4 10, Twila Albrecht 0-1 1-2 1, Ali Hochstetler 1-3 0-0 2, Alena Yoder 0-5 2-2 2, Caitlin Fecher 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 8-35 (22.9%) 8-13 (61.5%) 24.
Br  3  4  5  4 — 16
BC  4  3  6 11 — 24
Three-point goals — Bremen 1-3 (Morris 1-3), Bethany 0-1 (Gautsche 0-1). Total fouls — Bremen 15, Bethany 5. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bremen 26 (Baker 6, Snyder 6, Buck 5, Morris 5), Bethany 20 (Thorne 7, Yoder 5, Albrecht 3). Steals — Bremen 4 (Buck 2), Bethany 13 (Yoder 6, Richer 3). Turnovers — Bremen 16 (Morris 8, Buck 3, Snyder 3), Bethany 11 (Thorne 6).

Boys Basketball at Hamilton: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-7, Independent) at HAMILTON MARINES (2-9, 0-5 NECC; +13): January 26, 2010.
Location: Hamilton gym (capacity 1,726), Hamilton, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (333-330, 31st season at BCHS); Hamilton: Mark Stiver (2-9, 1st season at HHS).

Hamilton roster

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (20.6 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (7.6), Mikey Kelly (6.2)
• Hamilton: not available.

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 30 vs. Blackhawk, 7:45; Feb. 2 vs. Clinton Christian, 7:30; Feb. 5 at ECA, 7:30
• Hamilton: Jan. 29 at Angola, 7:30; Feb. 2 at Edon (Ohio); 7:30; Feb. 6 at Eastside, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 54-55 to Canterbury, Jan. 21; lost 41-31  to Argos, Jan. 8; def. Bremen 65-44, Jan. 5
• Hamilton: lost 44-57 to Lakeland, Jan. 22; def. Howe Military 69-33, Jan. 18; lost 43-48 to Angola, Jan. 13

Past Ten Years:

• W 69-64 on 3/11/2000 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional championship)
• L 61-80 on 1/26/2001 at Bethany (Hamilton honorably mentioned)
• L 49-56 on 3/10/2001 at Bethany (sectional championship, Hamilton ranked #11)
• W 75-48 on 1/25/2002 at Hamilton
• W 56-47 on 3/2/2002 at Hamilton (sectional championship)
• W 45-42 on 1/31/2003 at Bethany
• W 51-45 on 1/30/2004 at Hamilton
• L 49-51 on 1/28/2005 at Bethany
• W 60-54 on 1/27/2006 at Hamilton
• W 61-42 on 3/3/2006 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional semifinal)
• W 46-40 on 1/26/2007 at Bethany
• W 50-49 on 1/25/2008 at Hamilton
  
• W 57-30 on 1/27/2009 at Bethany
• Other Years: 10-4

Girls Basketball vs. Bremen: Preview

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BREMEN LIONS (6-9, 3-2 NSC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-12, independent; +16): January 26, 2010.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (27-56, 4th season at BCHS); Bremen: Martin Huber (259-156, 20th season at BHS)

Bremen roster

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (12.9 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (4.3), Mandy Schlabach (3.3)
• Bremen: Lerin Studt (13.9 ppg), Casey Heuni (8.8), Kailee Feldman (8.6)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 28 vs. Westview. 7:30; Jan. 30 at Mishawaka Marian, 11:30; Feb. 1 at ECA, 7:30
• Bremen: Jan. 28 at ECA, 7:30; Jan. 30 at New Prairie, 7:30; Feb. 2 at Wawasee, 7:45

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 27-33 to Central Noble, Jan. 23; lost 40-30 to Blackhawk, Jan. 16; lost 16-48 to Jimtown, Dec. 22
• Bremen: lost 33-52 to LaVille, Jan. 23; def. Triton 49-31, Jan. 19; lost 45-49 (ot) to John Glenn, Jan. 15

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: L 36-69.
• 2007-08: L 37-47.
• 2006-07: L 36-48.
• 2005-06: W 51-47.
  
• 2004-05: No meeting.
• 2003-04: L 31-65.
  
• 2002-03: No meeting.
  
• 2001-02: L 62-69.
  
• 2000-01: L 28-58.
  

Schedule Correction

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The middle school girls games that had been mentioned for tonight are scheduled for February 25. We regret the source error.

