Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: Preview

As we get into the fall sports seasons (school's out for the day, first matches in 90 minutes +/-), I'm going to institute a new feature:

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week

The rules:

• The BBB Athlete of the Week is the student-athlete who, throughout the previous week, demonstrated the most superior athletic performance (including objectives such as sportsmanship and fair play).
• The week shall run from Monday to Saturday: IHSAA rules prohibit school athletic events on Sunday.
• All Bruin athletic personnel eligible for high school letters (or middle schoolers in similar capacities) are eligible.
• Performances will be evaluated based on the level at which they occurred (i.e. a middle school performance will be better than a statistically identical high school JV performance, in turn better than an identical varsity performance).
• All performances, in all sports, in the week in question will be considered when giving the award. Participation on non-school teams shall not be taken into consideration.
• Upon receiving the award, a player shall be ineligible for the next four (4) weeks.
• Eligibility shall reset when the player’s team enters state tournament series play. Multi-sport athletes will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Selection: Anyone may nominate an athlete by sending an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and putting “AOW nomination: [name]” in the subject line, replacing [name] with the nominee’s name. The body of the message may be used for whatever you want: making a case for selection, correcting my factual errors, stupid jokes, etc. The nomination period for a given week ends at varying times Sunday after the week ends. For example, nominations for the week of Mon., August 18 to Sat., August 23 will end on Sunday, August 24. (CLICK HERE to see times by week.) From these nominations and his own, Señor Loco will choose the athlete of the week. THIS WILL NOT BE DECIDED SOLELY ON NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED.

Selections: (italics = trivia contest winner)

• August 17-23: Ben Mast
• August 24-30: Kelly Snyder
• August 31-September 6: Matt Greenlee
• September 7-13: Jordan Weaver
• September 14-20: Hannah Grieser
• September 21-27: Daniel Buschert
• September 28-October 4: Mikey Kelly
• October 5-11: Jesse Bontreger
• October 12-18: Desiree Porter
• October 19-25: Ali Hochstetler
• October 26-November 1: Ali Hochstetler

• November 9-15: Sol Brenneman
• November 16-22: Marla zumFelde
• November 23-29: Seth Kauffman
• November 30-December 6: Jenae Rupp
• December 7-13: Trent Yoder
• December 14-20: Jordan Weaver
• December 21-27: Twila Albrecht
• December 28-January 3: Denise Risser (trivia)
• January 4-10: Andy Slagel
• January 11-17: Jenae Rupp
• January 18-24: Ben Bontreger
  
• January 25-31: Natalie Thorne
  
• February 1-7: Seth Kauffman
  
• February 8-14: Jenae Rupp
  
• February 15-21: Mark DeLeeuw
  
• February 22-28: Mikey Kelly
  
• March 1-7: Seth Kauffman
  
• March 8-14: Mark DeLeeuw
  
• March 15-21: Christina Juroff
  
• March 22-28: Chelsea Noble
  
• March 29-April 4: Emma Gerig
  
• April 5-11: Barb Slagel (trivia)
  
• April 12-18: Ali Hochstetler
  
• April 19-25: Ryan Snyder
• April 26-May 2: Mikey Kelly
  
• May 3-9: Luke Slagel
  
• May 10-16: Johnny Kauffman
• May 17-23: Emma Caskey
• May 24-30: Johnny Kauffman
• May 31-June 7: Seth Kauffman
  

Match Reports, September 20

Boys soccer (7-2-2)

GOSHEN — Bethany 4, Culver Community 1

• B: Jordan Weaver (6')
• C: A.J. Neace (44')
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Jesse Ramer assist) (45')
• B: Ryan Snyder (Weaver) (51')
• B: Joel Yoder (Weaver) (69')

Shots on goal — Bethany 14, Culver 2. Saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 1; Culver: Zach Loehmer 10.


Girls soccer (5-4)

GOSHEN — Bethany 7, Culver Community 0.

• B: Lynelle Yoder (Taylor Christophel assist) (6').
• B: Sharisse Yoder (14').
• B: Emma Caskey (Marissa Weldy) (21').
• B: Christophel (Emma Gerig) (45').
• B: Casey Snyder (Caskey) (59').
• B: Caskey (65').
• B: Katie Yoder (Jen Sharkey) (77').

Shots on goal — Bethany 16, Culver 0. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 0, Jen Sharkey 0; Culver: Weldon 9. Corner kicks — Bethany 6, Culver 2.

Boys tennis (10-4)

ELKHART — Bethany lost to Concord 2-3, Westview 2-3, and def. Lakeland 5-0 in Concord triple dual.

• vs. Lakeland: Luke Hostetter def. Jake O'Brian 6-0, 6-1. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Shaun Kauffman 6-0, 6-0. Jonny Shenk def. Taylor Miller 6-0, 6-2. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas def. Jon Boggs/Zac Stanley 6-1, 6-0. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Casey Kilgore/Adam Marchand 6-0, 6-0. - Casey Kilgore (12)/Adam Marchand (10). BC Tennis Match Report
• vs. Westview: Luke Hostetter lost to Steffen Good 6-7 (3), 6-3, 8-10. Jared Schwartzentruber lost to Steve Blinco 2-6, 6-0, 7-10. Jonny Shenk def. Nick Pfenning 6-2, 6-0. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas lost to Zack Lee/Zac Mishler 2-6, 2-6. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Alejandro Matin/Mitch Miller 6-2, 6-3. BC Tennis Match Report
  
• vs. Concord: Luke Hostetter lost to Andre Ziebold 1-6, 3-6. Jared Schwartzentruber def. Jared Queener 6-2, 6-2. Jonny Shenk lost to Andre Moore 3-6, 1-6. Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas lost to Matt Schoeffler/Trevor DuMont 2-6, 2-6. Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly def. Jordan Hershberger/Michael Ciesielski 6-2, 6-2.

Volleyball (14-5)

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Bethany 5th in Wawasee Invitational. Matches:

• def. Culver Academy 26-24, 24-26, 16-14
• lost to Columbia City 14-25, 14-23
• lost to ECA
• def. Garrett 26-24, 26-24

Aces — Mattie Lehman 6. Assists — Chelsea Noble 56. Kills — Hannah Grieser 31, Jenae Rupp 22. Blocks — Grieser 6 (1 solo). Digs: Lehman 28, Rupp 28.

All-Tournament Team: Katie Honeycutt (Wabash), Paige Martin (Wabash), Terre Weisser (Wawasee), Courtney Vanderlaan (Columbia City), Arielle Walters (Elkhart Christian), Hannah Grieser (Bethany).

Boys cross country

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — 20th of 31 teams in Class A at New Prairie Invitational. Medalist: Cameron Balser (Oak Hill) 16:16. Bruin runners — 45th, Nick Handrich 18:46.91; 55th, Logan Schlabach 18:57.37; 121st, Austin Mumaw 20:43.70; 148th, Luis Lopez 21:34.34; 178th, Ben Hochstetler 23:13.64.

Girls cross country

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — 4th of 21 teams in Class A at New Prairie Invitational. Medalist — Jordan Chester (Boone Grove) 19:00. Bruin runners — 2nd, Ali Hochstetler 19:11.35; 13th, Jenae Hershberger 21:02.53; 43rd, Alita Yoder 22:28.94; 65th, Erin Helmuth, 23:20.63; 69th, Eva Lapp 23:34.37; 97th, Ellie Schertz 24:34.07; 117th, Leanne Hochstetler 25:20.09. Runners in reserve race — 156th, Desiree Porter 25:47.97; 281st, Alyssa Ramer 28:20.39; 329th, Lauren Hooley 31:01.22.

MS co-ed soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 3, Lakeland Christian 0. Goals — Q Min Kim 2, Lucas Morgan. Assists — Andrew Snyder, Lana Smucker. Shots on goal — Bethany 15, Lakeland 9. Goalie saves — Cosette Kahler 9. Corner kicks — Bethany 7, Lakeland 1.

MS boys cross country at West Noble Invitational.
MS girls cross country at West Noble Invitational.

Game Reports, May 9

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Baseball def. Howe Military 17-7 and 19-0.
HOWE, Ind. —
Game One
BC 113 (11)1 — 17 16 0
HM 005 11 — 7 8 6
Ben Bontreger, Luke Slagel (3; W, 1-1), Seth Kauffman (4) and Kauffman, Cody Yoder (4); Jo. Avilla, Ja. Avilla (4).
Hits — Bethany: Mikey Kelly 3, Johnny Kauffman 3, Luke Slagel 2, Tim Gautsche 2; Howe: Ossenbaugh 2, Sopko 2, Stines 2. HR — Howe: Stines. 3B — Bethany: Slagel. 2B — Bethany: J. Kauffman 2, Kelly, Micah Miller; Howe: Ossenbaugh. RBI — Bethany: Kelly 3, S. Kauffman 3, J. Kauffman 2, Bontreger 2, Slagel 2. SB — Bethany: Kelly 2.

Game Two
BC 511 84 — 19 12 1
HM 000 00 — 0 3 9
Mikey Kelly (W, 2-0), Micah Miller (3), Scott Weaver (4) and Seth Kauffman, Cody Yoder (4); Sopko (L), Bedke (4), Droupine (5).
Hits — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 2, James Helmuth 2, Kyle Miller 2, Ben Bontreger 2; Howe: Ja. Avilla 2. 3B — Bethany: S. Kauffman. SB — Bethany: Russell Klassen 3, S. Kauffman 2, Kelly 2.

