This Week In Bruindom, May 15-21

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

 Sunday, May 15

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

Monday, May 16

• Girls tennis regional/semi-state/state draw, 8:00 a.m., IHSAA office
• Girls tennis vs. Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Softball at Angola, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball at Central Noble, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls tennis vs. Jimtown, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls tennis sectional draw, 8:00 p.m., Goshen MS

Tuesday, May 17

• Baseball sectional draw, 8:00 a.m., IHSAA office
• Girls track sectional at Warsaw, TBA
• Golf at Lakeland Christian (Raccoon Run), 4:30 p.m.
• Girls tennis at John Glenn, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Baseball at ECA, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls tennis at John Glenn, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Thursday, May 19

• Boys track sectional at Goshen, TBA
• Girls tennis sectional first round at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Golf at Clinton Christian (Timber Ridge), 4:30 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Triton, 4:45 p.m.
• Softball vs. Triton, 4:45 p.m.

Friday, May 20

• Softball vs. Jimtown, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Northridge, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 21

• Girls tennis sectional semifinals at Goshen, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Softball at Goshen Invitational, 10:00 a.m.
• Baseball vs. Howe, game one, 10:00 a.m.
• Baseball vs. Howe, game two, 12:35 p.m.
• Girls tennis sectional final at Goshen, 1:00 p.m. (V)

Game Reports, 5/12/11

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Baseball
GOSHEN — Bethany 6, FW Crusaders 2

FW Crusaders	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Arnold cf-lf	3	0	0	0		Bontreger cf	3	0	1	0
Murbach lf	1	0	0	0		Helmuth rf	4	1	1	0
Petersen ss	4	1	3	0		JMiller c	3	1	1	1
Schmitz rf	3	0	3	0		KMiller p	3	0	2	1
Wilson p-3b	4	1	1	2		PSchrock pr	0	0	0	0
Thomas c	3	0	0	0		ASlagel 1b	4	1	3	1
Powell 1b	4	0	1	0		ILehman ss	4	1	0	0
Kendall 2b-p	3	0	1	0		Klassen 2b	1	1	1	0
Burden lf	1	0	0	0		Loewen lf	2	1	0	1
Klimek cf	1	0	0	0		Plank dh	2	0	0	0
Pant dh	1	0	0	0		Totals	26	6	9	4
Bennett 2b	2	0	0	0
Totals	30	2	9	2

FW 000 110 0 — 2
BC 204 000 0 — 6
E — ILehman 2, Klassen, Petersen, Wilson. DP — FW Crusaders 0, Bethany 0. LOB — FW Crusaders 10, Bethany 8. 2B — Petersen. HR — Wilson. SB — Helmuth, Kendall, Klassen, Slagel.

FW Crusaders	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Wilson (L)	2.2	6	6	4	2	1
Kendall	3.1	2	0	0	2	6
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
KMiller (W)	7.0	9	2	2	2	5

HBP — by Kendall (KMiller), by Wilson (Klassen). T — 1:54.

Girls tennis
CHURUBUSCO, Ind. — Bethany 5, Churubusco 0
Mandy Schlabach def. Marla Martinez 6-1, 6-0. Emma Caskey def. Shannon Kuzmar 6-1, 6-1. Sharisse Yoder def. Ally Shambaugle 6-1, 6-0. Marla zumFelde/Maria Thomas def. Jade Longardner/Alecia Hamman 6-2, 6-1. Jama Yoder/Emily Shenk def. Lindsay Cornewell/Randie Murphy 6-1, 6-0.

JV: Bethany 7, Churubusco 0
Ji Eun Han def. Racquel Brandt 6-0. Dona Park def. Nicole Esslinger 6-0. Amber Heydon def. Taylor Mitchell 6-3. Pooja Patel/Brooke Hershberger def. Kayleen Mitchell/Caitie Eakins 6-0. Paige Wheeler/Liz DeLeeuw def. Jari Hull/Halie Chapa 6-4. Park/Han def. Alexis Holbart/Brandt 6-0. Patel/Hershberger def. Hunsberger/Hunsberger 6-0.

Boys track
HOWE, Ind. — Bethany at Howe, late.

Match Reports, 5/3/11

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Baseball
MENTONE, Ind. — Tippecanoe Valley 11, Bethany 8

Softball
GOSHEN — Lakewood Park 11, Bethany 0, 5 innings

Girls tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Lakeland 1
JV: Lakeland at Bethany, late


Boys track
GOSHEN — ECA 75, Bethany 48, Lakeland Christian 29
4x800 relay — ECA (Newhall, Hartman, McIntire, Smith) 9:30.33, Bethany (J. Mumaw, Bontreger, Hochstetler, A. Mumaw) 9:35.6. 110 HH — Chad Brown (E) 16.26, Bryan Nguyen (B) 23.9. 100 — Jack Walters (E) 11.54, Aaron Stiffney (B) 11.72, John Rohrs (E) 11.93, Josh Stoltzfus (B) 12.43. 1600 — Jon Newhall (E) 5:09, Ben Hochstetler (B) 5:29, Jesse Bontreger (B) 5:31, Austin Mumaw (B) 5:33; also: 5th, Joel Gerig (B) 5:57. 4x100 relay — ECA 47.9, Bethany (Lim, Dueck, Stoltzfus, Stiffney) 48.85. 400 — John Rohrs (L) 56.1, Yuya Soda (L) 59.6, Byeong Chan Lim (B) 1:00, Andrew Snyder (B) 1:03. 300 H — Chad Brown (E) 45.54, Wright (L) 47.65, Isaac Schertz (B) 53.10, David Reisner (E) 53.3; also: 5th, Andrew Snyder (B) 56.7. 800 — Hartman (E) 2:09.9, Ben Hochstetler (B) 2:30, Yuya Soda (L) 2:37, Austin Mumaw (B) 2:38; also: 5th, Joel Gerig (B) 2:44. 200 — John Rohrs (L) 24.25, Aaron Stiffney (B) 24.54, Josh Stoltzfus (B) 24.76, Santiago (E) 25.29. 3200 — Jesse Bontreger (B) 11:44, McIntire (E) 11:54, Joseph Mumaw (B) 13:13, Smith (E) 13:50. 4x400 relay — ECA (Newhall, Walters, Brown, Hartman) 3:55, Bethany (Stoltzfus, J. Mumaw, Hochstetler, Lim) 3:59. High jump — Chad Wright (L) 5-4, Tobey Brown (E) 4-10, David Risner (E) 4-8. Long jump — Tobey Brown (E) 17-9, Jack Walters (E) 16-9½, Yuya Soda (L) 16-2. Shot put — Ryan Gortney (E) 38-2, Aaron Stiffney (B) 35-6, Josh Menbere (E) 34-4, Isaac Schertz (B) 29-11. Discus — Ryan Gortney (E) 108-6½, Josh Menbere (E) 102-7, Chad Wright (L) 93-2½, Isaac Schertz (B) 75-0.

