Coach K-Love's Cross Country Corner

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By Kassidy Love
Head Cross Country Coach

GOSHEN — The threatening weather held off and the 2012 Goshen Invitational was able to be run, albeit on a different course than scheduled. Due to flooding at Goshen's usual Shanklin Park course, the race was run at the Reith Interpretive Center across the street. Lena Yeakey started the team off with a solid run, dropping over a minute from last year's first race of the season. Jesse Bontrager decided to follow in her footsteps (somewhat literally, since he ran the same course) and dropped 54 seconds off his first race time last year. Austin Hooley was not to be outdone, dropping a whopping 95 seconds from 52 weeks ago. The cross country team is next in action on Saturday morning when all 6 runners will compete in a hokum karem (partner relay) at First Baptist Church in Elkhart.

No team scores kept.
Bethany runners — Lena Yeakey 31:43; Jesse Bontreger 18:47, Austin Hooley 24:14.

Match Reports, 8/18/11

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Elkhart Memorial 2, Bethany 0

• M: Saul Garcia (14') 
• M: own goal (71') 

Caution — Elkhart Memorial: Ivan Casco, 49th minute.
Shots on goal — Elkhart Memorial 6, Bethany 8. Saves — Elkhart Memorial: William Macedo 8; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 5. Corner kicks — Elkhart Memorial 4, Bethany 3. Fouls — Elkhart Memorial 16, Bethany 14.
Officials — Juan Leyva, Kristen O'Dell, Jim Blue.

JV: Elkhart Memorial 1, Bethany 1

• B: Isaac Brenneman (30') 
• M: Raul Lopez (77') 

Shots on goal — Elkhart Memorial 9, Bethany 2. Saves — Elkhart Memorial: Jorge Zagal 1; Bethany: Trent Yoder 6. Corner kicks — Elkhart Memorial 4, Bethany 0. Fouls — Elkhart Memorial 5, Bethany 4.
Officials — Juan Leyva, Kristen O'Dell, Jim Blue.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Goshen 2
Nate Brendle def. Eli Metzler-Prieb 6-3, 6-3. Blake Shetler def. Drew Hostetler 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Jesse Amstutz def. Jorge Hernandez-Walton 6-1, 6-1. Evan Grimes/Abe Thorne lost to Sylas Buller/Sam Stegelmann 0-6, 3-6. Ike Lehman/Parth Patel lost to Matt Bucinich/Austin Stutzman 3-6, 2-6.


JV: Bethany 5, Goshen 0
Wade Troyer def. Zach Ganger 8-4. Sol Brenneman def. Andrew Vetter 8-4. Landon Weldy def. David Smucker 8-2. Justin Zehr def. Andrew Vetter 6-4. Joel Gerig/Hans Miller def. Ganger/Smucker 6-2.

Volleyball
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — LaVille def. Bethany 25-21, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15
Aces — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 3. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero. Kills — Bethany: Hershberger 10, Hanna Hochstetler 10. Blocks — Bethany: Hochstetler 2, Hershberger. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 11.

JV: LaVille def. Bethany 25-24, 25-14
Aces — Bethany: Mallory Bontreger 3. Assists — Bethany: Erin Bontrager 4, Bontreger 4. Kills — Bethany: Tori Craw 4, Bontrager 3.

Boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany at Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.
Top runners — Jerry Schwartz (Westview) 17:17, Kyle Baker (Westview) 17:18, Luke Kaufman (Goshen) 17:24, Anthony Whyte (Elk. Memorial) 18:14, Adam Weeden (Goshen) 18:29, Josh Abbs (Goshen) 18:48, Nicholas Lagemann (Prairie Heights) 18:49, Arthur Grauke (Prairie Heights) 18:50, Stephen Place (Goshen) 18:58, Ben Hochstetler (Bethany) 19:03, Logan Schlabach (Goshen) 19:24, Jesus Castillo (Goshen) 19:30, Jesse Bontreger (Bethany) 19:41, Gerardo Abad (Goshen) 19:53, Brad Wiswell (Elk. Memorial) 20:03.
Other Bethany runners — 39th, Jordan Glasgow 22:23; 58th, Austin Hooley 25:49.