Softball lost to Glenn 5-4.
WALKERTON, Ind. —
B 002 002 0 — 4 3 2
G 200 210 x — 5 8 2
Chelsea Noble (L, 3-4) and Ali Hochstetler; Bostic (W), Lewis (6) and Betz.
Hits — Glenn: Stull 2. HR — Glenn: Hardesty. 2B — Bethany: Noble; Glenn — Betz, Banks. RBI — Bethany: Noble 3. Runs — Bethany: A. Hochstetler 2.

Girls tennis lost to Mishawaka 3-2.
GOSHEN — Mandy Schlabach lost to Alayna Eberhart 5-7, 6-2. Marla zumFelde def. Michele Epson 7-5, 6-4. Emma Caskey lost to Megan Davidson 6-7 (5), 6-7 (2). Corine Alvarez/Emily Shenk def. Katelyn Slauson/Hayley Bondi 6-3, 6-3. Jama Yoder/Maria Thomas lost to Jami Wiseman-Alyssa Spencer 6-7 (4), 2-6.
JV won 6-3. Bethany winners — Emily Grimes, Sydney Kehr, Pooja Patel, Alyssa Ramer, Anna Nafziger/Patel, Grimes/Ramer. Mishawaka winners — Pat Hendon, Sam Fairchild, Miranda Ryan/Lindsey Herron.

Golf 11th in LaVille Invitational.
BREMEN, Ind. (par 72)— Team scores: Triton 353, Prairie Heights 357, Rochester 361, Glenn 364, Chesterton 367, New Prairie 368, Bremen 369, Tippecanoe Valley 370, Lakeland Christian 381, LaVille 451, Bethany 455, Oregon-Davis incomplete. Top five golfers — Aaron Nelson (R) 81, Kenny Campbell (TV) 83, Ben Davis (NP) 84, Caleb Rovenstine (TV) 86, Chandler Slone (Tr) 87, (tie) Taran Kennedy (Tr) 87. Bethany golfers: t-39th, Jared Schwartzentruber 102; 48th, Matt Ebersole 109; 53rd, Jared Christophel 121; 54th, Johnny Watkins 123; 56th, Ian Croyle 134.

Game Reports, January 26

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Boys basketball
HAMILTON, Ind. — Bethany held on for a 59-53 victory against Hamilton Tuesday night despite being outscored 15-14 in the fourth quarter. Seth Kauffman and Mikey Kelly combined to go 10-for-12 from the free throw line in that period. Kelly also added two three-point shots, while Kauffman grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists. The Bruins are now 5-7 and will host No. 15 Blackhawk on Saturday.
Kauffman passed Tom Lantz for third place on the school scoring list with 932 points.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 7-9 13, Ben Bontreger 3 2-2 10, Seth Kauffman 3 7-9 13, Jesse Ramer 2 2-2 6, Joel Yoder 0 0-0 0, Andrew Slagel 3 0-1 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 4 0-0 9, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 18-23 (78.3%) 59.
Hamilton: Lee Stoy 4 4-4 15, Ryan Gaff 0 0-0 0, Simon Brown 2 0-1 4, Suede Schiffli 3 2-2 8, Justin McKnight 3 3-4 10, Austin Boyd 1 2-2 4, Sean Conley 5 2-3 12. Totals 18 13-16 (81.3%) 53.
B 12 14 19 14 — 59
H 12 14 12 15 — 53
Three-point goals — Bethany 5 (Bontreger 2, Kelly 2, Hollinger-Janzen 1), Hamilton 4 (Stoy 3, McKnight 1). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Hamilton 16. Fouled out — Schiffli. Technical — Stoy.
Rebounds — Bethany 19 (Kauffman 7, Ramer 4, Thorne 3), Hamilton 17. Assists — Bethany 9 (Kauffman 5), Hamilton 6. Steals — Bethany 8 (Kauffman 3, Ramer 3, Hollinger-Janzen 1, Kelly 1).

JV: Bethany 30, Hamilton 26. Leading scorers — Bethany: David DeLeeuw 14; Hamilton: RJ Smith 9,  Jordan Harger 7.

Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Jenna Pfeiffer missed the first of a pair of free throws with :00.0 on the clock and Bethany escaped with a 37-35 victory Tuesday night. Marla zumFelde led Bethany with 21 points, 16 in the second half.
Bethany 37, Bremen 35
Bremen: Casey Hueni 0-5 4-5 4, Brittney Pittman 3-9 1-2 8, Jenna Pfeiffer 1-3 1-2 3, Lerin Studt 7-14 0-0 14, Allison Shorter 1-5 0-3 2, Jessica Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Kailee Feldman 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 13-41 (31.7%) 8-14 (57.1%) 35.
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 1-3 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1-3 0-0, Twila Albrecht 0-0 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 2-2 0-0 4, Ali Hochstetler 1-2 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 7-16 5-5 21, Natalie Thorne 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Minter 3-6 0-0 2. Totals 15-32 (46.9%) 5-5 (100.0%) 37.
Br 11  7  7 10 — 35
BC  8  7 12 10 — 37
Three-point goals — Bremen 1-4 (Pittman 1-2, Studt 0-2), Bethany 2-4 (zumFelde 2-3, Lehman 0-1). Total fouls — Bremen 15, Bethany 10. Fouled out — Studt (:21.3, fourth quarter).
Rebounds — Bremen 14 (Studt 6, Hueni 3, Shorter 2), Bethany 17 (zumFelde 8, Hochstetler 4, Minter 4). Steals — Bremen 7 (Hueni 3, Studt 3), Bethany 4 (zumFelde 3). Turnovers — Bremen 7 (Studt 2), Bethany 18 (Weldy 5, zumFelde 5, Minter 3). Officials — Danielle Hill, Rick Secor, Joel Easton.

JV: Bethany 24, Bremen 16
Bremen: Meagn Stouder 0-4 0-0 0, Amber Heitzman 0-3 0-0 0, Allison Shorter 0-1 1-3 1, Jenessa Morris 2-11 0-0 5, Kirstyn Buck 2-5 0-3 4, Shayna Graverson 0-2 0-0 0, Brooke Snyder 1-3 0-0 2, Brooke Baker 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 7-35 (20.0%) 1-6 (16.7%) 16.
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 0-4 0-1 0, Laken Richer 3-9 3-4 9, Natalie Thorne 4-11 2-4 10, Twila Albrecht 0-1 1-2 1, Ali Hochstetler 1-3 0-0 2, Alena Yoder 0-5 2-2 2, Caitlin Fecher 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 8-35 (22.9%) 8-13 (61.5%) 24.
Br  3  4  5  4 — 16
BC  4  3  6 11 — 24
Three-point goals — Bremen 1-3 (Morris 1-3), Bethany 0-1 (Gautsche 0-1). Total fouls — Bremen 15, Bethany 5. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bremen 26 (Baker 6, Snyder 6, Buck 5, Morris 5), Bethany 20 (Thorne 7, Yoder 5, Albrecht 3). Steals — Bremen 4 (Buck 2), Bethany 13 (Yoder 6, Richer 3). Turnovers — Bremen 16 (Morris 8, Buck 3, Snyder 3), Bethany 11 (Thorne 6).

Boys Holiday Tournament Reports

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(Athlete of the Week nominations due at 5:00 p.m. Sunday.)

FIRST ROUND
GOSHEN — Bethany 66, Lakeland Christian 45
Lakeland Christian: Jarod Franklin 3 0-1 6, Josh Silveus 0 2-4 2, Michael Matti 4 0-0 10, Damon Woodard 1 0-0 4, Chris Valentine 3 4-6 11, Ben Blocher 0 1-2 1, Caleb Sprong 2 0-0 4, Brandon Glock 0 1-2 1, Jacob Cole 3 1-1 7. Tony Lee, Will Grass, Josh Remington all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-16 (56.3%) 45.
Bethany Christian: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 8 3-4 19, Seth Kauffman 6 1-2 13, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 4, Tim Gautsche 1 0-0 2, Luke Slagel 3 2-2 10, Mark DeLeeuw 4 0-0 8, Hamilton Thorne 2 1-2 5, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 7-10 (70.0%) 66.
Scoring By Quarters
LC 10 13 10 12 — 45
BC 14 19 21 12 — 66
Three-point goals — Lakeland 4 (Matti 2, Woodard, Valentine), Bethany 3 (Slagel 2, Kelly). Total fouls — Lakeland 12, Bethany 18. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 33 (Kauffman 9). Assists — Bethany 22 (Kelly 6). Officials — John Bellamy, Tim Hamann, Dave Wolford.

Clinton Christian 60, ECA 50
Clinton Christian: Dustin Yoder 1 1-2 3, Tyler Eash 0 0-1 0, John Miller 2 1-2 5, Jordan Bontrager 7 7-8 21, Jesse Yoder 1 0-0 2, Judson Yoder 6 1-2 13, Evan Stutzman 3 9-11 16. Totals 20 18-25 (72.0%) 60.
Elkhart Christian: Matt Dembinski 2 0-0 2, Kyle Revella 5 0-0 10, Mitchell West 2 0-0 5, Drew Lyon 4 2-4 10, Sean Addison 3 1-2 7, Jess Alexander 5 0-0 12, Phil Gibson 1 0-0 2, Jared Metz 0 2-2 2. Caleb Hartman 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 5-8 (62.5%) 50.
Scoring By Quarters
CCS 09 17 15 19 — 60
ECA 08 16 14 12 — 50
Three-point goals — Clinton 1 (Stutzman), ECA 3 (Alexander 2, West). Rebounds — Clinton 20 (Bontrager 7); ECA 23 (Alexander 6). Total fouls — Clinton 11, ECA 21. Fouled out — Hartman.
Assists — Clinton 16 (Stutzman 6). Steals — Clinton 11 (Eash 4), ECA 13 (Revella 3). Turnovers — Clinton 23, ECA 28. Officials — Tim Hamann, Dave Polston, Curt Yoder.