Middle School Girls Basketball Preview

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"A"

(Numbers from program, not picture; first row, left to right, then second row)

• #14 Brooke Hershberger
• #10 Tori Craw
• #24 Katie Hurst
• #12 Marie Bontrager
• #5 Nicole Schwartz
• #44 Molly Heusinkveld
• #54 Catie Kauffman
• #34 Liz DeLeeuw
• #42 Hanna Hochstetler
• #20 Lana Smucker
• #50 Samantha Horsch
• Coach Kurt Bullard
• #52 Lorae Weaver (not pictured)

"B"/"C"

(Numbers from program, not picture; first row, left to right, then second row)

• #?? Abbi Hawkins ("C")
• #2 Mallory Bontreger
• #1 Erin Bontrager
• #?? Isabel Rondo ("C")
• Coach Sarah Moyer
• #22 Yuri Teno
• #50 Jazzmin Anderson
• #20 Mari Buenrostro
• #42 Marisa Marquez
• #?? Darienne Maust ("C")
• #3 Jordan Helmuth (not pictured)

Next games:

• "A": Monday, January 25 vs. West Noble, approx. 5:45 p.m.
• "B": Monday, January 25 vs. West Noble, 4:30 p.m.
• "C": Thursday, February 4 vs. Clinton Christian, 5:00 p.m.

Game Reports, January 23

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Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Central Noble 33, Bethany 27
Central Noble: Bethany Woods 6-10 1-2 16, Julie Forker 1-2 0-0 2, Sierra Rice 0-0 0-0 0, Tori Brown 2-5 0-0 4, Samantha Bortner 1-5 0-0 3, Cassi Cochard 0-4 4-4 4, Rachel VanGessel 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 12-29 (41.4%) 5-6 (83.3%) 33.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 0-0 0-0 0, Mattie Lehman 0-2 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 1-4 0-0 2, Twila Albrecht 0-0 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 1-6 0-1 2, Ali Hochstetler 0-4 0-0 0, Marla zumFelde 8-11 0-1 16, Natalie Thorne 2-6 0-1 4, Chris Minter 0-6 3-4 4. Totals 12-39 (30.8%) 3-8 (37.5%) 27.
CN  6 16  6  5 — 33
BC 10  6  7  4 — 27
Three-point goals — Central Noble 4-7 (Woods 3-3, Bortner 1-4), Bethany 0-2 (Lehman 0-1, zumFelde 0-1). Total fouls — Central Noble 16, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 18 (Minter 8, Hochstetler 3). Assists — Bethany 8 (Hochstetler 3, Minter 3, Weldy 2). Steals — Bethany 10 (zumFelde 3, Lehman 2, Schlaabach 2). Turnovers — Bethany 27 (Weldy 10, Hochstetler 7, Lehman 4, zumFelde 4). Officials — Danielle Hill, Steve Nusbaum, Larry Nantkes.

JV: Bethany 26, Central Noble 18
Central Noble: Ashley Stevens 2-7 0-0 4, Courtney Steele 3-9 1-2 8, Mary Ellen Potts 1-3 0-0 2, Jessica Kumfer 0-1 0-0, Renee Ziegler 1-5 0-0 2, Heather Combs 0-4 0-0 0, Krysta Bush 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 8-33 (24.2%) 1-4 (25.0%) 18.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2-4 1-2 5, Laken Richer 4-9 1-2 9, Natalie Thorne 2-4 0-3 4, Twila Albrecht 1-1 0-0 2, Mandy Schlabach 0-1 0-0 0, Alena Yoder 0-1 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 0-2 0-0 0, Caitlin Fecher 2-3 2-4 6. Totals 11-25 (44.0%) 4-11 (36.3%) 26.
CN  8  4  3  3 — 18
BC  9  4  8  5 — 26
Three-point goals — Central Noble 1-2 (Steele 1-2), Bethany 0-0. Total fouls — Central Noble 16, Bethany 6. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Central Noble 20 (Combs 5, team 5, Steele 4), Bethany 20 (Thorne 5, Gautsche 3, Yoder 3, team 3). Assists — Central Noble 1 (Combs 1), Bethany 7 (Gautsche 4). Steals — Central Noble 5 (Stevens 2), Bethany 11 (Richer 4, Gautsche 3). Officials — Ron Weirich, Mike Zimmerman.

