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 & Sectional Updates, October 25

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Volleyball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany def. Lakewood Park 17-25, 25-14, 25-18, 23-25, 15-10 in FW Canterbury sectional semifinal.

Aces — Chelsea Noble 3. Assists — Noble 28. Kills — Grieser 15, Rupp 9. Blocks — Marla zumFelde 3. Digs — Hannah Grieser 7, Jenae Rupp 7.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — ECA def. Bethany 25-19, 25-14, 24-26, 25-21 in FW Canterbury sectional final. Aces — Bethany: Hannah Grieser 5; ECA: Taylor Armington 5, Arielle Walters 4. Assists — Bethany: Chelsea Noble 13; ECA: Faith Gill 22. Kills —Bethany: Grieser 11, Jenae Rupp 9; ECA: Walters 12, Armington 8, Katie Newhall 8. Blocks — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 4, Corine Alvarez 4; ECA: Walters 3, Newhall 3. Digs — Bethany: Rupp 9, zumFelde 5; ECA: Ali Bigler 12, Kayley Baughman 9.

Girls cross country individual advancement

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Ali Hochstetler 5th in New Haven semistate in 18:33.45. Medalist — Autumn Beachy (DeKalb) 18:24.07. Hochstetler advances to state finals Nov. 1 in Terre Haute. Team Scores: Northridge 84, FW Northrop 117, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 124, DeKalb 159, West Noble 160, Huntington North 188, FW Concordia 211, Homestead 231, SB Riley 243, Columbia City 260, Mishawaka 284, Warsaw 289, SB St. Joseph's 298, SB Adams 305, Bellmont 319, Jay County 392, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 467, Pendleton Heights 486, Winchester 503, Delta 539. Teams with individuals only — Bethany, Bremen, Central Noble, Churubusco, East Noble, Fairfield, FW Canterbury, FW North Side, FW Snider, FW South Side, Goshen, Lapel, Leo, Mishawaka Marian, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Penn, Southwood, Wapahani, Yorktown. 15th-Place Time: 19:00.92. (Individual Results; Team Scores)

Sectional Update
Volleyball semifinals at FW Canterbury
ECA def. Blackhawk 25-21, 25-23, 25-10

Girls Holiday Tournament Reports

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


FIRST ROUND
GOSHEN — ECA 50, Granger Christian 44
ECA: Emily Schutz 0 1-2 1, Kayley Baughman 5 8-16 19, Emily Peterson 2 0-0 4, Ali Bigler 4 0-0 8, Natalie Allen 1 3-4 5, Lexi Rambadt 3 2-2 8, Alexis Lyon 2 1-3 5. Megan Howard, Erin Walsworth, Katie Shaum, Lizzie Swart all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 15-27 (55.6%) 50.
Granger Christian: Margaret Dunbar 1 0-0 3, Sarah D'Amico 2 1-2 5, Megan Frazier 1 0-0 2, Sarah Noveroske 6 4-5 17, Emma Dunbar 7 4-5 17, Autumn Reed 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 9-12 (75.0%) 44.
Scoring By Quarters
EC 17 14 08 11 — 50
GC 11 06 14 13 — 44
Three-point goals — ECA 1 (Baughman), Granger 5 (E. Dunbar 2, M. Dunbar, D'Amico, Noveroske). Total fouls — ECA 11, Granger 21. Fouled out — M. Dunbar.
Rebounds — ECA 38 (Baughman 13). Assists — ECA 10 (Baughman 4). Steals — ECA 6 (Baughman 3). Officials — Larry Nantkes, Dave Polston, Rick Secor.

Bethany Christian 61, Lakeland Christian 43
Lakeland Christian: Shana Messmore 7 0-0 14, Anna Wilcoxson 5 0-0 10, Lindsey Bowser 2 2-4 8, Kristin Yocum 3 0-0 7, Bethany Prinsen 2 0-0 4. Jo Boren, Jess Haines, Heather Woolums, Erika Goshorn, Lauren Baxtel, Logan Brune, Jamie Duchane, Jessi Kline all 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-4 (50.0%) 43.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 0 3-4 3, Jenae Rupp 5 9-13 19, Sarah Lederman 2 0-0 5, Ali Hochstetler 2 3-6 7, Marla zumFelde 7 3-3 18, Chris Minter 2 1-3 5. Mattie Lehman, Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy, Alena Yoder all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 19-29 (65.5%) 61.
Scoring By Quarters
LC 09 18 10 06 — 43
BC 11 16 15 19 — 61
Three-point goals — Lakeland 3 (Bowser 2, Yocum); Bethany 2 (zumFelde, Lederman). Total fouls — Lakeland 20, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Lakeland 33 (Wilcoxson 11), Bethany 20 (Hochstetler 5, Minter 5). Assists — Bethany 8 (Stutzman 3, Helmuth 3). Steals — Lakeland 3 (Haines 2), Bethany 13 (Rupp 5). Turnovers — Lakeland 15, Bethany 11. Officials — Brian Allen, Tom Hinz, Merle Hostetler.