CONSOLATION
Lakeland Christian 53, ECA 48
ECA: Kyle Revella 7 0-0 14, Mitchell West 4 1-2 11, Drew Lyon 5 4-7 14, Sean Addison 1 1-2 3, Jess Alexander 3 0-0 6. Chad Brown, Caleb Hartman, Matt Dembinski, Phil Gibson, Jared Metz all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-11 (54.5%) 48.
Lakeland Christian: Jarod Franklin 3 3-5 9, Michael Matti 2 1-4 6, Damon Woodard 2 0-0 4, Chris Valentine 7 5-6 21, Caleb Sprong 1 0-0 2, Brandon Glock 0 1-2 1, Jacob Cole 2 6-10 10, Tony Lee, Josh Silveus, Ben Blocher, Will Groes, Josh Remington all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-27 (59.3%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
ECA 09 14 14 16 — 53
LCA 09 08 18 13 — 48
Three-point goals — ECA 2 (West 2); Lakeland Christian 3 (Valentine 2, Matti). Total fouls — ECA 22, Lakeland 12. Fouled out — none. Officials — John Bellamy, Dustin Kaehr, Mike Witkop.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Bethany 66, Clinton Christian 47
Clinton: Dustin Yoder 4 0-0 8, Jordan Bontrager 6 4-4 19, Jesse Yoder 3 2-4 8, Judson Yoder 3 1-1 7, Evan Stutzman 2 0-0 5. Tyler Eash, John Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-9 47.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 6, Jordan Weaver 5 2-2 13, Seth Kauffman 10 2-5 22, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 3, Luke Slagel 0 0-1 0, Mark DeLeeuw 5 8-9 18, Hamilton Thorne 2 0-0 4. Tim Gautsche 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 12-17 66.
Scoring By Quarters
CC 09 14 09 15 — 47
BC 16 10 18 22 -- 66
Three-point goals: Clinton 4 (Bontrager 3, Stutzman), Bethany 4 (Kelly 2, Weaver, Ramer). Total fouls — Clinton 17, Bethany 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany: Kauffman 9, Thorne 5, Ramer 4, DeLeeuw 4. Assists — Bethany: Ramer 9, Weaver 6. Officials — Steve Godfrey, Jay Smith, Curt Yoder.

Game Reports, February 23

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Seth Kauffman led the Bruins with 17 points and Mikey Kelly added 14 on four three-point shots to lead Bethany to a 51-37 victory over Central Noble. Bethany is now 12-7 and will ride an eight-game win streak into Fremont Friday.
Bethany 51, Central Noble 37
Central Noble: Jeremy Altimus 5 0-0 12, Ethan Harris 0 0-0 0, Tyler Skinner 0 0-0 0, Mike Tucker 0 0-0 0, Alex Vice 2 0-0 6, Austin Pulver 0 0-0 0, Nick McCoy 5 1-1 11, Lance Conrad 0 0-0 0, Travis Clear 1 6-8 8, Austin Teel 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-9 (77.8%) 37.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 4 2-2 14, Ben Bontreger 0 2-4 2, Seth Kauffman 6 5-8 17, Jesse Ramer 1 1-1 3, Joel Yoder 0 1-2 1, Andrew Slagel 2 2-6 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0 0-0 0, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, David DeLeeuw 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 3 2-3 8, Caleb Morris 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-26 (57.7%) 51.
CN 6 7 11 13 — 37
BC 12 7 18 14 — 51
Three-point goals — Central Noble 4 (Altimus 2, Vice 2), Bethany 4 (Kelly 4). Total fouls — Central Noble 19, Bethany 12. Fouled out — Vice.
Rebounds — Central Noble 18, Bethany 22 (Kauffman 8, Thorne 8, Ramer 3). Assists — Central Noble 8, Bethany 13 (Ramer 7, Hollinger-Janzen 3). Turnovers — Central Noble 25, Bethany 15. Steals — Bethany 18 (Hollinger-Janzen 6, Kauffman 3, Kelly 3, Bontreger 2, Ramer 2). Blocks — Bethany 1 (Kauffman). Officials — Keith Denlinger, Kent Denlinger, Tom Stefaniak.

Bethany win streak is eight (Goshen News)

JV: Bethany 36, Central Noble 32. Leading scorers — Central Noble: Austin Pulver 13; Bethany: David DeLeeuw 14, Jeff Yoder 14.

MS girls basketball "C"
GOSHEN — Bethany 25, Wawasee 6.

Game Reports, February 27

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Boys basketball

FREMONT, Ind. — Seth Kauffman tallied 20 points for Bethany, who led by just two points at 27-25 after three quarters. The visitors outscored Fremont 19-7 in the final stanza, led by seven points in the quarter from Mikey Kelly. Kauffman also added seven rebounds and Ben Bontreger four assists. The Bruins end the regular season at 13-7 and will try to make a nine-game winning streak ten when they play Keystone in sectional action on Monday.

Bethany 46, Fremont 32
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 3 0-0 7, Ben Bontreger 0 0-2 0, Seth Kauffman 8 4-4 20, Jesse Ramer 0 6-6 6, Andrew Slagel 1 0-1 2, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 1 0-0 2, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 4 1-2 9. Totals 17 11-15 (73.3%) 46.
Fremont: Tyler Jenkins 0 0-0 0, Logan Cade 2 0-0 6, Nick Herndon 0 0-0 0, Jared Beams 1 3-5 5, Josh Feller 4 1-2 10, Jacob Dunn 4 0-0 9, Jonathan Verde 0 0-0 0, Ryan Greenler 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 4-7 (57.1%) 32.
B 11  6 10 19 — 46
F 13  1 11  7 — 32
Three-point goals — Bethany 1 (Kelly), Fremont 4 (Cade 2, Dunn, Feller). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Fremont 16. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 20 (Kauffman 7, Thorne 4, Ramer 3), Fremont 13. Assists — Bethany 13 (Bontreger 4, Hollinger-Janzen 3, Ramer 3). Turnovers — Bethany 18, Fremont 20. Steals — Bethany 10 (Kauffman 4, Hollinger-Janzen 2, Kelly 2). Blocks — Bethany 3 (Helmuth, Kauffman, Thorne).

JV: Andrew Snyder drained a three-point goal at the final horn as the Bruins prevailed in a 33-31 contest. Bethany ends its season with a 9-2 record in their last 11 games and a 14-6 record overall.
Bethany 33, Fremont 31. Leading scorers — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 11; Fremont: Brandin Ross 12.

Game Reports, January 8

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany entered Friday night's contest on a roll, having won their last three games and nearly knocking off the second-ranked team in class 1A before that. The statewide Sagarin ratings favored them by 11.5 points over visiting Argos. The Bruins averaged 58 points per game to their opponents' 45, giving up 46 points per game as opposed to 50. The numbers seemed to be in their favor.
But on this night, it was a different set of numbers that would matter. Six-foot, three-inch senior Scott Sanders led the way for Argos, going 13-for-15 from the free throw line, as Argos shot 21 foul shots to Bethany's two en route to a 41-31 victory. Sanders was aided in his performance by the four fouls called on Bruin big men Hamilton Thorne and Seth Kauffman, the former receiving his fourth with 4:24 to play in the third quarter.
Sanders added one field goal to the mix, finishing with 15 points; fellow senior Jeremy Weirick finished with 14.
Senior Seth Kauffman led the Bruins with twelve points, while Mikey Kelly hit the team's only two three-pointers and finished with eight. Kauffman also grabbed five rebounds, one short of sopohmore Andrew Slagel for the team lead.

Argos 41, Bethany 31
Argos: Derek Rex 0 0-0 0, Patrick Shei 0 0-0 0, Scott Sanders 1 13-15 15, Matt Hollar 3 0-0 9, Justin Dunfee 0 0-1 0, Scott Tuttle 0 0-0 0, Sam Edmonds 1 1-2 3, Jeremy Weirick 6 2-2  14. Totals 11 16-20 (80.0%) 41.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 3 0-0 8, Ben Bontreger 2 0-0 4, Seth Kauffman 6 0-0 12, Jesse Ramer 0 0-0 0, Joel Yoder 0 0-0 0, Andrew Slagel 1 0-0 2, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 1 1-2 3, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 1-2 (50.0%) 31.
A  6 10 16  9 — 41
B  4  4  9 14 — 31
Three-point goals — Argos 3 (Hollar 3), Bethany 2 (Kelly 2). Total fouls — Argos 10, Bethany 14. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Argos 18, Bethany 21 (Slagel 6, Kauffman 5, Ramer 4, Thorne 3, Hollinger-Janzen 2, Kelly 1). Assists — Bethany 7 (Hollinger-Janzen 2, Kauffman 2, Ramer 2). Blocks — Bethany: Kauffman 4. Steals — Bethany: Hollinger-Janzen 3, Kauffman 3.
Officials — Keith Denlinger, Kent Denlinger, Floyd Knafel.

JV: Bethany 39, Argos 24 as the Bruins went on a 20-0 run in the first half and never looked back. Leading scorers — Argos: Scott Tuttle 12; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 11.

Match Reports, August 19

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany played a match against Northridge that was identical to last year, score-wise, but a far cry from the 0-5 drubbings of years past. Coach Matt Miller had a much better grip on what was going on, him being the coach and everything, and he summed it up pretty wellhere. Even so, there are still a few things I'd like to add.

