Sectional Shrinks as Keystone Closes

FORT WAYNE — Bethany will have only six other opponents in its baseball, softball and basketball sectionals after the closing of Keystone School in Fort Wayne. The closing, reported on the front page of the school’s website, had been suggested in Fort Wayne newspapers as early as January 30, with the Journal-Gazette going as far as to report on what would happen should the school shut its doors between the basketball sectional draw and its elimination from the tournament. Indiana’s NewsCenter, a joint venture between Fort Wayne television stations WPTA and WISE, reported June 18 that a decision on the school’s future was expected within the week.

Bleeding Bruin Blue’s Internet searches have turned up no additional reports since June 18 aside from the school site mentioned earlier. Bethany and Keystone were scheduled to meet in three sports during the 2010-11 school year.

Memorable Moments #6 & #7

#7. March 5: From overtime to over, times ten
In a little more than 15 seconds, the boys basketball team’s season went from overtime to over. But it was more than just a season that would end.
After a last-second defeat by No. 17 Canterbury on January 21, the Bruins hit a hot streak. They would reel off 10 wins in a row, half of them over sectional opponents and one in the sectional tournament. The margins ranged from a 45-25 win over Elkhart Christian to a three-point shot in the final seconds that propelled Bethany over Jimtown 30-28, but there was a constant: Bethany was on top.
From the tip-off, that outcome looked to be in doubt. Blackhawk outscored Bethany 17-8 after the first quarter and 31-21 at halftime behind 13 points from Russell Byrd and 10 from Seth Kisler. The third quarter would be Bethany’s turn, outscoring Blackhawk 20-10 to level the score at 41-all. The Braves led 50-48 when Seth Kauffman was fouled with 49.8 seconds to play; he made the first free throw, then missed the second but grabbed his own rebound. Putting up another shot, Kauffman was fouled. This time, the second shot fell and the game was tied. Blackhawk advanced the ball to midcourt and called for time with 40.9 seconds remaining.
When play resumed, Blackhawk was fouled getting an offensive rebound. After the first shot by sophomore Reid Zimmerman missed the mark, Bruin coach Jim Buller called for time with :21.6 to go. Zimmerman missed the second and Bethany moved upcourt. But Jon Newmeister intercepted the ball and scored an uncontested fast-break layup with 12.8 seconds on the clock. Ben Bontreger’s left-handed floater at the horn was no good, and just like that, the season and the streak were over with a 52-50 loss to Fort Wayne Blackhawk.
#6. March 2: Kauffman destroys Keystone
Seth Kauffman’s high school basketball career ended that Friday night in Hamilton. But the Tuesday before, statistically, it peaked.
Playing against the Eagles of Fort Wayne Keystone in the sectional quarterfinals for the second year in a row in the opponents’ final game for their school, Kauffman was on a roll in the first half. He hit ten field goals, adding 3-of-4 shooting from the free-throw line for a 23-point first half that left him on pace to break Larry Crilow’s 39-year-old mark of 45 points in a game. But the events of that Tuesday night in LaPorte County would not be surpassed by this Tuesday night in Steuben County. Kauffman was benched with the Bruins comfortably ahead to start the fourth quarter, and watched the final eight minutes tick off as Bethany won 79-58. Kauffman finished with 34 points, good for fourth place in school history, and 15 rebounds, which tied his own performance at third on the BCHS charts. Kauffman finished with 1,104 career points, and you’ll see more of those ahead in the series.
Coming tomorrow: We revisit a seemingly stunning upset that almost was, and let Seth down from a great height.

Game Report & Sectional Update, May 28

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Softball
AUBURN, Ind. — Bethany's 2009-2010 athletic year concluded on the diamond at Lakewood Park tonight as the softball team lost 14-1 to the hosting Panthers in the sectional final. Lauren Hooley had the lone Bruin hit, but five Bethany errors and three innings in which the hosts scored at least three runs proved too much for Bethany to overcome.

Lakewood Park 14, Bethany 1, 5 innings
BC 000 01 — 1 1 3
LP 430 7x — 14 14 2
Mattie Lehman (L), Laken Richer (4) and Kelly Snyder; Carly Heibel (W), B. Taulbee (4) and Audra Geiser.

Hits — Bethany: Lauren Hooley; Lakewood Park: Audra Geiser 3, Jensen Carnahan 2, Alyssa Koorsen 2, Caitlyn Smith 2. 2B — Lakewood Park: Carnahan, Geiser, Smith. RBI — Lakewood Park: Geiser 3.

Sectional update: baseball
HAMILTON, Ind. — Howe defeated Keystone 12-0 this afternoon in a quarterfinal game moved up three hours due to graduation ceremonies at the host high school.

Howe 12, Keystone 0, 5 innings

K 000 00 — 0 2 5

H 520 5x — 12 8 2

Chris Becker (L); Blake Sopko (W).

Hits — Keystone: Bret Vanlandingham 2; Howe: Joseph Pierson 2, Justin Taylor 2. 2B — Keystone: Vanlandingham. HR — Howe: Pierson, Sopko.