Girls track
GOSHEN — Lakeland Christian 64, ECA 55, Bethany 26

4x800 relay — ECA (Swart, Rambadt, Hibshman, Stayton) 12:18.4, Lakeland Christian 13:05. 100 HH — Gina Gautsche (B) 17.07, Hailey Nieveen (L) 18.1, Serafino (E) 18.9. 100 — Gina Gautsche (B) 13.5, Hailey Fultz (E) 13.6, Hannah Remington (E) 14.04, Myers (L) 14.04. 1600 — Lexi Rambadt (E) 6:14, Maddie Gerig (B) 6:21, Stayton (E) 6:44, Erika Goshorn (L) 6:57. 4x100 relay — ECA 47.9, Bethany (Lim, Dueck, Stoltzfus, Stiffney) 48.85. 400 — Jo Boren (L) 1:01.9, Campoli (E) 1:06.8, Katie Hurst (B) 1:11.6, Bell (E) 1:14.2. 300 H — Serafino (E) 51.4, Hailey Nieveen (L) 57.4. 800 — Emilee Catron (L) 2:44.5, Erika Goshorn (L) 2:50.4, Lizzie Swart (E) 2:57.5, Ellie Schertz (B) 3:08. 200 — Jo Boren (L) 27.39, Hailey Fultz (E) 28.49, Gina Gautsche (B) 28.75, Hailey Nieveen (L) 30.00. 3200 — Stayton (E) 13:59, Goshert (L) 17:19. 4x400 relay — Lakeland Christian (Nieveen, Catron, Remington, Boren) 4:41.2, ECA 4:53.9. High jump — Kayley Baughman (E) 4-4, Hannah Remington (L) 4-2. Long jump — Jo Boren (L) 16-3, Kayley Baughman (E) 16-0, Ellie Schertz (B) 12-4. Shot put — Carrie Reisner (E) 26-10, Megan Long (L) 23-0, Rachel Schrock (B) 22-7, Sammy Kauffman (B) 15-10. Discus — Carrie Risner (E) 62-10, Emilee Catron (L) 59-½, Megan Long (L) 57-1, Hannah Remington (L) 55-2½.

This Week In Bruindom, April 17-23

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Sunday, April 17

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

Monday, April 18

• Girls tennis vs. Mishawaka, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Softball vs. SB Clay, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis vs. SB Clay, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Tuesday, April 19

• Girls tennis at Churubusco, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis at Churubusco, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Baseball at Jimtown, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 21

• Boys and girls track at Westview, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23

• Girls tennis at Concord Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (JV)
• Girls tennis at Bremen Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Baseball vs. Westview, game one, 11:00 a.m.
• Baseball vs. Westview, game two, 1:30 p.m.

These Weeks In Bruindom, April 3-16

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Sunday, April 3

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

April 4-11: No athletic competitions

Tuesday, April 12

• Girls tennis at Central Noble, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Softball vs. Westview, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Bremen, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls tennis at Central Noble, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Thursday, April 14

• Boys & girls track at Jimtown with ECA, 4:30 p.m.
• Softball at Culver Community, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball at Concord, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 16

• Softball vs. Gary Wallace, game one, 10:00 a.m.
• Golf at Goshen (Maplecrest), 11:00 a.m.
• Softball vs. Gary Wallace, game two, 12:30 p.m.
• Girls tennis at Prairie Heights, 1:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis at Prairie Heights, 2:00 p.m. (JV)

Lakeland Christian to Join IHSAA

INDIANAPOLIS — The Executive Committee of the Indiana High School Athletic Association preliminarily approved the application for membership of Lakeland Christian Academy in Winona Lake during the committee’s meeting last Thursday. The minutes published by the IHSAA note that approval was granted “contingent upon successful resolution of outstanding issues,” which are not identified in the minutes; however, LCA is not accredited by the Indiana Department of Education, which is a prerequisite for IHSAA membership.

Bethany competes against Lakeland Christian in all five sports that both schools offer, and had played in golf before Bethany’s team was eliminated after the 2009 season. The Cougars are members of the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference along with the Bruins and five other schools, and have participated in both holiday basketball tournaments since the event’s 2009 inception. 

With an enrollment of 149, Lakeland Christian would be classified as a 1A school in basketball, baseball, and volleyball; soccer classification standards for the beginning of two-class play in 2011 have not been announced. Geographically, LCA would most likely be assigned to sectional 51, which extends from Elkhart Christian to Hamilton and Fort Wayne, or sectional 50, which is bounded by Michigan City Marquette, Knox, and Argos. Lakeland Christian will not be eligible for the IHSAA state tournament series until the fall of 2012 at the earliest, as a two-year waiting period for new members is mandated by the association.

Bodiker Named Goshen Champion of Character

GOSHEN — Former Bethany coach and athletic director Dan Bodiker will receive the Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award from Goshen College Maple Leaf Athletic Club during that institution’s homecoming ceremonies in October, according to a brochure from the college. Bodiker served as coach of Bethany’s boys and girls basketball, boys soccer, boys and girls track, and baseball during his tenure from 1964-1997. In the fall of 1997, he became Bethany’s athletic director, a post he held until retiring in 2007. After his retirement, he has served as an assistant boys basketball coach for the past two years.

