Match Reports, August 30

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys Soccer
GOSHEN — Concord 4, Bethany 1

• C: Nick Wysong (35')
• C: Alec Stubbs (39')
• C: Kyle Brumbaugh (Michael Granitz) (54')
• B: Drew Sylvester (Josh Stoltzfus) (78')
• C: Will Mulroy (Wysong) (79')

Shots on goal — Concord 10, Bethany 6. Saves — Concord: Shayn Hambrice 5; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 6. Corner kicks — Concord 3, Bethany 2.

JV: Concord 3, Bethany 0

Girls Soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 6, Culver Community 2

• B: Maddie Gerig (Emma Caskey assist) (5')
• C: Whitney Sanders (21')
• B: Sharisse Yoder (Caskey) (34')
• B: Yoder (Gerig) (41')
• C: Sanders (46')
• B: Yoder (58')
• B: Caskey (Gerig) (71')
• B: Caskey (Gina Gautsche) (75')

Shots on goal — Culver Community 6, Bethany 37. Saves — Culver Community: Abby James 29; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 4. Corner kicks — Culver Community 0, Bethany 8. Fouls — Culver Community 3, Bethany 9. Officials — Dan Blue, Adrian Ramirez.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Granger Christian 25-9, 25-13
Aces — Bethany: Jennifer Liechty 7. Assists — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger. Kills — Bethany: Alena Yoder 5, Amber Heydon 3.

Middle School Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Granger Christian 25-22, 25-19
Aces — Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 6, Mallory Bontreger 3. Assists — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 1. Kills — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 3, Jazzmin Anderson 1. Digs — Bethany: Helmuth 4.

This Week In Bruindom, August 29-September 4

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Monday, August 30 (89°, partly cloudy)

• August 22-28 Athlete of the Week nominations due, 4:30 p.m.
• Boys tennis at LaVille varsity, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (V); tape delay, Michiana Sports Authority
• Boys soccer vs. Concord, 5:00 p.m., back field (JV)
• MS volleyball vs. Granger Christian, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Granger Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Concord, 7:05 p.m. (V); tape delay, Michiana Sports Authority

Tuesday, August 31 (91°, partly cloudy)

• Boys tennis at Prairie Heights, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS volleyball at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer vs. Northridge, 4:45 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis at Prairie Heights, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS volleyball at Goshen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Lakeland, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer vs. Northridge, 6:00 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Lakeland, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 2 (82°, scattered thunderstorms, 40% chance of rain)

• MS volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer vs. Oak Bridge, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• MS volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Prairie Heights, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 3 (72°, partly cloudy)

• MS soccer at Concord, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Snider at Carroll, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys soccer at Northridge, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer at Concord, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Bethany at Northridge, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Homestead vs. Westview at Carroll, 7:05 p.m.
• Boys soccer Carroll Classic: Warsaw at Blackhawk, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 4 (71°, mostly sunny)

• Carroll Soccer Classic consolation semifinals: Bethany/Northridge loser vs. Snider/Carroll loser, 9:00 a.m. (field 1)
• Carroll Soccer Classic consolation semifinals: Blackhawk/Warsaw loser vs. Homestead/Westview loser, 9:00 a.m. (field 2)
• Volleyball in ECA JV Invitational, 9:00 a.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis vs. Triton, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys tennis vs. Triton, 11:00 a.m. (JV)
• Carroll Soccer Classic semifinals: Bethany/Northridge winner vs. Snider/Carroll winner, 11:00 a.m. (field 1)
• Carroll Soccer Classic semifinals: Blackhawk/Warsaw winner vs. Homestead/Westview winner, 11:00 a.m. (field 2)
• Carroll Soccer Classic 7th place game: 9:00 field 2 loser vs. 9:00 field 1 loser, 1:30 p.m. (field 2)
• Carroll Soccer Classic 5th place game: 9:00 field 2 winner vs. 9:00 field 1 winner, 1:30 p.m. (field 1)
• Carroll Soccer Classic 3rd place game: 11:00 field 2 loser vs. 11:00 field 1 loser, 3:30 p.m. (field 2)
• Carroll Soccer Classic championship game: 11:00 field 2 winner vs. 11:00 field 1 winner, 3:30 p.m. (field 1)
• Selected games from the Carroll Soccer Classic will be webcasted on a tape-delay basis on Michiana Sports Authority.

Match Reports, August 28

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany JV 2, Prairie Heights varsity 1

• P: unknown (30')
• B: Isaac Schertz (Kevin Hawkins assist) (51')
• B: Joseph Mumaw (56')

Saves — Prairie Heights: Kyle Burkholder 6; Bethany: Cody Yoder 2.

Girls soccer
ELKHART — Bethany 3, Elkhart Memorial 0

• B : Sharisse Yoder (Emma Caskey assist) (2')
• B : Yoder (penalty kick) (4')
• B : Caskey (Yoder) (24')

Shots on goal — Bethany 13, Elkhart Memorial 5. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 5; Elkhart Memorial 4.

Boys tennis
ELKHART — Bethany first in Concord Invitational.