Game Reports, April 27

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Tuesday Night Baseball
GOSHEN — The Bruins won for the second time in as many nights, defeating Fort Wayne Keystone 14-3 at Bodiker Field. Kyle Miller, Scott Weaver, and Ike Lehman held the Eagles to two hits in five innings.
Bethany 14, FW Keystone 3, 5 innings
K 200 01 — 3 2 0
B 533 3x — 14 13 4
Becker (L), Vanlandingham (4) and M. Grier; Kyle Miller (W, 1-0), Scott Weaver (3), Ike Lehman (5) and Jared Miller.
Hits — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3, James Helmuth 2, Mikey Kelly 2, Jesse Ramer 2, Andrew Slagel 2. 2B — Keystone: Albert; Bethany: Kauffman. 3B — Bethany: Kelly, Ramer. RBI — Bethany: Kauffman 3, Helmuth 2. SB — Bethany: Helmuth 2, Kelly 2.

Tuesday Night Girls Track
GOSHEN — Borrowing several athletes from the softball team, the track squad defeated Goshen's JV team 68-53 in a match at Foreman Field. Bethany won nine of the fourteen events, led by Laken Richer in the 100 and 200; Natalie Thorne, who prevailed in the high jump and shot put; and Marissa Weldy in the 400 and long jump.
Bethany 68, Goshen JV 53.

4x800 relay — Goshen 12:25.7. 100 hurdles — Gina Gautsche (B) 17.9, Siara Rogers (G). 100 — Laken Richer (B) 13.6, Gina Gautsche (B), Ariel Velazquez (G). 1600 — Jess Wynn (G) 6:24, Janessa Katzer (G), Rodriguez (G). 4x100 relay — Bethany (Gina Gautsche, Emma Gerig, Marissa Weldy, Ellie Schertz) 55.8. 400 — Marissa Weldy (B) 1:12.6, Rodriguez (G), Lauren Hooley (B). 300 hurdles — Emma Gerig (B) 56.4, Bekah Vuckovich (G), Meghan Neff (G). 800 — Jess Wynn (G) 2:59.1, Rodriguez (G), Jenae Hershberger (G). 200 — Laken Richer (B) 29.2, Emma Gerig (B), Marissa Fields (G). 3200 — Janessa Katzer (G) 15:24.3, Eva Lapp (B), Jenae Hershberger (B). 4x400 relay — Bethany (Maddie Gerig, Gina Gautsche, Emma Gerig, Marissa Weldy) 4:51.9. Long Jump — Marissa Weldy (B) 13-4, Mya Wiese (G), Jess Wynn (G). High Jump — Natalie Thorne (B) 4-0. Shot Put — Natalie Thorne (B) 27-9, Kelly Snyder (B), Saina Palomar (G). Discus — Saina Palomar (G) 68-10, Emily Niswander (G), Alaide Medellin (G).

Game Report & Sectional Update, March 2

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Boys basketball
HAMILTON, Ind. — Seth Kauffman led the Bruins with a career-high 34 points, good for a fourth-place tie on the school's all-time list, and 15 rebounds to tie for third on that list, as Bethany rolled over Fort Wayne Keystone 79-58 Tuesday night in sectional play at Hamilton High School. Hamilton Thorne added 19 points, tying his career high. Bret Vanlandingham led the Eagles, who finish at 13-8, with 17.
Bethany 79, Keystone 58
Keystone: Garrett Wiesenberg 5-10 1-2 13, Jacob Mossburg 0-4 0-1 0, Josh Leichty 5-9 1-1 11, Bret Vanlandingham 5-17 4-4 17, Michael Grier 3-9 2-6 9, Jacob Leonhardt 1-1 0-0 2, Chris Becker 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 21-56 (37.5%) 8-14 (57.1%) 58.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1-5 0-0 3, Ben Bontreger 1-3 6-8 9, Seth Kauffman 15-19 4-6 34, Jesse Ramer 0-6 4-4 4, Andrew Slagel 2-5 3-4 7, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0-0 0-0 0, James Helmuth 0-3 1-2 1, David DeLeeuw 0-0 0-0 0, Jeff Yoder 1-1 0-0 2, Hamilton Thorne 9-10 1-2 19, Caleb Morris 0 0-0 0. Totals 29-52 (55.8%) 19-27 (70.4%) 79.
K 17 14 14 13 — 58
B 24 25 11 19 — 79
Three-point goals — Keystone 8-19 (Vanlandingham 3-9, Leichty 2-5, Wiesenberg 2-3, Grier 1-2), Bethany 2-11 (Bontreger 1-2, Kelly 1-5, Ramer 0-1, Helmuth 0-3). Total fouls — Keystone 23, Bethany 15. Fouled out — Leichty (0:30.0, 4th quarter)
Rebounds — Keystone 18 (Grier 4, vanLandingham 4, Wiesenberg 4), Bethany 41 (Kauffman 15, Slagel 6, Thorne 6). Assists — Bethany: Hollinger-Janzen 5, Ramer 5, Bontreger 4, Kauffman 4. Officials — Denny Hepler, Brent Radcliffe, Bob Neff.

Sectional update
Boys basketball sectional 51 at Hamilton
Blackhawk 72, Lakewood Park 52

Blackhawk: Landon Sittler 7, Mitchell Whitman 6, Reid Zimmerman 4, Taylor Friesen 2, Chandler Schuette 3, Russell Byrd 28, Seth Kisler 18, Tim Howard 4.

Lakewood: Zac Crosby 18, Rob Lauter 2, Max Troyer 9, Ryan Workman 2, Brock Taulbee 19.