During his 34 years as a coach, Bodiker won over 900 games and had an approximate varsity winning percentage of .560; records from the soccer team’s early years are incomplete. While the baseball sectional title in 1987 was the lone sectional title he won in IHSAA-sponsored competition, the Bruins were voted state champions in 1971 and 1972 by the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association and advanced to the semifinals of that association’s tournament in 1986.

Bodiker was inducted to the Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame and the Indiana Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007. Since the spring of that year, the soccer, softball, baseball, and cross country teams have called home the Bodiker Athletic Fields on the school’s campus. Bodiker is joined by eight other Bethany representatives in the Hall; he coached six of those eight, with one person playing for the Bruins after his retirement from coaching.

The Champions of Character awards were created in 2006 by the Maple Leaf Athletic Club to honor Goshen alumni who “exemplify … the core values of Goshen College, the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Mennonite Church.” Bodiker graduated from Goshen in 1964, lettering in baseball and soccer. He would be followed to his alma mater by his sons, one of whom was a two-time NAIA All-American soccer player and coaches high school boys soccer in Ohio.

Dan Bodiker (Elkhart County, Indiana Sports Hall of Fame)

Champions of Character (GoLeafs.net)

(Photo: Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame)

Game Reports, May 20

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Baseball
BOURBON, Ind. — Triton 10, Bethany 9
B 000 045 0 —  9  7 4
T 030 231 1 — 10  9 1
Seth Kauffman, Ben Bontreger (5), Mikey Kelly (5; L, 3-4) and Jared Miller; Vuittanet, Lindsey (6, W) and Heath.
Hits — Bethany: Bontreger 2; Triton: Garey 2, Hoffer 2, Vuittanet 2. 2B — Bethany: Scott Weaver; Triton: Vuittanet 2, Hoffer. RBI — Bethany: Weaver 3, Bontreger 2; Triton: Garey 3, Hoffer 3.

Girls tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Jimtown 0 in sectional first round at Goshen.

Mandy Schlabach def. Siera Candler 6-3, 6-1. Emma Caskey def. Carla Vincent 6-1, 6-0. Emily Shenk def. Aubrey Adams 6-3, 6-0. Marla zumFelde/Maria Thomas def. Jenna Turpin/Katie Helver 6-4, 6-1. Corine Alvarez/Jama Yoder def. Kaley Funkhouser/Morgan Belakovich 6-0, 6-3.

Boys track
GOSHEN — Bethany 12th in sectional at Goshen.
Team scores: Concord 129, Fairfield 93, Warsaw 78, Northridge 76, Goshen 60, Memorial 59, Central 56, NorthWood 37, Jimtown 29, Wawasee 5, ECA 2, Bethany 0.
Bethany events
100 — prelims: Daimon Leader (Ce) 11.25, Dominique Wrathell (J) 11.29, Vonte Upshaw (Co) 11.37, J.J. Frey (Nr) 11.27. Final qualifying time 11.45. Also: 15th, Ryan Snyder (B) 11.82.
1600 — Tyler Wynn (G) 4:28.25, Trevor Moore (Nr) 4:29.77, Daniel Zelaya (Co) 4:33.19, Willoughby (Co) 4:33.86 (regional qualifying time). Also: 18th, Austin Mumaw (B) 4:59.92; 20th, Ben Hochstetler (B) 5:12.18.
200 — prelims: Dmitriy Yegorov (Nr) 22.60, Urston Smith (M) 22.61, Brett Baumgartner (F) 22.67, Mario Whyte (F) 22.75. Final qualifying time 22.98. Also: 13th, Ryan Snyder (B) 23.92; 19th, Josh Stoltzfus (B) 25.25.

This Week In Bruindom, May 16-22

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*Senior Night ceremonies precede games marked with an asterisk.

Sunday, May 16

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

Monday, May 17 (70% chance of rain, 59°)

• Tennis sectional draw, TBA, Goshen Middle School
• Monday Night Tennis: Bethany at Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (V) canceled
• Monday Night Softball: Angola at Bethany, 5:00 p.m. canceled
• Baseball vs. Culver Academy, 5:00 p.m. (V) canceled
• Monday Night Tennis: Bethany at Jimtown, 5:30 p.m. (JV) canceled

Tuesday, May 18 (40% chance of rain, 60°)

• Baseball sectional draw, 8:00 a.m., IHSAA headquarters
• Tuesday Night Baseball: ECA at Bethany, 5:00 p.m. (V) canceled
• *Girls tennis vs. John Glenn, 5:00 p.m. (V), Maple City Racquet Club
• Tuesday Night Track: girls sectional at Warsaw, 5:30 p.m.
• *Softball vs. Victory Christian, 6:00 p.m. canceled
• Girls tennis vs. John Glenn, 6:00 p.m. (JV), Maple City Racquet Club

Thursday, May 20 (mostly sunny, 76°)

• Girls tennis sectional first round: Bethany vs. Jimtown at Goshen MS, 4:30 p.m.
• Softball at Triton, 4:45 p.m. canceled
• Boys track sectional at Goshen, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball at Triton, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, May 21 (partly cloudy, 74°)

• Baseball vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (JV)
• Baseball at Northridge, 5:00 p.m. (V) canceled

Saturday, May 22 (partly cloudy, 74°)

• Girls tennis sectional semifinal: Bethany vs. NorthWood at Goshen MS, 9:00 a.m.
• Girls tennis sectional semifinal: Goshen vs. Fairfield at Goshen MS, 9:00 a.m.
• Softball in Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park, 9:15 a.m.
• Baseball vs. Howe, 10:00 a.m.
• *Baseball vs. Howe, 12:30 p.m.
• Girls tennis sectional championship: Bethany/NorthWood vs. Goshen/Fairfield at Goshen MS, 1:00 p.m.

