Champions

By Matt Miller
Bethany Christian Tennis 

It was cold, windy and threatening rain all throughout the tournament this morning and afternoon. It was a tournament that we were not favored to win. Entering the tourney, Wabash had only lost one dual match all season, and the same was true of Taylor.

But for all the outside circumstances, we were ready. We knew this was a chance for us to practice, to play in circumstances that would be a lot like our sectional this coming week. We knew that we had practiced well and hard throughout the week leading up to this match. We knew that we had to focus and battle.

In the first match, we played Taylor. Turns out, we got a little bit of a break. Their regular #1 singles player, Nathan Gotshall, had to attend his sister's wedding. This forced Taylor into some lineup changes, but they were certainly a formidable team nonetheless. Nathan Brendle would faceoff against an undefeated #2 singles player, sophomore Jack Lipchik. Though he didn't know it at the time, Lipchik would go on to win his next two matches at the tournament, so he was definitely a talented opponent.

Taylor then split up their #1 doubles team to play #2 and #3 singles. These players had both played singles before, with Logan Barnes who was playing #2 slated to play singles during the Sectional and Regional series. At #3 singles was Drew Hansen, who had played #1 singles 2 years ago.

But we were ready to perform. Nathan played absolutely beautiful tennis. Playing long points with Lipchik, he worked him all around the court and breezed to an unbelievable 6-1, 6-0 victory. At #2 Abe couldn't seem to find the answers to Logan Barnes touch and placement. But at #3 singles, Ike attacked and counter-attacked with precision against Hansen. After a close first set, he piled it on in the 2nd set to pull away for our second win.

At #2 doubles, Joel and Hans eased to a victory over 2 players normally slated for the Taylor JV. At #1 doubles, Himal and Parth got off to a great start to the day. They attacked, stayed patient and played well under pressure. Despite cold and windy conditions, they came from behind in each set to get a two set victory.

The early round victory against Taylor set up a big match in the second round against Wabash. They had also won their first round, and so it looked like perhaps this match would decide 1st place for the tournament. I was really proud of the way we were ready to play, no matter the conditions or opponents.

In our second round, players went out onto the courts as their opponents were ready. Because there were only 7 courts in use in the first round, only #1 and #2 singles were ready quickly, while we waited on Wabash and Eastern first rounds #3 singles and doubles matches to finish. So Nathan and Abe got a quick start on the match.

And Abe got a quick finish. Playing junior Edward Dillard, a player who was 13-1 on the season, Abe couldn't get anything going. He tried to play with depth, and couldn't win a game. He tried to play with pace, and couldn't win a game. He tried to attack, and couldn't win a game. Dillard was great, playing with precision control.

Meanwhile, #1 singles was a great match as well. Apache senior David Driscoll had worked tirelessly during the off-season, and was a much improved player. Sporting a record of 12-2 on the year, he played out long points with Nathan and was in no mood to give away easy errors. This became especially true as the wind kicked up in the second set. While Nate had been aggressively taking points in the first, the wind seemed to make him more tentative. With Nate leading 4-1 in the second, Driscoll took 3 very consistent games to tie the score. Nate was able to hold serve, but couldn't get the break to win. Holding again, he became more aggressive, and built himself a love-40 lead in Driscoll's last service game. Two points later, the second round was tied 1-1.

And the doubles matches were just starting, but not in a way that looked good for us. It was clear that both matches would be close matches. While #1 doubles took a 3-2 lead, #2 doubles fell down 5-2 in the first set. Suddenly, #1 doubles couldn't find their volleys and they were trailing 5-4. In the course of the next 10 minutes, we found ourselves down a set at both positions.

Meanwhile, Ike got started in his #3 singles match. Looking for his second win of the day, he quickly took a 4-1 lead and looked like he would cruise to victory. That meant we needed to make a comeback at one of the doubles positions.

How about both of them? Early in second set, it looked like both teams had found their games. At #2 doubles, Joel and Hans actually began to dominate. Looking like the much better team, they began to attack the net and put away balls left and right. Adding to their good play was the frustration of the Wabash team. As the wind picked up more and more, the Apache team seemed to be more and more disrupted. Joel and Hans took all that momentum and wrapped up the second set, 6-2.