This Week In Bruindom, January 24-30

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Sunday, January 24

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

Monday, January 25

• MS girls basketball vs. West Noble, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball vs. West Noble, 5:30 p.m. (A)

Tuesday, January 26

• Girls basketball vs. Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Hamilton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. Bremen, 7:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys basketball at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, January 28

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

Saturday, January 30

• MS girls basketball at Lakeland Christian, 10:00 a.m. (B)
• Girls basketball at Mishawaka Marian, 10:00 a.m. (JV)
• MS girls basketball at Lakeland Christian. 11:15 a.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at Mishawaka Marian, 11:30 a.m. (V)
• Boys basketball vs. Blackhawk, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Blackhawk, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Girls Basketball vs. Central Noble: Preview

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CENTRAL NOBLE COUGARS (10-6, 5-2 NECC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-11, independent; +23: January 23, 2010.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT, following 1:00 JV game.
Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (27-55, 4th season at BCHS); Central Noble: Josh Treesh (23-34, 3rd season at CNHS)

Central Noble roster

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (12.7 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (4.6), Mandy Schlabach (3.5)
• Central Noble: Amy Van Gessel (14.3), Tori Brown (9.7), Bethany Woods (7.8)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 26 vs. Bremen, 7:30; Jan. 28 vs. Westview. 7:30; Jan. 30 at Mishawaka Marian, 11:30
• Central Noble: Jan. 26 vs. Jimtown, 7:30; Jan. 30 vs. Churubusco, 7:30; Feb. 5 at Prairie Heights, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 40-30 to Blackhawk, Jan. 16; lost 16-48 to Jimtown, Dec. 22; def. ECA 40-39, Dec. 19
• Central Noble: vs. Eastside, Jan. 22; lost 27-66 to Canterbury, Jan. 19; lost 43-45 (OT) to Fremont, Jan. 15

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: L 35-53.
• 2007-08: W 50-32.
• 2006-07: L 34-37.
• 2005-06: L 39-49.
  
• 2004-05: L 29-49.
• 2003-04: L 32-49.
  
• 2002-03: L 31-55.
  
• 2001-02: W 44-26.
  
• 2000-01: L 45-59.

Game Reports, January 21

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Seth Kauffman led Bethany with 25 points Thursday night. But at the final horn, the thunder belonged to Jason Jordan. The six-foot, two-inch junior drained a ten-foot jump shot with 16 seconds to play that gave. No. 17 Canterbury a 55-54 lead. Bethany advanced the ball to the frontcourt and called timeout with 7.4 seconds to play, but a driving layup from Kauffman missed the mark and Hamilton Thorne's putback with four seconds to play was no good. Jordan finished with 11 points, while Thorne scored six and grabbed three rebounds.

#17 Canterbury 55, #19 Bethany 54
Canterbury: Chase Moyle 0 0-0 0, Davis Rao 2 0-0 5, Danny McMahon 2 0-0 5, Jason Jordan 5 0-0 11, Cole Walker 1 0-0 2, Mike Wiersema 4 6-9 14, Matt Wiersema 1 1-2 3, Austin Hatch 6 2-2 15, Kai Foday 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 9-13 (69.2%) 55.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 3 0-1 7, Jesse Ramer 0 0-0 0, Seth Kauffman 11 3-4 25, Jesse Ramer 4 1-1 9, Andrew Slagel 0 0-0 0, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 2 0-0 4, James Helmuth 1 0-0 3, Hamilton Thorne 3 0-3 6. Totals 24 4-9 (44.4%) 54.
C 14 10 10 21 — 55
B 13 18 13 10 — 54
Three-point goals — Canterbury 4 (Hatch, Jordan, McMahon, Rao), Bethany 2 (Helmuth, Kelly). Total fouls — Canterbury 15, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Canterbury 27, Bethany 20 (Kauffman 7, Ramer 4, Hollinger-Janzen 3, Thorne 3). Assists — Canterbury 11, Bethany 15 (Hollinger-Janzen 6, Ramer 5). Steals — Bethany: Hollinger-Janzen 2.
Officials — Jeff Hughes, Matt Hans, Steve Godfroy.

JV: Andrew Snyder and David DeLeeuw combined to go 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the last two minutes as Bethany held on for a two-point win.
Bethany 43, Canterbury 41. Leading scorers — Canterbury: Trent Van Horne 14, Adam Antalis 12; Bethany: Andrew Snyder 12, Jeff Yoder 10, Caleb Morris 10.

MS girls basketball
GOSHEN — Wawasee 15, Bethany 8.
W  0  6  9  0 — 15
B  6  0  0  2 — 8

"B": Wawasee def. Bethany, no score available.

