One Rainy Saturday Morning

By Kassidy Love
Head Cross Country Coach

Running is quite fun

In the rain it is better

Thunderstorms are best.

This haiku, written by members of the cross country team, implies while running fun can increase in the rain, the cancellation of running due to thunderstorms is ideal. Today's weather did not fully cooperate with this sentiment, but the team was able to enjoy running in the rain this morning at Ox Bow. Today's race was more than a traditional invite. The 4th Annual County Clash is set up to pit Elkhart County teams against St. Joseph County teams, in addition to the traditional individual team scoring. The girls race, featuring Sadie Gustafson-Zook's personal best and Lena Yeakey's season best, went down to the wire with Elkhart County ekeing out a win 53-55.  The guys race was won with ease by Elkhart County 40-66. Jesse Bontreger had a season best and Colin Samuel continued dropping his personal best time. Austin Hooley and Ryan Miller also ran strong races in the inclement weather. Next up for the Running Bruins: Fairfield 5pm on Tuesday. Come on out and cheer for us!

Boys team scores: Northridge 43, Goshen 82, Penn 111, Central 115, Mishawaka 157, SB Adams 166, Concord 184, Fairfield 195, SB Riley 223, Marian 241, NorthWood 248, Memorial 340, Elkhart Christian 347, Jimtown 428, SB Clay 464, LaVille 495. Incomplete — Bethany, SB Washington.

Girls team scores: Northridge 53, Memorial 96, Mishawaka 99, Penn 133, Goshen 142, SB Riley 154, Concord 205, Marian 229, SB Adams 232, Fairfield 233, Elkhart Christian 299, NorthWood 318, Central 366, SB Clay 371, Jimtown 397. Incomplete — SB Washington, LaVille, Bethany.

Boys top fifteen: Blake O’Dell (Nr) 16:07, Joel Hartman (ECA) 16:14, Luke Kaufman (G) 16:18, James Bradberry (Nr) 16:20, Jordan Annis (Mish) 16:24, Jacob Frost (Nr) 16:28, Austin Ganger (Mish) 16:31, Andrew Timmons (SBA) 16:35, Bruce Bragg (SBR) 16:50, Thomas Gales (P) 17:02, Reid Zimmerman (G) 17:02, Jacob Timmons (SBA) 17:02, Henry Zelaya (Con) 17:05, Conner Sandt (Nr) 17:10, Billy Holbert (P) 17:13.

Girls top fifteen: Anna Rohrer (Mish) 17:57, Maddie Woods (P) 18:35, Amanda Farrough (SBC) 19:24, Brooke Moore (Mem) 19:38, Jennifer Schrock (Nr) 19:43, Nikki Willey (Nr) 19:55, Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 19:59, Michaela Lewis (SBA) 20:01, Haley Lehman (Mem) 20:07, Olivia Golden (Nr) 20:11, Camilla Holt (Mish) 20:13, Adrienne Henke (G) 20:23, Amanda Campbell (Nr) 20:29, Lauren Pottschmidt (P) 20:30, Taylor Stidham (F) 20:33.

Bethany runners:

Sadie Gustafson-Zook 26:33

Lena Yeakey 29:45

Jesse Bontreger 18:33

Colin Samuel 21:55

Austin Hooley 24:14

Ryan Miller 25:4

Match Reports, 9/11/10

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Culver Academy 0

• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Joel Yoder assist) (22')
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (Caleb Morris) (24')
• B: Drew Sylvester (Hollinger-Janzen) (39')
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (48')
• B: Matt Weaver (Sylvester) (53')

Shots on goal — Culver Academy 4, Bethany 12. Saves — Culver Academy: Allan Mitchell 7; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 4.