B 20 20 15 17 — 72
L  7 21 11 13 — 52

Boys Basketball vs. Keystone: Preview

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FORT WAYNE KEYSTONE EAGLES (13-7, 3-0 Midland; +14½) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (13-7, Independent): March 2, 2010.
Location: Hamilton gym (capacity 1,726), Hamilton, Ind.
Time: 6:00 p.m. EST.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (342-330, 31st season at BCHS); Keystone: Anthony Beasley (13-7, 1st season at KHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.1 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (8.4), Mikey Kelly (7.3)
• Keystone: Not available.

Looking Ahead:

• winner vs. Blackhawk/Lakewood Park in sectional semifinal at Hamilton, Mar. 5, 7:45

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Fremont 46-32, Feb. 27; def. Central Noble 51-37, Feb. 23; def. LaVille 49-37, Feb. 20
• Keystone: lost 80-93 to Huntington Eagles, Feb. 26; def. Howe Mililtary 105-48, Feb. 23; def. Fort Wayne Hawks 83-53, Feb. 22.

Past Ten Years:

• W 69-47 on 3/3/2009 at Blackhawk (sectional quarterfinal)
• W 79-54 on 2/26/2002 at Hamilton (sectional quarterfinal)
• Other years: 6-2

Game Report & Sectional Update, February 13

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Girls basketball
FORT WAYNE — Bethany 57, Keystone 27 (Hamilton sectional semifinal).
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 1 0-0 2, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 2, Twila Albrecht 1 0-0 2, Mandy Schlabach 1 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 1 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 10 3-4 25, Natalie Thorne 4 1-2 9, Chris Minter 2 1-1 5, Caitlin Fecher 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 5-7 (71.4%) 57.
Keystone: Clausen 0 0-0 0, Hines 0 0-0 0, Beasley 4 1-2 10, Linville 0 0-0 0, Paige 2 11-18 15, Fogwell 1 0-0 2, Youmans 0 0-0 0. Totals: 7 12-20 (60.0%) 27.
B 15 15  9 18 — 57
K11  3  5  8 — 27
Three-point goals — Bethany 2 (zumFelde 2), Keystone 1 (Beasley). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Keystone 11. Fouled out — none.

Sectional Update
Girls basketball at Hamilton
Saturday's Semifinals
Bethany 57, Keystone 27
Canterbury 79, Blackhawk 33. Leading scorers — Canterbury: Tabitha Gerardot 18, Becky Pedro 14; Blackhawk: Allison Kauffman 12. 


Monday's Final
Bethany vs. Canterbury, 7:30 p.m.

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (5-16, Independent) vs. FORT WAYNE KEYSTONE EAGLES (9-7, 1-0 Midland; +28): February 13, 2010.

Location: Hamilton gym (capacity 1,726), Hamilton, Ind.
Time: 6:00 p.m. EST.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (29-60, 4th season at BCHS); Keystone: Rosie Beasley (14-20, 2nd season at KHS).

Leading Scorers:

• Bethany: Marla zumFelde (13.6 ppg), Ali Hochstetler (3.9), Mandy Schlabach (3.5)
• Keystone: not available

Looking Ahead: winner vs. Canterbury/Blackhawk at Hamilton, Feb. 15, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Hamilton 56-50, Feb. 8; lost 37-47 to Argos, Feb. 4; lost 33-47 to ECA, Feb. 1
• Keystone: lost 39-70 to Lakeland Christian, Feb. 4; def. New Creation Christian 52-16, Feb. 3; def. Noble-Whitley Cornerstone 40-29, Jan. 28

Sectional Meetings History:

• Bethany 59, Keystone 17, Feb. 13, 2009
• *FW Christian 60, Bethany 40, Feb. 15, 2003

Regular Season Meetings, Last Ten Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 71, Keystone 16.
  
• 2006-07: 66-12.
  
• 2005-06: 83-12.
• 2003-04: 57-49.
• *2002-03: 32-50.
• *2001-02: 48-34.
  

*NOTE: Keystone was known as Fort Wayne Christian School through the 2002-03 season.

Game Reports, December 17

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Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Bremen 25, Bethany 21. Leading scorers — Bremen: Dillon Mullin 8; Bethany: Andrew Snyder 10.

Girls basketball
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — LaVille 40, Bethany 32.
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 1-6 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1-6 0-0 2, Twila Albrecht 0-1 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 0-3 0-0 0, Ali Hochstetler 5-8 1-2 11, Marla zumFelde 5-11 5-7 15, Natalie Thorne 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Minter 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 13-38 (34.2%) 6-9 (66.7%) 32.
LaVille: Emily Fuller 2-6 0-0 4, Zoe Bulick 0-1 0-0 0, Elaine Schmeltz 4-12 0-0 9, Jesse Feitz 0-0 2-2 2, Leigha Manuel 0-0 0-0 0, Anna Boits 2-5 0-2 5, Kaitlyn Kopetski 1-4 4-6 6, Shelby Low 0-0 0-0 0, Cori Lindke 5-12 0-0 10, Hannah Amor 2-5 0-1 4. Totals 16-45 (35.6%) 6-11 (54.5%) 40.
B 10 6 4 12 — 32
L 9 10 11 10 — 40
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-6 (Weldy 0-1, zumFelde 0-1, Lehman 0-4), LaVille 2-12 (Boits 1-3, Schmeltz 1-6, Bulick 0-1, Fuller 0-2). Total fouls — Bethany 12, LaVille 9. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 20 (Hochstetler 5, zumFelde 5, Schlabach 3, Weldy 3), LaVille 30 (Lindke 9, Feitz 7, Schmeltz 5, Boits 4, Amor 2, Kopetski 2). Assists — Bethany 8 (Lehman 3, Weldy 2), LaVille 5 (Boits 3). Steals — Bethany 13 (Weldy 4, zumFelde 3, Minter 2), LaVille 16 (Schmeltz 5, Boits 3, Fuller 3, Kopetski 2).