I didn't see much of #1 doubles (Jared Schwartzentruber/Jeremy Thomas) and #2 singles (Jonny Shenk). I had been intrigued by Ben Mast's match at 3 singles upon arriving and by the time I pulled himself away from his match, #2 doubles team Daniel Buschert/Seth Krabill had taken the first set 6-1. From glancing at 1 dubs and 2 singles, however, it was fairly clear that they were totally outclassed. Ben looked to be gong the same way, losing the first set 0-6, and Luke Hostetter was playing many of his trademark iiiinnncccrrreeedddiiibbblllyyy lllooonnnggg pppoooiiinnntttsss in falling behind 0-3.

(Both doubles matches and #2 singles continued on the same track throughout—I’m going to focus on the other two.)

Luke would go on to drop the first set 0-6. As Matt said at one point during that match, “Luke is playing long points [understatement of year so far?], which is to his advantage. He’s just not finishing them.” Seeing some closure to that debacle, I went back over to Court 5, where I expected Ben to be finishing up his first-ever varsity match in a manner just short of a double-bagel, uniform-fueled bonfire. I was in for the surprise of my life.

Ben was still fully clothed (hallelujah) and up 3-1 in the second set. Through the first set, it was obvious that he was getting to the ball comfortably; the problem was that he wasn’t hitting it very well. That, needless to say, had changed. He would tighten up a little bit, but hang on to a break and took the second set 6-4.

Thankfully (to me), high school tennis is equipped with a ten-minute break between the second and third set, allowing me to return to court 1, watch a game of Luke’s match (now down 3-1 in set two) and figure out where to go from there. Luke would try to mount a comeback, pulling to within 4-3 at one point, but ultimately fall short 0-6, 3-6 in a valiant second-set effort, giving Northridge three matches and a win. As the unofficial official score reporter between Courts 1 and 5, I broke this news to KP, the Mast clan, and several assorted Bruin supporters gathered nearby, and settled in to watch Ben hang on to pull the match out 0-6, 6-4, 6-4. The scoreline makes the match look like it was close; in truth, Ben looked like he had in his grasp for basically the last set and a half.

While this was going on, Russell Klassen was beating up on an opponent much larger than he, winning 8-2; Mikey Kelly was trying to play lefthanded...he didn’t do so well, losing 8-5; and Matthew Amstutz was playing a very streaky match, going up 2-1, falling to 4-3, and holding serve in the fourteenth game to win 8-6. With Jake Gerig/Blake Shetler up 5-0 and Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller up 4-3, it looked like we were in position to take the JV match easily. Jake and Blake lost control of the Raider serves, but held their own and won 8-3. Austin and Kyle didn’t fare as well, losing 5-8.

This put us up 3-2 in JV play; freshmen Matt Ebersole’s and Evan Grimes’ singles matches were the only two points remaining. Matt was up 5-0 on an opponent with severe shin splints, and Evan was losing 0-4 to someone else. The matches would finish virtually simultaneously, with Matt winning 8-4, and Evan losing 3-8. This finally brought an end to BC-Northridge, roughly three hours after it started.

Northridge 3, Bethany 2. JV: Bethany 4, Northridge 3.

Luke Hostetter lost to Jeff George 0-6, 3-6. Jonny Shenk lost to Nick Myers 1-6, 0-6. Ben Mast def. Dylan Pieri 0-6, 6-4, 6-4. Jared Schwartzentruber/Jeremy Thomas lost to James Brandenburger/Blake Lukin 1-6, 4-6. Daniel Buschert/Seth Krabill def. Colin Chocola/Jeremy Runge 6-1, 6-0.

JV: Matthew Amstutz def. Cole Wogoman 8-6. Mikey Kelly lost to Tim Eash 5-8. Russell Klassen def. Dylan Wengerd 8-2. Matt Ebersole def. Connor Cameran 8-4. Evan Grimes lost to Jared Gietzen 3-8. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller lost to Tim Wagner/Collin Roberts 5-8. Jake Gerig/Blake Shetler def. AJ Thielking/Doug Jakubowicz 8-2.

Volleyball

ELKHART — Bethany lost at Jimtown 24-26, 29-27, 17-25, 22-25. JV lost 23-25, 11-25.

MS boys soccer

LAKEVILLE, Ind. Bethany 5, LaVille 1. Goals — Matt Greenlee, Tyler Brenneman, Lucas Morgan, Josh Stoltzfus, and Eder Paez. Q-Min Kim also scored after time expired.

Quote of the Day: “Why are you complaining about playing bad lefthanded? You’re not lefthanded!” –Coach Matt Miller pointing out the obvious (twice: he’s complaining and he’s not lefthanded) to #2 JV singles player Mikey Kelly.

Game Reports, April 26

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Baseball
GOSHEN — Mikey Kelly hit for the cycle Monday night Bruins were victorious at Bodiker Field for the first time in 2010, knocking off the first-year team from Valparaiso Victory Christian 14-4 in 6 innings. Kelly finished 4-4 with 4 runs scored as well as driven in to go with five innings of eight-hit baseball on the mound. James Helmuth finished 4-5 with four stolen bases.
Bethany 14, Valparaiso Victory Christian 4, 6 innings

Victory Chr.	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Seller p-ss	3	1	1	0		Kelly p-ss	4	4	4	4
JRsngr ss-p	2	2	2	1		SMiller ph	0	0	0	0
BGuoss 1b	3	0	0	1		Helmuth rf	5	3	4	2
Walker c	3	0	1	1		Bontreger cf-p	4	0	1	1
PGuoss 2b	3	0	2	1		SKauffman ss-cf	2	1	0	0
Armstrng 3b	3	0	1	0		Weaver 3b	3	0	1	2
CRsngr cf	3	0	1	0		Loewen ph	1	0	0	0
Lange rf	3	0	0	0		PSchrock 3b	0	0	0	0
Price lf	2	1	0	0		Klassen 2b	2	0	0	0
Totals	25	4	8	4		ASlagel ph	1	0	0	0
						ILehman 2b	1	0	0	0
						Ramer lf	3	1	1	0
						Yoder ph	0	1	0	0
						KMiller 1b	3	1	2	1
						Hartman pr	0	0	0	0
						Plank ph	0	1	0	0
						JMiller c	2	1	0	0
						Beechy c	1	1	1	1
						Totals	32	14	14	11

VC 003 010 — 4
BC 231 332 — 14
E — Armstrong, Walker. DP — Victory Chr. 0, Bethany 1. LOB — Victory Chr. 3, Bethany 8. 2B — Kelly, Seller, Weaver. 3B — Kelly, Ramer. HR — Kelly. SB — Helmuth 4, Kauffman, Kelly, JReisinger, Weaver. SH — BGuoss.

Victory Chr.	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Seller (L)	4.0	10	9	7	0	2
JReisinger	1.1	4	5	5	5	2
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Kelly (W, 1-3)	5.0	8	4	4	2	4
Bontreger	1.0	0	0	0	0	2

HBP — Kauffman (by Seller), SMiller (by JReisinger). WP — Seller 4, JReisinger 3. PB — JMiller. T — 1:51.

Monday Night Softball
LIGONIER, Ind. — West Noble 11, Bethany 1, 6 innings
BC 000 10 —  1  1 ?
WN 242 3x — 11 11 ?
Mattie Lehman (L) and Ali Hochstetler; S. Hall (W), R. Reidenbach (5) and R. Ziegler.

Hits — West Noble: C. Grime 2, W. Mast 2. 2B — West Noble: Mast, A. Dancy.

Monday Night Tennis
ELKHART — Bethany 4, Central 1
Mandy Schlabach def. Melanie Brookshire 6-2, 6-4. Emma Caskey def. Katie Oakley 6-0, 6-4. Emily Shenk lost to Rebecca Yeakey 1-6, 6-7 (4). Marla zumFelde/Maria Thomas def. Alex Burton/Taylor Dygert 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Corine Alvarez/Jama Yoder def. Erin Drews/Briglyn Mohrman 6-4, 6-2.
JV: Central 8, Bethany 1
Ji Eun Han lost to Julia Evans, no score reported. Sharisse Yoder def. Helen Corey 9-8 (5). Twila Albrecht lost to Carlisha Carr 2-8. Paige Wheeler lost to Margdria Reuterkin 6-8. Sydney Kehr/Pooja Patel lost to Courtney Harris/Abbey Hobson 2-8. You Jin Bae/Shina Park lost to Tara Bennett/Jenna Schnell 2-8. Amber Heydon/Sadie Gustafson-Zook lost to Gabu Nye/Carleen Plunkett 0-8. Twila Albrecht/Bianca August lost to Amy Hempel/Leanne Martin 1-8. Bae/Park lost to Mackenzie Klahr/Katie Merchant 3-8.

Match Reports, April 3

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Baseball vs. Fairfield

It started late. It looked like it would end disappointingly quickly. But it did not: a last-ditch comeback for the ages transformed blowout to nail-biter to victory Friday night at Bodiker Fields.

While the game's start time was pushed back to 5:04 to counter Fairfield's bus issues, the 42-degree temperature would not stop the visitors from scoring on an error by Bruin shortstop Mikey Kelly and a single from left fielder Colin Holmes. Bethany struck back with the aid of two wild pitches in the bottom of the first, only to surrender four more in the top of the second after two were out. A James Helmuth single plated a run with no outs in the second, but Helmuth was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double and the remaining two hitters went down quietly.

The fourth inning saw the Falcons score following a walk and stolen base by Justin Scott. Kyle Cross followed with a ground ball to third baseman Johnny Kauffman, who looked the runner back to second and recorded the out at first. In an attempt to record an unconventional 5-3-6 double play, first baseman Luke Slagel threw wildly into the fence behind third and Scott scampered home with an insurance run to make the tally 6-2.