CONSOLATION
Granger Christian 59, Lakeland Christian 25
Lakeland Christian: Jess Haines 1 0-0 2, Heather Woolums 3 0-0 6, Jo Boren 0 0-2 0, Lindsey Bowser 1 3-4 6, Bethany Prinsen 1 1-2 3, Shana Messmore 4 0-0 8. Erika Goshorn, Lauren Baxter, Kristin Yocum, Logan Brune, Anna Wilcoxson, Jamie Duchane, Jessi Kline all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-8 (50.0%) 25.
Granger Christian: Sarah D'Amico 2 0-0 5, Autumn Reed 1 0-0 2, Megan Frazier 3 0-0 7, Sarah Noveroske 11 7-11 30, Emma Dunbar 6 0-0 15. Margaret Dunbar 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-11 (63.6%) 59.
Scoring By Quarters
L 06 10 13 02 — 25
G 12 16 18 13 — 59
Three-Point Goals — Lakeland 1 (Bowser), Granger 6 (E. Dunbar 3, D'Amico, Frazier, Noveroske). Total fouls — Lakeland 12, Granger 6. Fouled out — none. Officials — Danielle Haney, Dustin Kaehr, Dave Wolford.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Bethany 52, ECA 32
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 0 1-4 1, Erin Helmuth 2 1-2 5, Jenae Rupp 7 3-8 17, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 3, Ali Hochstetler 0 0-0 0, Marla zumFelde 2 2-2 6, Mattie Lehman 4 0-0 10, Chris Minter 5 0-2 10. Totals 21 7-18 (38.9%) 52.

ECA: Emily Schutz 0 1-2 1, Kayley Baughman 4 5-9 14, Emily Peterson 0 4-4 4, Ali Bigler 1 0-0 2, Natalie Allen 2 0-0 4, Lexi Rambadt 2 0-0 5, Alexis Lyon 1 0-0 2. Megan Howard, Erin Walsworth, Katie Shaum, Lizzie Swart all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 10-15 (66.7%) 32.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 15 16 10 11 — 52

ECA 7 09 11 05 — 32
Three-point goals — Bethany 3 (Lehman 2, Lederman), ECA 2 (Baughman, Rambadt). Total fouls — Bethany 14, ECA 16. Fouled out — Baughman, Peterson.

Rebounds — Bethany 25 (Stutzman 6), ECA 26 (Lyon 9). Assists — Bethany 7 (Lehman 2), ECA 6 (Baughman 5). Steals — Bethany 6 (Lederman 3), ECA 4 (Bigler 2, Baughman 2). Turnovers — Bethany 12, ECA 10. Officials — Eric Coburn, Kirk Robinson, Darrell Watson.

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.

Game Reports, January 26

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Boys basketball

STURGIS, Mich. — Michiana Home Educators varsity 74, Bethany JV 59. Leading scorer —Bethany: David DeLeeuw 17.

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 44, LaVille 42 as Jenae Rupp hit a layup with :01.3 left.
LaVille: Emily Fuller 1 0-0 2, Erica Schmeltz 10 0-0 20, Elaine Schmeltz 1 3-4 5, Cori Lindke 4 1-1 9, Anna Boits 1 0-0 3, Brittani Haygood 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Kopetski 0 0-0 0, Shelby Low 0 0-0 0, Hannah Amor 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 5-7 (71.4%) 42.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 0 1-2 1, Erin Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Jenae Rupp 5 6-12 16, Sarah Lederman 1 0-2 3, Ali Hochstetler 2 0-0 4, Marla zumFelde 5 1-5 12, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 2 1-4 5, Malaina Weldy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 9-25 (36.0%) 44.
Scoring By Quarters
LV 12 03 09 13 5 — 42
BC 03 16 12 06 7 — 44
Three-point goals: LaVille 1 (Boits), Bethany 3 (Lederman, Lehman, zumFelde). Total fouls —LaVille 20, Bethany 8. Fouled out — None.
Rebounds: LaVille 44 (Er. Schmeltz 16, Lindke 13, Amor 7), Bethany 41 (Rupp 10, zumFelde 8, Helmuth 7, Hochstetler 6, Minter 6). Turnovers — LaVille 13, Bethany 15. Officials — Lou Brown, John Wright, Wes Yoder.