Boys Basketball vs. Canterbury: Preview

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CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (7-3, independent; ranked #17 in AP Class A poll) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-6, independent; ranked #19 in AP Class A poll; +5): January 21, 2010.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (333-329, 31st season at BCHS); Canterbury: Ben Ottenweller (46-52, 5th season at CS).

Canterbury roster

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (20.1 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (7.8), Mikey Kelly (6.1)
• Canterbury: not available.

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 26 at Hamilton, 7:30; Jan. 30 vs. Blackhawk, 7:45; Feb. 2 vs. Clinton Christian, 7:30
• Canterbury: Jan. 23 vs. Churubusco, 7:30; Jan. 27 at FW Elmhurst, 7:45; Jan. 30 at SB Adams, 7:45

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 41-31  to Argos, Jan. 8; def. Bremen 65-44, Jan. 5; def. ECA 37-28, Dec. 19
• Canterbury: lost 50-61 to Norwell, Jan. 19; def. Lakewood Park 56-35, Jan. 16; def. Howe Military 55-35, Jan. 8

Past Ten Years:

• 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 (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
  
• W 54-45 on 3/6/2009 at Blackhawk (sectional semifinal)
• Other years: 8-1

Game Reports, January 18

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Boys basketball "C"
GOSHEN — Westview 30, Bethany 26. Leading scorer — Bethany: Andrew Snyder 7.

This Week In Bruindom, January 17-23

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Sunday, January 17

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

Monday, January 18

• Boys basketball vs. Westview, 6:00 p.m. (C)

Thursday, January 21

• MS girls basketball vs. Wawasee, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball vs. Wawasee, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball vs. Canterbury, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Canterbury, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, January 23

• Girls basketball vs. Central Noble, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. Central Noble, 2:30 p.m. (V)
• Bruin Baseball Club dinner, 6:00 p.m.

Kehr Named Hesston Women's Soccer Coach

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HESSTON, Kan. — Hesston College on Monday named Bethany athletic director Bryan Kehr as their new women's soccer coach for the 2010 season. Kehr's coaching duties will not begin until August, although he will soon assume the duties of recruiting and signing athletes. He will remain at Bethany for the balance of the 2009-2010 academic year before his resignation takes effect in June.

The Larks compete in Region 6 of the National Junior College Athletic Association, where they went 2-8-1 in 2009 as part of a 2-15-1 season that saw them score 13 goals while surrendering 115. They were coached most recently by Kurt Hostetler, who returned to his alma mater in 2007 as men's and women's soccer coach. Hostetler remains as coach of the men's program.

Hesston College names Kehr women's soccer coach (Hesston College)
(Bethany Christian Schools photo)

Game Reports, January 16

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Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Blackhawk 40, Bethany 30
Blackhawk: Jenna Wharton 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey Knuth 1-1 0-0 2, Danielle Martin 1-1 1-2 4, Casey Cooke 1-1 0-0 3, Holly VanLaar 0-2 3-4 3, Jessica Walters 4-5 1-2 9, Allison Kauffman 4-8 3-3 11, Olivia Zehr 2-3 0-0 4, Lindsey Thieme 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 15-23 (65.2%) 8-13 (61.5%) 40.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 0-1 0-0 0, Mattie Lehman 0-2 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 1-4 2-3 4, Twila Albrecht 0-1 0-0 0, Ali Hochstetler 0-5 2-2 2, Marla zumFelde 6-10 5-7 21, Laken Richer 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 1-4 2-3 4, Chris Minter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 8-25 (32.0%) 10-14 (71.4%) 30.
Bl  8 15  7 10 — 40
BC  5 12  4  9 — 30
Three-point goals — Blackhawk 2-2 (Cooke 1-1, Martin 1-1), Bethany 4-7 (zumFelde 4-6, Lehman 0-1). Total fouls — Blackhawk 14, Bethany 15. Fouled out — Kauffman (:34.0, fourth quarter).
Rebounds — Blackhawk 13 (team 6, Thieme 3, VanLaar 2), Bethany 16 (Thorne 6, Hochstetler 5, Lehman 2). Steals — Blackhawk 1 (Martin 1), Bethany 6 (Lehman 2, Weldy 2). Turnovers — Blackhawk 6 (Kauffman 2, Thieme 2), Bethany 20 (zumFelde 7, Weldy 4). Officials — Chris Cortier, Joel Easton, Michael Robinson.

