MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Three recent Bethany alumni participated last week in the SportsFest event held at Bethel College and sponsored by Schurz Communications, parent company of WSBT-TV, WSBT radio, and the South Bend Tribune. Defender JD Nafziger and Western Michigan-bound midfielder Jesse Ramer played for the Indiana East team that lost to a squad from metropolitan South Bend in the boys soccer event, while Goshen signee Seth Kauffman's 12 points were not enough as Indiana East came back from a 71-51 hole to tie Indiana West before dropping a boys basketball semifinal 89-87 to Indiana West. Kauffman also served as the East goalkeeper in the soccer semifinal, making seven saves on seven shots as East beat West 1-0 in a match called at halftime due to lightning. Full summaries of both events follow.
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| Indiana West's Colt Meadows (23) of Rochester drives the free-throw lane during a Schurz Communications SportsFest boys basketball game at Bethel College Wednesday night. Indiana East's Seth Kauffman (14), a 2010 Bethany alumnus, defends. The South Bend Tribune's Jim Rider depresses the shutter on his camera. |