#1 doubles continued to play well in spurts, but the consistency wasn't there to take the lead in the set. While Joel and Hans entered the super tiebreak to decide their match, Himal and Parth were down 5-2.

In the tiebreak, Joel and Hans started out strong. They won the first 3 points, then took a 4-2 lead into the switch of sides. They quickly built that lead again, going up 7-3, then 8-4 at the next switch. The whole tiebreak was more of the same from the second set. They were simply the more aggressive team. They were finishing points and staying confident. With the lead at 9-4, they faltered for 2 points, but they were able to finish it with a Joel overhead. That gave our team the dramatic 2-1 lead.

Looking over at Ike's match, he had gone from 4-1 up in the first set to 4-1 up in the second set. He was easing through his match and getting little resistance. Soon we had our third point, while #1 doubles wrapped up their match. They made it interesting, as they took 2 games to pull within 5-4. Unfortunately, they couldn't pull it out. But the Bruins were 2-0 in the tourney, with wins over the best two teams in the tournament.

Soon, we learned that Taylor had defeated Eastern. That meant that no matter what happened in the last round, we would win the tournament. We had two wins already, and the best that Taylor or Wabash could do would be two wins. The first tiebreaker was head-to-head, and head-to-head, we beaten both teams. We were champions, but the only way it would be truly satisfying would be if we could pull out the last game. Then we'd feel like champions. It wouldn't be simple, we'd need to always focus...

While #1 and #2 doubles and Ike were finishing up their matches, Abe got started with our final match with Eastern. And it was a quick start. In the wind and growing sunshine, Abe took little time getting through his match. Before any of the final 3 Wabash matches were done, Abe got us a victory in the Eastern match.

As soon as Abe cleared off his court, Nate took his place. And in about the same small amount of time, Nate was coming off the court with his 20th win of the season. His opponent, Connor Young, tried to meet Nate's attacking style and hit several amazing shots for winners. But Young couldn't continue to win points with as much risk as was needed. Nate got an easy win, and the team was up 2-0 with only one more win needed.

After their exciting matches against Wabash, our final three positions went into the final matches very confident. The opponents that we had beaten from Wabash had defeated the Eastern players from the same positions, so we were pretty sure of victory. After all, we only needed one more position to win the match.

And Joel and Hans got up 3-0 in their first set, and it looked to be easy. Then they lost 6 straight games to lose the first set. And Ike, who had beaten Wabash 6-1, 6-1, didn't even get a game in the first set until he was down 5-0. He couldn't find the court with attacking balls and was a bit slow with his feet. His frustration level was growing as well.

And many of the team's were as well, as #1 doubles also lost their first set. To win the match we needed to get these matches to super tiebreaks, and win them.

Of course, to our credit on this day, we did. All three positions made second set comebacks and played their best tennis of the day. #1 doubles played especially well in attacking a #1 doubles team that was undefeated on the day. #2 doubles had to go to a tiebreak in the second set, but again they played their best under pressure. Ike stormed through his second set, and entered his tiebreak third set with a lot of confidence.

In fact, it was Ike who clinched the final match for us. After attacking through the second set, he went right into the tiebreak and took a 5-1 lead. Soon he was up 9-3 with 6 match points. It took him two to finish the match, but he pounded away the final overhead.

We went from cheering for Ike's tiebreak to cheering for Joel and Hans. Again, they attacked the net well under pressure and took a big lead in the final set tiebreak. In the end, they sealed their second tiebreak win of the day.

That gave us the 4-0 lead in the final match, and we went to watch Himal and Parth in their third set tiebreak. Despite playing one of their best matches of the season, Himal and Parth couldn't keep up the error free play in the final set.

But it was an awesome day for the Bruins! A trophy and lots of pictures were in store for us. Hopefully that was practice for Sectional week as well.






Bethany 4, Taylor 1
Nathan Brendle def. Jack Lipchik 6-1, 6-0. Abe Thorne lost to Logan Barnes 2-6, 3-6. Ike Lehman def. Drew Hansen 7-5, 6-1. Himal King/Parth Patel def. Austin Douglas/Casey Glick 7-6(5), 6-3. Joel Gerig/Hans Miller def. Chris Cheeser/Camden Kindler 6-2, 6-2.