JV: LaVille 24, Bethany 23 after Bethany inbounded the ball in the final 10 seconds and failed to get off a shot. Leading scorers — LaVille: Bekah Fagan 8, Sarah Amor 6; Bethany: Mattie Lehman 7, Malaina Weldy 5.

MS girls basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 31, Keystone 9. Leading scorers — Natalie Thorne 17, Hanna Hochstetler 6. Rebounds — Thorne 12, Hochstetler 8.

Game Reports, February 9

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Girls basketball FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 57, Lakewood Park 53 in the quarterfinals of sectional 51. Jenae Rupp led the Bruins with 32 points, a total surpassed by only four people in school history.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 3 1-2 7, Jenae Rupp 11 10-11, Sarah Lederman 0 0-0 0, Ali Hochstetler 2 0-0 4, Marla zumFelde 2 2-2 7, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 13-15 (86.7%) 57.
Lakewood Park: Jordan Placencia 2 0-2 4, Calah Kruse 4 0-1 9, Alyssa Toupin 6 1-3 13; Jami Delagrange 7 0-0 17, Chelsea Heibel 0 0-0 0, Bailee Grayless 4 0-0 11, Annie Weaver 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 1-6 (16.7%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 19 15 07 16 — 57
LP 19 07 10 17 — 53
Three-point goals — Bethany 2 (Lehman, zumFelde), Lakewood Park 7 (Delagrange 3, Grayless 3, Kruse). Total fouls — Bethany 11, Lakewood Park 15. Fouled out — Stutzman; Delagrange, Taupin.

Boys basketball "C"

ALBION, Ind. — Central Noble 29, Bethany 22. Leading scorers — Femi Hollinger-Janzen 11, Cody Yoder 5, Jeff Yoder 5.

MS girls basketball "A"

ELKHART — Concord 8B 22, Bethany 20.
"B": Bethany 20, Concord 7B 16. Leading scorers — Brooke Hershberger 6, Christina Juroff 6.

Game Reports, February 5

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Girls basketball
GOSHEN — Argos 54, Bethany 43. Argos: Kelsie Hollabaugh 6 3-4 18, Alexandra Zechiel 0 0-0 0, Kassi Hensley 3 0-0 8, Kyle VanDerWeele 2 2-2 6, Hannah Alcorn 2 2-2 7, Samantha Stults 0 0-0 0, Melissa Carter 3 1-2 7, Chloe Davis 1 0-0 2, Latisha Shepherd 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 8-10 54.
Bethany Christian: Jodi Stutzman 0 2-2 2, Erin Helmuth 2 3-4 7, Jenae Rupp 6 3-5 15, Sarah Lederman 1 2-2 5, Ali Hochstetler 0 2-2 2, Marla zumFelde 1 4-4 7, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 16-19 43.
Scoring By Quarters
A 18 12 13 11 — 54
B 06 17 08 12 — 43
Three-point goals — Argos 6 (Hollabaugh 3, Hensley 2, Alcorn, Bethany 3 (zumFelde, Lehman, Lederman). Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Argos 29 (Carter 11), Bethany 21 (Rupp 6). Steals — Argos 5 (Hollabaugh 2, Hensley 2), Bethany 5 (Rupp 3). Turnovers — Argos 10, Bethany 13. Total fouls — Argos 16, Bethany 16. Technical — Hollabaugh.

JV: Argos 37, Bethany 19. Leading scorers — Argos: Amanda Zechiel 9; Bethany: Malaina Weldy 8.

Game Reports, January 24

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Boys basketball

GOSHEN — The Bruins fell to #1 Triton 62-52 in a game marked by several questionable charge/block calls, a recurring scream from the Bethany student section as the Trojans toed the charity stripe, a glut of second-half Trojan fouls, coach Jim Buller's first technical foul in two-plus years (Dec. 7, 2006 against Clinton Christian), and my inability to recognize a run-on sentence. This was Triton's closest regular-season game since a Jan. 5, 2008 overtime win (46-43) at John Glenn and their slimmest regular-season margin of victory since Feb. 15, 2008, when they lost 49-61 at Tippecanoe Valley.

Bethany: Jordan Weaver 2 8-8 14, Seth Kauffman 9 2-3 20, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 6, Luke Slagel 0 2-2 2, Ben Bontreger 0 2-2 2, Mark DeLeeuw 3 2-4 8. Mikey Kelly, Tim Gautsche, Hamilton Thorne all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 16-19 (84.2%) 52.
Triton: Ben Montalbano 1 1-4 4, Joel Meister 4 3-4 12, Cody Carpenter 0 1-2 1, Austin Davis 2 0-0 4, Griffyn Carpenter 5 2-7 15, Jordan Everett 0 2-2 2, Colton Keel 6 9-10 21, Zac Moriarty 1 1-2 3. Dustin Kreft 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 19-31 (61.3%) 62.
Scoring By Quarters:
T 18 19 12 18 — 62
B 15 06 13 18 — 52
Three-point goals — Triton 5 (Carpenter 3, Meister, Montalbano). Bethany 4 (Ramer 2, Weaver 2). Total fouls — Triton 19, Bethany 21. Fouled out — none. Technical — Bethany coach Buller.