JV: LaVille 35, Bethany 29, overtime.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 1-10 1-2 4, Laken Richer 2-14 3-6 8, Natalie Thorne 3-9 3-6 9, Twila Albrecht 0-1 0-0 0, Alena Yoder 1-8 0-1 2, Taylor Christophel 3-5 0-0 6, Caitlin Fecher 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 10-48 (20.8%) 7-15 (46.7%) 29.
LaVille: Zoe Bulick 3-8 4-6 12, Leigha Manuel 3-9 3-5 9, Shelby Low 3-6 0-0 6, Katie Berger 1-5 0-2 2, Lynae Hostrawser 1-4 0-0 2, Heather Dorn 0-0 0-0 0, Sydney Cannon 1-2 0-3 2, Amanda Carblener 1-7 0-0 2, Christana Newkirk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-41 (31.7%) 7-16 (43.8%) 35.
B  3  8  8  9  1 — 29
L  8  5  7  8  7 — 35
Three-point goals — Bethany 2-5 (Gautsche 1-2, Richer 1-2, Yoder 0-1), LaVille 2-9 (Bulick 2-3, Carblener 0-2, Manuel 0-2, Berger 0-1, Low 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 13, LaVille 12. Fouled out — Thorne.
Rebounds — Bethany 36 (Thorne 16, Christophel 8, Richer 5, Gautsche 3, Yoder 3), LaVille 16 (Hostrawser 3, Newkirk 3, Bulick 2, Carblener 2, Low 2, Manuel 2). Assists — Bethany 7 (Gautsche 5), LaVille 0. Turnovers — Bethany 17 (Thorne 5, Gautsche 4, Yoder 3, Richer 2), LaVille 11 (Manuel 4, Low 3, Berger 2).

MS boys basketball "A"
GOSHEN — Bethany 34, Keystone 20
K 6 2 2 10 — 20
B 17 7 3 6 — 34

Sectional Update, October 22

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

Saturday's Schedule

Semifinals

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

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

Championship

Semifinal winners, 4:00 p.m.

Match Reports, September 15

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — Andrew Snyder scored his fifth goal of the season on a free kick with 6:40 remaining as the Bruins defeated crosstown rival Goshen 1-0 tonight at Goshen.

Bethany 1, Goshen 0

• B: Andrew Snyder (74').

Shots on goal — Bethany 6, Goshen 7. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 7; Goshen — Naciel Rodriguez 5.

JV: Goshen 3, Bethany 0

• G: Michael Mayorga (22').
• G: Jona Yanez (Ben Shelly assist) (32').
• G: Hector Torres (Yanez) (56').

Shots on goal — Bethany 3, Goshen 6. Saves — Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 3; Goshen — Hector Gallegos 3.

Volleyball
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Bethany def. First Baptist 25-13, 25-11, 25-18. Kills — Mandy Schlabach 9. Assists — Schlabach.
JV: Bethany def. First Baptist 25-9, 25-12. Aces — Elise Romero 5. Assists — Romero 4.

Boys cross country
WALKERTON, Ind. — Bethany def. Glenn 15-50; Bremen def. Glenn 15-50; Bremen def. Bethany 17-42.
Top five — Jared Nelson (Br) 18:36, Jack Jordan (Br) 19:01, Jerrod Fiten (Br) 19:09, Jesse Bontreger (BC) 19:16, John Wegner (Br) 19:28. Other Bruin runners — 7th, Ben Hochstetler 19:36; 8th, Luis López 20:15; 13th, Tim Beechy 21:47; 16th, Josh Leatherman 24:27.

Girls cross country

WALKERTON, Ind. — Bethany def. Glenn 15-50; Bremen def. Glenn 15-50; Bremen def. Bethany 19-42.

Top five — Hope Jordon (Br) 20:03, Ali Hochstetler (B) 20:33, Megan Burcham (Br) 21:35, Leah Fanning (Br) 22:00, Amy Fanning (Br) 22:31. Other Bruin runners — 7th, Jenae Hershberger 23:33; 10th, Eva Lapp 24:26; Leanne Hochstetler 26:23; 15th, Ellie Schertz 27:30.

MS soccer

ELKHART — Bethany 1, ECA 1.

• E: Kyle Zuber (23').
• B: Isaac Brenneman (60').

Shots — ECA 14, Bethany 10. Saves — Bethany: Saul Sauceda 6; ECA 6. Corner kicks — Bethany 0, ECA 3.

"B": ECA 4, Bethany 1. Goal — Bethany: Noah Hochstetler. Assists — Bethany: Mia Graber Miller, Matthew Smucker.