JV boys soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Culver Academy 0

• B: Q Min Kim (4')

Shots on goal — Culver Academy 4, Bethany 5. Saves — Culver Academy: Daniel Gyon 4; Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 4.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 10, West Noble 1 in Bethany Christian Invitational

• B: Maddie Gerig (Emma Caskey assist) (3')
• WN: unknown (11')
• B: Anna Nafziger (13')
• B: Caskey (Taylor Christophel) (24')
• B: Gina Gautsche (Caskey) (28')
• B: Nelly Wenger (Sharisse Yoder) (36')
• B: Christophel (Caskey) (37')
• B: Caskey (Yoder) (38')
• B: Gautsche (66')
• B: Gautsche (Caskey) (75')
• B: Christophel (79')

Shots on goal — West Noble 10, Bethany 20. Saves — West Noble: 10; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 9. Corner kicks — West Noble 0, Bethany 6.

GOSHEN — Bethany 8, ECA 1

• B: Sharisse Yoder (Emma Caskey assist) (5')
• E: Alicia Frauli (6')
• B: Yoder (12')
• B: Caskey (Yoder) (27')
• B: Gina Gautsche (Maddie Gerig) (38')
• B: Caskey (Gautsche) (39')
• B: Caskey (Gerig) (52')
• B: Gerig (53')
• B: Lana Smucker (62')

Shots on goal — ECA 4, Bethany 29. Saves — Bethany: Natalie Thorne 3.

NorthWood vs. ECA, 10:00 a.m.
NorthWood vs. West Noble, 1:00 p.m.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany first in Bethany Christian Invitational.
Bethany def. Central Noble 25-14, 22-25, 15-10; Bethany def. Northridge 20-25, 25-22, 17-15; Bethany def. Riley 25-10, 25-22; Northridge def. Riley; Central Noble def. Riley; Central Noble def. Northridge.
Bethany leaders — Aces: Mattie Lehman 8; Assists: Lehman 17, Mandy Schlabach 15; Kills: Marla zumFelde 33, Schlabach 9, Lehman 8; Blocks: zumFelde 2 solos, 6 assists; Hanna Hochstetler 1 solo, 3 assists; Digs: zumFelde 15, Jama Yoder 13, Elise Romero 12.

Boys cross country
ELKHART — Bethany 15th of 18 at County Clash.
Team scores — Mishawaka 53, Northridge 73, Goshen 106, Penn 111, Concord 126, Fairfield 138, SB Riley 191, SB Clay 251, NorthWood 266, ECA 289, SB Adams 292, Marian 293, Memorial 305, Central 373, Bethany 457, Jimtown 472. Incomplete — LaVille, SB Washington.
Top runners — Tyler Wynn (G) 16:14, AJ Walker (Mish) 16:28, Miguel Lozano (Mish) 16:36, Steven Dennig (SBC) 16:40, Trevor Moore (Nr) 16:42, Daniel Zelaya (Con) 16:44, Cody Welty (Nr) 16:45, Devin Duffy (P) 16:45, Marshall Hawn (Nr) 16:47, Jordan Smeltzer (F) 16:48, Luke Sullivan (SBC) 16:50, Justin Duvall (Mish) 17:06, Dillon Hinen (F) 17:12, Eric Hancock (Mish) 17:12, Ricky Masters (F) 17:15.
Other Bethany runners — 69th, Ben Hochstetler 18:49; 73rd, Jesse Bontreger 18:56; 109th, Abe Thorne 22:09; 112th, Joel Gerig 22:53; 117th, Ryan Miller 24:12.

County Clash (top seven runners) — Elkhart 51, St. Joseph 54.

Girls cross country
ELKHART — Bethany 12th of 18 at County Clash.
Team scores — Northridge 33, Penn 59, Mishawaka 97, NorthWood 121, Fairfield 135, Goshen 174, Concord 231, Marian 261, Memorial 270, SB Riley 275, SB Adams 278, Bethany 366, Central 370, Jimtown 382, SB Clay 386, SB Washington 428. Incomplete — ECA, LaVille.
Top runners — Cynthia Medina (NW) 19:35, Skylair Hilton (Nr) 19:45, Elaine Schmeltz (L) 19:57, Corinne Cominator (Nr) 20:06, Jennifer Schrock (Nr) 20:37, Miranda Stewart (Mish) 20:39, Lindsey Roe (NW) 20:43, Katie Martin (P) 20:45, Kristina Galat (P) 20:45, Camila Holt (Mish) 20:52, Gabi Skwarcan (Mar) 21:06, Madie Royce (Nr) 21:07, Holly Bursley (P) 21:08, Autumn Elliott (Nr) 21:08, Jenn Priebe (P) 21:13.
Other Bethany runners — 27th, Jenae Hershberger 21:53; 68th, Katie Hurst 23:52; 82nd, Eva Lapp 24:27; 99th, Ellie Schertz 25:31; 105th, Lauren Hooley 27:41; 115th, Aly Kilmer 31:33.