Rebounds — Bethany: Kauffman 8. Assists — Bethany: Ramer 5.

JV: Triton 46, Bethany 36. Leading scorers — Triton: Taran Holderman 20; Bethany: Ben Bontreger 8, Hamilton Thorne 8.

Girls basketball

ALBION, Ind. — Central Noble 53, Bethany 35.
Bethany: Marla zumFelde 5 0-3 10, Jenae Rupp 4 1-2 9, Chris Minter 2 2-3 6, Ali Hochstetler 1 2-2 4, Erin Helmuth 1 0-0 2, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1 0-0 2. Mattie Lehman, Jodi Stutzman 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-10 (50.0%) 35.
Central Noble: Amy Van Gessel 9 3-5 21, Tori Brown 2 3-3 7, Sierra Rice 2 3-4 7, Tiffany Householder 3 0-3 6, Sarinna Dazey 0 5-6 5, Bethany Woods 1 2-3 4, Erin Simon 1 0-0 3. Kammi Dull 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-24 (66.7%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 12 06 10 07 — 35
CN 14 10 13 16 — 53
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Central Noble 1 (Simon). Total fouls — Bethany 16, Central Noble 10. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Bethany 21 (Rupp 6, Minter 5); Central Noble 25 (Van Gessel 10, Brown 7). Assists — Bethany 6 (zumFelde 3). Steals — Bethany 5 (Rupp 3); Central Noble 9 (Van Gessel 3, Rice 3, Householder 3). Turnovers — Bethany 16, Central Noble 9.

JV: Central Noble 23, Bethany 13. Leading scorers — Bethany: Gina Gautsche 5; Central Noble: Samantha Bortner 9, Rachel Van Gessel 6.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: February 8-14

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for February 8-14 is Jenae Rupp. To know what Rupp has done to win this honor, type her name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Rupp, Seth Kauffman, and Natalie Thorne. As three weeks have elapsed since Ben Bontreger's win on January 25, he becomes eligible next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, February 22, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Match Reports, October 3

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Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Trinity 25-22, 25-10, 25-18. Aces — Hannah Grieser 5, Jenae Rupp 4. Assists — Chelsea Noble 20. Kills — Rupp 9, Grieser 6, Corine Alvarez 6. Blocks — Grieser 3 (2 solo). Digs — Rupp 8, Mattie Lehman 7.

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Elkhart Lady Hawks 25-10, 25-19.

Game Reports, December 8-9

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8

Girls basketball “C”

BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Jimtown 29, Bethany 23.
MS boys basketball

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Clinton Christian 38, Bethany 34.
6th grade “A”: Milford 56, Bethany 51 in what has to be the highest-scoring middle school game I’ve ever seen.
6th grade “B”: Milford 41, Bethany 19.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9

Girls basketball

WALKERTON, Ind. — John Glenn 56, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 1 0-0 2, Erin Helmuth 2 0-0 4, Jenae Rupp 5 5-8 15, Twila Albrecht , Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 3, Ali Hochstetler 0 0-0 0, Marla zumFelde 3 0-2 6, Mattie Lehman 0 0-0 0, Chris Minter 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-10 (50.0%) 30.
Glenn: Emily Traversa 4 0-0 8, Jacy Borlik 5 5-8 16, Cayla Ochs 4 0-0 8, Kim Podell 1 2-2 4, Savanna Bruski 5 2-2 12, Amy Pearish 4 0-0 8. Paige Ullery, Rosemarie Banks, Sarah Traversa, Alyssa Schmidt all 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-12 (75.0%) 56.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 06 07 08 09 — 30
JG 10 16 15 15 — 56
Three-point goals — Bethany 1 (Lederman), Glenn 1 (Borlik). Total fouls — Bethany 14, Glenn 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 12 (Rupp 6), Glenn 27 (Podell 8). Steals — Bethany 15 (Rupp 5), Glenn 15 (Borlik 5). Turnovers — Bethany 15, Glenn 15.

JV: Bethany 23, Glenn 20. Leading scorers — Bethany: Malaina Weldy 11; Glenn: Melissa Lile 8.

MS boys basketball

WARSAW — Bethany 38, Lakeland Christian 18. Top scorers — Bethany: Caleb Morris 13, Wade Troyer 8; Lakeland: Haines 10, Prinsen 4.