JV: Bethany 23, Blackhawk 19
Blackhawk: Hannah Hartley 1-2 0-0 2, Courtney Hicks 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Henry 3-5 0-0 7, Anna Blisk 0-1 0-0 0, No. 24 0-2 0-0 0, Alethea Smith 2-3 0-2 4, Mekenzie Buhr 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia Zehr 0-0 0-0 0, Jackie Brabbs 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 8-17 (47.1%) 2-4 (50.0%) 19.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 2-6 1-1 6, Mattie Lehman 0-0 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 1-1 0-0 2, Twila Albrecht 1-3 0-0 2, Alena Yoder 1-4 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 1-1 0-0 2, Laken Richer 0-7 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 3-4 1-2 7, Chris Minter 0-4 0-0 0, Caitlin Fecher 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 10-32 (31.3%) 2-6 (33.3%) 23.
Bl  6  2  7  4 — 19
BC  8  4  6  5 — 23
Three-point goals — Blackhawk 1-1 (Henry 1-1), Bethany 1-1 (Gautsche 1-1). Total fouls — Blackhawk 8, Bethany 9. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Blackhawk 7 (Hartley 3, Henry 2), Bethany 15 (Richer 3, team 3, Fecher 2, Gautsche 2, Thorne 2, Yoder 2). Steals — Blackhawk 5 (Hartley 2), Bethany 13 (Yoder 6, Fecher 4).

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 2nd in Bethany 8th Grade Invitational.


Championship: Elkhart County Hawks 55, Bethany 31
EH 18 10 14 13 — 55
BC  7  3  8 13 — 31
Leading scorers — Elkhart: Cory Waycaster 15; Bethany: Tanner Fervida 20.

Consolation: Westview 41, ECA 14
Wv 12 13  5 11 — 41
EC  4  5  0  5 — 14
Leading scorers — Westview: Jordyn Bontrager 11; ECA: Tanner Watson 6.

First round: Bethany 38, ECA 35
EC 10  9 10  6 — 35
BC  6 15  6 11 — 38
Leading scorers — ECA: Michael Craft 10; Bethany: Trent Yoder 14.

First round: Elkhart Hawks 42, Westview 32.
Wv  9  7  9  7 — 32
EH  9 11 14  8 — 42
Leading scorers — Westview: Damon Hershberger 11; Elkhart: Cory Waycaster 21.

Girls Basketball vs. Blackhawk: Preview

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BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN BRAVES (3-9, independent) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-10, independent; +8) : January 16, 2010.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT, following 1:00 JV game.

Blackhawk roster

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (27-54, 4th season at BCHS); Blackhawk: Sean Miller (3-9, 1st season at BCHS)

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (11.9 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (4.8), Mandy Schlabach (3.5)
• Blackhawk: not available.

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 23 vs. Central Noble, 2:30; Jan. 26 vs. Bremen, 7:30; Jan. 28 vs. Westview. 7:30
• Blackhawk: Jan. 18 at Manchester, 7:45; Jan. 21 at Lakewood Park, 7:45; Jan. 26 vs. South Adams, 7:45

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 16-48 to Jimtown, Dec. 22; def. ECA 40-39, Dec. 19; def. Cornerstone Chr. 39-8, Dec. 19
• Blackhawk: def. Eastbrook 39-36, Jan. 9; lost 39-44 to Wayne, Jan. 4; lost 36-78 to Canterbury, Dec. 18

Past Nine Years:

• 2008-09: L 29-45.
• 2007-08: W 45-31.
• 2006-07: W 43-32.
• 2005-06: W 53-27.
  
• 2004-05: L 41-45.
• 2003-04: W 65-33.
  
• 2002-03: W 49-23; 40-30 (sectional).
  
• 2001-02: L 44-45; 37-40 (sectional).
  
• 2000-01: W 53-23.
  

Game Reports, January 15

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MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany swept a tripleheader from Stanley Clark at home today. The "B" and "C" teams finish 5-9 and 3-2 respectively; the "A" team is 8-10 entering the Bethany Invitational on Saturday.

Bethany 38, Stanley Clark 28
SC  7  7  8  6 — 28
BC  7  9 10 12 — 38
Leading scorer — Bethany: Tanner Fervida 17.