• Bethany 5, Rochester 0
  Ben Mast def. Aaron Stuart 6-2, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Jacob Schroder 6-0, 6-0. Nate Brendle def. Brant Eutcheson 6-0, 6-1. Kyle Miller/Blake Shetler def. Cody Hershberger/Josh Calhoun 6-1, 6-1. Russell Klassen/Evan Grimes def. Max Hsu/Taylor Beck 6-3, 6-2.
• Bethany 5, Jimtown 0
  Ben Mast def. Brett Aller 6-1, 6-1. Seth Krabill def. Max Polluck 6-1, 6-0. Nate Brendle def. Chris Raderstorf 6-1, 6-1. Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole def. Cole Peterson/Jake Ward 6-1, 6-1. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes def. Augie Farwig/Austin Ward 7-5, 6-2.
• Bethany 4, Concord 1
  Ben Mast lost to Jason Denton 5-7, 2-6. Seth Krabill def. Sean Purcell 6-1, 6-4. Nate Brendle def. Matt Kotva 4-6, 6-3, (14-12). Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole def. T Cunningham/Tony Fenech 6-0, 6-2. Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler def. Bronson DuMont/Matt Ciesielski 6-0, 6-1.

Volleyball
GOSHEN, Ind. — Bethany def. Clinton Christian 25-15, 25-11, 25-18
Aces — Bethany: Jennifer Liechty 7, Mandy Schlabach 5. Assists — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 8, Schlabach 8. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 10, Schlabach 6, Hanna Hochstetler 5. Blocks — Bethany: Schlabach 2. Digs — Bethany: zumFelde 4.

Bethany def. Hamilton 25-11, 25-7, 25-5.
Aces — Bethany: Jama Yoder 4, Marla zumFelde 4. Assists — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 15, Mandy Schlabach 9. Kills — Bethany: zumFelde 13, Mattie Lehman 10. Blocks — Bethany: zumFelde. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 3.

Boys cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — Bethany 10th of 12 at NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — Fairfield 52, Westview 106, NorthWood 121, Triton 125, Marion 129, ECA 147, Bremen 148, John Glenn 183, LaVille 219, Bethany 214, Jimtown 296. Incomplete — Manchester.
Top runners — Jordan Smeltzer (F) 17:27.8, Scott Hedi (Mar) 17:33.4, Jerry Schwartz (W) 17:36.2, Dillon Hinen (F) 17:37.7, Kyle Baker (W) 17:38.5, Ricky Masters (F) 18:13.2, Eric Shaffer (L) 18:20.3, Nick Amor (L) 18:33.2, Jamin Parker (N) 18:37.3, Joel Hartman (E) 18:39.7, Stacy Noland (JG) 18:48.8, Luke Runyan (JG) 18:52.6, Nate Miller (F) 18:55.8, Trenton Stackhouse (T) 18:56.6, Ben Hochstetler (BC) 18:57.2.
Other Bethany runners — 26th, Jesse Bontreger 19:37.3; 56th, Isaac Schertz 22:01.7; 58th, Joseph Mumaw 22:10.0; 69th, Ryan Miller 26:19.6.

Girls cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — Bethany eighth of 15 at NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — NorthWood 44, Bremen 64, Fairfield 96, Westview 111, Manchester 115, Concord 130, Marian 173, Bethany 278, Jimtown 288, ECA 328. Incomplete — John Glenn, Lakeland Christian, LaVille, Oregon-Davis, Triton.
Top runners — Cynthia Medina (N) 19:32.9, Hope Jordan (Br) 20:25.4, Andy Sharfman (Man) 21:09.8, Lindsey Roe (N) 21:22.2, Amy Fanning (Br) 21:27.8, Elaine Schmeltz (LV) 21:51.3, Megan Burcham (Br) 21:59.4, Karlie Kratzchmar (N) 22:06.9, Janell Bender (W) 22:10.0, Jenna Kieper (F) 22:15.3, Erin Rockey (W) 22:24.7, Paige Woods (Man) 21:43.5, Jenae Hershberger (BC) 22:46.2, Tabitha Lehman (W) 22:47.5, Brittany Grove (N) 22:56.9.
Other Bethany runners — 47th, Katie Hurst 25:02.9; 68th, Ellie Schertz 27:11.0; 73rd, Eva Lapp 27:38.1; 77th, Lauren Hooley 28:48.6.

Match Reports, August 26

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Lakeland Christian 1

• B: Matt Weaver (Caleb Morris assist) (8')
• B: Josh Stoltzfus (Femi Hollinger-Janzen) (13')
• B: Morris (35')
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (61')
• B: Kevin Hawkins (66')

Shots on goal — Lakeland Christian 1, Bethany 11. Saves — Lakeland Christian: Jacob Cole 6; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 0, Jeremy Troyer 0.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Goshen 2, Bethany 0

• G: #10 (9')
• G: #10 (53')

Shots on goal — Bethany 10, Goshen 17. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 15; Goshen 10. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Goshen 0.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Fremont 0
Ben Mast def. Joe Stackhouse 6-0, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Matt Hoff 6-0, 6-0. Nate Brendle def. Matt Wilcox 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole def. Glen McClain/Tyler Jenkins 6-1, 7-5. Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler def. Kaleb Hayes/Brandin Ross 6-1, 6-0.
JV: Fremont 5, Bethany 3
Abe Thorne lost to Jake Bryant 5-8. Himal King lost to Andrew Smith 4-8. Josh Helmuth lost to Tanner Frye 6-8. Joel Gerig lost to Bryant 0-8. Bryan Nguyen lost to Brandon Miller 2-8. Evan Grimes/Andrew Snyder def. Seth Wirick/Miller 8-6. Ryan Minter/Parth Patel def. Cole Trombley/Collin Sherburne 8-3. Wade Troyer/Justin Zehr def. Keith Bookwalter/Derek Fischer 8-2.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Wawasee 25-17, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20
Aces — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 2, Maria Thomas 2, Jama Yoder 2. Assists — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 25. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 16, Mandy Schlabach 15. Blocks — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 1 solo, 2 assists; Jennifer Leichty 1 solo; Schlabach 1 solo. Digs — Bethany: Schlabach 7, Thomas 7.
JV: Wawasee def. Bethany 25-16, 25-11
Aces — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 1. Assists — Bethany: Hershberger 2, Jennifer Leichty 2. Kills — Bethany: Amber Heydon 4. Blocks — Bethany: Molly Heusinkveld 1. Digs — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 4.