Girls cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany at Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.
Top runners — Janell Bender (Westview) 21:50, Morgan Severeid (Elk. Memorial) 22:38, Kaitlyn Warren (Westview) 22:42, Juni Schirch (Goshen) 22:48, Cynthia Yoder (Westview) 22:54, Jessica Wynn (Goshen) 22:59, Ariel Miller (Westview) 23:16, Adrienne Henke (Goshen) 23:39, Jennifer Robledo (Westview) 23:43, Megan Graves (Goshen) 23:46, Ellie Hathaway (Goshen) 23:55, Allie Hoefle (Elk. Memorial) 24:04, Aspen Dirr (Prairie Heights) 24:09, Morgan Short (Goshen) 24:12, Andrea Kline (Goshen) 24:37.
Bethany runners — 24th, Katie Hurst 26:06; 51st, Catie Kauffman 29:39; 58th, Lena Yeakey 32:48.

This Week In Bruindom, August 14-20

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Tuesday, August 16 (directions) (82°, sunny)

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

Thursday, August 18 (directions) (81°, partly sunny)

• Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Girls cross country in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 5 p.m.
• Boys soccer vs. Elkhart Memorial, 5 p.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Boys cross country in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 5:45 p.m.
• Volleyball at LaVille, 6 p.m. (JV)
• Soccer vs. Elkhart Memorial, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at LaVille, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday, August 20 (directions) (84°, mostly sunny)

• MS soccer at Lakeland Christian Invitational, 9 a.m. (A)
• Girls cross country in ECA Hokum Karem at First Baptist Church, 9 a.m.
• Boys tennis in Concord Invitational, 9 a.m. (V)
• Volleyball at Elkhart Central, 9 a.m. (JV)
• Boys cross country in ECA Hokum Karem at First Baptist Church, 9:45 a.m.
• Volleyball at Elkhart Central, 10:30 a.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Elkhart Central, 5 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Elkhart Central, 6:45 p.m. (V); LIVE on MichianaSportsAuthority.com

Match Reports, August 19

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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.

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)

Match Reports, August 20

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Boys soccer
Bruins tie Chargers in physical contest
Bethany drew to a 1-1 conclusion Thursday night at Bodiker Field, as Femi Hollinger-Janzen scored in the 28th minute to answer Elkhart Memorial's tally 60 seconds earlier. In addition to the usual bumping, the Bruins were aided by 17 Charger fouls and seven corner kicks, but were unable to convert the advantage to the scoreboard. Bethany falls to 1-0-1 on the season and will play Wawasee Saturday night.
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Memorial 1

• M: Henry Jimenez (David Diaz assist) (27').
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Eder Paez) (28').

Shots on goal — Memorial 4, Bethany 6. Goalie saves — Memorial: Jonathan Vela 2; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3. Corner kicks — Memorial 1, Bethany 7. Fouls — Memorial 17, Bethany 7. Offsides — Memorial 1, Bethany 5. Referee — Tony Asoera. Linesmen — Ed McKenna, José Luis Guerrero.

Lineups

Memorial — Jonathan Vela; Erwin Zacarias, Erwin Perez, Jorge Amador, Saul Garcia, Joe Santerre; Henry Jimenez, Alex Amaya, Valdo Garcia, Jose Garcia; David Diaz. Bethany — Seth Kauffman; Ben Bontreger, JD Nafziger, Aaron Stiffney, Brandon Sharkey; Jesse Ramer, Matt Weaver, Jared Nussbaum, Joel Yoder; Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Ryan Snyder.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Goshen 0. JV: Bethany 4, Goshen 3.
Ben Mast def. Seth Koble 6-2, 7-5. Seth Krabill def. Stefan Baumgartner 6-3, 6-1. Nick Rebec def. Paul Johnson 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Mikey Kelly/Kyle Miller def. Andy Van Klaveren/Jonny Tan 6-1, 6-1. Austin Loucks/Russell Klassen def. Eli Metzler-Prieb/Nick Dandino 6-4, 6-4.
JV: Matt Ebersole def. Philip Bontrager 8-7 (5). Claude Stickler def. Adam Bratten 8-5. Ike Lehman lost to Drew Hostetler 3-8. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes def. Brenton Jones/Sam Stegelmann 8-6. Jake Gerig/Ryan Minter def. Sylas Buller/Ben Morrical 8-6. Himal King/Evan Eby lost to Bontrager/Bratten 0-6. Wade Troyer/Josh Helmuth lost to Hostetler/Jones 0-6.
Bethany Christian vs. Goshen (Bethany Christian Tennis)
Bruins blank Goshen (Goshen News)