"B": The Bruins went on a 9-0 run in the first six minutes en route to a 23-15 victory. Cristian Romero led Bethany with 10.
Bethany 23, Stanley Clark 15
SC  0  7  6  2 — 15
BC  9  3  8  6 — 23
Leading scorer — Bethany: Cristian Romero 10.

"C": Kyle Snyder matched the visitors' 11 points as the Bruins finished the season on a high note.
Bethany 27, Stanley Clark 11
SC  2  4  4  1 — 11
BC 12  5  8  2 — 27
Leading scorers — Stanley Clark: A. Schell 8; Bethany: Kyle Snyder 11.

Game Reports, January 14

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MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany dropped a pair of games to Jimtown at home Thursday night. The "A" team fell to 7-9 and the "B" team to 4-8. All three middle school teams host Stanley Clark Friday, with the sixth grade game at 4:00 and the other two following.

Jimtown 41, Bethany 16
J 11 13  6 11 — 41
B  4  2  7  3 — 16
Leading scorers — Jimtown: Chris Hoeflinger 9, Luke Crocker 8, Michael Clark 8; Bethany: Sol Brenneman 7.

"B": Jimtown 45, Bethany 9
J 15  6 14 10 — 45
B  4  2  2  1 — 9
Leading scorers — Jimtown: Tyler Lundy 12, Brock Mauer 8; Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 5.

Game Report, January 11

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MS boys basketball "B"
GOSHEN — Bethany went on a 17-2 run in the fourth quarter to knock off Montessori Monday night. Isaac Brenneman and Sol Brenneman each scored 13 in the game. The Bruins are 4-8 on the season and host Jimtown Thursday.

Bethany 46, Montessori 36
M  6 16 12  2 — 36
B 13 7 9 17 — 46
Leading scorers — Montessori: Josh Kelly 14; Bethany — Isaac Brenneman 13, Sol Brenneman 13.

Schedule Update

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GOSHEN — Senior Loco will be on señor trip in Tennessee this week, or something like that. Because of that, Bleeding Bruin Blue will likely not be featuring any new content until I return Friday night. There are no high school games scheduled until Saturday; the middle school teams play six games in the intervening time period.

As great as this service may be, the best way to experience a game is still to watch it in person. Go ahead and make the trek down to the Menno Lands complex. I'm sure Bethany will appreciate your support.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athletes of the Week, December 20-26 and January 3-9

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Here are the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athletes of the Week for December 20-26 and January 3-9:

• December 20-26: Twila Albrecht
• January 3-9: Hamilton Thorne

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts thereof are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: therefore, Albrecht and Thorne, along with the non-existent winner from the intervening week when Bethany did not play, are ineligible for the January 10-16 award.

Next Week: The next AOW will be named sometime after Sunday, Jan. 17, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time; athletes can be nominated until the decision is made. 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.

This Week In Bruindom, January 10-16

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Sunday, January 10

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

Monday, January 11

• MS girls basketball practice begins
• MS boys basketball vs. Montessori, 6:00 p.m. (B)

Thursday, January 14

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

Friday, January 15

• MS boys basketball vs. Stanley Clark, 4:00 p.m. (C)
• MS boys basketball vs. Stanley Clark, 5:15 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball vs. Stanley Clark, 6:30 p.m. (A)

Saturday, January 16

• MS boys basketball Bethany Invitational, first round, 10:00 a.m., both gyms (A)
• MS boys basketball Bethany Invitational, consolation/championship, 11:20 a.m., both gyms (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Blackhawk, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. Blackhawk, 2:30 p.m. (V)

Game Reports, January 8

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany entered Friday night's contest on a roll, having won their last three games and nearly knocking off the second-ranked team in class 1A before that. The statewide Sagarin ratings favored them by 11.5 points over visiting Argos. The Bruins averaged 58 points per game to their opponents' 45, giving up 46 points per game as opposed to 50. The numbers seemed to be in their favor.
But on this night, it was a different set of numbers that would matter. Six-foot, three-inch senior Scott Sanders led the way for Argos, going 13-for-15 from the free throw line, as Argos shot 21 foul shots to Bethany's two en route to a 41-31 victory. Sanders was aided in his performance by the four fouls called on Bruin big men Hamilton Thorne and Seth Kauffman, the former receiving his fourth with 4:24 to play in the third quarter.
Sanders added one field goal to the mix, finishing with 15 points; fellow senior Jeremy Weirick finished with 14.
Senior Seth Kauffman led the Bruins with twelve points, while Mikey Kelly hit the team's only two three-pointers and finished with eight. Kauffman also grabbed five rebounds, one short of sopohmore Andrew Slagel for the team lead.