Fairfield would finish their scoring after two strikeouts in the fifth, as a Jordan Bontrager double was followed by a wild pitch from Bruin starter Seth Kauffman and three consecutive errors by second baseman Russell Klassen, and the Falcons would sustain their advantage for another inning to lead 9-2 through 5½.

In the sixth inning, Seth Kauffman reached second base on an error by Cross off the second pitch of the inning, then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Johnny Kauffman, who had replaced Seth on the mound prior to the previous half-inning, knocked a 3-2 pitch into center field and set the visitors down with 16 pitches in the seventh, sending Bethany into its final cuts down by only six.

The Falcons replaced Derick Troeger with Hochstetler to begin the frame, and he would find the strike zone just five times to the next four hitters, leaving men on the corners and one away to the relief abilities of Justin Scott. He started auspiciously, leaving Seth Kauffman waving at a 1-2 pitch, then induced Johnny Kauffman to roll a 3-1 pitch straight to second baseman Brad Newcomer for a routine third out.

But the ball split Newcomer's legs, scoring Tim Gautsche from third and Mikey Kelly from second, and a walk drawn by Russell Klassen put the tying run at bat in the person of Ben Bontreger. The 5-7 center fielder drove a ball into the right field gap for two bases, plating Kauffman and leaving Klassen at third. Each runner advanced a base on an 0-1 wild pitch from Scott, leaving the score 9-8 in favor of Fairfield. After an awkward swinging strike, James Helmuth singled on a line drive over second, bringing in the tying run and setting the stage for an inevitable conclusion.

Two pitches later it came, after a ball and a strike to first baseman Micah Miller. The left-handed, high-socked first baseman lifted Scott's offering into a 25-mile-per-hour, left to right cross wind. The ball fell behind outfielders Troeger and Josh Brown, bounced once off the chain-link fence, scoring a nearly sprinting Helmuth all the way from first and sending home a rather sparse Spring Break crowd on their feet.

GOSHEN —

Fairfield	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Hchstlr ss-p	4	3	0	0		LSlagel 1b-3b	4	0	0	0
Scott cf-p	3	1	0	0		Kelly ss	2	1	1	0
Cross 3b	4	1	1	2		SeKffmn p-c	4	2	0	0
CaYoder 1b	3	0	1	1		JKauffman 3b-p	4	1	2	1
Holmes lf	4	0	1	2		Kehr pr	0	0	0	0
StKffmn lf	0	0	0	0		Klassen 2b	2	1	0	0
Beck dh	2	0	0	0		KMiller ph	1	0	0	0
TKauffman ph-dh	2	0	0	0		Bontreger cf	4	2	1	1
Newcomer 2b-ss	4	1	2	0		Helmuth rf	4	1	2	2
Bontrager c	3	2	2	0		MMiller dh-1b	3	0	1	1
Brown rf-cf	2	1	0	0		ASlagel pr	0	1	0	0
Totals	31	9	7	5		Gautsche lf	1	1	0	0
						Totals	29	10	7	5

F 140 130 0 — 9
B 110 001 7 — 10
Two out when winning run scored.
E — Klassen 3, Cross, JKauffman, Kelly, Newcomer, Slagel. DP — Fairfield 0, Bethany 0. LOB — Fairfield 7, Bethany 7. 2B — Bontrager, Bontreger, MMiller. SB — Brown, Scott. SH — Brown.

Fairfield	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Troeger	6.0	4	3	2	1	5
Hchstlr	0.1	0	3	1	3	1
Scott (L)	0.1	3	4	0	3	1
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
SeKffmn	5.0	6	5	9	2	6
JKauffman (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1

HBP — Gautsche (by Troeger), Hchstlr (by SeKffmn). WP — Troeger 4, SeKffmn 2, Hchstlr, Scott. PB — Bontrager. T — 2:04.

Girls tennis def. Central Noble 5-0.
Mandy Schlabach def. Katie Craft 6-0, 6-0. Marla zumFelde def. Macie Price 6-1, 6-1. Emma Caskey def. Sarah Obuz 6-1, 6-1. Corine Alvarez/Emily Shenk def. Jessica Luce/Hattie Baer 6-2, 6-0. Maria Thomas/Sarah Brew def. Amy Blackford/Kayla Avery 6-2, 6-0.
JV won 5-0.

Match Reports, August 22

NOMINATE FOR MENNO LANDS MEMORIES or ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
GOSHEN — As the showers let off Saturday evening, Bethany came on, scoring two goals in two minutes late in the first half en route to a 3-2 defeat of Wawasee at Bodiker Field. An intermittent rain during the JV game forced Bethany's varsity to relocate temporarily to the press box, although they were long gone as Bethany scored in the second half to win 1-0. (No thanks to my scoresheet, which has disappeared sometime in the last half-hour.)

• B: Andrew Snyder (33').
• B: Joel Yoder (Femi Hollinger-Janzen assist) (35').
• B: Eder Paez (61').
• W: Drew Sylvester (72').
• W: Sylvester (80').

Cautions — Wawasee 2 (unknown, 38th min.; unknown, 53rd), Bethany 1 (Ben Bontreger, 73rd).

Shots on goal — Wawasee 7, Bethany 12. Goalie saves — Wawasee: Andre Champoux 9; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 5. Corner kicks — Wawasee 2, Bethany 5. Fouls — Wawasee 11, Bethany 21. Referee — Ricardo Ramirez. Linesmen — Germán Ramirez, Rod Morgan.

JV: Bethany 1, Wawasee 0.

• B: Hamilton Thorne (Austin Mumaw assist) (61').

Shots on goal — Wawasee 4, Bethany 6. Goalie saves — Wawasee 5; Bethany: Courtland Jones 4.

Girls soccer

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Bethany 3, Wawasee 3

• B: Sharisse Yoder (5').
• W: Mallory Rondeau (penalty kick) (59').
• B: Emma Gerig (Yoder assist) (60').
• B: Maddie Gerig (Yoder) (66').
• W: Rondeau (66').
• W: Katie Allen (Rondeau) (73').

Shots on goal — Bethany 6, Wawasee 10. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 7; Wawasee: Amy Walker 3. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Wawasee 2.

Boys tennis

ELKHART — Concord 5, Bethany 0; Bethany 0, Jimtown 0 (match suspended); Bethany vs. Rochester ppd. in Concord Invitational.
Concord results: Ben Mast lost to Andre Ziebold 6-4, 3-6, (7-10). Seth Krabill lost to Andre Moore 6-7 (4), 4-6. Nick Rebec lost to Jason Denton 1-6, 0-6. Mikey Kelly/Kyle Miller lost to Jared Queener/Matt Schoeffler 1-6, 2-6. Austin Loucks/Russell Klassen lost to Michael Ciesielski/Cory Swaller 1-6, 0-6.

Jimtown results: Ben Mast trails 1-6, 0-0 (0-15). Seth Krabill leads 5-2 (30-15). Mikey Kelly leads 6-3, 1-0 (30-40). Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller lead 4-2. Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen lead 4-1. (Final results)

The Bethany/Jimtown and Rochester/Concord matches will be resumed at 9 a.m. August 29, followed by Jimtown/Concord and Bethany/Rochester.

Bethany Christian vs. Concord (Bethany Christian Tennis)
Tournament Postponed (Bethany Christian Tennis)

Volleyball

ELKHART — Elkhart Central def. Bethany 25-18, 25-17, 25-10.
Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 2; Central: Kerissa Sample 4, Bailey Futterknecht 3. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 12; Central: Sample 32. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 6; Central: Annie Drews 17, Futterknecht 7. Blocks — Bethany: Schlabach 1, Steury 1, Andrea Born 1, Marla zumFelde 1; Central: Allie Ferro 5, Kaylee Lapierre 3. Digs — Bethany: zumFelde 8; Central: Kira Walker 3.

JV: Central def. Bethany 25-6, 25-21.

Aces — Bethany: Maria Thomas 1; Central: Madison McArt 2. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 2; Central: Erin Tepe 15. Kills — Bethany: Amber Heydon 2; Central: Gabby Garrido 6. Blocks — Central: Megan Ellis 4. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 3; Central — Garrido 5.

Boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany incomplete at ECA Hokum Karem.

Team scores — Goshen 1:39:25, NorthWood 1:44:00, ECA 1:45:13. Top ten pairs — Luke Kaufman/Tyler Wynn (Goshen) 31:38, Adam Weeden/Luke Jacobs (Goshen) 32:56, T.J. Stueve/Corban (NorthWood) 33:20, Derek Blankinship/Jon Newhall (ECA) 33:51, Dalton Lemert/AJ Yoder (ECA) 34:31, Jesse Bontreger/Ben Hochstetler (Bethany) 34:51, Reid Zimmerman/Rob Andrews (Goshen) 34:53, Marlow Alvarado/Stephen Place (Goshen) 34:54, Marcos Castillo/Kyle Troyer (NorthWood) 35:15, Cole Page/Matthew Geiger (NorthWood) 35:25.

Girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany third in ECA Hokum Karem.

Team scores — Goshen 2:02:33, Concord 2:04:12, Bethany Christian 2:05:24, NorthWood 2:06:29, Jimtown 2:16:45. Top ten pairs — Cynthia Medina/Karlie Kratzchmar (NorthWood) 37:59, Juni Schirch/Desiree Maran (Goshen) 38:51, Jenae Hershberger/Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 38:56, Lindsay Ogle/Abby Riley (Concord) 40:05, Jenica Corbett-Jessica Wynn (Goshen) 40:33, Emma Stahl/Sarah DeShone (Jimtown) 40;51, Miranda Good/Laura Housman (Concord) 41:21, Melissa Berger/Brittani Grove (NorthWood) 42:05, Laura Schroeer/Sarah Clark (Concord) 42;46, Desiree Porter/Eva Lapp (Bethany) 42:47.