Volleyball

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany def. LaVille 25-21, 25-20, 25-15. No details available.

JV: LaVille def. Bethany 25-17, 25-23. No details available.

Boys cross country

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

Top 15 — Tyler Wynn (Goshen) 16:50, Matt Perkins (Prairie Heights) 17:13, Kevin Eash (Prairie Heights) 18:03, Nicholas Lagemann (Prairie Heights) 18:03, Luke Jacobs (Goshen) 18:04, Nicholas Amor (LaVille) 18:20, Kyle Baker (Westview) 18:24, Marshall Yeoman (Memorial) 18:27, Jon Newhall (ElCA) 18:29, Adam Weeden (Goshen) 18:40, Derek Blakinship (ECA) 18:45, Gunnar Kaiser (Tippecanoe Valley) 18:46, Luke Kauffman (Goshen) 18:59, Dalton Lemert (ECA) 19:02, Eric Shaffer (LaVille) 19:09.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany in Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.
Top 15 — Elaine Schmeltz (LaVille) 20:14, Erin Rockey (Westview) 21:39, Juni Schrick (Goshen) 21:53, Desiree Marin (Goshen) 22:18, Sarah DeShone (Jimtown) 22:26, Amelia Lageman (Prairie Heights) 22:29, Jennica Corbett (Goshen) 22:30, Molly Wright (Tippecanoe Valley) 22:39, Megan Neff (Goshen) 23:05, Jessica Wynn (Goshen) 23:06, Anna Waherhouse (Memorial) 23:15, Morgan Severeid (Memorial), Tabitha Lehman (Westview) 23:54, Melissa Peterson (Memorial) 23:56, Eva Lapp (Bethany) 24:02.

(TENNIS PHOTO: Justin Cripe/Goshen News)

Thursday Trivia Schedule Changes

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Several updates to Thursday's schedule, which can also be seen on This Week In Bruindom (link below the fold on the right side):
The JV boys soccer game with Memorial has been postponed to a later date. According to coach Hank Willems, the change is due to an issue regarding the number of Memorial players with sufficient practice time. With this move, the varsity game will start at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
The JV girls soccer game at Hamilton has been postponed to September 3.
Both cross country teams will open their season at 5:00, running in the Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park.
Rounding out the schedule, boys tennis hosts Goshen at 4:30 and volleyball travels to LaVille with the JV match at 6:00.
Both soccer teams along with tennis and volleyball start their seasons Tuesday.

This Week In Bruindom, August 16-22

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August 18

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

August 20

• Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Memorial, 5:00 p.m. (JV) ppd., makeup TBA
• Girls and boys cross country at Goshen Invitational (Shanklin Park), 5:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Hamilton, 6:00 p.m. (JV) ppd. to Sept. 2
• Volleyball at LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Memorial, 6:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at LaVille, 7:15 p.m. (V)

August 22

• MS boys soccer at Lakeland Christian tournament, TBD ccd. (A)
• Boys tennis at Concord Inv., 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys and girls cross country at ECA Hokum Karem, 9:00 a.m.
• Volleyball at Central, 9:30 a.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Central, 10:45 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer at Wawasee, 1:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Wawasee, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Wawasee, 6:45 p.m. (tape delay, Michiana Sports Authority) (V)