MS soccer
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany 6, LaVille 0

• B: Ian Bomberger (Isaac Brenneman assist) (5')
• B: Saul Sauceda (Sol Brenneman) (7')
• B: Cristian Romero (24')
• B: Matthew Smucker (Kyle Snyder) (25')
• B: S. Brenneman (I. Brenneman) (32')
• B: Sauceda (42')

Shots on goal — Bethany 19, LaVille 2. Saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 2; LaVille 13. Corner kicks — Bethany 10, LaVille 0.

"B": LaVille girls "A" 4, Bethany 0
Shots on goal — Bethany 0, LaVille 9. Saves — Bethany: Jordan Haarer 5; LaVille 0. Corner kicks — Bethany 0, LaVille 2.

MS volleyball
ELKHART — Bethany at ECA, 5:45 p.m.
"B": Bethany at ECA, 4:30 p.m.

Match Reports, August 24

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls soccer
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Northridge 4, Bethany 1

• N: Connie Smith (11')
• N: Lauren Blyly (51')
• N: Sarah Smith (Blyly assist) (57')
• B: Paige Wheeler (Emma Caskey) (61')
• N: Blyly (68')

Shots on goal — Bethany 5, Northridge 27. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 18; Northridge: Kayt Coulter 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 3, Northridge 7.

Boys tennis
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. — Columbia City 3, Bethany 2
Ben Mast def. Dylan Hinen 6-1, 6-1. Seth Krabill def. Travis Johnson 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. Nate Brendle lost to Derek Hinen 4-6, 3-6. Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole lost to Alan Murphy/JT Biggs 1-6, 6-3, 2-6. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes lost to Cole Craven/Gabe Boles 1-6, 6-7 (6).
JV: Columbia City 5, Bethany 2
Andrew Snyder lost to Devin Moore 5-8. Parth Patel lost to Ryan Flauding 2-8. Abe Thorne def. Clayton Verberkmoes 8-1. Bryan Nguyen lost to Moore 0-6. Ryan Minter/Himal King lost to Austin Funk/Matt Rethlake 3-8. Wade Troyer/Joel Gerig def. Blake Fearnow/Dalton VanHouten 8-7 (13). Josh Helmuth/Justin Zehr lost to Funk/Flauding 0-6.

Volleyball
WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany def. Lakeland Christian 25-21, 25-21, 25-16
Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 5. Assists — Bethany: Lehman 14. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 16, Mandy Schlabach 12. Blocks — Bethany: zumFelde 4, Hanna Hochstetler 2, Schlabach 2. Digs — Lakeland Christian: Schlabach 1.
JV: Bethany def. Lakeland Christian 25-8, 25-15
Aces — Bethany: Amber Heydon 4. Assists — Bethany: Jennifer Leichty 9. Kills — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 5, Marie Bontrager 4.

Boys cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany lost its first three dual matches of the season at Bodiker Field Tuesday night, coming as close as 23-32 against Westview. The Bruins were paced by Ben Hochstetler, whose mark of 18:40 was good for 12th place overall. Northridge claimed seven of the top 11 spots and won all three of its matches.

Northridge 15, Bethany 50; Westview 23, Bethany 32; Lakeland 21, Bethany 40; Northridge 15, Lakeland 46; Lakeland 26, Westview 32; Northridge 23, Westview 38.
Top ten — Cody Welty (N) 17:21, Jerry Schwartz (W) 17:24, Kyle Baker (W) 17:29, Mitchell Eby (N) 17:47, Jacob Frost (N) 17:54, Marshall Hawn (N) 17:55, Trevor Moore (N) 17:55, Caleb Lehman (L) 18:22, Eric Herber (L) 18:24, Mike Linn (N) 18:39.
Bethany runners — 12th, Ben Hochstetler 18:40; 13th, Jesse Bontreger 18:46; 28th, Joseph Mumaw 21:02; 29th, Isaac Schertz 21:02; 34th, Ryan Miller 24:46.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Northridge ran away from the field in Tuesday night's quadrangular meet, as they claimed the first seven spots and won all three of their dual matches by the most lopsided score possible, 15-50. In fact, Northridge would have claimed all three matches even if the top seven runners had not been counted. Bethany's Jenae Hershberger, who led her school by taking 22:14 to cover the 3.1-mile course and finish ninth, helped the Bruins limit themselves to 43 points in a loss to Westview; all three schools were awarded victories over Lakeland's incomplete team.

Northridge 15, Bethany 50; Westview 19, Bethany 43; Bethany 15, Lakeland 50; Northridge 15, Westview 50; Northridge 15, Lakeland 50; Northridge 15, Westview 50.
Top ten — Skylair Hilton (N) 20:35, Corinne Cominator (N) 20:35, Jennifer Schrock (N) 20:52, Marissa Holaway (N) 21:19, Autumn Elliott (N) 21:28, Kayla Rothi (N) 21:30, Madie Royce (N) 21:58, Erin Rockey (W) 22:10, Jenae Hershberger (B) 22:14, Emily Seiltz (N) 22:17.
Other Bethany runners — 23rd, Katie Hurst 24:35; 27th, Eva Lapp 25:06; 28th, Ellie Schertz 25:51; 32nd, Lauren Hooley 28:37; 33rd, Aly Kilmer 29:21.