Argos 41, Bethany 31
Argos: Derek Rex 0 0-0 0, Patrick Shei 0 0-0 0, Scott Sanders 1 13-15 15, Matt Hollar 3 0-0 9, Justin Dunfee 0 0-1 0, Scott Tuttle 0 0-0 0, Sam Edmonds 1 1-2 3, Jeremy Weirick 6 2-2  14. Totals 11 16-20 (80.0%) 41.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 3 0-0 8, Ben Bontreger 2 0-0 4, Seth Kauffman 6 0-0 12, Jesse Ramer 0 0-0 0, Joel Yoder 0 0-0 0, Andrew Slagel 1 0-0 2, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 1 1-2 3, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 1-2 (50.0%) 31.
A  6 10 16  9 — 41
B  4  4  9 14 — 31
Three-point goals — Argos 3 (Hollar 3), Bethany 2 (Kelly 2). Total fouls — Argos 10, Bethany 14. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Argos 18, Bethany 21 (Slagel 6, Kauffman 5, Ramer 4, Thorne 3, Hollinger-Janzen 2, Kelly 1). Assists — Bethany 7 (Hollinger-Janzen 2, Kauffman 2, Ramer 2). Blocks — Bethany: Kauffman 4. Steals — Bethany: Hollinger-Janzen 3, Kauffman 3.
Officials — Keith Denlinger, Kent Denlinger, Floyd Knafel.

JV: Bethany 39, Argos 24 as the Bruins went on a 20-0 run in the first half and never looked back. Leading scorers — Argos: Scott Tuttle 12; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 11.

Boys Basketball vs. Argos: Preview

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ARGOS DRAGONS (4-3, Independent; +11½) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-5, Independent; #15 in IBCA Class 1A poll): January 8, 2010.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Argos roster

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (333-328, 31st season at BCHS); Argos: Joel Grindle (18-11 in 2nd season at AHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (21.0 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (8.4), Mikey Kelly (5.9)
• Argos: Scott Sanders (19.3 ppg), Jeremy Weirick (7.2), Justin Dunfee (6.9)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 21 vs. Canterbury, 7:30; Jan. 26 at Hamilton, 7:30; Jan. 30 vs. Blackhawk, 7:45
• Argos: Jan. 14 vs. Oregon-Davis, 7:45; Jan. 16 vs. South Central, 8:30; Jan. 19 vs. New Prairie in Bi-County Tournament, 8:00

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Bremen 65-44, Jan. 5; def. ECA 37-28, Dec. 19; def. Clinton Christian 55-47, Dec. 19
• Argos: lost 57-82 to Bowman Academy, Jan. 2; def. West Central 45-44, Dec. 29; def. Jimtown 39-37 (ot), Dec. 12.

Past Ten Years:

• W 69-50 on 1/7/00 at Bethany
• W 64-60 on 1/5/01 at Argos
• L 67-68 on 1/4/02 at Bethany
• L 34-61 on 1/10/03 at Argos
• L 40-52 on 1/9/04 at Bethany
• W 49-54 (Argos forfeit) on 1/7/05 at Argos
• W 63-36 on 1/6/06 at Bethany
• L 46-50 on 1/5/07 at Argos
• W 37-35 on 1/4/08 at Bethany
• L 26-42 on 1/9/09 at Argos
• Other Years: 7-5

Hurst Named Cross Country Coach

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GOSHEN — Middle school cross country coach Benji Hurst will coach the high school boys and girls cross country teams beginning in 2010, according to information released by the school today. Hurst also served as the volunteer head coach of Bethany's track club in 2009.
Hurst replaces co-coaches Ken and Ann Willems, who had coached the cross country teams since 2007. Their tenure included the first team regional appearance in school history, by the girls team in 2008.

Thursday's Action Falls Victim To Winter Weather

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GOSHEN — Bethany has announced that today's basketball games will not be played as scheduled. The middle school boys games against West Noble have been canceled, while the girls games with Bremen have been postponed. The girls games will be played Tuesday, January 26.

Game Reports, January 5

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Boys basketball

BREMEN, Ind. — Bethany overcame a 12-11 deficit after the first quarter with a 21-4 second period advantage to defeat Bremen 65-44 Tuesday night. Hamilton Thorne led the Bruins with 19 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs, while Seth Kauffman contributed 16 points.
The JV team lost 20-16, paced by six points from Andrew Snyder.