Game Reports, April 25

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Baseball lost to Westview 24-5 in five innings. I am currently not in possession of my scorecard.
W 353 58 — 24 21 0
B 100 13 — 5 10 5
Adam Christner (W, 3-0), Zac Mishler (5) and Chris Miller; Johnny Kauffman (L, 1-2), Luke Slagel (2), Micah Miller (3), Ben Bontreger (3), Seth Kauffman (4), Mikey Kelly (5) and Jared Miller, S. Kauffman (3), Kelly (4).
Hits — Westview: Jesse Schrock 4, Austin Haney 3, C. Miller 3, Adam Christner 3, Steve Blinco 2, Tyler Mowery 2; Bethany: Mikey Kelly 3, Johnny Kauffman 2. HR — Westview: Schrock, Nic Mishler. 3B — Westview: Schrock, Haney, Mowery, Christner. 2B — Westview: Schrock, Haney; Bethany: James Helmuth, J. Kauffman. RBI — Westview: Schrock 7, Mowery 3, N. Mishler 3; Bethany: J. Kauffman 2. SB — Westview: Christner 2.

JV lost 16-5.
GOSHEN —

Westview	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
BYoder ss-p-rf	4	2	1	1		Schrock ss	4	1	0	0
Carpenter 2b	4	3	3	1		Shetler 1b-lf-rf	4	0	1	0
Brndnbrgr p-ss	2	1	1	3		ASlagel cf	2	1	0	0
LMiller 1b-c	5	1	2	2		KMiller lf-1b-p	3	1	1	0
Feuston rf-1b	4	2	2	0		Weaver p-3b	3	2	2	2
Berkey c-rf-p	3	3	2	3		Plank rf-p	4	0	2	2
Schlabach 3b	3	2	2	1		SMiller rf	0	0	0	0
Stoltzfus cf	3	1	0	1		CYoder 3b-lf	1	0	0	0
Bender lf	3	1	1	1		Grimes ph-lf	1	0	0	0
Totals	31	16	14	13		JMiller c	4	0	1	0
						Troyer 2b	4	0	0	0
						Totals	30	5	7	4

W 034 101 7 — 16
B 200 100 0 — 3
E — Berkey, KMiller, LMiller, Plank, Schlabach, CYoder. DP — Westview 1, Bethany 1. LOB — Westview 6, Bethany 8. 2B — Plank 2, Carpenter, Feuston, LMiller. 3B — Berkey. SB — ASlagel 2, Berkey, Carpenter, Troyer. SH — Brndnbrgr. SF — Brndnbrgr.

Westview	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Brndnbrgr	3.0	0	2	2	3	6
BYoder (W)	3.0	5	1	1	2	5
Berkey	1.0	2	2	1	0	2
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Weaver (L)	4.0	8	8	8	3	1
KMiller	2.0	3	4	4	2	3
Plank	1.0	2	4	4	0	0

KMiller pitched to 3 batters in 7th.
HBP — Carpenter (by Plank), Brndnbrgr (by Plank). WP — Brndnbrgr, KMiller, Plank. PB — Berkey 2, JMiller, LMiller. T — 2:12.

Girls tennis Bremen Invitational
BREMEN, Ind. —

• def. Tippecanoe Valley 5-0. Mandy Schlabach def. Susie Contreras 7-5, 6-4. Marla zumFelde def. Kendra Roberts 6-1, 6-1. Emma Caskey def. Layla Johnston 6-1, 6-1. Corine Alvarez/Emily Shenk def. Jen Garrnger/Heather Horton 6-2, 6-3. Jama Yoder/Maria Thomas def. Tabitha Woodall/Mandy Clennon 6-1, 7-6 (3).
• other matches ppd. to May 2
  

JV 4th in Concord Invitational.
ELKHART —

• lost to Marian 4-1. Bethany winner — Emily Grimes. Marian winners — Maggie Cassady, Lauren Garatoni, Dayna Tychonievich/Meredith Patty, Taylor Milner/Madison Pletcher.
• lost to Culver 5-0.
  
• lost to Concord 5-0.
  

Golf 8th at Lakeland Invitational.
LaGRANGE, Ind. —
Team scores: Goshen 318, Lakeland 323, Prairie Heights 331, Westview 335, Hamilton 386, Eastside 391, Jimtown 392, Bethany Christian 437.
Top individuals — Matt Miller (W) 78 (medalist), Eric Peters (G) 78 (runner-up), Matt Diller (G) 78, Matt Shultz (PH) 79, Cole Pechin (L) 79. Bethany golfers — Jared Schwartzentruber 98, Jared Christophel 108, Matt Ebersole 110, Johnny Watkins 121.

Game Reports, April 12

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Baseball

FREMONT, Ind. — Mikey Kelly led Bethany with two hits, but the defense behind him was charged with five errors as the Bruins fell at Fremont by the ten-run rule.
Fremont 14, Bethany 4, 6 innings
B 100 021 — 4 5 5
F 512 213 — 14 13 1
Mikey Kelly (L, 0-2), Seth Kauffman, Ike Lehman and Tim Beechy, Kauffman; T.J. Guthrie (W), Mason Hallman and Ian Burkhart.
Hits — Bethany: Kelly 2; Fremont: Burkhart, Gardner, McClain, Smith. 2B — Fremont: Beams, McClain, Smith, Von Zulen. RBI — Fremont: McClain 3, Van Zulen 2.

Monday Night Softball
LAKEVILLE, Ind. — LaVille 19, Bethany 3, 5 innings
BC 003 00 — 3  3 4

LV (13)10 5x — 19  9 5

Laken Richer (L), Mattie Lehman (1) and M. Lehman, Rachel Schrock; Candice Slater (W, 2-0; 6 strikeouts) and Brittani Haygood.

Hits — LaVille: Haygood 2, Jordan Dolan 2. 3B — LaVille: Dolan. 2B — LaVille: Haygood, Valerie Ingle. RBI — LaVille: Dolan 6, Haygood 4.

Match Reports, August 31

NOMINATE FOR MENNO LANDS MEMORIES or ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer
ELKHART — Bethany 1, Concord 0

• B: Josh Stoltzfus (25').

Shots on goal — Bethany 10, Concord 5. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 5; Concord: Shayn Hambrice 9.

JV: Bethany 0, Concord 0.
Shots on goal — Concord 10, Bethany 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 10; Concord: Bodi Kime 4.

Girls soccer
CULVER, Ind. — Bethany 7, Culver Community 0

• B: Emma Gerig (Gina Gautsche assist) (6').
• B: Gerig (Marissa Weldy) (7').
• B: Taylor Christophel (10').
• B: Karli Graybill (21').
• B: Graybill (Weldy) (36').
• B: Sharisse Yoder (Paige Wheeler) (50').
• B: Graybill (penalty kick) (79').

Shots on goal — Culver 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 13, Culver 2.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Mikey Kelly dispatched his opponent in 28 minutes, the quickest recorded match in school history, in one of three matches Bethany won without dropping a game as they crushed LaVille 5-0.

Bethany 5, LaVille 0.
Ben Mast def. Trenton Stout 6-2, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Zack Young 6-0, 6-0. Mikey Kelly def. Troy Siple 6-0, 6-0. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Nick Amor/Dominic Lewinski 6-0, 6-2. Russell Klassen/Nick Rebec def. Grant Frick/Hunter Horvath 6-0, 6-0.


MS soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany "B" 3, Plymouth U14 girls 0
Goals — Mia Graber Miller, Thomas Schlabach, Kyle Snyder. Assist — Snyder.

GOSHEN — Bethany 0, Oak Bridge 0.
Shots on goal — Bethany 11, Oak Bridge 5. Goalie saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Oak Bridge 1.

Game Reports, May 1

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Baseball
GOSHEN — The Bruins held on for a wild 19-18 victory over the Fort Wayne Crusaders Saturday afternoon as the rain held off at Bodiker Field. After a first inning that saw 12 runs and 13 hits, chasing both starting pitchers, each team scored twice in the second while Bethany repeated the feat in the third. The Crusaders fought back with three runs on four hits and a throwing error in their half of the fourth inning, but Bethany scored six in their turn behind two consecutive errors and a two-run triple from Seth Kauffman. Both teams saw four straight batters reach base in the sixth inning, each scoring three times.
With the score 19-14 after five innings, Adam Wilson and Braden Arnold led off with two straight walks for the visitors. Jordan Arnold hit into a force play with Wilson out at third before Adam Schmitz lifted an 0-2 pitch from re-entered starter Mikey Kelly into a routine fly ball to right field. Attempting a one-handed catch, the usually-reliable James Helmuth dropped the ball, allowing Braden Arnold to score, while Jordan Arnold advanced to third base and the batter reached second. Nate Hinsky lined the next pitch off the left field batter's-eye fence, scoring both Arnold, and a groundout later, Luke Klimek singled to score Hinsky.
The Bruins escaped the sixth on a weak ground ball, but could manage no more in the bottom of the inning than a one-out walk by Russell Klassen. Seth Kauffman moved from shortstop to pitch in the seventh for the save opportunity and induced a groundout to the first man he saw. Wilson hit a double over the head of center fielder Ben Bontreger, bringing the go-ahead run to the plate in the person of Josh Jennings. Jennings lined out to right on the first pitch, and Wilson trotted over to third base as the ball was returned to the pitcher. But he went to the coach's box to discuss strategy without first calling for time. After much protestation from the Bruins and conference by the umpires, Wilson was ruled out for leaving the baseline and the Bruins prevailed victoriously in two hours and 51 minutes.
Bethany 19, FW Crusaders 18