Match Reports, August 23

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Mishawaka 0
Ben Mast def. Bobby LeRoy 6-0, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Andrew Laubner 6-0, 6-0. Nate Brendle def. Jon Dickerson 6-2, 6-1. Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole def. Andrew Furlow/Andy Dong 6-0, 6-0. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes def. Michael Furlow/Ryan Mathes 6-1, 6-0.
JV: Bethany 1, Mishawaka 0
Ryan Minter def. Mitchell Montgomery 8-7 (4).

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, August 15-21

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

This week's Athlete of the Week did not take long to make his presence known, scoring five goals in his first two games as a Bruin after transferring from Wawasee. The athlete in question is junior Drew Sylvester.

 Eligibility: All Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, or middle school counterparts of high schoolers fitting those criteria, are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: therefore, Sylvester will be ineligible until the week of September 12-18.

Next Week: Nominations for next week's award are due Sunday, August 29 at 5:00 p.m.; 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. We reserve the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Match Reports, August 21

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK


Boys soccer
SYRACUSE, Ind. — Bethany 2, Wawasee 0

• B: Josh Stoltzfus (75')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (77')

Shots on goal — Bethany 6, Wawasee 2. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2; Wawasee: Andre Champoux 4.

JV: Bethany 9, Wawasee 1

• B: Q Min Kim (5')
• B: Hamilton Thorne (8')
• B: Jesse Loewen (17')
• B: Thorne (26')
• B: Nik Diaz (29')
• B: Kim (40')
• B: Kim (43')
• B: Derek Christophel (44')
• W: Jake Thystrup (54')
• B: Isaac Schertz (60')

Assists — Bethany: Thorne 3, Cory Bowman, Diaz. Shots on goal — Bethany 15, Wawasee 2. Saves — Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 1; Wawasee: Josh Secor 6.

Boys tennis

ELKHART — Concord Invitational postponed to Saturday, August 29.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Central def. Bethany 25-20, 25-13, 25-20
Aces — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 2. Assists — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 7, Mandy Schlabach 6. Kills — Bethany: zumFelde 11, Schlabach 5, Lehman 4. Blocks — Bethany: Schlabach 1, zumFelde 1. Digs — Bethany: Lehman 5, Marie Bontrager 2.

JV: Central def. Bethany 25-16, 25-14
Aces — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 1, Brooke Hershberger 1, Jennifer Leichty 1. Kills — Bethany: Hershberger 2, Leichty 2. Digs — Bethany: Amber Heydon 4, Bontrager 2.

Boys cross country
ELKHART — Bethany incomplete in Elkhart Christian Hokum Karem.

Girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany incomplete in Elkhart Christian Hokum Karem.

Cross country (co-ed JV race)

ELKHART — Bethany incomplete in Elkhart Christian Hokum Karem.

MS soccer
WARSAW, Ind. 

— Bethany "A" 2nd in Lakeland Christian Invitational.

Pool play 

— Bethany 4, Manchester 0; Bethany 5, Whitko 0; Bethany 3, Caston 0. Championship 

— Bethany 0, Westview 0 (Westview wins 2-1 in shootout).

Goals 

— Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 5, Cristian Romero 5, Addison Dumford, Landon Weldy. Assists 

— Bethany: Tanner Fervida 5, Romero 2, Jesse Amstutz, Brenneman. Saves 

— Bethany: Saul Sauceda 7, Jordan Haarer 3.

Bethany "B" tied for 5th in Lakeland Christian Invitational.

Pool play 

— Lakeland Christian 6, Bethany 1; Bethany 5, Portage Christian 0; Westview 7, Bethany 0.

Goals 

— Bethany: Natan Nafziger 2, Jeremiah Ourman 2, Keenan Baker, Martin Gerig.

This Week In Bruindom, August 22-28

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, August 22

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

Monday, August 23

• Boys tennis vs. Mishawaka, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis vs. Mishawaka, 5:30 p.m. (JV)

Tuesday, August 24

• Boys tennis at Columbia City, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls cross country vs. Northridge, Lakeland and Westview, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys cross country vs. Northridge, Lakeland and Westview, 5:45 p.m.
• Boys tennis at Columbia City, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Lakeland Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Northridge, 6:30 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority
• Volleyball at Lakeland Christian, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, August 26

• MS volleyball at ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis vs. Fremont, 4:45 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m. canceled (JV)
• MS soccer at LaVille, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis vs. Fremont, 5:45 p.m. (JV)
• MS volleyball at ECA, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Wawasee, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer at LaVille, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• Girls soccer at Goshen, 6:30 p.m.
• Boys soccer vs. Lakeland Christian, 6:45 7:00 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. Wawasee, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Friday, August 27

• Boys soccer at First Baptist, 6:00 p.m. (C)

Saturday, August 28

• Boys tennis at Concord Invitational, 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at Jimtown Concord JV Invitational, 9:00 a.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Elkhart Memorial, 10:00 a.m.
• Volleyball vs. Hamilton and Clinton Christian, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls cross country at NorthWood Invitational, 10:00 a.m.
• Boys cross country at NorthWood Invitational, 11:00 a.m.

Match Reports, August 19

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Boys soccer
ELKHART — Bethany 6, Elkhart Memorial 1

• M: Nestor Herrera (12')
• B: Eder Paez (Tyler Brenneman) (18')
• B: Drew Sylvester (Joel Yoder) (24')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (45')
• B: Sylvester (Hollinger-Janzen) (55')
• B: Caleb Morris (55')
• B: Austin Mumaw (65')

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, Elkhart Memorial 7. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 6; Elkhart Memorial: William Mecedo 3.

