Girls Soccer Wins Sectional;
View Femi's amazing goal in boys soccer against Goshen in the 2009 sectional championship. (view goal)

Girls Soccer Sectional Champs: Bethany defeated Warsaw 1-0 in the championship game of the Bethany sectional and will advance to play Penn in the Goshen regional at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Bethany scored on its only shot on goal--a Sharisse Yoder corner kick 11 minutes into the game--and held off a persistent Warsaw offense in the second half. Warsaw, which had seven shots on goal, nearly tied the game at the five minute mark with a hard shot from the left side that sailed wide right. Then with 30 seconds remaining in the game, a direct kick just oustide the box was redirected over the goal by keeper Kelly Snyder. The resulting corner kick rattled off of several Warsaw and Bethany players in front of the goal before the ball fittingly ended safely in the hands of Snyder with six seconds remaining. This is the fifth sectional title for Bethany girls soccer since 1997, the last coming in 2005. For more on the game, see Bleeding Bruin Blue.

In the first round of sectionals Bethany defeated Central Noble 8-0. Then, in its semifinal match against Wawasee, Bethany won on the tenth round of penalty kicks, after regulation and two overtime periods ended in a 2-2 tie! Keeper Kelly Snyder successfully defended 7 straight shots--six would have given Wawasee the win and the last secured the Bruin victory.

Volleyball: Bethany defeated Howe Military in three games in the first round of the Fort Wayne Canterbury sectional and will play Blackhawk Christian in a semifinal match at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. The championship will be at 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5 per session or $8 for the tournament. Bethany finished the regular season at 17-12.

Cross Country: The girls cross country team placed 10th and the boys 11th in the Oct. 13 sectional. Ali Hochstetler placed fifth in the girls race qualifying for the regional race. She ended up not running in the regional due to illness. Both teams finished the regular season at 6-6.

Boys Tennis: Oct. 1-3 at Goshen High School. Defending sectional champion Bethany played Fairfield at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, and lost 1-4. Bethany finishes the season at 13-8.

Boys Soccer: Oct. 8-10 at Goshen High School. Bethany defeated Wawasee 1-0 in the semifinals and the lost to Goshen 3-1 in the championship. Bethany took an early 1-0 lead on a phenomenal shot by sophomore Femi Hollinger-Janzen (watch on video). Bethany did win its third consecutive NISC title and finishes the season at 14-3-2.