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. First Baptist 20-25, 25-13, 15-2. Bethany def. Keystone 25-10, 25-19. First Baptist def. Keystone 25-8, 25-12. Cumulative Bruin leaders — Aces: Marie Bontrager 13, Molly Heusinkveld 7; Kills: Hanna Hochstetler 4, Bontrager 3.

Match Reports, September 10

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Boys soccer
LIGONIER, Ind. — Bethany 5, West Noble 0

• B: Seth Kauffman (20')
• B: Andrew Snyder (28')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Jesse Ramer assist) (34')
• B: Ramer (Hollinger-Janzen) (50')
• B: Kauffman (J.D. Nafziger) (56').

Shots on goal — Bethany 11, West Noble 2. Saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2; West Noble: Roberto Perrera 6.

JV: Bethany 4, West Noble 1

• B: Tyrel Baldridge (Lucas Morgan assist) (26').
• B: Q Min Kim (Morgan) (30').
• W: Eduardo Villalobos (44').
• B: Cody Yoder (50').
• B: Baldridge (60').

Shots on goal — Bethany 6, West Noble 6. Saves — Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 5; West Noble: Imanuel Ibañz 2.

Girls soccer Bethany Invitational

GOSHEN — Bethany 6, West Noble 0.

• B: Emma Gerig (Marissa Weldy assist) (2').
• B: Emma Caskey (Gerig) (5').
• B: Weldy (Sharisse Yoder) (12').
• B: Weldy (Paige Wheeler) (25').
• B: Caskey (Gerig) (58').
• B: Yoder (60').

GOSHEN — NorthWood 5, ECA 0.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Churubusco 1

Ben Mast def. Brandon Wormcastle 6-0, 6-0. Russell Klassen def. Andrew Biddle 6-0, 6-0. Jake Gerig won by default. Mikey Kelly/Seth Krabill lost to Alex McDowell/Ryan Mey 4-6, 6-4, 2-6. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Grant Stephen/Jesse Lich 6-1, 6-0.

MS soccer "A"

FORT WAYNE — Bethany 2, Keystone 2

• K: #7 (15').
• B: Hans Miller (Cristian Romero assist) (24').
• B: Abe Thorne (Kyle Snyder, Romero) (35').
• K: #11 (#2) (58').

Shots on goal — Bethany 7, Keystone 5. Goalie saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 3; Keystone 5. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Keystone 3.

"B": Bethany def. Warsaw Christian 4-0. Goals — Joel Miller, Matthew Smucker, Noah Hochstetler, Clifton Miller. Assists — Mia Graber Miller, Colin Samuel, Smucker.

MS volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany "B" def. Wawasee 6th "A" 25-16, 25-17. Aces — Bethany: Abbi Hawkins 5.

Bethany "C" def. Wawasee 6th "B" 25-14, 25-15. Aces — Mari Buenrostro 12.

MS boys cross country

GOSHEN — Goshen def. Bethany 15-50. Medalist — Shawn Graves (G) 12:38. Bruin runners — 6th, Ryan Miller 14:45; 12th, Neel Bhagat 16:39; 17th, Jack Erlacher 20:21.

MS girls cross country

GOSHEN — Goshen def. Bethany 24-33.

Medalist — Katie Hurst (B) 14:19. Other Bruin runners — 3rd, Brooke Hershberger 14:53; 8th, Hanna Hochstetler (B) 15:49; 9th, Marie Bontrager 15:50; 13th, Syd Dille 16:15; 22nd, Lena Yeakey 18:38.

Match Reports, August 29

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Boys soccer "C"
BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Bethany vs. Prairie Heights


Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Taylor Christophel scored off the rebound of her own shot and Mallory Conrad's 15 saves were not enough as Bethany defeated Elkhart Memorial at breezy Bodiker Field Saturday night.
Bethany 1, Elk. Memorial 0

• B: Taylor Christophel (11').

Shots on goal — Memorial 3, Bethany 18. Goalie saves — Memorial: Mallory Conrad 15; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 3. Fouls — Memorial 4, Bethany 10. Corner kicks — Memorial 2, Bethany 8. Referee — Jim Leeper. Linesmen — John Hulevic, Kristin O'Dell.

Lineups

Memorial: Mallory Conrad; Tori Farr, Brooke Cooper, Bre Gaugler; Stephanie Springer, Iris Herrera, Mary Leonard, Kendall Dolowy, Annamarie Dibley; Darby Bell, Stevie Allen. Bethany — Kelly Snyder; Natalie Thorne, Malaina Weldy, Karli Graybill, Anna Nafziger; Maddie Gerig, Sharisse Yoder, Marissa Weldy, Gina Gautsche; Emma Caskey, Emma Gerig.

Boys tennis
ELKHART — Seth Krabill dropped a total of six games over the two matches Bethany finished Saturday (two of those games occurring prior to last week's suspension), as Bethany dispatched Jimtown and Rochester en route to a second-place finish at the Concord Invitational.