Game Reports, May 6

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Baseball
GOSHEN — Bethany 13, Lakeland Christian 2, 5 innings

Lakeland Chr.	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Franklin cf	3	0	1	0		Kelly p	2	1	0	0
Vida lf	2	0	0	0		Loewen p	1	0	1	1
Glock 2b	2	0	0	0		ILehman 2b	0	0	0	0
Cole c	2	1	0	0		Helmuth rf	1	1	1	1
Schmucker ss-3b	1	1	1	0		Plank rf	1	0	0	0
BPrinsen 1b	1	0	0	0		Bontreger cf	2	2	2	0
CPrinsen 1b	1	0	0	0		Hartman cf	0	0	0	0
Silveus p	1	0	1	0		Kauffman dh	2	2	1	3
Wright p	1	0	1	2		JMiller c	1	1	1	0
Remington rf	2	0	0	0		KMiller 1b	2	1	1	1
Kraemer 3b	1	0	0	0		ASlagel 1b	1	0	0	0
Lee ss	1	0	0	0		Klassen 2b-p	1	2	1	1
Totals	18	2	4	2		Ramer lf	2	1	1	1
						Yoder lf	0	1	0	0
						Weaver 3b	3	0	0	0
						Beechy ss	2	1	1	2
						Totals	21	13	10	10

LC 000 20 — 2
BC 630 4x — 13
E — Franklin, Glock, Kraemer, Weaver. DP — Lakeland Chr. 0, Bethany 0. LOB — Lakeland Chr. 2, Bethany 4. 2B — Kauffman. 3B — Loewen. SF — Helmuth, Klassen.

Lakeland Chr.	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Silveus	1.0	4	6	3	2	0
Sanders	3.0	6	7	7	2	2
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Kelly (W, 2-3)	3.0	2	0	0	0	3
Loewen	1.0	1	2	0	1	0
Klassen	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

WP — Silveus 3, Wright 2. PB — Cole, JMiller. Balk — Wright. T — 1:25.

Girls tennis
HOWE, Ind. — Bethany 5, Howe Military 0
Emily Shenk def. Molly Rabb 6-1, 6-0. Jama Yoder def. Kateryna Vaytenko 6-0, 6-0. Ji Eun Han def. Yi-Jo Shen 6-0, 6-1. Corine Alvarez/Sharisse Yoder def. Aimen Zhang/Tylar Zanders 6-0, 6-0. Sydney Kehr/Pooja Patel def. Brooklyn McGuire/Elizabeth Hasse 6-0, 6-0.
JV: Bethany 4, Howe Military 0
Twila Albrecht def. Leslie Rupp 8-0. Paige Wheeler def. Brooklyn McGuire 8-1. Amber Heydon def. Elizabeth Hasse 8-5. You Jin Bae/Shina Park def. Carolina Hernandez/Geunyeong Bae 8-0.

Boys and girls track
HOWE, Ind. — Bethany girls def. LaLumiere girls; Bethany boys def. LaLumiere and Howe Military boys.

Match Reports, May 4

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Tuesday Night Baseball
GOSHEN — Tippecanoe Valley 15, Bethany 3, 6 innings
TV 301 803 — 15 15  2
BC 200 010 —  3  6 5
Andrew Mitterling (W, 2-1; 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) and Kameron Akers; Ben Bontreger (L, 2-1; 3.1 IP, 10 H, 10 R, 8 ER, BB, 2 K), Ike Lehman (4; 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB), Kyle Miller (5; 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, BB, 0 K) and Jared Miller, Tim Beechy (4).
Hits — Tippecanoe Valley: Cory Krider 3, Akers 2, Brody Andrews 2, Taylor Burkhart 2, Dan Kitch 2; Bethany — Beechy 2. 2B — Tippecanoe Valley: Kitch, Krider, Tyler Petersen. 3B — Tippecanoe Valley: Andrews, James Hackworth. HR — Akers, Kaleb Baize, Burkhart, Krider. RBI — Tippecanoe Valley: Akers 3, Baize 3, Burkhart 3, Hackworth 2. SB — Tippecanoe Valley: Akers, Andrews, Kitch, Krider.

Tuesday Night Boys & Girls Track
Boys
GOSHEN — Bethany 68, Lakeland Christian 28; ECA 93, Bethany 28; ECA 93, Lakeland Christian 25.
4x800 relay — ECA 11:57. 110 HH — Brown (E) 17.5, JD Nafziger (B) 19.3, Jared Deardorff (E) 20.1, Taek Guan (B) 21.6; 5th, Blake Shetler (B) 21.9. 100 — John Rohrs (L) 12.72, Josh Stoltzfus (B) 12.97, M. Meyers (E) 13.03, J. Nolan (E) 13.50; 5th, Byeong Chan Lim (B) 13.53; 6th, Taek Guan (B) 13.62. 1600 — Joel Hartman (E) 4:59.93, Jon Newhace (E) 5:08.07, Austin Mumaw (B) 5:13.71, A.J. Yoder (E) 5:19.25; 5th, Ben Hochstetler (B) 5:21.56; 7th, JD Nafziger (B) 6:12.40. 4x100 relay — ECA 48.25, Bethany 53.34. 400 — Joel Wideman (L) 56.59, John Rohrs (L) 56.75, S. Bender (E) 57.65, T. Brown (E) 58.66; 5th, Josh Stoltzfus (B) 59.66; 6th, Austin Mumaw (B) 1:01.31; 7th, Evan Grimes (B) 1:02.67. 300 hurdles — Ryan Snyder (B) 46.00, C. Brown (E) 46.02, Jared Deardorff (E) 48.82. 800 — D. Blankenstein (E) 2:22.16, J. Hartman (E) 2:25.59, Ben Hochstetler (B) 2:27.12, Joel Wideman (L) 2:28.06; 7th, Evan Grimes (B) 2:46. 200 — Brown (E) 25.43, John Rohrs (L) 25.56, M. Meyers (E) 26.19, Smith (E) 27.78; 5th, Blake Shetler (B) 29.93. 3200 — A.J. Yoder (E) 11:21.92, Jake McIntire (E) 12:25.5. 4x400 relay — ECA 3:53.9, Bethany 4:13.81, Lakeland Christian 4:34.16. High Jump — Joel Wideman (L) 5-2, JD Nafziger (B) 5-0, Jared Deardorff (E) 4-6. Long Jump — Ryan Snyder (B) 17-11¾, Chad Brown (E) 17-8, Taek Guan (B) 14-10, Anthony DeGaetano (L) 6-1. Shot Put — John Jaeger (E) 39-2½, Ryan Gortney (E) 36-4, Sebastian Rodelich (E) 34-11, Ryan Snyder (B) 34-1. Discus — John Jaeger 111-4½, Sebastian Rodelich (E) 83-11, Ryan Snyder (B) 83-3, Ryan Gortney (E) 80-½.