Bethany 4, Eastern 1

Nathan Brendle def. Connor Young 6-0, 6-1. Abe Thorne def. Logan Colwell 6-1, 6-0. Ike Lehman def. Austin Chase 1-6, 6-1, (10-4). Himal King/Parth Patel lost to Joel Coffman/Josh Evenson 3-6, 6-2, (6-10).  Joel Gerig/Hans Miller def. Robbie Walling/Zach Walke 3-6, 7-6(4), (10-6).

Bethany 3, Wabash 2
Nathan Brendle def. David Driscoll 6-1, 7-5. Abe Thorne lost to Edward Dillard 0-6, 0-6. Ike Lehman def. JD Boone 6-1, 6-1. Himal King/Parth Patel lost to Stephen Elits/Jack Stein 4-6, 4-6. Joel Gerig/Hans Miller def. Breyton Nealis/Kody Fuller 2-6, 6-2, (10-6).

Match Reports, 9/24/11

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Westview 2, Bethany 0

• W: Skyler Carpenter (44')
• W: Carpenter (Jeslyn Zimmerly assist) (53')

Shots on goal — Westview 10, Bethany 9. Saves — Westview: Stephanie Hochstetler 9; Bethany: Natalie Thorne 8.

Boys tennis

WABASH, Ind. — Bethany in Wabash Invitational, canceled.

Boys cross country

NEW HAVEN, Ind. — Bethany 13th of 17 teams in Class A of New Haven Invitational.

Team scores: Frankton 79, South Adams 83, Northeastern 118, Westview 153, Prairie Heights 167, Churubusco 181, Southwood 217, Adams Central 221, Elkhart Christian 224, Northwestern 248, Canterbury 278, Blackhawk 315, FW Luers 322, Bethany 327, LaVille 335, Southern Wells 406. Incomplete — Central Noble.

Top finishers — Nicholas Lagemann (PH) 16:07.98, Jerry Schwartz (Wv) 16:27.05, Kyle Baker (Wv) 16:28.66, Ryan Smith (CN) 16:36.25, Evan Leichty (SA) 16:43.14, Brody Shane (SA) 16:50.96, Parker Williams (Fr) 16:52.30, Joel Hartman (ECA) 16:54.75, Johnny Mendez (Swd) 17:05.81, Connor Hogeston (Ch) 17:12.47, Nicholas Amor (LaV) 17:15.03, Joel Hawbaker (SA) 17:22.90, Bryson Stevens (Ne) 17:24.62, Dylan Doan (Fr) 17:32.09, Curtis Hieger (Ne) 17:33.56.

Bethany runners — 22nd, Ben Hochstetler 17:42.16; 32nd, Jesse Bontreger 18:07.16, 92nd, Jordan Glasgow 20:07.37; 99th, Noah Hochstetler 20:30.71; 154th, Austin Hooley 25:21.09.

Girls cross country

NEW HAVEN, Ind.  — Bethany incomplete in Class A of New Haven Invitational.

Team scores — Westview 81, South Adams 97, Northwestern 121, Southern Wells 125, Churubusco 134, Southwood 136, FW Luers 147, Adams Central 168, Canterbury 185, ECA 194, Prairie Heights 232. Incomplete — Bethany, Central Noble, Frankton, LaVille, Northeastern.

Top finishers — Hannah Moore (SA) 19:53.02, Kaitlyn Warren (Wv) 20:01.18, Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 20:01.65, Aspen Dirr (PH) 20:20.68, Ashley Mosley (Ne) 20:30.91, Haley Heath (Swd) 20:32.86, Kristen Muselman (SA) 20:38.78, Janell Bender (Wv) 20:43.71, Emily Lehner (Swd) 20:49.57, Jennifer Robledo  (Wv) 20:58.11, Meghan Yencer (SW) 21:06.07, Taryn Thor (Nw) 21:09.52, Kayla Isch (AC) 21:26.00, Lisa Schmalzried (Swd) 21:27.96, Rachel Crouch (FWL) 21:35.03.