Bethany 3, Jimtown 2; Bethany 4, Rochester 1 at Concord Invitational, resumed from Aug. 22 (results).
Jimtown: Ben Mast lost to Matt Candler 1-6, 0-6. Seth Krabill def. Shane Cook 6-2, 6-2. Mikey Kelly lost to Bret Giddings 6-3, 1-0, retired. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Josh George/Brett Aller 6-3, 5-7, (10-6). Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen def Jake Hoffman/John Gray 6-4, 6-1.
Rochester: Ben Mast def. Ryan Bohr 6-2, 6-2. Seth Krabill def. Aaron Stuart 6-1, 6-1. Misha Rebec lost to Jacob Schroder 6-7 (5), 4-6. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Phil Keim/Cody Hershberger 6-3, 6-4. Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen def. Kyle Calhoun/Josh Calhoun 6-2, 6-1.
Bethany Christian vs. Jimtown (Bethany Christian Tennis)
Bethany Christian vs. Rochester (Bethany Christian Tennis)

JV boys tennis
ELKHART — Jake Gerig went 3-0 on the day, winning twice paired with Evan Grimes at #1 doubles and once at #2 singles, as Bethany finished 3rd in the Jimtown JV Invitational.
Bethany 5, Rochester 0; Jimtown 3, Bethany 2; Concord 4, Bethany 1 in Jimtown JV Invitational.
Rochester: Matt Ebersole won 9-8 (5). Blake Shetler won 8-1. #3 singles won by default. Jake Gerig/Evan Grimes won 8-7 (4).
Jimtown: Blake Shetler won 8-4. Matt Ebersole lost 6-8. Ike Lehman lost 4-8. Jake Gerig/Evan Grimes won 8-1. Ryan Minter/Wade Troyer lost 2-8.
Concord: Matt Ebersole lost 1-8. Jake Gerig won 8-3. Evan Eby - 4-8. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes lost 1-8. Ike Lehman/Himal King lost 5-8.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Mandy Schlabach led the Bruins with 9 aces and 15 assists as they knocked off Hamilton in three sets, also adding 23 assists as Keystone met a similar fate in a three-way match Saturday at the Menno Lands. Keystone defeated Hamilton 28-26, 25-22, 25-16 in their match.

Bethany def. Keystone 25-16, 25-9, 25-11.
Aces — Mattie Lehman 6. Assists — Mandy Schlabach 23. Kills — Kate Steury 9, Marla zumFelde 8. Blocking — Corine Alvarez 3, Steury 2. Digs — zumFelde 4.

Bethany def. Hamilton 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Aces — Mandy Schlabach 9. Assists — Schlabach 15. Kills — Kate Steury 5, Marla zumFelde 5. Blocking — Steury 1 solo. Digs — Jama Yoder 3.

Boys cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — Ben Hochstetler ran a 19:52 to lead the Bruins over three complete teams and three more incomplete teams Saturday in the NorthWood Invitational at Stauffer Park.

Bethany 8th of 14 teams in NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — Fairfield 56, NorthWood 71, Triton 82, Marian 97, ECA 104, Bremen 132, Westview 141, Bethany Christian 178, Manchester 203, Jimtown 223, Culver 253. Medalist — Austin Wenger (NW) 17:43. Top Bruin runner — 24th, Ben Hochstetler 19:52.

Girls cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — As has been customary the last few years, Ali Hochstetler was Bethany's top runner followed by Jenae Hershberger Saturday in the NorthWood Invitational.

Bethany in 7th of 14 teams in NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — Fairfield 47, Bremen 70, NorthWood 87, Concord 127, Manchester 136, Westview 147, Bethany 153, Marian 158, Jimtown 183, LaVille 199, Glenn 233. Medalist — Hope Jordan (Br) 20:48. Top Bruin runners — 6th, Ali Hochstetler 21:56; 16th, Jenae Hershberger (BC) 22:53.

In Which Your Brilliant Editor Realizes The Schedule Is Slightly Off

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Several changes and additions to this week's schedule, which I neglected to follow up on or check before I actually posted it over the weekend.
The boys tennis match Monday night is/was at Mishawaka, not Bethany.
Friday's boys soccer game with First Baptist will be either the JV or the "C" team, not both; we are still confirming which team will play.
Finally, Saturday's three-way volleyball match with Keystone and Hamilton will follow this schedule, as confirmed by the athletic department:

• Bethany vs. Keystone, 9:00 a.m.
• Keystone vs. Hamilton, 10:00 a.m.
• Bethany vs. Hamilton, 11:00 a.m.

Sectional Update, May 28

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Baseball first round at Fort Wayne Blackhawk
Blackhawk 18, Keystone 1 (5 innings)
ECA 9, Hamilton 2

Friday's Games
Bethany vs. Lakewood Park, 4:00 p.m.
Canterbury vs. Howe Military, 6:10 p.m.

Softball semifinal at Fort Wayne Canterbury
Canterbury 10, ECA 2

Friday's Game
Bethany vs. Lakewood Park, 5:00 p.m.

Golf lost to Hamilton 182-209. Complete results unavailable.