Girls
Bethany 61, ECA 57; Lakeland Christian 71, Bethany 41; Lakeland Christian 69, ECA 48.
4x800 relay — ECA 12:28. 100 hurdles — Jamie Duchane (L) 17.4, Gina Gautsche (B) 17.7, Hailey Nieveen (L) 17.9, A. Serafino (E) 20.1. 100 — Jo Boren (E) 13.47, Gina Gautsche (B) 13.87, Kayley Baughman (E) 14.19, Jessica Goss (L) 14.19; 5th, Stacy Park (B) 17.09. 1600 — Emilee Catron (L) 6:14.2, Lexi Rambadt (E) 6:17.3, Maddie Gerig (B) 6:41, Lexi Urshalitz (L) 7:02; 5th, Eva Lapp (B) 7:08. 4x100 relay — Bethany 54.37, ECA 55.13. 400 — Emma Gerig (B) 1:08.50, Erin Walsworth (E) 1:10.15, Marissa Weldy (B) 1:11.35, T. Bell (E) 1:12.47. 300 hurdles — Hailey Nieveen (L) 51.50, Jamie Duchane (L) 51.52, Emma Gerig (B) 56.91, A. Serafino (E) 58.65; 5th, Maddie Gerig (B) 1:00.68. 800 — Lizzie Swart (E) 2:53.44, Jasmine Goshert (L) 3:05.50, Lexi Urshalitz (L) 3:09.21, Ellie Schertz (B) 3:14.1; 6th, Marissa Weldy (B) 3:29. 200 — Jo Boren (L) 27.78, Emma Gerig (B) 28.97, J. Kline (E) 29.22, Gina Gautsche (B) 30.22; 6th, Stacy Park (B) 36.38. 3200 — Eva Lapp (B) 16:36, Ellie Schertz (B) 18:13, Leah Freel (E) 18:35. 4x400 relay — Lakeland Christian 4:30.62, ECA 4:46.31. High Jump — Sarah Jungbauer (E) 4-6, Kayley Baughman (E) 4-4. Long Jump  — Jo Boren (L) 15-5½, Jamie Duchane (L) 14-10¾, Kayley Baughman (E) 14-3½, Sarah Jungbauer (L) 12-11¾; 5th, Marissa Weldy (B) 12-1¾. Shot Put — Sarah Jungbauer (E) 25-4, Megan Lang (L) 21-2½, Emilee Catron (L) 20-1, Eva Lapp (B) 19-5; 5th, Maddie Gerig (B) 18-2. Discus — Sarah Jungbauer (E) 77-8½, Ellie Schertz (B) 60-4½, Emilee Catron (L) 53-10, Megan Lang (L) 53-¾; 6th, Eva Lapp (B) 42-7½; 7th, Maddie Gerig (B) 38-10; 8th, Stacy Park (B) 27-3¾.

Softball
AUBURN, Ind. — Lakewood Park 11, Bethany 1, 6 innings
BC —  1  4 7
LP — 11  7 2
Mattie Lehman (L; 4 strikeouts) and Kelly Snyder; C. Heibel (W, 3 strikeouts), B. Taulbee (4) and A. Gieser.
Hits — Bethany: Ali Hochstetler, Lauren Hooley, Lehman, Snyder; Lakewood Park: J. Carnahan 2, Hiebel 2, Gieser, A. Koorsen, A. Weaver. RBI — Bethany: Lehman; Lakewood Park: Heibel 4, Carnahan.

Girls tennis
LaGRANGE, Ind. — Bethany 5, Lakeland 0
Mandy Schlabach def. Jamie Coffman 6-0, 6-2. Emma Caskey def. Ashley Miller 6-1, 6-0. Emily Shenk def. Molly Simon 6-2, 6-2. Marla zumFelde/Maria Thomas def. Lisa Winsler/Erin Faust 6-4, 6-1. Corine Alvarez/Jama Yoder def. Megan Denney/Brittany Higginbotham 6-1, 7-6 (2).
JV: Bethany 7, Lakeland 2
Sharisse Yoder def. Victoria Randol 8-0. Ji Eun Han def. Alana Larkey 8-0. Twila Albrecht def. Elaine Denney 8-6. Paige Wheeler lost to Morgan Grdois 6-8. Amber Heydon def. Jordan Brown 8-2. Sadie Gustafson-Zook lost to Tatum Ritchie 3-8. Bianca August def. Amelia Barnes 8-0. Sydney Kehr/Pooja Patel def. Ana Garcia/Victoria Jennings 8-1. You Jin Bae/Shina Park def. Rebeca Munoz/Kasey Kauffman 8-5.