“B”: Bethany 37, Lakeland 25.
Bethany: Joseph Mumaw 1 0-0 2, Tanner Fervida 8 0-0 19, Sol Brenneman 4 0-0 10, Trent Yoder 1 2-3 4, Abe Thorne 1 0-0 2. Isaac Brenneman, Ethan Folker, William Schrock, Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Parth Patel, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 2-3 (66.7%) 37.
Lakeland: Billy Pitts 4 0-0 8, Cody Kline 3 0-0 7, James Heldreth 1 0-0 2, Chris Silveus 3 2-2 8. Noah Cole, Matt Grothouse, Daniel Hudson, Trenton Stockman, Scott Marsh all 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-2 (100.0%) 25.
Three-point goals — Bethany 5 (Fervida 3, S. Brenneman 2), Lakeland Christian 1 (Kline). Total fouls — Bethany 4, Lakeland Christian 6. Fouled out — none.

Match Reports, August 30

Boys soccer "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Prairie Heights 0. Goal: Courtland Jones.

Girls soccer

ELKHART — Bethany 1, Memorial 0

• B: Gina Gautsche (9')

Shots on goal — Bethany 15, Memorial 7. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 7; Memorial: Amanda Cave 14. Corner kicks — Bethany 6, Memorial 1.
JV won 3-0. Goals — Taylor Christophel 2, Anna Nafziger. Goalie saves — Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 2; Memorial: Madison Schenk 12.

Boys tennis won Jimtown JV Invitational.

ELKHART — Team Records: BC 3-0, Jimtown 2-1, Rochester 1-2, Concord 0-3. 1s: Ben Mast 3-0. 2s: Seth Krabill 3-0. 3s: Matthew Amstutz 2-0, Kyle Miller 1-0. 1d: Russell Klassen/K. Miller 2-0, R. Klassen/M. Amstutz 1-0. 2d: Austin Loucks/Nick Rebec 2-0, Claude Stickler/Misha Rebec 1-0. BC Tennis Match Report.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Keystone 25-9, 25-17.

Aces — Mattie Lehman 5, Chelsea Noble 3, Jenae Rupp 3. Assists — Noble 12. Kills: Marla zumFelde 4. Blocks — Hannah Grieser 2. Digs — Lehman 2, Grieser 2.

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Hamilton 25-15, 25-14.

Aces — Mandy Schlabach 2, Rupp 2. Assists — Noble 10. Kills —: Noble 5, Grieser 5. Blocks — zumFelde 2. Digs — Lehman 5, zumFelde 3.

Boys cross country 12th of 14 teams at NorthWood Invitational; no individual results available.

Girls cross country 5th of 14 teams at NorthWood Invitational.

NAPPANEE, Ind. — Medalist: Emily Dean (Jimtown) 20:16. Bethany finishers: 3rd, Ali Hochstetler 20:47; 12th, Jenae Hershberger 21:54.

Match Reports & Sectional Updates, October 14

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Girls cross country advances to regional with 5th place finish at sectional.
Boys cross country 11th place finish at sectional. For full reports, keep reading.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — NorthWood def. Bethany 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-11

Aces — Bethany: Chelsea Noble 2, Hannah Grieser 2, Mandy Schlabach 2; NorthWood: Allison Schrock 3, Maddie Spitaels 2, Courtney Simpson 2. Assists — Bethany: Noble 16; NorthWood: Spitaels 37. Kills — Bethany: Jenae Rupp 14, Grieser 6; NorthWood: Alli Heeter 16, Courtney Simpson 12, Taylor Olson 10. Digs — Bethany: Rupp 9, Mattie Lehman 9; NorthWood: Amber Slone 19, Alli Heeter 14.
JV: Bethany lost 14-25, 21-25. Aces — Bethany: Sydney Kehr 2, Maria Thomas 2; NorthWood: Taryn Johnson 6. Assists — Bethany: Kehr 6; NorthWood: Tess Anglemyer 9. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 4; NorthWood: Hannah Kirkwood 4, Lauren Linhart 3. Digs — Bethany: Lexi Kantz 7; NorthWood: Chloe Anglemyer 17.

Boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany 11th of 12 teams in Elkhart sectional. Team scores: Northridge 49, Concord 72, Warsaw 113, Wawasee 119, Memorial 121, Goshen 121, Central 173, Fairfield 224, NorthWood 238, ECA 258, Bethany 309, Jimtown 372. Memorial 5th over Goshen on sixth-runner tiebreaker. Medalist — Andrew Albert (Northridge) 16:00. Bruin runners — 45th, Luke Slagel 17:59; 54th, Nick Handrich 18:16; 65th, Logan Schlabach 19:04; 69th, Mikey Kelly 19:21; 76th, Luis Lopez 20:07; 77th, Austin Mumaw 20:13; 81st, Ben Hochstetler 22:52. Full Results (PDF file)

Girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany 5th of 12 teams in Elkhart sectional. Team scores: Northridge 41, Goshen 83, Fairfield 87, Warsaw 87, Bethany 158, Concord 181, Memorial 189, Central 208, Wawasee 221, Jimtown 243, NorthWood 268, ECA 362. Fairfield 3rd over Warsaw on sixth-runner tiebreaker. Medalist — Erica Ridderman (Warsaw) 18:52. Bruin runners — 2nd, Ali Hochstetler 18:58; 25th, Jenae Hershberger 21:04; 35th, Desiree Porter 22:02; 40th, Alita Yoder 22:18; 56th, Erin Helmuth 23:12; 57th, Eva Lapp 23:12; 70th, Ellie Schertz 24:28. Full Results (PDF file)

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Lakeview def. Bethany 25-14, 25-3.
MS volleyball "B"

GOSHEN — Lakeview def. Bethany 25-9, 25-7.

Sectional Update
Girls soccer quarterfinals
West Noble 3, Central Noble 0
Wawasee 5, Lakeland 0

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.

Match Reports, September 29

NOMINATE

Boys soccer "C"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 1, Carroll 0. Goal — Josh Plank. Assist — Jared Christophel. Saves — Courtland Jones 4.

Boys tennis JV
GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Howe Military 0.
Winners — Ben Mast, Seth Krabill, Matthew Amstutz, Russell Klassen/Kyle Miller, Claude Stickler/Austin Loucks.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 25-13.
Aces — Jenae Rupp 8, Hannah Grieser 7. Assists — Chelsea Noble 16, Mandy Schlabach 14. Kills — Rupp 11, Noble 7. Blocks — Noble 2 assists, Schlabach 1 solo, Marla zumFelde 1 solo. Digs — Mattie Lehman 7.
JV: Bethany def. Goshen Blue Blazers 25-16, 25-11. Aces — Sydney Kehr 5. Assists — Kehr 11. Kills — Lexi Kantz 6. Digs — Kate Steury 1.

Girls cross country
BOURBON, Ind. — Bethany def. Jimtown 23-38 and Triton, Glenn and Oregon-Davis all 15-50.
Medalist — Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 19:25. Other top Bethany runners — 3rd, Jenae Hershberger 21:51; 5th, Alita Yoder 23:03; 6th, Erin Helmuth 23:11; 9th, Eva Lapp 23:50; 12th, Desiree Porter 24:19; 14th, Ellie Schertz 24:30; 15th, Leanne Hochstetler 24:47.

Boys cross country
BOURBON, Ind. — Bethany def. Jimtown 25-30, def. Oregon-Davis 23-32, lost to Glenn 33-24, and lost to Triton 37-22. Medalist — Blake Lemler (Triton) 17:53. Top Bethany runners — 5th, Nick Handrich 18:57; 6th, Logan Schlabach 19:07; 14th, Austin Mumaw 20:12.

MS boys soccer "A"
GOSHEN — Bethany 0, Goshen 0. Shots on goal — Goshen 5, Bethany 1. Goalie saves: Bethany: Caleb Morris 5; Goshen 1. Corner kicks — Goshen 3, Bethany 1.
"B": Goshen 4, Bethany 0.

MS girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Goshen 1. Goal — Maddie Gerig.

MS volleyball "A"
GOSHEN — Bethany def. ECA 25-20, 20-25, 15-12. Aces — Elise Romero 7. Assists — Romero 2, Sadie Gustafson-Zook 2. Kills — Romero 3.
"B": ECA def. Bethany 17-25, 25-18, 15-9.

MS girls cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany lost 15-50 (incomplete) vs. the 25-member West Noble team. Bethany runner — 22nd, Anna Bailey 17:26.

MS boys cross country
GOSHEN — Bethany lost 20-43 to the 31-member West Noble team. Medalist — Jesse Bontreger (Bethany) 12:25. Other Bethany runners — 27th, William Schrock 14:51; 30th, Nahshon Lora 15:42; 31st, Ike Lehman 16:36; 36th, Neel Bhagat 17:28; 37th, Ryan Miller 17:37; 38th, Justin Zehr 18:04.

Match Reports, October 9

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys soccer

GOSHEN — West Noble 1, Bethany 0 (Semifinals, Goshen sectional). Bethany finishes the season with a record of 11-5-2.

Goal — Roberto Herrera. Shots on goal — Bethany 5, West Noble 4. Goalie saves — West Noble: Rafael Correa 5; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3. Corner kicks — Bethany 11, West Noble 2.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Clinton Christian 25-22, 25-17, 25-19.