Bethany 65, Bremen 44
Bethany: Ben Bontreger 3 0-1 8, Seth Kauffman 7 2-5 16, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 2, Joel Yoder 1 0-0 3, Andrew Slagel 3 0-2 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 5 0-0 10, James Helmuth 0 1-2 1, David DeLeeuw 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 6 7-8 19. Totals 26 10-18 (55.6%) 65.
Bremen: Ben Hueni 0 0-0 0, Ty Holmes 0 0-1 0, Jesse Glingle 0 0-0 0, Cody Barrier 5 2-5 14, Ethan Pike 0 0-0 0, Tyler Pfeiffer 1 0-0 2, JJ Schafer 2 1-2 5, Ryan Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Kyle Feldman 7 4-5 19 Justin Nick 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 7-13 (53.8%) 44.
Three-point goals — Bethany 3 (Bontreger 2, Yoder 1), Bremen 3 (Barrier 2, Feldman 1). Total fouls — Bethany 16, Bremen 19. Fouled out — Pfeiffer. Technical — Pfeiffer.
BC 11 21 17 16 — 65
Br 12  4  9 19 — 44
Rebounds — Bethany 31 (Thorne 11, Kauffman 5, Ramer 5, Hollinger-Janzen 4, Slagel 3), Bremen 22. Assists — Bethany 17 (Kauffman 7, Hollinger-Janzen 3, Ramer 3), Bremen 9. Blocks — Bethany: Thorne 3. Steals — Bethany: Hollinger-Janzen 3, Bontreger 2, Kauffman 2, Yoder 2.
JV: Bremen 20, Bethany 16. Leading scorers — Bethany: Andrew Snyder 6; Bremen: Austin Huff 8.

MS boys basketball
GOSHEN — Wawasee 39, Bethany 27.
W 15  6 12 6 — 39
B  6  6  5  8 — 27
Leading scorers —Wawasee: Austin Lutz 13, Tommy Martin 12; Bethany: Sol Brenneman 12, Tanner Fervida 7.
"B": Wawasee 58, Bethany 8.
W 16 18 22  2 — 58
B  4  2  0  2 — 8
Leading scorers — Wawasee: Jake Hutchinson 13, Conner Rietveld 8; Bethany: four players with 2.

PHOTO: Larry Tebo/Elkhart Truth

Boys Basketball at Bremen: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-5, Independent) at BREMEN LIONS (1-6, 0-1 NSC; +8): January 5, 2010.
Location: Bremen gym (capacity 2,500), Bremen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (332-328, 31st season at BCHS); Bremen: Kyle Haynzewski (1-6, 1st season at BHS)

Bremen roster

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (21.6 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (7.1), Mikey Kelly (5.9)
• Bremen: Kyle Feldman (11.6 ppg), Cody Barrier (10.6), Tyler Pfeiffer (6.9)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 8 vs. Argos, 7:30; Jan. 21 vs. Canterbury, 7:30; Jan. 26 at Hamilton, 7:30
• Bremen: Jan. 8 at LaVille, 7:30; Jan. 15 vs. John Glenn, 8:30; Jan. 19 vs. Triton in Bi-County Tournament at Bremen, 8:00

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. ECA 37-28, Dec. 19; def. Clinton Christian 55-47, Dec. 19; lost 52-50 to Triton, Dec. 15
• Bremen: lost 27-25 to ECA, Dec. 22; lost 61-45 to Knox, Dec. 18; lost 71-42 to South Central, Dec. 12

Past Ten Years:

• W 59-57 on 12/29/2000 at Fairfield
• W 62-52 on 1/2/2004 at Bethany
• L 36-55 on 12/30/2004 at Bremen
• L 40-46 on 12/29/2005 at Jimtown
• W 51-40 on 12/30/2006 at Fairfield
• L 33-35 on 12/29/2007 at Bethany
  
• W 46-40 on 1/6/2009 at Bethany
• Other Years: 0-4

This Week in Bruindom, January 3-9

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Tuesday, January 5

• MS boys basketball vs. Wawasee, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Boys basketball at Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys basketball vs. Wawasee, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball at Bremen, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, January 7

• MS boys basketball vs. West Noble, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball vs. West Noble, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Bremen, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, January 8

• Boys basketball vs. Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Argos, 7:30 p.m. (JV)