JV: Bethany 2, Elkhart Memorial 0

• B: Q Min Kim (Joseph Mumaw assist) (60')
• B: Kim (Cody Yoder) (65')

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, Elkhart Memorial 1. Saves — Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 1; Elkhart Memorial: Kevin Peterson 7.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Goshen 1
Ben Mast def. Stefan Baumgartner 6-3, 6-3. Seth Krabill def. Seth Koble 7-5, 7-5. Nate Brendle def. Adam Bratten 6-4, 6-4. Kyle Miller/Evan Grimes lost to Jonny Tan/Drew Hostetler 4-6, 5-7. Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler def. Paul Johnson/Eli Metzler-Prieb 6-1, 6-2.
JV: Goshen 5, Bethany 2
Matt Ebersole def. Ben Morrical 8-4. Ryan Minter lost to Tony Sanders 3-8. Bryan Nguyen lost to Alex Cazares 4-8. Parth Patel/Abe Thorne lost to Sylas Buller/Sam Stegelmann 2-8. Wade Troyer/Joel Gerig lost to Philip Bontrager/Matt Buncich 7-9. Josh Helmuth/Justin Zehr lost to Austin Stutzman/Derick Hostetler 4-8. Troyer/Gerig def. Jorge Hernandez-Walton/Noah Shreiner 6-0.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. LaVille 25-17, 25-17, 25-12
Aces — Bethany: Jama Yoder 4. Assists — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 13, Mandy Schlabach 9. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 16, Lehman 7. Blocks — Bethany: zumFelde 4, Schlabach 2. Digs — Bethany: zumFelde 4, Marie Bontrager 2.
JV: LaVille def. Bethany 25-24, 16-25, 15-3
Aces — Bethany: Amber Heydon 5. Assists — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 5, Jennifer Leichty 3. Kills — Bethany: Amber Heydon 6. Digs — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 5, Tori Craw 3.

Boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany in Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany in Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.

Match Reports, August 17

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer

GOSHEN — In his first match with Bethany after transferring from Wawasee, Drew Sylvester did not take long to be noticed. He scored in the game's tenth minute to put the Bruins up 1-0, then added another tally 22 minutes later and a third after halftime as the Bruins routed conference rival Culver Community 6-0.
Sylvester, whose hat trick is the first by a Bruin since Jordan Weaver's on September 9, 2008, was joined in scoring by Josh Stoltzfus, Femi Hollinger-Janzen, and Joel Yoder. Despite allowing all six goals, Culver goalkeeper Zach Loehmer was credited with 12 saves in the Bruin barrage; however, his teammates were unable to muster a single shot on goal.

Bethany 6, Culver Community 0

• B: Drew Sylvester (10')
• B: Sylvester (32')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (35')
• B: Sylvester (59')
• B: Josh Stoltzfus (68')
• B: Joel Yoder (70')

Assists — Hollinger-Janzen 2, Eder Paez, Stoltzfus, Yoder. Shots on goal — Culver Community 0, Bethany 18. Saves — Culver Community: Zach Loehmer 12; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 0.

Lineups
Culver Community: Zach Loehmer; Kyle Vlach, Alex Shafer, Dylan Bennett, A.J. Neice, Curtis Stacy, Nick Pritz, Jordan Sanders, Mark Maes, Trent Becker, Larry Clinlger.
Bethany: Jeff Yoder; Ben Bontreger, James Helmuth, Caleb Morris, Aaron Stiffney; Tyler Brenneman, Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Matt Weaver, Joel Yoder; Josh Stoltzfus, Drew Sylvester.

Girls soccer
SOUTH BEND — Bethany at South Bend Riley, ppd., no new date.
Tonight's match was called off by Riley due to a scheduling conflict; it is not known whether the game will be made up.


Boys tennis

GOSHEN — The Bruins defeated Northridge 3-2 tonight for what is believed to be the first time since Bethany began playing tennis in 1992. The deciding point came at #3 singles, where Nate Brendle successfully defended a pair of points that would have sent his first match as a Bruin to a third set at 6-4, 4-6. Instead, he captured that game and the next two as well to take the match in an hour and 43 minutes. The top Raiders doubles team of David Long and Alex Radelich came back as well, returning from a third-set hole at 3-4 to win the final set and set the team score in stone.

Bethany 3, Northridge 2
Ben Mast lost to Nick Myers 2-6, 0-6. Seth Krabill def. Chris Robbins 6-4, 6-3. Nate Brendle def. Josh Garfein 6-4, 7-5. Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole lost to David Long/Alex Radelich 6-4, 4-6, 4-6. Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler def. A.J. Thielking/Doug Jakubowicz 6-2, 6-3.
JV: Northridge 6, Bethany 1
Parth Patel lost to Byron Slabach 0-8. Ryan Minter lost to Will Erekson 0-8. Josh Helmuth lost to Jed Miller 0-8. Patel lost to Clay Schell 1-8. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne lost to Connor Cameron/Andrew Gingerich 4-8. Wade Troyer/Joel Gerig def. Michael Eash/Erik Beck 8-4. Justin Zehr/Bryan Nguyen lost to Ryan Taylor/James Kristofzski 3-8.