Bethany runners — 90th, Lena Yeakey 28:27.39; 92nd, Sadie Gustafson-Zook 30:08.18.

This Week In Bruindom, September 18-24

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, September 18

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

Monday, September 19 (directions) (71°, 80% chance of rain)

• Boys tennis at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS soccer vs. Oak Farm, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Boys tennis at Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Elkhart Central, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 20 (directions) (75°, sunny)

• MS volleyball at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (A)
• Boys tennis vs. Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer at Trinity, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis vs. Bremen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS volleyball at Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Argos, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 22 (directions) (64°, partly sunny, 30% chance of rain)

• Girls cross country vs. Jimtown and Elkhart Christian at Baugo-Ferrettie Park, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls soccer vs. Culver Academy, 5:30 p.m.
• Boys cross country vs. Jimtown and Elkhart Christian at Baugo-Ferrettie Park, 5:40 p.m.
• Volleyball vs. ECA, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. ECA, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 23 (64°, partly sunny)

• Boys soccer at Westview, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Westview, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Saturday, September 24 (68°, mostly sunny)

• Boys and girls cross country in New Haven Invitational at The Plex (IPFW), 9:00 a.m.
• Boys tennis in Wabash Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer vs. Westview, 6:30 p.m.

Game Reports, 9/25/10

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls soccer
TOPEKA, Ind. — Bethany at Westview, 6:30 p.m.

Boys tennis
WABASH, Ind. — Bethany first in Wabash Invitational.

• Bethany 4, Taylor 1
  Ben Mast def. Drew Hansen 6-3, 6-3. Seth Krabill def. Nathan Gotshall 6-3, 6-3. Nate Brendle lost to Logan Barnes 6-2, 6-7 (2), (4-10). Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole def. Matt Brankle/Cameron Clark 6-7 (3), 6-4, (10-8). Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler def. Jack Lipchik/Casey Clark 6-2, 6-0.
  
• Bethany 3, Wabash 2
  Ben Mast def. Justin Middleton 6-1, 6-1. Seth Krabill def. David Driscoll 6-2, 6-1. Nate Brendle lost to Logan Hettmansperger 6-7 (5), 3-6. Kyle Miller/Matt Ebersole lost to Trevor Patton/Nate Price 3-6, 6-7 (5). Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler def. Matt Henderson/Jack Stein 6-0, 6-0.
  
• Bethany 3, Eastern 2
  Ben Mast def. Joel Coffman 6-1, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Robbie Walling 6-1, 6-1. Nate Brendle def. Austin Chase 6-7 (5), 6-4, (10-7). Kyle Miller/Evan Grimes lost to Connor Young/Noel Horvath 1-6, 6-3, (7-10). Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler lost to Adam McKinney/Michael Dunkle 3-6, 6-2, (8-10).
  
• Other matches: Wabash def. Eastern; Taylor def. Eastern; Taylor def. Wabash

Boys cross country
FORT WAYNE — Bethany 27th of 29 at Gold Division of New Haven Classic.
Team scores — Whitko 93, Guerin Catholic 126, Heritage Christian 141, South Adams 147, Fremont 203, Eastbrook 269, Norwell 281, Napoleon 299, Prairie Heights 313, Southwood 320, Angola 321, Northeastern 341, Bellmont 347, Yorktown 349, Lakeland 356, Celina 368, Westview 380, FW Luers 394, New Haven 400, Leo 451, Churubusco 572, Garrett 579, Northwestern 618, Woodlan 637, FW Blackhawk 669, Adams Central 694, Bethany 763, Canterbury 798, Tippecanoe Valley 829, Southern Wells 847, 21st Century 989.
Top runners — Steven Weaver (Nap) 15:35, Kent Garrett (GC) 15:49, Keigan Culler (Fre) 15:52, Matthew Perkins (PH) 16:10, Alex Cushman (Norw) 16:11, Nicholas Lagemann (PH) 16:11, Brian Menzie (Whit) 16:17, Trapper Mize (Whit) 16:20, Billy McManus (FWBL) 16:23, Jerry Schwartz (Wview) 16:26, Nathan Hadley (HC) 16:27, Eric Isch (SA) 16:29, Josh Neideck (Ebrk) 16:39, Kyle Baker (Wview) 16:42, Taylor Story (HC) 16:48.
Other Bethany runners — 92nd, Ben Hochstetler 18:23; 95th, Jesse Bontreger 18:26; 186th, Abe Thorne 20:53; 202nd, Joel Gerig 22:44; 206th, Ryan Miller 23:19; 212th, Jordan Glasgow 24:53.