Aces — Bethany: Jenae Rupp 4; Clinton: Nicole Hochstetler 3, Katlynne Miller 2. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 19, Chelsea Noble 14; Clinton: Kat. Miller 7, Hochstetler 5. Kills — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 9, Rupp 8; Clinton: Megan Troyer 4, Kami Miller 4. Digs — Bethany: Hannah Grieser 6; Clinton: Hochstetler 9, Troyer 9, Natalie Bontrager 9.
JV

GOSHEN — Bethany won 25-22, 25-10. Aces — Bethany: Sydney Kehr 4, Lexi Kantz 3; Clinton: Amber Mullet 1, Marcy Showalter 1. Assists — Bethany: Kehr 8; Clinton: Krystyna Borkowski 3. Kills — Bethany: Andrea Born 4; Clinton: Showalter 2. Digs — Bethany: Emily Grimes 3; Clinton: Showalter 7.

Boys cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany lost to ECA 36-20. Medalist — Dylan Lemert (ECA) 17:49. Top Bethany runners — 4th, Nick Handrich 18:43; 5th, Logan Schlabach 18:56; 7th, Mikey Kelly 19:28; 9th, Luis Lopez 19:54.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany def. ECA (incomplete) 15-50. Medalist — Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 18:58. Other Bethany runners — 2nd, Jenae Hershberger 21:44; 3rd, Alita Yoder 22:16; 4th, Erin Helmuth 23:01; 6th, Eva Lapp 23:22; 7th, Desiree Porter 23:42; 8th, Ellie Schertz 23:57; 9th, Leanne Hochstetler 24:02.

MS volleyball "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Clinton Christian 25-11, 25-19. Aces — Marie Bontrager 7, Elise Romero 5, Molly Heusinkveld 4. Assists — Sadie Gustafson-Zook 2. Kills — Romero 2.

MS boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany lost to ECA 34-23. Medalist — Jacob Frost (ECA) 12:10. Top Bruin runners — 2nd, Jesse Bontreger 12:16; 3rd, Abe Thorne 12:31; 8th, Andrew Snyder 13:44; 10th, Nahshon Lora 15:30; 11th, Neel Bhagat 16:49; 12th, Justin Zehr 16:59; 13th, Ryan Miller 17:35.

MS girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany lost to ECA 29-26. Medalist — Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 12:28. Top Bruin runners — 2nd, Maddie Gerig 12:43; 4th, Natalie Thorne 14:41; 6th, Laken Richer 15:04; 7th, Lana Smucker 15:38; 10th, Anna Bailey 17:43.

Match Reports, September 30

NOMINATE

Boys soccer

ELKHART — Bethany 3, ECA 1

• B: Jordan Weaver (Jesse Ramer assist) (5'). (Weaver's 39th career goal ties him with coach Hank Willems for 8th in school history.)
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (34')
• B: Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (59')
• E: Phillip Gibson (69')

Shots on goal — Bethany 9, ECA 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3; ECA: Sean Addison 6. Photos from the game (by Larry Tebo of the Elkhart Truth) — 1 2 3 4 5 (6 is in the lead)
JV

ELKHART — Bethany 2, ECA 0. Goals — Brandon Sharkey, Matt Weaver. Shots on goal — Bethany 4, Elkhart Christian 3. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder, Courtland Jones 2 total.

Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Warsaw 1

• B: Sharisse Yoder (49')
• W: Hannah Cutshall (64').

Shots on goal — Warsaw 13, Bethany Christian 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 12; Warsaw: Caitlin Perrone 3. Corner kicks — Warsaw 6, Bethany 2.

JV

GOSHEN — Warsaw 3, Bethany 0.

• W: Haley Robinaugh (35').
• W: Caitlyn Troup (40').
• W: Kelly Wildman (70').

Shots on goal — Warsaw 12, Bethany 1. Goalie saves — Warsaw: Emma Dickerhoff 1; Bethany: Caitlin Fecher 6, Jen Sharkey 3. Corner kicks — Warsaw 6, Bethany 0.

Boys tennis vs. Tippecanoe Valley canceled. JV also canceled. Our JV tennis team wraps up the season with a 16-0 record.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Northridge 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19.

Aces — Bethany: Jenae Rupp 7; Northridge: Cortnie Yoder 4, Kerri Doutlick 3. Assists — Bethany: Chelsea Noble 20; Northridge: Doutlick 16. Kills — Bethany: Hannah Grieser 11, Rupp 9, Marla zumFelde 6; Northridge: Leah Meyer 9, Yoder 6, Shelby Schmucker 6. Digs — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 14; Northridge: Kim Kershner 23, Natalie Martin 16.