Volleyball

BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Bethany opened its season on a sour note Tuesday night, traveling to Jimtown and dropping their opening match in straight sets. Mandy Schlabach had 17 assists and two blocks, while Marla zumFelde added 10 kills and two more blocks.
Jimtown def. Bethany 25-9, 25-23, 25-11
Aces — Bethany: Maria Thomas 2; Jimtown: Brooke Clodfelter 2, Alexis Cook 2, Riley Eaton 2, Lanie Hodgson 2. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 17; Jimtown: Eaton 25. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 10, Mattie Lehman 6; Jimtown: Cinnamon Green 14, Katie Goward 10. Blocks — Bethany: Schlabach 2, zumFelde 2; Jimtown: Cook 2, Green 1. Digs — Bethany: Lehman 3, zumFelde 3; Jimtown: Goward 15, Hodgson 6.
JV: Jimtown def. Bethany 25-14, 25-15
Aces — Bethany: Jennifer Leichty 2. Assists — Bethany: Leichty 4. Kills — Bethany: Marie Bontrager 3. Blocks — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 1. Digs — Bethany: Bontrager 6.

Girls Soccer at Riley Canceled

SOUTH BEND — Tonight's game that was to pit Bethany against South Bend Riley at Jackson Field has been canceled due to a Riley scheduling conflict.

Bruin 'Keeper Snyder Signs With Goshen

GOSHEN — Just more than a day before the 2010 edition of the Bethany girls soccer team started play, a member of the 2009 edition officially revealed her intentions to keep playing. Kelly Snyder signed a national letter of intent to continue her academic and soccer careers at Goshen College, a decision announced by that institution this afternoon. Snyder, a four-year varsity starter between the goalposts at Bethany, will join classmate Marissa Weldy on the Goshen soccer team this year; the pair of Maple Leafs, along with Bluffton University's Karli Graybill and Hesston College's Sierra Wheeler, mean that two-thirds of last year's girls soccer seniors are playing collegiately.
Snyder was named Bleeding Bruin Blue's Athlete of the Week on October 18 last season after a series of nominations; her five saves in a shootout three days before, followed by a seven-save effort in the next match, were instrumental in Bethany's 2009 sectional title. Snyder finished with the second-most saves in school history, only ten behind 2005 graduate Melissa Gingerich; she holds three of the top five spots on the school's season saves list.
Snyder will be one of three Bruins on the Maple Leafs roster this season. Joining her will be Weldy and junior Jennifer Snyder, Kelly's sister. The signing also gives Goshen three goalkeepers for the upcoming season, as they also feature senior Rachel Mast and senior Lynn Weaver, the latter of whom dropped a 1-0 contest to Bethany while starting for Goshen in 2008.
Goshen's soccer team, which was 5-11-1 in 2009, is coached by Thavisith Mounsithiraj. The Maple Leafs compete in the Mid-Central Conference, where they finished ninth, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Mounsithiraj Adds Another, Kelly Snyder From Bethany Christian (GoLeafs.net)

Boys Soccer Preview

Head Coach: Hank Willems (46-22-7 in 4 seasons)
J.V. Coach: Marcelo Warkentin
Assistants: Josh Leinbach, Ron Whiteford, Brant Williams, Mark Yoder

Key: *returning varsity player; #returning JV player; %both varsity and JV rosters; ^not on varsity roster
Roster (L-R, front row to back)

• #11 #^Derek Christophel (Jr)
• #2 #%Lucas Morgan (So)
• #3 #%Kevin Hawkins (So)
• #7 ^Joseph Mumaw (Fr)
• #4 ^Dwight Markham (Fr)
• #5 ^Corey Hostetler (Fr)
• #6 #^Ian Croyle (Sr)
• *Chris Markham (Mgr, Jr)
• #11 *Josh Stoltzfus (So)
• #16 #%Isaac Schertz (So)
• #6 *Ben Bontreger (Jr)
• #8 #%Bryce Rheinheimer (Jr)
• #13 #%Tyler Brenneman (So)
• #20 *Jared Nussbaum (Jr)
• #14 *Andrew Snyder (So)
• #10 #%Cody Yoder (Jr)
• #23 *Brandon Sharkey (Sr)
• #4 *Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Jr)
• #15 *James Helmuth (Sr)
• #9 Drew Sylvester (Jr)
• #0 *Jeff Yoder (Jr)
• #1 #%Jeremy Troyer (Jr)
• #12 #%Austin Mumaw (Jr)
• #24 #%Cory Bowman (Sr)
• #5 *Matt Weaver (Sr)
• #22 *Joel Yoder (Sr)
• #19 #^Josh Plank (Jr)
• #18 #^Jesse Loewen (So)
• #19 *Caleb Morris (So)
• #26 *Hamilton Thorne (Sr)
• #18 *Aaron Stiffney (Sr)
• #25 #Nik Diaz-Marquez (Sr)
• #7 *Eder Paez (So, not pictured)
• #9 #^Q Min Kim (So) 

Not Returning:

• #Tyrel Baldridge (So)
• #Robert Heydon (Grad)
• *Courtland Jones (Sr)
• *Seth Kauffman (Grad)
• *Shane Miller (Grad)
• *JD Nafziger (Grad)
• *Dasol Park (Grad)
• #Andrew Slagel (So)
• *Ryan Snyder (Grad)

First Match: varsity Tues., Aug. 17 vs. Culver Community, 5:00 p.m.; JV Thurs., Aug. 19 at Elkhart Memorial, 5:00 p.m.; "C" Fri., Aug. 27 at First Baptist varsity, 6:00 p.m.

