tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87003134748225953902024-03-05T02:53:30.562-08:00Shenk Mullettolivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comBlogger995125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-12696243839323640322012-11-06T08:31:00.000-08:002013-01-06T00:56:51.859-08:00Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk HumblyI have a job, several of them actually. I have everything I need, and then some. I've learned to be gratefully content with very little. This has made far more difference in my life than an elected official ever could. I'm still going to vote today, and I am grateful I can. I'm thankful for women like Alice Stokes Paul, who was a suffragist and an American hero. And as a woman, I'd like olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-66022909714728989072012-10-17T08:05:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.864-08:00Nathan Brendle - All-DistrictCongratulations to Nathan Brendle! He has been named to the 2012 District 2 All-District team!This team consists of the top 16 singles players in northeast Indiana. The district stretches from South Bend to Kokomo, east toward Marion and then also includes Fort Wayne. There are 82 teams in the district, which means there are more than 250 players eligible for this award. Nate's selection puts himolivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-17321070830087460812012-10-16T04:39:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.874-08:00Congratulations to Ike!Congratulations to Ike Lehman, who has been named to the Honorable Mention All-State Academic Team. Savor the one time in your life you will be the tennis equal of Ronnie Schneider, Ike!Ike's selection marks the third consecutive year that the Bruins have placed a team member on the Academic All-State team. The qualifications are quite high, and Ike joins Ben Mast and Blake Shetler as our three olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-55327136890250990032012-10-15T09:47:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.881-08:00Nathan Brendle v. Mazin HakimA couple Wednesdays ago, our Bruin season quietly concluded on a dark, damp evening. We were nice and warm inside, and the court was certainly not quiet. But it's taken me two weeks to write about anything because, well, disappointment takes some time to work its way through me.Nathan Brendle was the last Bruin alive this season, as he had eased through his Sectional match and advanced to the olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-89455284776112168452012-10-02T10:04:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.888-08:00Nathan Brendle - Individual SectionalGiven the fact that Nathan is still undefeated in tournament play (with his 6-4, 6-1 win over Jimtown #1 Austin Ward), Nathan is involved in the Individual State Tournament. In this tournament, any individual #1 singles player who is undefeated in the team tournament may advance. In Nathan's case, he has been entered into the Individual Sectional.While the Individual Sectional is scheduled to olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-20783067605901358472012-09-27T07:03:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.893-08:00Win at Love.Before the Jimtown match, I told the players... no matter what happens, you will always have this season, your teammates, your memories of the good. You will always have your brothers and their love. You will always have the love of Christ. It's in these that we find who we are, not in what happens in a tennis match at the end of the season. After our loss, I want to highlight what some of my olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-60711285159560919882012-09-27T06:23:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.958-08:00#20 - The End is Not the EndI absolutely detest writing these final match reports. In fact, if you look back through the seasons, you'll see that there are many years where I don't even bother reporting on the final match. We invest so much of ourselves trying to get to a place of success, and whenever we fall short, whether its at Sectional, Regional, or even the State finals, there is the pain of knowing that this team, olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-19830244264277785772012-09-26T09:29:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.976-08:00#19 - The Regular Season's EndThe last Monday of the regular season, we traditionally host the Cadets of The Howe School. This year, we were planning on the same. But in the morning, things got turned around and we were headed to Howe for the first time to play. We'd been warned of horrible courts with gaping cracks, with weeds growing as high as your knees. But, nonetheless, we headed out to our last regular season olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-84291652160697634522012-09-24T08:45:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.991-08:00Sectional Draw 2012As you see, we've drawn Jimtown in the 1st round, Wednesday night at 4:30. I'm already starting to get excited. It's my most favorite part of the year!olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-69965196221223884812012-09-23T19:24:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:17.999-08:00T #02 - ChampionsIt was cold, windy and threatening rain all throughout the tournament this morning and afternoon. It was a tournament that we were not favored to win. Entering the tourney, Wabash had only lost 1 duel match all season, and the same was true of Taylor.But for all the outside circumstances, we were ready. We knew this was a chance for us to practice, to play in circumstances that would be a lot olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-50668557595954457652012-09-23T19:14:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.016-08:00#15 - Always FocusOur team cheer is pretty simple:Always focus. Always battle.But like many rituals, they don't become meaningful unless you live it. Tonight, against Bremen, we didn't live the cheer. Tonight, we couldn't focus on a cold, blustery night. Tonight, we couldn't battle against the the wind. Tonight, we couldn't focus after a heartbreaker to Fairfield. Tonight, we couldn't battle against ourselves.In olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-32644181670704362002012-09-18T11:34:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.031-08:00Senior NightSenior night is always one of my favorite nights of the season. Last night, we got to honor 5 seniors who have put in great time and effort for the Bruins over the past 4 (or in Nathan's case 3) years.Here's a little bit about