Girls cross country
FORT WAYNE — Bethany 22nd of 25 at Gold Division of New Haven Classic.
Team scores — Napoleon 98, Leo 125, Angola 133, Celina 184, Yorktown 187, Norwell 187, South Adams 258, Fremont 272, Guerin Catholic 279, Northwestern 293, Westview 344, Eastbrook 347, Bellmont 398, Woodlan 412, FW Bishop Luers 442, Garrett 459, Northeastern 475, New Haven 475, Churubusco 504, Heritage Christian 512, Bethany 520, Prairie Heights 524, Whitko 526, Tippecanoe Valley 561, Adams Central 588.
Top runners — Erica Monnin (Nap) 19:26, Sophie Seward (Ebrk) 19:29, Lauren Hamilton (Leo) 19:38, Hannah Fleck (Cel) 19:46, Abby Hostetler (Frem) 19:47, Ericka Rinehart (Ang) 19:49, Emily Johnson (Leo) 19:54, Elaine Schmeltz (LaVille) 19:59, Hannah Moore (SA) 20:00, Anna Aldrich (Frem) 20:01, Jami Reinhard (Norw) 20:13, Rachel Crouch (FWBL) 20:14, Kaitlyn Best (Norw) 20:14, Alexa Sonnenberg (Nap) 20:16, Lexi Hunt (York) 20:18.
Other Bethany runners — 39th, Jenae Hershberger 21:16; 86th, Katie Hurst 22:19; 122nd, Eva Lapp 23:56; 135th, Ellie Schertz 24:26; 165th, Lauren Hooley 26:59.

Full Results

This Week In Bruindom, September 19-25

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, September 19

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

Monday, September 20

• Boys tennis vs. Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS soccer at Oak Bridge, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Boys tennis vs. Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Elkhart Central, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 21

• Boys tennis at Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS volleyball vs. Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer vs. Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Boys soccer vs. Trinity, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• MS girls cross country at Fairfield with ECA and Howe, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis at Bremen, 5:30 p.m. (V)
• MS boys cross country at Fairfield with ECA and Howe, 5:30 p.m.
• MS volleyball vs. Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• MS soccer vs. Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Argos, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, September 23

• Boys soccer vs. Victory Christian, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at ECA, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Culver Academy, 6:30 p.m.
• Volleyball at ECA, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Friday, September 24

• Boys soccer vs. Westview, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Westview, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Saturday, September 25

• Boys & girls cross country at New Haven Invitational, 9:00 a.m.
• Boys tennis at Wabash Invitational, 10:00 a.m.
• Girls soccer at Westview, 6:30 p.m.

Match Reports, September 26

NOMINATE FOR MENNO LANDS MEMORIES or ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Westview 1, Bethany 1 (Westview 3, Bethany 2 on penalty kicks)

• W: Ashley Miller (Skyler Carpenter assist) (7').
• B: Emma Caskey (63').

Caution — Bethany: Marissa Weldy, 41st minute.

Penalty kicks — Bethany: Weldy NG, Taylor Christophel NG, Sharisse Yoder G, Caskey G, Karli Graybill NG. Westview: Miller NG, Kelsi Schwartz NG, Kelsey Christner G, Olivia Fought G, Kristin Oesch G.

Shots on goal — Westview 10, Bethany 7. Saves — Westview: Stephenie Hochstetler 5; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 9. Fouls — Westview 11, Bethany 14. Corner kicks — Westview 2, Bethany 1. Referee — Dante Ortiz. Linesmen — Luis Sistos, Oscar Sistos.

Boys tennis
WABASH, Ind. — Bethany 3rd in Wabash Invitational.