Home Opener: JV Thurs., Aug. 26 vs. Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m.; "C" Mon., Sept. 6 vs. Fort Wayne Carroll

Girls Soccer Preview

Head Coach: Dennis Yoder (32-20-4 in 3 seasons)
Assistant Coach: Destiny Higdon


Roster: (L-R, front row to back, *returning)

• #5 Lana Smucker (Fr)
• #18 *Twila Albrecht (Sr)
• #12 *Sharisse Yoder (Sr)
• #8 *Nelly Wenger (Sr; manager in 2009)
• #4 Heather Schwartz (Sr)
• #1 Samantha Kauffman (Fr)
• #11 *Taylor Christophel (Jr)
• #7 *Malaina Weldy (Jr)
• #3 *Gina Gautsche (Jr)
• #2 *Emma Caskey (Jr)
• #10 *Anna Nafziger (Jr)
• #16 Katie Shank (Fr)
• #15 Tiffany Kilmer (Fr)
• #17 *Laken Richer (So)
• #13 *Maddie Gerig (So)
• #14 *Natalie Thorne (So)
• #9 *Siobhan Mahnken (Jr)
• #6 *Paige Wheeler (Jr)

Not Returning:

• Caitlin Fecher (Grad)
• Emma Gerig (Grad)
• Karli Graybill (Grad)
• Elyse Hooley (Sr)
• Addie Martin (Jr)
• Kelly Snyder (Grad)
• Marissa Weldy (Grad)
• Sierra Wheeler (Grad)

Opener: Tues., Aug. 17 at South Bend Riley, 6:30 p.m.

Home Opener: Mon., Aug. 30 vs. Culver Community, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Cross Country Preview

Coach: Krysten Parson (1st season)
Roster (L-R, *returning)

• *Jenae Hershberger (Sr)
• *Lauren Hooley (Sr)
• Katie Hurst (Fr)
• *Eva Lapp (Sr)
• *Ellie Schertz (Sr)
• Aly Kilmer (Jr)

Not Returning:

• Ali Hochstetler (Sr)
• Leanne Hochstetler (Grad)

Opener: Thurs., Aug. 19 in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 5:00 p.m.

Boys Cross Country Preview

Coach: Krysten Parson (1st season)

Roster (L-R; *returning)

• *Jesse Bontreger (So)
• *Ben Hochstetler (Jr)
• Ryan Miller (Fr)

Not Returning:

• Tim Beechy (Grad)
• Josh Leatherman (Grad)
• Luis López (Grad)

First Meet: Thurs., Aug. 19 in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 5:40 p.m.

This Week In Bruindom, August 15-21

Tuesday, August 17 (partly cloudy, 79°)

• Boys tennis vs. Northridge, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis vs. Northridge, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Jimtown, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at SB Riley, 6:30 p.m.
• Volleyball at Jimtown, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, August 19 (partly cloudy, 84°)

• Boys tennis at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Girls cross country at Goshen Inv., 5:00 p.m.
• Boys soccer at Elkhart Memorial, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis at Goshen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Boys cross country at Goshen Inv., 5:40 p.m.
• Volleyball vs. LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Elkhart Memorial, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. LaVille, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Saturday, August 21 (partly cloudy, 84°)

• MS soccer at Lakeland Christian Inv., TBA
• Girls cross country at ECA Hokum Karem, 9:00 a.m.
• Boys tennis at Concord Inv., 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. Elkhart Central, 10:00 a.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Wawasee, 10:00 a.m. (JV)
• Boys cross country at ECA Hokum Karem, 10:15 a.m.
• Volleyball vs. Elkhart Central, 11:15 a.m. (V)
• Boys soccer at Wawasee, 11:45 a.m. (V)

Boys Tennis Preview

Coach: Matt Miller (87-53 in 7 seasons)
Assistant: Michael Steury

Roster (front row, middle row, back row all L-R); *varsity letterwinner; #JV letterwinner

• Parth Patel (Fr)
• #Matt Ebersole (Jr)
• #Evan Grimes (Jr)
• *Seth Krabill (Sr)
• Abe Thorne (Fr)
• Joel Gerig (Fr)
• #Ryan Minter (So)
• #Josh Helmuth (So)
• Nate Brendle (So)
• *Russell Klassen (Sr)
• Justin Zehr (Fr)
• Bryan Nguyen (Fr)
• #Wade Troyer (So)
• #Blake Shetler (Jr)
• *Kyle Miller (Sr)
• *Ben Mast (Sr)
• #Himal King (So, not pictured)

Not Returning:

• #Evan Eby (Jr)
• *Jake Gerig (Grad)
• *Mikey Kelly (Grad)
• #Han Gil Lee (So)
• *Austin Loucks (Grad)
• *Mihailo Rebec (Grad)
• *Slavko Rebec (Grad)
• *Claude Stickler (Grad)

Scrimmage: Thurs., Aug. 12, 5:00 p.m. at Angola

Opener: Tues., Aug. 17 vs. Northridge, 4:30 p.m. (V)/5:30 p.m. (JV)

Volleyball Preview

Coach: Lois Mast (112-99 in 7 seasons)
Assistant: Sarah Yoder

Varsity (front row, middle, back, L-R); *returning letterwinner

• #6 *Elise Romero (So)
• #1 *Jama Yoder (Sr)
• #4 Marie Bontrager (Fr)
• #3 Jennifer Leichty (Fr)
• #8 Alena Yoder (Jr)
• #9 *Maria Thomas (Jr)
• #2 *Mattie Lehman (Sr)
• #11 *Marla zumFelde (Sr)
• #5 *Mandy Schlabach (Sr)
• #7 Hanna Hochstetler (Fr)