This Week In Bruindom, May 2-8

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Sunday, May 2

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

Monday, May 3 (partly cloudy, 73°)

• Monday Night Tennis: Triton at Bethany, 4:45 p.m. (V)
• Monday Night Softball: Argos at Bethany, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Argos, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Baseball at West Noble, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Monday Night Tennis: Triton at Bethany, 5:45 p.m. (JV)

Tuesday, May 4 (sunny, 75°)

• Girls tennis at Lakeland, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Tuesday Night Baseball: Tippecanoe Valley at Bethany, 4:45 p.m. (V); tape delay, Michiana Sports Authority
• Tuesday Night Boys and Girls Track: ECA and Lakeland Christian vs. Bethany at Eigsti Track and Field Complex, 5:00 p.m.
• Softball at Lakewood Park, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls tennis at Lakeland, 5:30 p.m. (JV)

Thursday, May 6 (72°, 30% chance of rain)

• Boys track at Howe Military, 5:00 p.m.
• Girls tennis at Howe Military, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Baseball vs. Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis at Howe Military, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Friday, May 7 (67°, 30% chance of rain) 

• Girls tennis at Westview, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Softball at Lakeland, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball vs. West Noble, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis at Westview, 5:30 p.m. (JV)

Saturday, May 8

• Softball vs. Glenn, 10:00 a.m.
• Baseball vs. ECA, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Baseball vs. ECA, 12:15 p.m. (V)

Game Reports, April 24

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Baseball
TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview dispatched Bethany 11-1 in the first game of a scheduled varsity/JV doubleheader on Saturday. Seth Kauffman took the loss for Bethany; the second game was canceled because of rain.
Westview 11, Bethany 1, 6 innings
B 001 000 — 1 6 2
W 310 331 — 11 13 1
Seth Kauffman (L, 0-3), Ben Bontreger (5), Kyle Miller (5) and Tim Beechy, Jared Miller (5); Jared Berkey (W), Damon Miller (5) and Chris Miller.
Hits — Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2; Westview: Zac Mishler 3, Brant Yoder 3, Berkey 2, Adrian Brandenberger 2, Luke Miller 2. 2B — Westview: Mishler 2, Yoder. RBI — Mishler 4, L. Miller 2.

JV canceled.

Girls tennis
BREMEN, Ind. — Bethany in Bremen Invitational, 9:00 a.m. ppd. to May 8
JV: ELKHART — Bethany in Concord Invitational, 9:00 a.m. canceled

Boys track
HOWE, Ind. — Bethany in Tingley Invitational at Howe Military, 9:15 a.m.

Girls track
HOWE, Ind. — Bethany 2nd of 5 in Tingley Invitational at Howe Military.

This Week In Bruindom, April 18-24

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Sunday, April 18

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

Monday, April 19 (64°, sunny)

• Monday Night Softball: Bethany at Clay, 5:00 p.m.
• Monday Night Girls Tennis: Bethany at Mishawaka, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Baseball at FW Crusaders, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Monday Night Girls Tennis: Bethany at Mishawaka, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Tuesday, April 20 (65°, partly cloudy)

• Tuesday Night Baseball: Bethany at Jimtown, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Tuesday Night Baseball: Bethany vs. Jimtown, 5:00 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority (V)
• Girls tennis vs. Churubusco, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis vs. Churubusco, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Saturday, April 24 (62°, 40% chance of rain)

• Boys and girls track in Tingley Relays at Howe Military, 10:00 a.m.
• Girls tennis in Bremen Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls tennis in Concord Invitational, 10:00 a.m. (JV)
• Baseball at Westview, 11:00 a.m. (V)
• Baseball at Westview, 1:30 p.m. (JV)

Game Reports, April 15

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Baseball

GOSHEN — Despite a 2-for-4 effort from starting pitcher and center fielder Ben Bontreger that staked the Bruins to a 6-5 lead after five innings, the Bethany bullpen gave up six runs in the remaining innings as Concord prevailed 11-6 at Bodiker Field.
Concord 11, Bethany 6

Concord	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Haitsma cf	5	1	1	2		Helmuth cf-rf	3	1	1	0
Acker 2b	5	3	2	1		Klassen 2b	2	2	0	0
Draus ss	4	0	1	1		Bontreger p-cf	4	1	2	0
Schoeffler 1b	4	2	1	1		Kauffman ss-p	2	0	1	1
Gavin dh	3	1	2	1		Weaver dh	2	1	0	1
Reed c	3	1	1	2		ASlagel rf-1b	3	1	1	0
Grimske 3b	4	1	1	1		Loewen 1b-p	0	0	0	1
Fisher rf	2	2	0	0		PSchrock ss	1	0	0	0
Adams lf	3	0	0	1		ILehman ph	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	11	9	10		Plank p	1	0	0	0
						JMiller c	4	0	0	0
						Ramer lf	3	0	0	0
						Totals	25	6	5	3

C 201 113 3 — 11
B 310 020 0 — 6

E — Beechy 2, Draus, Klassen, JMiller, Reed, ASlagel . DP — Concord 0, Bethany 0. LOB — Concord 5, Bethany 8. 2B — Acker, Reed. 3B — Draus, Gavin. SB — Acker 2, Haitsma 2, Fisher. SH — ILehman . SF — Reed.

Concord	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Huxford	4.0	4	4	4	5	7
Stiver (W)	3.0	1	2	1	2	2
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Bontreger	2.0	2	2	0	2	0
Kauffman	3.0	4	3	1	1	3
Loewen (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	3	2	0	1
Plank	1.0	2	3	3	1	0

HBP — Gavin (by Plank), Kauffman (by Huxford), Klassen (by Huxford). WP — Huxford 2, Loewen. PB — JMiller. Balks — Huxford. T — 2:03.