County Clash (top seven runners) — Elkhart 45, St. Joseph 60.

Middle school soccer
SOUTH BEND, Ind — Bethany 4, Trinity 0

• B: Cristian Romero (Matthew Smucker assist) (3')
• B: Sol Brenneman (21')
• B: Smucker (41')
• B: Romero (48')

Saves — Bethany: Saul Sauceda 1.

This Week In Bruindom, September 5-11

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, September 5

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

Monday, September 6 (85°, partly cloudy)

• Boys soccer vs. FW Carroll, 5:00 p.m. (C)

Tuesday, September 7 (83°, isolated thunderstorms, 30% chance of rain)

• Boys tennis at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS girls cross country at Westview with Central Noble and Fairfield, 4:45 p.m.
• Boys soccer vs. Lakeland, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• MS boys cross country at Westview, 5:15 p.m.
• Boys tennis at Westview with Central Noble and Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Bremen, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 9 (75°, mostly sunny)

• Boys tennis at Churubusco, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. West Noble at Goshen College, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer Bethany Invitational, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. West Noble at Goshen College, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Girls soccer Bethany Invitational, 7:05 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 10 (87°, isolated thunderstorms, 30% chance of rain)

• Boys tennis at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS soccer at Howe, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• MS volleyball vs. Stanley Clark, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis at NorthWood, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer at Howe, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• MS volleyball vs. Stanley Clark, 6:15 p.m. (A)

Saturday, September 11 (78°, scattered thunderstorms, 40% chance of rain)

• Girls cross country in County Clash at Ox Bow County Park, 9:00 a.m.
• Volleyball in Bethany Invitational, 3, 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys cross country in County Clash at Ox Bow County Park, 10:00 a.m.
• Girls soccer in Bethany Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• MS soccer at Trinity, 10:00 a.m. (A)
• Girls soccer in Bethany Invitational, 1:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Culver Academy, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Culver Academy, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Match Reports, September 12

NOMINATE FOR MENNO LANDS MEMORIES or ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
CULVER, Ind. — Bethany 3, Culver Military 1.

• B: Andrew Snyder (Matt Weaver assist) (3').
• B: Seth Kauffman (Aaron Stiffney) (8').
• B: Eder Paez (Femi Hollinger-Janzen) (13').
• C: Manuel Ituarte (28').

Shots on goal — Bethany 11, CMA 4. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 3; CMA: Alejandro Laton Riojas 8.

JV: Culver Military 3, Bethany 1. Goals — Bethany: Tyler Brenneman; CMA: Tim Jeffries, Nathan Feltman, Kevin Pajor. Assists — Bethany: Kevin Hawkins; CMA: Steve Choi. Shots on goal — Bethany 3, CMA 8. Saves — Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 5; CMA: Allen Mitchell 2.

Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany first in Bethany Christian Invitational. NorthWood is second, losing to the Bruins on a goals allowed tiebreaker.

Bethany 1, Elkhart Christian 0

• B: Sharisse Yoder (Emma Caskey assist) (67').

Caution — Bethany coach Dennis Yoder (76').

Shots on goal — ECA 3, Bethany 14. Saves — ECA: Carrie Risner 10; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 3. Corner kicks — ECA 1, Bethany 5. Referee — Shawn Esselbart. Linesmen — Kristin O'Dell, Dante Ortiz.

Bethany 1, NorthWood 1

• N: Kristyn Burt (68').
• B: Emma Gerig (76').