JV: Bethany lost 18-25, 23-25. Aces — Bethany: Chris Minter 5. Assists — Bethany: Sydney Kehr 8; Northridge: Kaitlyn Kershner 18. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 5, Andrea Born 4, Minter 4; Northridge: Tori Roberts 7. Digs — Bethany; Emily Grimes 4; Northridge: Jena Bontreger 8.

Boys cross country vs. Granger Christian canceled.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Granger Christian 15-50.

Medalist — Ashley Nelson (Granger Christian) 26:44. Bethany runners — 2nd, Alyssa Ramer 26:44; 3rd, Desiree Porter 26:45; 4th, Ellie Schertz 26:46; 5th, Alita Yoder 26:46; 6th, Erin Helmuth 26:47; 8th, Ali Hochstetler 27:22; 9th, Jenae Hershberger 27:22; 10th, Eva Lapp 27:23; 11th, Leanne Hochstetler 30:59; 12th, Lauren Hooley 31:00.

MS volleyball "B"

ELKHART — Jimtown def. Bethany 25-9, 25-7.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, November 30-December 6

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for November 30-December 6, averaging 13 points per game over that timespan, is Jenae Rupp. If you must know exactly what Jenae has done to deserve this honor, type her name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Rupp, Seth Kauffman, and Marla zumFelde. As three weeks have elapsed since his win on Nov. 16, Sol Brenneman becomes eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, December 14, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, January 11-17

NOMINATE FOR NEXT WEEK'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for January 11-17 is Jenae Rupp. To know exactly what Jenae has done to deserve this honor, type her name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Rupp and Andy Slagel. As three weeks have elapsed since her win on Dec. 27, Twila Albrecht becomes eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, January 25, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Game Reports, January 29

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls basketball

TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 37, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 3 1-2 7, Jenae Rupp 2 2-5 6, Ali Hochstetler 2 1-3 5, Marla zumFelde 3 1-2 8. Mattie Lehman, Chris Minter, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-12 (41.7%) 30.
Westview: Olivia Fought 3 3-6 9, Jordan Slabach 3 0-2 6, Candice Stutzman 2 0-2 4, Elissa Weaver 0 0-0 0, Jennifer Miller 0 0-2 0, Richelle Sharick 1 0-0 2, Malarie Feller 3 1-1 7, Jeslyn Zimmerly 1 0-2 2, Jade Oakley 3 1-1 7. Totals 16 5-16 (31.3%) 37.
Scoring By Quarters
B 4 5 10 11 — 30
W 7 8 06 16 — 37
3-point goals — Bethany 1 (zumFelde); Westview 0. Total fouls — Bethany 17, Westview 14. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Bethany: zumFelde 11, Rupp 7, Hochstetler 5; Westview: Slabach 6, Oakley 6. Assists — Westview: Slabach 3, Feller 3. Steals — Westview: Feller 8, Slabach 4, Stutzman 3. Turnovers — Bethany 24, Westview 14.

JV: Westview 43, Bethany 20. Leading scorers: Bethany — Sarah Brew 10; Westview: Jade Oakley 12, Brittany Hershberger 8, Kristin Steider 8.

Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany 44, West Noble 37.
West Noble: Seth Bontrager 6 0-0 12, Bo Lutton 4 2-3 10, Kevin Handshoe 1 0-2 2, Jordan Younce 3 5-8 13. Skylar Campbell, Taylor Hagenbuch, Daimon Lortie, Kris Handshoe, Isais Homister, Alex Gillespie all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-13 (53.8%) 37.
Bethany: Austin Mumaw 1 0-0 2, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 3 1-2 7, Bryce Rheinheimer 3 0-0 7, Jared Miller 3 0-0 6, Jeff Yoder 3 0-0 6, Peter Schrock 0 1-2 1, David DeLeeuw 1 1-2 4, Cody Yoder 3 0-0 2, Evan Eby 0 0-0 0, Andy Slagel 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 4-8 (50.0%) 44.
Scoring By Quarters
WN 15 12 07 3 — 37
BC 09 16 16 3 — 44
Three-point goals — West Noble 2 (Yoder); Bethany 2 (DeLeeuw, Rheinheimer). Total fouls — West Noble 9, Bethany 12. Fouled out — Yoder.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 33, Northridge 8B 5 in a game featuring more jump balls (30) than made baskets.

Leading scorers — Natalie Thorne 12, Amber Heydon 8, Laken Richer 8. Rebounds — Thorne 11. Assists — Maddie Gerig 9.
"B": Bethany 28, Northridge 7B 8, also with a lot of jump balls. Leading scorers — Christina Juroff 10, Hanna Hochstetler 8.