Fort Wayne	ab	r	h	bi		Bethany	ab	r	h	bi
Klimek cf	6	2	3	3		Kelly p-ss	4	4	3	0
Peterson ss-c	5	1	2	1		Helmuth rf	3	4	0	0
Thomas c-lf	5	1	1	0		Bontreger cf-p	3	3	1	3
Wilson 3b-p	4	2	3	4		SKauffman ss-cf-c-p	5	2	5	6
Carmony dh	2	1	1	0		ASlagel 1b	5	0	1	1
BArnold lf-cf	1	2	1	0		Ramer lf	5	2	2	2
Jennings rf	1	0	0	0		Klassen 2b	4	2	3	2
JArnold p-2b	4	3	2	1		Weaver 3b	4	0	0	0
Schmitz 2b-3b	5	3	3	2		Hartman ph	1	0	0	0
Hinsky 1b	5	3	4	3		KMiller dh-p	2	2	1	1
Birtsch 2b-p-3b-ss	5	0	2	2		JMiller c	1	0	0	0
Totals	43	18	22	16		Totals	37	19	16	15

FW 620 334 — 18
BC 622 630 — 19
E — Wilson 2, Beechy, Bertsch, Helmuth, Kelly, Klimek, Ramer, Schmidt, Thomas. DP — Fort Wayne 0, Bethany 1. LOB — Fort Wayne 11, Bethany 8. 2B — JArnold, Hinsky, Klassen, Ramer, Schmitz. 3B — Hinsky, Kauffman. HR — Wilson 2, Klimek. SB — Kelly 3, Kauffman 2, Bontreger, Cormany, Klimek, Peterson. SH — Thomas.

Fort Wayne	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
JArnold	1.0	5	6	5	1	0
Birtsch (L)	2.2	10	10	6	2	4
Wilson	2.1	1	3	0	2	5
Bethany	ip	h	r	er	bb	so
Kelly	0.1	5	5	5	0	0
Bontreger (W, 2-0)	3.2	8	6	5	1	2
KMiller	1.0	3	4	4	4	1
Kelly	1.0	2	3	2	0	0
Kauffman (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

KMiller pitched to 2 batters in 5th.
HBP — by Wilson 2 (Bontreger, Kelly), by Bontreger (Wilson). Balks — JArnold. U — Gary Miller, plate; Ken DeKeizer, bases. T — 2:51.

JV: FW Crusaders 13, Bethany 1, 5 innings.
FW 252 22 — 13 9 1
BC 000 01 — 1 0 5
Isaac Bennett (W; 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K), Noah Powers (3; 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 4 K), Nick Snowball (5; IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, K) and Chris Guntle; Andrew Slagel (L, 0-1; 2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, K), Ike Lehman (3; 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB, 2 K), Matt Ebersole (5; IP, H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, K) and Jared Miller.
Hits — Fort Wayne: Isaac Bennett 2. 3B — Fort Wayne: Braden Arnold. RBI — Guntle 3, Aaron Krafft 2, Powers 2. SB — Fort Wayne: Cooper Schragel 2, John Snowball 2, Ben Cobiya, Josh Jennings. U — Ken DeKeizer, plate; Gary Miller, bases. T — 1:55 (rain delay: 0:18).

Memorable Moments #15-#12

#15. April 26: Kelly hits for the cycle
Soon after 6:00 on a 64-degree Monday afternoon, Mikey Kelly stepped to the plate at Bodiker Field and lined the first pitch he saw to center field for a triple. After scoring on a single by James Helmuth, Kelly singled on the second pitch of his next at bat in the following inning and scored again. While the scoring accounted for two runs of Bethany’s 6-0 lead after three frames, the most significant score would be in the fifth. Leading off, Kelly lined a 1-1 pitch from Ryan Seller down the right field foul line for his first home run of the season. In the fifth, he would make the most of his final at bat by ripping a ball into the left-center field gap and stopping at second base with a double. Having recorded all four types of hits in the same game, Kelly turned an otherwise uneventful Monday night game into what is believed to be the first cycle in school history in a 14-4 victory over Valparaiso Victory Christian.
#14. October 3: Boys soccer takes conference title
Playing on their rain-soaked home turf at Bodiker Field, Jesse Ramer and Femi Hollinger-Janzen combined to slip three goals in six minutes past Argos goalkeeper Dylan Colburn. Seth Kauffman added another tally after halftime, and the Bruins held Argos scoreless and claimed their third consecutive Northern Indiana Soccer Conference title with a 4-0 defeat. Argos was runner-up for the third time in six years.
#13. May 22: Softball comes back against ECA
After an inning and a half of the Goshen Invitational consolation game, things were not looking up for the softball team. They mustered one hit in falling 16-0 to the hosts in the first round and trailed Elkhart Christian 5-0. To make matters worse, ECA was the team’s first-round sectional opponent just three days later. Bethany plated single runs in the second and third innings to cut the gap to 5-2. It was then that the floodgates opened, with a seven-run fourth giving way to three and four runs in the next two innings before the game was called in the sixth due to the ten-run mercy rule with the score 16-6 in favor of Bethany. Lauren Hooley finished with three hits and five RBI to lead the Bruins, while Mattie Lehman scattered two hits among six innings on the mound.
#12. December 19: Bruins win holiday tournaments
Low-scoring games and aggressive defense were hallmarks of the final games of the 2009 Bethany Christian Tournament. The girls used none of their usual offensive weapons, as Marla zumFelde missed five of six 3-point attempts and the team was an anemic 5-for-18 from the free throw line. Bethany entered the day with a 13-player roster combining JV and varsity, a shorthandedness that was compounded by a knee injury in the first game that ended one season; in the second quarter, a collision while diving for a loose ball would force the Bruins to play without starter Chris Minter. But trailing 31-25 entering the final quarter, the team outscored Elkhart Christian 15-8 as Eagle forward Natalie Allen sat with four fouls and then fouled out with nearly two minutes remaining; in her absence, the Eagles fell 40-39. Bethany finished with 11 points from zumFelde, nine from Ali Hochstetler and eight from Mandy Schlabach; Natalie Thorne had six to go with nine rebounds.
If the girls’ 40 points seemed low, the boys’ 37 could not be a good thing. But unlike the girls, the boys held Elkhart Christian to only eleven points in a first half that saw Bethany’s Jesse Ramer and ECA’s Sean Addison receive technical fouls on separate incidents from referee Darrell Watson. Addison would leave partway through the second half with an apparent injury. Bruin forwards Seth Kauffman and Hamilton Thorne finished with a combined 22 points and 23 rebounds, anchoring the interior of a defense that held the Eagles to 10 field goals and drew 20 fouls. Bethany’s offense operated from the interior as well, with no three-point shots and only three field goals from shooters smaller than 6’0”. But it was enough for a 37-28 win.
Coming tomorrow: We twist and bend our way through three nail-biting victories, as well as a fourth that wasn’t so close.

Game Reports, January 30

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Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 52, #15 Blackhawk 45
Blackhawk: Landon Sittler 1 1-2 4, Mitch Whitman 2 0-0 6, Reid Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Taylor Friesen 1 0-0 2, Chandler Schuette 0 0-0 0, Russell Byrd 5 0-0 11, Matt Kaplanis 0 0-0 0, Seth Kisler 5 7-8 17, Tim Howard 1 1-2 3, Jon Neumeister 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-12 (75.0%) 45.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 6, Ben Bontreger 0 0-1 0, Seth Kauffman 4 6-13 14, Jesse Ramer 3 1-3 7, Andrew Slagel 3 0-1 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0 3-6 3, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 7 2-3 16. Totals 19 12-27 (44.4%) 52.
Bl 13  7 16  9 — 45
BC 10 15 11 16 — 52
Three-point goals — Blackhawk 4 (Whitman 2, Byrd, Sittler), Bethany 2 (Kelly 2). Total fouls — Blackhawk 27, Bethany 11. Fouled out — Byrd, Howard, Zimmerman.
Rebounds — Blackhawk 23, Bethany 23 (Kauffman 9, Thorne 6, Slagel 4, Kelly 3). Assists — Blackhawk 12, Bethany 15 (Kelly 6, Kauffman 4, Ramer 2). Steals — Bethany 6 (Kelly 2, Hollinger-Janzen 2, Ramer 2). Blocks — Bethany 1 (Kauffman). Officials — Rick Secor, Dave Polston, Dave Wolford.

JV: Blackhawk 46, Bethany 38. Leading scorers — Blackhawk: Ben Elmer 17; Bethany: Bryce Rheinheimer 10, Andrew Snyder 10.