Match Reports, May 11

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Baseball def. Keystone 12-2 in 5 innings.
GOSHEN —

Keystone	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Habegger rf	1	0	0	0		Kelly ss	2	1	1	0
Fritz rf	0	0	0	0		JKauffman 3b	3	2	2	1
Albert ss-p	3	0	1	1		SKauffman p-1b	3	1	1	1
Vnlndghm p-ss	3	1	1	0		LSlagel 2b	3	2	2	2
Wiesnbrg 1b	3	0	2	1		MMiller 1b-p	3	1	1	1
Schenke lf	2	0	0	0		Helmuth cf	3	1	1	1
Grier 2b	2	0	0	0		Gautsche rf	2	1	0	0
Joseph cf	2	0	0	0		SMiller ph-rf	1	0	0	0
Michael 3b	2	0	0	0		Kehr lf-cf	3	1	1	0
Martin c	1	1	0	0		CYoder c	3	2	1	0
Totals	19	2	4	2		Totals	26	12	10	6

K 010 01 — 2
B 434 1x — 12
E — Albert 2, Kelly, Michael, Wiesnbrg, Vnlndghm. DP — Keystone 0, Bethany 1. 2B — MMiller. 3B — Vnlndghm. SB — Albert 2, Helmuth, JKauffman, Kelly, LSlagel, CYoder.

Keystone	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Vnlndghm (L)	3.0	10	11	6	2	1
Albert	1.0	0	1	0	1	1
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
SKauffman (W, 1-2)	4.0	3	1	1	1	9
MMiller	1.0	1	1	1	2	0

WP — Albert, MMiller, Vnlndghm. PB — Martin 2. T — 1:23.

JV lost to FW Crusaders 5-3. Hits — Jared Miller 2. RBI — Scott Weaver 2.

Softball came back from a 5-0 hole to pull into a 5-5 tie before losing 7-5 to Central Noble.
ALBION, Ind. —
BC 000 005 0 — 5 4 3
CN 001 222 x — 7 7 0
Chelsea Noble (L, 3-5) and Ali Hochstetler; B. Symons (W) and R. Beck.
Hits — Central Noble: S. Aker 2, S. Rice 2. RBI — Central Noble: B. Noe 2; Bethany: Noble 2. Runs — Central Noble: Rice 2.

Boys track vs. ECA and Lakeland Christian.
GOSHEN — ECA 84, Bethany 41, Lakeland Chr. 22
Bethany placers (at least that we've figured out): 100 — 1st, Ryan Snyder. 200 — 1st, Ryan Snyder. 3200 — 2nd, Austin Mumaw; 4th, Ben Hochstetler. 4x400 relay — 3rd, Bethany. Long jump — 1st, Ryan Snyder.

Girls track vs. ECA and Lakeland Christian.
GOSHEN — Bethany 71, Lakeland Chr. 40, ECA 39.
Bethany placers (at least that we've figured out): 100 H — 2nd, Hannah Grieser; 100 — 1st, Emma Gerig; 1600 — 1st, Alita Yoder; 2nd, Jenae Hershberger. 400 — 1st, Emma Gerig. 800 — 1st, Lynelle Yoder. 200 — 1st, Emma Gerig. 3200 — 1st, Alita Yoder; 2nd, Jenae Hershberger. Discus — 2nd, Jenae Hershberger. High Jump — 2nd, Casey Snyder.

Girls tennis lost to Fairfield 4-1.
GOSHEN — Mandy Schlabach lost to Brooke Boyts (F) 4-6, 4-6. Marla zumFelde lost to Abbey Neff 3-6, 2-6. Emma Caskey def. Bridget Christner 6-2, 6-4. Emily Shenk/Corine Alvarez lost to Ashley Neff/Marla Yoder 2-6, 5-7. Maria Thomas/Jama Yoder lost to Kaija Wimmer/Haley Bechtel 2-6, 2-6.
JV lost 7-3. Bethany winners — Ji Eun Han, Sarah Brew, Sydney Kehr/Pooja Patel. Fairfield winners — Kaelin Bender, Chelsea Neff, Cami Hershberger, Lara Breniser/Elisha Miller, Maria Pelance/Rachel Bontrager, Hannah Hochstetler/Nicole Minnerup, Amalie Lohse-Lind/Kelsey Stahly.

Golf lost to Howe Military by seven strokes. Matt Ebersole tied for medalist honors with a 45.

Game Report & Sectional Update, March 3

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Boys basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 69, FW Keystone 47 in quarterfinal of FW Blackhawk sectional.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 1-2 3, Jordan Weaver 6 2-2 14, Seth Kauffman 11 3-3 25, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 2, Luke Slagel 3 0-0 6, Ben Bontreger 0 0-1 0, Mark DeLeeuw 7 0-0 14, James Helmuth 0 2-2 2, Jared Christophel 0 1-2 1, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Tim Gautsche, Derek Plaster 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 9-12 (75.0%) 69.
FW Keystone: Garrett Wiesenberg 2 2-2 8, Bret Vanlandingham 2 0-0 5, Joe Cook 1 0-0 3, Jon Glover 1 0-0 2, Josh Leichty 5 2-3 14, Joel Leonhardt 1 0-0 2, Shawn Moore 1 0-0 2, Michael Grier 4 0-0 8, Daniel Schenke 1 0-0 3. Jordan Clark, Kyle Harris, Daniel Keller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 4-5 (80.0%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
Bruins 19 19 21 10 — 69 (13-8)
Eagles 13 12 12 10 — 47 (14-7)
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Keystone 7 (Leichty 2, Wiesenberg 2, Cook, Schenke, Vanlandingham). Fouled out — none.
Total fouls — Bethany 10, Keystone 14.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 19, North Side 16.
"B": North Side 12, Bethany 10.