Softball
GOSHEN — Bethany 14, Culver 4

Boys track

ELKHART — The Bruins scored points in only three events in getting trounced by Jimtown and Elkhart Christian Thursday night at the former's track. Ryan Snyder led Bethany with third-place finishes in the 100-meter run and the 300-meter hurdles.
Jimtown 91, ECA 58, Bethany 7
4x800 relay — ECA 9:31, Jimtown 9:45. 110 HH — Levi Welch (J) 15.2, Dominique Wrathell (J) 16.2, Chad Brown (E) 17.6, Jared. Deardoff (E) 19.2. 100 — Dominique Wrathell 11.2, Devan Emerson 11.3, Ryan Snyder (B) 11.7, Derek Myers 12.6. 1600 — Joel Hartman (E) 5:18, Jake McIntire (E)5:23, A.J. Yoder (E) 5:26. 4x100 relay — Jimtown 45.9, ECA 49.4. 400 — Max Boyll (J) 54.4, Hawkins Zimmerman (J) 56.9, Tobey Brown (E) 58.9, Scott Bender (E) 58.9. 300 hurdles — Levi Welch (J) 43.6, Deonta Wrathell (J) 45.5, Ryan Snyder (B) 46.3, Chad Brown (E) 46.4. 800 — Jon Nehall (E) 2:15, Andrew Curtis (J) 2:19, Derek Blakenship (E) 2:26, Eric Dean (E) 2:30. 200 — Dominique Wrathell (J) 23.3, Devan Emerson (J) 23.5, Tobey Brown (E) 25.1, Tanner Adams (J) 25.2. 3200 — A.J. Yoder (E) 21.11, Joel Hartman (E) 12:22, Jake McIntire (E) 12.28, Matt Curtis (J) 13.06. 4x400 relay — Jimtown 3:57, ECA 3:59. Pole Vault — Tanner Wickam (J) 9-0, Max Boyll (J) 8-0, Joe Meert (J) 8-0. Long Jump — Devan Emerson (J) 20-5, Chad Brown (E) 17-7, Michael Hobbs (J) 16-8, Ryan Haeb (J) 16-6. High Jump — Deonta Wrathell (J) 5-10, Levi Welch (J) 5-8, Josh Stoltzfus (B) 5-0. Shot Put — Jon Jaeger (E) 42-1, Taylor Montague (J) 40-5, Tanner Adams (J) 37.2, Ryan Gortney (E) 36-4.

Girls track
ELKHART — Bethany scored its first win of the 2010 season, defeating Elkhart Christian 26-23 while falling to Jimtown 103-26.
Jimtown 103, Bethany 26, ECA 23
4x800 relay — ECA 12:24, Jimtown 12:42. 110 HH — Rachel Bucher 16.9, Michelle William 18.5, Gina Gautsche (B) 18.6, Mallory Toombs 18.8. 100 — Dearsaray Greer (J) 12.8, Kelsey Jones (J) 13.2, Alayna Wagnerowski 13.6, Kayley Baughman (E) 13.7. 1600 — Justice Newland (J) 6:50, Kayla Garrett 7:14.2, A. Fleischer 7:44.7, Eva Lapp (B) 7:15.0. 4x100 relay — Jimtown 54.9, Bethany 55.7. 400 — Katie Goward (J) 1:09, Kelsey Jones (J) 1:11, Marissa Weldy (B) 1:16.5, Jocelyn Spier (J) 1:17.5. 300 hurdles — Rachel Bucher (J) 54.2, Mallory Toombs 56.0, Emma Gerig (B) 58.3, Maddie Gerig (B) 59.4. 800 — Justice Newland (J) 2:49, Lizzie Swart (E) 3:04, Ashley Chancellor (J) 3:12, Leah Freel (E) 3:22. 200 — Dearsaray Greer (J) 18.01, E. Gerig (B) 28.4, Julie Kline (E) 28.9, Alayna Wangerowski (J) 29.3 3200 — A. Fleischer (J) 18:01. 4x400 relay — Jimtown (Greer, Wagnerowski, Bucher, Garrett) 4:52, Bethany 5:03.

Girls tennis

NAPPANEE, Ind. — Jama Yoder won a tense three-set match at #3 singles, dropping the first set before winning the next two to clinch Thursday's match against county rival NorthWood. The Bruins have won their last four matches and stand at 4-1.
Bethany 3, NorthWood 2
Mandy Schlabach lost to Melissa Ramer 1-6, 2-6. Emma Caskey lost to Kaci Heeter 6-4, 3-6, 2-6. Jama Yoder def. Lissette Figueroa 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Marla zumFelde/Maria Thomas def. Ashley McClintic/Taryn Johnson 6-1, 6-0. Emily Shenk/Corine Alvarez def. Danae Ehret/Kayla Bear 6-1, 6-2.
JV: NorthWood 5, Bethany 4
Ji Eun Han lost to Jana Yoder 7-9. Sharisse Yoder def. Ashley Conrad 8-4. Dona Park lost to Trista Grove 5-8. Twila Albrecht lost to Lauren Miller 3-8. Sydney Kehr/Pooja Patel def. Brooklyn Moore/Emily Hoffman 8-5. You Jin Bae/Shina Park def. Savannah Bley/Tara Grugel 9-7. Paige Wheeler/Sadie Gustafson-Zook lost to Christina Figueroa/Taylor Stutzman 0-8. Amber Heydon/Bianca August lost to Jerrilyn Thompson/Liz Peterson 3-8. Kehr/Yoder def. Kate Adams/Ashley Troxel 8-1.

Game Reports, April 13

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Tuesday Night Baseball
BREMEN, Ind. — Bremen 11, Bethany 5
BC 110 021 0 —  5  6 2
Br 015 122 x — 11  9 2
Scott Weaver (L, 0-1), Ben Bontreger (5), Andrew Slagel (6) and Tim Beechy, Seth Kauffman (6); Jesse Glingle (W), Cody Barrier (7) and Tyler Johnson.
Hits — Bethany: Kelly 2, Bontreger 2; Bremen: Dillon Mullen 3, Ryan Carpenter 2, Barrier 2. 2B — Bethany: Bontreger, Kelly, Jesse Ramer; Bremen: Carpenter. HR — Bremen: Carpenter. RBI — Bremen: Mullen 4, Carpenter. SB — Bremen:  Sean Knepper 3.

JV: GOSHEN — Bremen 21, Bethany 0, 5 innings

Tuesday Night Track (boys)
TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 105, Bethany 16; Churubusco 119, Bethany 11

Tuesday Night Track (girls)

TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 120, Bethany 9; Churubusco 68, Bethany 30

Softball
TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 9, Bethany 7
B 110 031 1 —  7   6 1
W 130 113 x —  9  7 6
WP — Missy Ritchie (8 strikeouts). LP — Mattie Lehman.
Hits — Bethany: Chris Minter 2, Megan Schmucker 2; Westview: M. Mowery 2. 3B — Westview: M. Jantzi.