Shots on goal — NorthWood 3, Bethany 9. Saves — NorthWood: Danae Ehret 7; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 2. Corner kicks — NorthWood 3, Bethany 2. Referee — Dante Ortiz. Linesmen — Kristin O'Dell, Shawn Esselbart.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany 1-2 at Bethany Invitational.

Scores — Bethany def. Central Noble 25-16, 22-25, 15-13; South Bend Riley def. Bethany 28-26, 19-25, 16-14; Northridge def. Bethany 25-19, 15-25, 15-5; Northridge def. Central Noble 20-25, 25-14, 15-13; Northridge def. SB Riley 25-20, 19-25, 15-7. Central Noble vs. Riley score unavailable.

Top Bethany players — aces: Mattie Lehman 5, Marla zumFelde 5; assists: Mandy Schlabach 33, Lehman 18; kills: Kate Steury 27, zumFelde 17; blocks: Corine Alvarez 4 (1 solo), Schlabach 3; digs: Alvarez 12, zumFelde 9.

Top Northridge players — aces: Kerri Doutlick 7, Kaitlyn Kershner 4; assists: Doutlick 48; kills: Tori Roberts 23, Shelby Schmucker 17; blocks: Schmucker 12, Roberts 3; digs: Kate Schultz 41, Brittany Wingard 31, Doutlick 22.

Boys cross country

ELKHART, Ind. — Bethany 16th of 17 teams in County Clash at Ox Bow County Park.

Team scores — Concord 52, St. Joseph 53, Northridge 110, Mishawaka 126, Riley 159, Goshen 176, Penn 187, Clay 231, Central 283, Adams 289, Memorial 291, ECA 313, Marian 314, NorthWood 328, Fairfield 407, Bethany 432, Jimtown 500, LaVille incomplete. Top ten — Daniel Zeleya (Co) 16:14, Michael Bradley (SJ) 16:20, Brian Willoughby (Co) 16:23, Chris Lafree (R) 16:27, Miguel Lozano (Mi) 16:30, Jordan Johnson (Ce) 16:34, Connor Method (SJ) 16:37, Steven Dennig (Cl) 16:39, Andrew Witkowski (Co) 16:39, Justin Duvall (Mi) 16:46. Bruin finishers — 68th, Ben Hochstetler 18:59; 77th, Jesse Bontreger 19:12; 89th, Josh Leatherman 19:35; 92nd, Luis López 19:53; 112th, Tim Beechy 20:59. County Clash (Top seven runners) — St. Joseph County 47, Elkhart County 58.

Girls cross country

ELKHART, Ind. — Bethany 13th of 17 teams in County Clash at Ox Bow County Park.

Team scores — Northridge 62, Penn 77, Riley 113, Fairfield 118, Mishawaka 139, St. Joseph 148, Goshen 215, NorthWood 223, Concord 252, Memorial 282, Central 292, Marian 331, Bethany 344, Clay 361, Jimtown 362, Adams 438, LaVille 439, ECA incomplete. Top ten — Beth Werge (R) 19:28, Elizabeth Roush (R) 19:35, Valerie Burns (P) 19:36, Allie Pladson (Nr) 19:37, Kristina Galat (P) 19:45, Ashley Name (Mi) 19:45, Elaine Schmeltz (L) 19:46, Cynthia Medina (NW) 19:48; Darby Mountford (SJ) 19:57, Ali Hochstetler (B) 20:04. Other Bethany runners — 38th, Jenae Hershberger 21:54; 87th, Eva Lapp 23:56; 101st, Ellie Schertz 25:00; 111th, Leanne Hochstetler 26:39; 113th, Lauren Hooley 27:54. County Clash (top seven runners) — St. Joseph County 33, Elkhart County 73.

MS soccer "A"

WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany second in Lakeland Christian Invitational.

Game scores — pool play: Bethany 1, Manchester 0; Bethany 4, Whitko 0; Bethany 1, Caston 0. Championship — Lakeland Community 2, Bethany 1. Goals — Isaac Brenneman 4, Saul Sauceda, Kyle Snyder, Cristian Romero. Assists — Brenneman 2, Sauceda, Snyder, Hans Miller, Abe Thorne.