Sectional Update
Boys basketball sectional 51 at Blackhawk: quarterfinals
FW Canterbury 66, Hamilton 43

Boys Basketball Sectional Quarterfinal vs. Keystone: Preview

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FORT WAYNE KEYSTONE EAGLES (14-6, 3-1 Midland; +19) vs. BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (12-8, Independent): March 3, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,600), Goshen, Ind.
Time: approx. 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 Canterbury/Hamilton game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (326-322, 30th season at BCHS); Keystone: Eric Vaughn (23-17 in 2nd season at KHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (17.7 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.1), Jordan Weaver (9.5)
• Keystone: Not available.

Looking Ahead:

• winner vs. FW Canterbury/Hamilton winner in semifinal at FW Blackhawk, Mar. 6, 7:45

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 56-65 to Fremont, Feb. 27; lost 31-44 to Central Noble, Feb. 24; def. Howe Military 73-37, Feb. 23
• Fremont: def. Noble-Whitley 82-72, Feb. 24; def. King's Academy 87-66, Feb. 20; def. Fort Wayne Hawks 68-66, Feb. 17; last loss Feb. 9, 70-60 to Lakewood Park (5-0 since).

Past Ten Years:

• W 79-54 on 2/26/2002 at Hamilton (sectional quarterfinal)
• Other years: 6-2

Game Reports & Sectional Update, February 13

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Boys basketball

GRANGER, Ind. — Bethany 72, Granger Christian 72-23.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 5, Jordan Weaver 4 1-1 10, Seth Kauffman 7 2-2 16, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 5, Tim Gautsche 2 0-0 4, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 3, Ben Bontreger 1 2-2 5, Mark DeLeeuw 5 1-2 11, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Jared Christophel 1 0-0 2, Hamilton Thorne 2 3-4 7, Derek Plaster 1 2-4 4. Totals 28 11-15 (73.3%) 72.
Granger Christian: Billy Steenbeke 0 0-0 0, Drago Dimitron 1 0-0 2, Wes Kerr 0 0-0 0, Mark Boughton 3 0-0 6, Matt D'Amico 1 0-0 3, Joe Steenbeke 1 0-0 2, Scottie Kane 0 2-2 2, Travis Thomas 1 1-1 3, Josh Alphanaar 2 1-2 5. Totals: 9 4-5 (80.0%) 23.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 22 19 18 13 — 72
GC 08 01 04 10 — 23
3-point goals — Bethany 5 (Bontreger, Kelly, Ramer, Slagel, Weaver), Granger 1 (D'Amico). Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 36 (Thorne 10, Kauffman 8, DeLeeuw 5). Assists — Bethany 20 (Weaver 5, Kauffman 5, Ramer 3, DeLeeuw 3). Total fouls: Bethany 11, Granger 12.

Girls basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 59, Keystone 17 in sectional semifinal at Canterbury.

Keystone: Linville 0 0-0 0, Silket 1 0-0 2, Beasley 3 1-6 10, Hines 0 0-0 0, Youmans 2 1-2 5, Claassen 0 0-0 0, Bauchman 0 0-0 0, Leatherman 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 2-8 (25.0%) 17.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 2 1-2 5, Jenae Rupp 5 1-3 11, Twila Albrecht 1 0-0 2, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 1 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 5 1-1 12, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 3 0-0 6, Gina Gautsche 5 0-0 12, Malaina Weldy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 3-6 (50.0%) 59.
Scoring By Quarters
K 02 03 8 04 — 17
B 12 24 8 15 — 59
3-point goals — Keystone 3 (Beasley 3), Bethany 4 (Gautsche 2, Lehman, zumFelde).

Sectional Update
Girls Basketball Sectional 51: FW Canterbury
Semifinal: FW Canterbury 44, FW Blackhawk 18. Leading scorers — Canterbury: Wells 12, Gerardot 11; Blackhawk: Kauffman 11.
Championship: Bethany vs. FW Canterbury, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Sectional Semifinal vs. FW Keystone: Preview

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (6-15, Independent) vs. FORT WAYNE KEYSTONE EAGLES (3-12, 0-2 Midland; +40): February 13, 2009.

Location: FW Canterbury gym (capacity 800), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 6:00 p.m. EST.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (23-43, 3rd season at BCHS); Keystone: Chris Whitacre (8-43, 3rd season at KHS)

Scoring Leaders :

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (14.0 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.9), Chris Minter (3.5)
  
• Keystone: Not available.
  

Looking Ahead: winner vs. Canterbury/Blackhawk at Canterbury, Feb. 14, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Lakewood Park 57-53, Feb. 9; lost 43-54 to Argos, Feb. 5; def. ECA 64-37, Feb. 2
  
• Keystone: lost 28-32 to Harlan Chr., Feb. 6; lost 29-40 to FW Lady Panthers, Feb. 5; lost 31-79 to Huntington Eagles, Feb. 3
  

Past Nine Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 71, Keystone 16.
  
• 2006-07: 66-12.
  
• 2005-06: 83-12.
• 2004-05: No meeting.
  
• 2003-04: 57-49.
• *2002-03: 32-50; 40-60 (sectional).
• 2001-02: 48-34.
  
• 2000-01: No meeting.

*NOTE: Keystone was known as Fort Wayne Christian School through the 2002-03 season.