Match results — Bethany 4, Taylor 1; Wabash 3, Bethany 2; Eastern 3, Bethany 2.
#1S — Seth Krabill 3-0. #2S — Ben Mast 1-2. #3S — Blake Shetler 1-1, Misha Rebec 0-1. #1D — Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller 1-2. #2D — Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen 2-1.

Boys cross country
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany finished 20th of 27 teams in Gold Division of New Haven Classic at IPFW. Ben Hochstetler led the Bruins with a 66th place finish.
Team scores — Western 140, Whitko 142, Yorktown 146, Angola 158, Prairie Heights 178, South Adams 226, Northeastern 236, Napoleon 247, Norwell 249, Fremont 304, Leo 327, Celina 351, Bishop Luers 380, Eastern 384, New Haven 395, Westview 415, Garrett 429, Southwood 432, Lakeland 457, Bethany 488, Churubusco 506, Southern Wells 552, Eastside 571, Northwestern 572, Blackhawk 602, Woodlan 610, Tippecanoe Valley 692.
Top ten — Andrew Goodwin (Celina) 16:04; Curtis Kent (Angola) 16:14; Steven Weaver (Napoleon) 16:17; Nicholas Lagemann (Prairie Heights) 16:25; Austin Young (Western) 16:27; Keigan Culler (Fremont) 16:27; Chandler Sonafrank (Southwood) 16:35; Alex Cushman (Norwell) 16:36; Brian Menzie (Whitko) 16:36; Evan Leichty (South Adams) 16:44. Bruin runners — 67th, Ben Hochstetler 18:28; 86th, Jesse Bontreger 18:47; 100th, Austin Mumaw 19:11; 103rd, Luis López 19:13; 143rd, Tim Beechy 20:31; 182nd, Josh Leatherman 23:49.


Girls cross country
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Ali Hochstetler's seventh place finish led the Bruins as they finished 18th of 25 teams in the Gold Division of the New Haven Invitational at IPFW.
Team scores — Angola 68, Napoleon 119, Leo 162, South Adams 191, Norwell 262, Westview 267, Celina 274, Northwestern 274, Western 295, Churubusco 301, Bishop Luers 335, Northeastern 370, Heritage Christian 370, Whitko 377, Eastern 377, Southern Wells 381, Yorktown 383, Bethany 403, Canterbury 423, Tippecanoe Valley 450, Blackhawk 464, Garrett 491, Woodlan 499, Prairie Heights 602, Lakeland 608.
Top ten — Lauren Hamilton (Leo) 19:12; Kate DeSimone (Canterbury) 19:22; Amber Hiner (Fremont) 19:22; Rachel Huddle (Napoleon) 19:35; Bethany Neeley (Eastern) 19:43; Anna Aldrich (Fremont) 19:52; Ericka Rinehart (Angola) 19:53; Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 19:56; Ashton Sellers (Angola) 20:04; Lexi Hunt (Yorktown) 20:09; Ariel McCoy (Garrett) 20:12.
Other Bruin runners — 37th, Jenae Hershberger 21:41; 81st, Eva Lapp, 23:06; 148th, Leanne Hochstetler 26:21; 155th, Lauren Hooley 26:45.

This Week In Bruindom, September 20-26

NOMINATE FOR MENNO LANDS MEMORIES or ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sun., September 20

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

Mon., September 21

• Boys tennis at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Elkhart Central, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Tues., September 22

• Boys tennis vs. Bremen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS soccer vs. Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS volleyball at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls cross country at ECA with Fairfield, 4:30 p.m.
• Boys soccer at Trinity, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• MS boys cross country at ECA with Fairfield and Howe Military, 5:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Bremen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer vs. Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• MS volleyball at Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Trinity, 7:05 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Argos, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thurs., September 24

• Volleyball vs. ECA, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Culver Academy, 6:30 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. ECA, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Fri., September 25

• Boys soccer at Westview, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Westview, 6:45 p.m. (V)

Sat., September 26

• Alumni Night for girls soccer game
• Boys & girls cross country at New Haven Inv. (IPFW), 9:00 a.m.
• Boys tennis at Wabash Inv., 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer vs. Westview, 6:30 p.m. (V)