Girls basketball
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Marian 50, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Mattie Lehman 0-2 1-2 1, Malaina Weldy 0-3 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 0-0 4-4 4, Ali Hochstetler 0-2 2-3 2, Marla zumFelde 7-12 0-2 15, Laken Richer 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 3-5 0-0 6, Chris Minter 1-2 0-0 2, Caitlin Fecher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-26 (42.3%) 7-11 (63.6%) 30.
Marian: Anna Catanzarite 3-5 0-0 6, Alex Bousquet 9-15 0-1 20, Gabby Veldman 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Barnard  1-2 0-0 2, Jillian Saros 0-1 0-0 0,  Kathleen Kavanagh 1-1 2-2 4, Danielle Menting 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Douglas 5-6 2-2 12, Stephanie Cukrowicz 2-4 0-0 4, No. 34 1-1 0-0 2, No. 42 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-36 (61.1%) 4-5 (80.0%) 50.
B  1  7 10 12 — 30
M 10 18 16  6 — 50
Three-point goals — Bethany 1-4 (zumFelde 1-3, Lehman 0-1), Marian 2-7 (Bousquet 2-5, Catanzarite 0-2). Total fouls — Bethany 9, Marian 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 10 (Weldy 4, Thorne 3), Marian 9 (Cukrowicz 3). Assists — Bethany 3 (Weldy 2). Steals — Bethany 7 (zumFelde 2). Turnovers — Bethany 22 (Weldy 7, zumFelde 6, Hochstetler 4, Minter 4).

JV: Marian 24, Bethany 21
Bethany: Gina Gautsche 1-6 0-0 2, Mattie Lehman 0-0 0-0 0, Malaina Weldy 0-0 0-0 0, Mandy Schlabach 1-4 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 0-1 0-0 0, Laken Richer 0-4 0-0 0, Natalie Thorne 2-3 7-11 11, Chris Minter 0-1 0-0 0, Caitlin Fecher 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 7-26 (26.9%) 7-11 (63.6%) 21.
Marian: Gabby Veldman 5-9 2-7 12, Saralena Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Krista Stockman 1-2 0-0 2, Jordan Stoler 1-3 0-3 2, Ryanna Pointer 0-1 0-0 0, Amanda Irvine 0-1 2-4 2, Katie Barnard 2-3 0-0 4, Nicky DelPrete 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 9-22 (40.9%) 6-16 (37.5%) 24.
B  4  4  4  9 — 21
M  6  6  9  3 — 24
Three-point goals — Bethany 0-0, Marian 0-1 (Veldman 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 12, Marian 7. Fouled out — Fecher.
Rebounds — Bethany 20 (Fecher 6, Thorne 5). Assists — Bethany 4 (Gautsche 3). Steals — Bethany 11 (Gautsche 4, Yoder 3, Thorne 2). Blocks — Bethany 2 (Thorne 2). Turnovers — Bethany 20 (Gautsche 7, Yoder 6, Fecher 4, Thorne 2, Weldy 1).

MS girls basketball
WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany at Lakeland Christian.
"B": Bethany at Lakeland Christian.

Game Reports, May 15

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Baseball
BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Bethany 5-10, Prairie Heights 3-14 (game one 12 innings)
Game One
BC 001 010 000 003 — 5 15 2
PH 100 010 000 001 — 3 11 2
Seth Kauffman, Mikey Kelly (8; W, 3-3) and Jared Miller; Ryan Day, Jake Springer (L) and Northup.
Hits — Bethany: Kelly 4, Kauffman 3, Ben Bontreger 2, Russell Klassen 2, Andrew Slagel 2; Prairie Heights: Springer 5, Lance Feeney 4. 2B — Bethany: Kauffman 2; Prairie Heights: Springer, Laine Warnock. HR — Bethany: Kelly.

Game Two
BC 010 222 3 — 10 8 2
PH 461 102 0 — 14 13 4
Scott Weaver (L, 1-2), Kyle Miller, Ike Lehman, and Tim Beechy; Lance Feeney (W), Shawn Keister and Laine Warnock.
Hits — Bethany: Ben Bontreger 2, Josh Plank 2; Prairie Heights: Feeney 4, Jake Springer 2, Warnock 2. 2B — Bethany: Plank 2, Beechy; Prairie Heights: Feeney, Keister, Warnock. 3B — Prairie Heights: Feeney. HR — Prairie Heights: Feeney, Springer. RBI — Bethany: Plank 3; Prairie Heights: Matt Handshoe 2, Warnock 2.

Softball
GOSHEN — Bethany 5-10, ECA 2-6
Game One
E 110 000 0 — 2 1 1
B 000 500 x — 5 5 3
Faith Gill (L, 3 strikeouts) and Carrie Risner; Mattie Lehman (W, 6 strikeouts) and Kelly Snyder.
Hits — ECA: Annalisa Puckett; Bethany: Ali Hochstetler 2, Leanne Hochstetler, Lehman, Snyder. 2B — Bethany: Lehman. RBI — Caitlin Fecher, Lauren Hooley, Lehman, Snyder. SB — Bethany: A. Hochstetler, L. Hochstetler.

Game Two
E 500 000 1 — 6 8 4
B 240 400 x — 10 8 3
Faith Gill (L, 1 strikeout) and Carrie Risner; Laken Richer, Mattie Lehman (1; W, 1 strikeout), Richer (5; 2 strikeouts) and Ali Hochstetler.
Hits — ECA: Gill 2, Kaylie Colon, Hailey Fuhz, Risner, Rebecca Stayton, Megan Warren; Bethany: A. Hochstetler 2, Lehman 2, Kelly Snyder 2, Chris Minter, Natalie Thorne. 2B — ECA: Warren; Bethany: Minter. RBI — ECA: Stayton 2, Warren; Bethany: Snyder 3, Lehman 2, Minter 1. SB — ECA: Gill; Bethany: A. Hochstetler 2, Lehman 2, Snyder.

Game Reports, February 16

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Boys basketball

BAUGO TWP., Ind. — James Helmuth drained a three-point goal from the right corner with 5.1 seconds to play, and Shane Cook's off-balance 30-footer was no good at the buzzer as Bethany escaped Jimtown with a 30-28 victory Tuesday night.
Seth Kauffman made a layup with 1:45 left in the third quarter for his 1,000th and 1,001st career points. He finished the game with 1,003, 143 points short of Eliot Friesen's school records. Bethany missed its first five shots and did not score until Hamilton Thorne punched in a bucket with 6:42 left in the second period. But the host Jimmies wold hit an even longer cold streak, as Brian Hosinski ended an 11-0 Bethany run that stretched for 13 minutes across the entire second quarter. Hosinski finished with six points, while Bret Giddings led Jimtown with nine on 3-of-4 shooting.
Jimtown outscored Bethany 17-7 in the third quarter and led 28-22 after a long-range shot from Shane Cook with 3:37 remaining. Ben Bontreger sank a pair of free throws at 2:50 before Helmuth cut the lead to one with a minute and 54 seconds left in the game. Bethany resorted to fouling in an attempt to get the ball back, and Femi Hollinger-Janzen picked up his second with just over 25 seconds on the clock. But Helmuth intercepted the inbound pass with only a slight bobble before receiving the outlet pass for the game-winning shot. After a series of timeouts, Jimtown took the ball out of bounds just inside midcourt with 2.2 seconds left, and the rest is history.
Tuesday's game marked the lowest point total in any of Bethany's 440 wins dating back to 1965. The Bruins are 10-7 and will ride a six-game winning streak into Saturday's contest against LaVille at the Menno Lands. Jimtown falls to 9-9, 3-3 in the Northern State Conference

Bethany 30, Jimtown 28
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1-6 0-0 3, Ben Bontreger 0-3 3-4 3, Seth Kauffman 3-7 0-2 6, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 0-2 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 5-9 0-2 18, James Helmuth 3-5 0-0 9. Totals 12-32 (37.5%) 3-8 (37.5%) 30.
Jimtown: Nick Anglemeyer 1-3 0-0 2, Shane Cook 1-7 0-0 3, D.J. Washington 1-3 0-0 2, Brae Beadles 2-13 1-1 6, Brian Hosinski 3-6 0-0 6, Richard Geraghty 0-0 0-0 0, Bret Giddings 3-4 0-0 9, Justin Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-36 (30.6%) 1-1 (100.0%) 28.
B  0 11  7 12 — 30
J  6  0 17  5 — 28
Three-point goals — Bethany 3-13 (Helmuth 3-5, Hollinger-Janzen 0-1, Bontreger 0-3, Kelly 0-4), Jimtown 5-15 (Giddings 3-3, Cook 1-5, Beadles 1-6, Washington 0-1). Total fouls — Bethany 7, Jimtown 8. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 23 (Thorne 7, Kauffman 5, Bontreger 3, Hollinger-Janzen 3, Helmuth 2, Kelly 1, team 2), Jimtown 24 (Beadles 7, Anglemeyer 5, Hosinski 5, Geraghty 2, Brown 1, Cook 1, Washington 1, team 2). Assists — Bethany 9 (Hollinger-Janzen 3, Kauffman 3, Kelly 2), Jimtown 7. Turnovers — Bethany 10, Jimtown 14. Blocks — Bethany 7 (Thorne 5, Kauffman 2). Steals — Bethany 7 (Hollinger-Janzen 3, Helmuth 2, Bontreger 1, Kelly 1).

JV: Bethany 25, Jimtown 23. Leading scorers — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 11, David DeLeeuw 8, Caleb Morris 5, Andrew Snyder 1; Jimtown: Max Pollock 9.

Top left, James Helmuth shoots the game-winning three-point shot with six seconds remaining. Top right, Seth Kauffman puts up the basket that makes him the second male Bruin with 1,000 career points. Bottom, Bethany students display a sign congratulating Kauffman on his achievement. (Kauffman and Helmuth photos by Ricky Yoder/Be Blessed Photos via Michiana Sports Authority; sign photo by Jay Seawell/Elkhart Truth)

Helmuth's 3-pointer helps Bethany top Jimtown (Elkhart Truth)
Helmuth, Kauffman lead Bruins (Goshen News)
Photo Gallery (Be Blessed Photos)

MS girls basketball
SOUTH BEND — Bethany 32, Stanley Clark 28
"C": Bethany 20, Stanley Clark 14