Girls tennis
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Central Noble 0

Mandy Schlabach def. Sarah Ober 6-1, 6-1. Emma Caskey def. Sara Pounds 6-1, 6-0. Jama Yoder def. Jazz Outlaw 6-2, 6-0. Marla zumFelde/Maria Thomas def. Paige Lundquist/Rachel Van Gessel 6-0, 6-2. Corine Alvarez/Emily Shenk def. Kayla Avery/Jessica Fulk 6-0, 6-0.
JV: Bethany 5, Central Noble 0

Ji Eun Han def. Marlee Conrad 8-0. Sharisse Yoder def. Hannah Christman 8-0. Dona Park def. Jordan Johns 8-1. Twila Albrecht def. Conrad 6-3. Sydney Kehr/Pooja Patel def. Christman/Johns 6-0.

This Week In Bruindom, April 11-17

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Monday, April 12 (weather: partly cloudy, 63°)

• Softball at LaVille, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball at Fremont, 5:00 p.m. (V)

Tuesday, April 13 (mostly sunny, 58°)

• Track at Westview with Churubusco, 4:45 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Bremen, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls tennis vs. Central Noble, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Softball at Westview, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball at Bremen, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis vs. Central Noble, 6:00 p.m. (JV)

Thursday, April 15 (partly cloudy, 71°)

• Track at Jimtown with Elkhart Christian, 4:30 p.m.
• Softball vs. Culver Community, 5:00 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Concord, 5:00 p.m. (V)

Friday, April 16 (isolated thunderstorms, 64°, 30% chance of rain)

• Girls tennis vs. Prairie Heights, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Girls tennis vs. Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball Kessler Sports Champions of Character All-Star Game at Goshen College, 7:00 p.m. (live on 91.1 WGCS and Michiana Sports Authority)
• Donkey Basketball, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 17 (partly cloudy, 60°)

• Softball vs. TBA in Michigan City Invitational, 9:00 a.m.
• Girls track at Northridge Relays, 9:15 a.m. (live on Michiana Sports Authority)
• Baseball vs. Lakewood Park, 2, 10:00 a.m.
• Softball vs. TBA in Michigan City Invitational, noon
• Softball vs. TBA in Michigan City Invitational, 3:00 p.m.

Boys Track Preview

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Coach: Benji Hurst (1-7, 2nd season)
Roster (front row L-R, then back; *returning)

• Claude Stickler (Sr)
• Evan Grimes (So)
• Josh Stoltzfus (Fr)
• *Ryan Snyder (So)
• *Hyuntaek Guan (Sr)
• *Austin Mumaw (So)
• *Ben Hochstetler (So)
• Blake Shetler (So)
• JD Nafziger (Sr)
• Byeong Chan Lim (So)
• (not pictured) Kevin Hawkins (Fr)
• (not pictured) Luis López (Sr)

Not Returning:

• Sam Carlson (So)
• Nick Handrich (Grad)
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen (So)
• Sang Hyoun Han (Jr)
• Logan Schlabach (So)
• Joel Yoder (Jr)

First Meet: Tuesday, April 13, 4:30 p.m. at Westview with Churubusco

Spring Interscholastic Athletic Awards

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Spring athletic awards were given recently at an event which I cannot find on the school calendar. A list of major awards follows.

Baseball

• MVP: Johnny Kauffman (Sr)
• Outstanding offense: Mikey Kelly (Jr)
• Outstanding defense: Seth Kauffman (Jr)
• Utility man: Luke Slagel (Sr)
• Most improved: James Helmuth (So)
• Sportsmanship: Kyle Miller (So)
• JV award: Peter Schrock (Fr)

Softball

• MVP: Chelsea Noble (Sr)
• MVP: Jodi Stutzman (Sr)
• Most improved: Ali Hochstetler (So)
• Sportsmanship: Leanne Hochstetler (Jr)

Boys track

• MVP: Ryan Snyder (Jr), who also had the honor of getting his name changed by the Elkhart Truth
• Sportsmanship: Nick Handrich (Sr)

Girls track

• MVP: Emma Gerig (Jr)
• Sportsmanship: Alita Yoder (Sr), Casey Snyder (Sr)

Girls tennis

• MVP: Mandy Schlabach (So)
• Most improved: Emma Caskey (Fr)
• Sportsmanship: Marla zumFelde (So)
• JV award: Sarah Brew (Fr)

Golf

• MVP: Jared Schwartzentruber (Sr)
• Mental attitude: Ben Miller (So)
• Rookie of the Year: Matt Ebersole (Fr)

Spring Athletic Awards (Bethany Christian Schools)
Bethany Christian Awards (Elkhart Truth)

Seniors, Reinhardt Recognized for Achievement, Commitment

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GOSHEN — At Bethany's annual Awards Day presentation this afternoon, seniors Jordan Weaver and Jenae Rupp were honored with the school's annual Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. Weaver is a four-year letterwinner in boys soccer and a three-year letterwinner in boys basketball, and is tied with coach Hank Willems ('89) for ninth on the career goals list with 39 including 17 last year. Rupp is a two-year letterwinner at Bethany in both girls basketball and volleyball after transferring from NorthWood prior to the 2007-08 school year. She led the basketball team with 311 points this season and finished with 474 including her sophomore season at the Panther Pit.

Receiving Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards were Tim Gautsche, Erin Helmuth, Johnny Kauffman, Chelsea Noble, Jenae Rupp, Jared Schwartzentruber, Luke Slagel, Alisha Snyder, Jodi Stutzman, and Alita Yoder. Baseball and JV girls basketball coach Brent Reinhardt's athletic commitments were considered in his receiving the Teacher of the Year award.

Though no official signings have occurred, Weaver and Yoder will attend Goshen College on athletic scholarships.