JV (front row, back row; L-R); #returning JV letterwinner

• #12 #Rachel Schrock (So)
• #5 Nicole Schwartz (Fr)
• #3 Jennifer Leichty (Fr)
• #4 Marie Bontrager (Fr)
• #10 Tori Craw (Fr)
• #21 Lorae Weaver (Fr)
• #1 #Amber Heydon (So)
• #20 Hanna Hochstetler (Fr)
• #2 Brooke Hershberger (Fr)
• #13 Molly Heusinkveld (Fr)

Not Returning:

• *Corine Alvarez (Grad)
• *Andrea Born (Grad)
• *Emily Grimes (Grad)
• #Sadie Gustafson-Zook (So)
• *Lexi Kantz (Grad)
• *Kate Steury (Grad)
• #Maggie Yoder (Jr)

Scrimmage: Tues., Aug. 10 vs. Goshen, 6:00 p.m.

First Match: Tues., Aug. 17 at Jimtown, 6:00 p.m. (JV)/7:15 p.m. (V)

Home Opener: Thurs., Aug. 19 vs. LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)/7:15 p.m. (V)

Lakeland Christian to Join IHSAA

INDIANAPOLIS — The Executive Committee of the Indiana High School Athletic Association preliminarily approved the application for membership of Lakeland Christian Academy in Winona Lake during the committee’s meeting last Thursday. The minutes published by the IHSAA note that approval was granted “contingent upon successful resolution of outstanding issues,” which are not identified in the minutes; however, LCA is not accredited by the Indiana Department of Education, which is a prerequisite for IHSAA membership.

Bethany competes against Lakeland Christian in all five sports that both schools offer, and had played in golf before Bethany’s team was eliminated after the 2009 season. The Cougars are members of the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference along with the Bruins and five other schools, and have participated in both holiday basketball tournaments since the event’s 2009 inception. 

With an enrollment of 149, Lakeland Christian would be classified as a 1A school in basketball, baseball, and volleyball; soccer classification standards for the beginning of two-class play in 2011 have not been announced. Geographically, LCA would most likely be assigned to sectional 51, which extends from Elkhart Christian to Hamilton and Fort Wayne, or sectional 50, which is bounded by Michigan City Marquette, Knox, and Argos. Lakeland Christian will not be eligible for the IHSAA state tournament series until the fall of 2012 at the earliest, as a two-year waiting period for new members is mandated by the association.

This Week In Bruindom, August 8-14

(Road opponents' names now link to the directions to that school.)

Tuesday, August 10 (90°, isolated thunderstorms, 30% chance of rain)

• Volleyball scrimmage vs. Goshen, 6:00 p.m. (V)

Thursday, August 12 (86°, isolated thunderstorms, 30% chance of rain)

• Boys tennis scrimmage at Angola, 5:00 p.m. (V/JV)

Saturday, August 14 (mostly sunny, 84°)

• Girls soccer scrimmage at Concord, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys soccer scrimmage at Concord, noon (V)

2009-10’s Most Memorable Moment

Tuesday, February 17, Jimtown H.S. gym, Baugo Twp., Indiana

The seeds for 2009-10’s most memorable moment were sown two years earlier, on another Tuesday night, two days before Thanksgiving of Seth Kauffman’s sophomore year. That night he took the floor in the Menno Lands for the first time in a varsity uniform, and he led the team in points that season with 258.
Forwards Jordan Shetler and Stephen Pettifor graduated in 2008, and Kauffman stepped in at the first chance he got. In that season’s inaugural game, he poured in 28 points; a last-second three-point shot from Justin Jantzi won the game for Westview 53-50.
The above games are just two examples of how Kauffman reached his standing on the career points list; at 693, he was ninth behind Ed Lewis, who graduated with 706 points, after playing only two years. Kauffman passed Lewis with 26 points in his first game, then surpassed Myron Bontreger’s mark of 751 on December 4 at Prairie Heights and topped David Plaster in a game five days later.
The names of Larry Crilow, Gary Chupp and Tom Lantz went down in similar fashion, and Kauffman entered the Fort Wayne Blackhawk contest January 30 with 932 career points. His 14 that night were three better than Michigan State recruit Russell Byrd did, and Bethany won 52-45. Kauffman added 18 against Clinton Christian and 13 versus Elkhart Christian the next week, putting him only 10 points from Jordan Buller and a tie for second place in school history; he would get 20 that Thursday night in Auburn, Indiana against Lakewood Park.
That set up a memorable Tuesday night on County Road 26, although the game would end up being memorable for a different, unexpected reason. Kauffman entered the game needing only three points for 1,000 in his career. For the man who was averaging 19 points per game, that was not expected to be a challenge.
A challenge it was: the Bruins as a team were held scoreless in the first quarter, and Kauffman did not score in the second quarter or the first three minutes of the third, missing his first three attempts. But with 4:52 to go in the penultimate period, orange pebbled rubber met white nylon and left Kauffman’s career total at 999.
The history Bruin fans were waiting to see came with 1:45 on the clock in the third quarter. Kauffman drove to the lane and shot a right-handed layup. The ball kissed the backboard, then the rim’s left side, and fell through the hoop. Play was blown dead after another second elapsed and Kauffman’s achievement was announced to all in attendance. He would be presented with the game ball before Bethany’s home game four days later against LaVille.
Kauffman finished his career with 1,104 points, only 42 behind four-year varsity player and 1997 alumnus Eliot Friesen.
(Layup photo by Ricky Yoder/Be Blessed Photos, via Michiana Sports Authority; sign photo by Jay Seawell/Elkhart Truth)