each of them, and some thoughts I shared last night.Ryan MinterJV Record: 7-16-1Varsity Record: 2-0For 3 years, Ryan was a part of the tennis family as a player. Then last olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-51537787059546137812012-09-18T10:07:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.104-08:00#14 - What's Left to Do?With banners flying high for Senior Night, with a good feeling from this weekend's tournaments, with the encouragement of the crowd as each senior was introduced, we entered this matchup against Fairfield with as much energy and excitement as we could muster And yet, by the end of the match, we couldn't get the positions needed to pull out a team victory. So as we head toward Sectional next week,olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-27746846431090875402012-09-18T00:30:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.186-08:00Area ScoresSectionalElkhart Memorial 3, Goshen 2 #1S - Mazin Hakim (M) def. Austin Stutzman 6-3, 6-1.#2S - Spenser Gilbert (M) def. Adam Bratten 6-1, 6-0.#3S - Chirag Patel (M) def. Hudson Kay 6-2, 6-1.#1D - Sylas Buller/Sam Stegelmann def. Elliott Denton/Trevor Tavalali 6-4, 6-2.#2D - Derick Hostetler/Zach Granger (G) def. Stephen Tefft/Jon Bailey 6-1, 6-4. Jimtown 5, SB Washington 0#1S - Mikey Pawlak olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-78989112363178421032012-09-17T09:01:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.269-08:00T #01 - 2 Champs, 3rd as Team1, 2, 3.In our 1st tourney of the season, we had 2 champions and finished 3rd as a team!It was really an excellent day for the varsity. Right from the beginning, it seemed that we were ready to play good tennis. A nervous time for me, our draw turned out really well for every team except #1 doubles. I always kind of dread playing the best teams in the first round, I'd rather see us get warmed up olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-67556195639596959732012-09-16T01:09:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.350-08:00Area ScoresSectionalOn Our ScheduleKNOX INVITE1. Wabash 49 2. Fremont 333. Knox 244. Northwestern 215. Tippecanoe Valley 206. Hobart 167. Whitko 138. Griffith 4Wabash Results#1S - David Driscoll - 1stdef. Fremont - 6-0, 6-1def. Tippecanoe Valley - 6-3, 6-1def. Knox - 6-3, 1-6, (12-10)#2S - Edward Dillard - 1stdef. Whitko - 6-1, 6-1def. Northwestern - 6-1, 6-1def. Hobart - 5-7, 6-1, (10-5)#3S - JD Booneolivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-38392579203069564222012-09-14T06:57:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.430-08:00Pictures from Elkhart Central Match in Elkhart TruthHey guys, check out this article and the pictures taken from our match last night. Thanks to the Elkhart Truth!http://www.etruth.com/article/20120914/SPORT01/709149936olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-31205445156957378232012-09-14T06:30:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.502-08:00#13 - The Beauty of a Team2-2.But we had the momentum.Nathan had completed his important match, beating the a very well rounded competitor in Nick Burton in two sets. #1 doubles had fought brilliantly, getting close in the second set, but hadn't been able to prolong their best play. Ike had played a 2 hour match and only gotten through 2 sets, but was final undone by the consistent depth of sophomore Eric Burton. But Abe olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-50287954103096232052012-09-14T06:20:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.583-08:00Area ScoresSectionalFairfield 5, Westview 0#1S - Jordan Hochstetler beat Kohle Christner 6-2, 7-5#2S - Austin Christner beat Andrew Yoder 6-1, 6-2#3S - Landon Knepp beat Hunter Christner 6-4, 6-2#1D - Dillon Lockwood-Taylor Yoder beat Stephen Gierek-Asher Gingerich 6-0, 6-0#2D - Marcus Rodes-Adam Yoder beat Taylor Eash-Zach Schrock 6-0, 6-1Plymouth 4, Goshen 1#1S - Gabe Vervynckt (P) beat Austin olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-67208974148981031702012-09-13T04:50:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.665-08:00Area ScoresSectionalTriton 3, Jimtown 2#1S - Jeff Ross (T) beat Austin Ward, 6-1, 6-2#2S - Dean Howdeshell (T) beat Jake Ward, 6-2, 6-2#3S - Dan Gongwer (J) beat Jared Fisher 6-2, 6-2.#1D - Pete Kauffman-Lucas Shafer (T) beat Cole Peterson-Brett Aller, 6-4, 7-5#2D - Michael Hobbs-Augie Farwig (J) beat Darren Harrell-Austin Sellers, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. On Our ScheduleBremen 5, Mishawaka 0#1S - Brad Foster beatolivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-83059148816937817452012-09-12T09:50:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.746-08:00Elkhart Central PreviewDetails: Thursday, September 13, 4:30 at Elkhart Central High SchoolLast Season Review: Last season the Blazers beat us 4-1, as we got our lone win from Nathan Brendle despite being very close at #2 doubles.3 Interesting Facts:#1 - Last year's Central team had 11 juniors. I know that some of them are not playing this year, but it will be interesting to see how many seniors they have.#2 -We olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-64131425686214652072012-09-12T09:25:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.826-08:00#12 - Old and NewIn a match against new opponents, we battled some old challenges tonight. In a long drive to a new match, we topped off the night with a victorious return to an old favorite restaurant. And though we took some new directions to get the victory, we continued our "old" winning ways, running our winning streak to 6 matches.In an attempt to actually play our allotted 22 matches this season, we olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-91272329803766795462012-09-12T06:56:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.908-08:00Area ScoresSectionalFairfield 5, West Noble 0#1S - Jordan Hochstetler d. Tyler Rothaar, 6-0, 6-4#2S - Austin Christner d. Quinn Groff, 6-0, 6-0#3S - Landon Knepp d. Josh Gaff, 6-3, 6-0. #1D - Taylor Yoder-Dillon Lockwood d. Ryan Kendall-Grant Moser, 6-2, 6-0#2D - Adam Yoder-Marcus Rodes d. Jacob Musselman-Jared Swank, 6-1, 6-0. Concord 4, Goshen 1#1S - Nick Pollock (C) def. Austin Stutzman 6-0, olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-27720386229053237242012-09-11T05:29:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:18.994-08:00Area ScoresSectionalJimtown 4, Elkhart Central 1#1S - Nick Burton (C) beat Austin Ward 6-1, 6-0#2S - Jake Ward (J) beat Eric Burton 6-2, 3-6, 6-4#3S - Dan Gongwer (J) beat Jake Mullins 6-0, 6-0.#1D - Cole Peterson-Brett Aller (J) beat Riley Futterknecht-Alex Moon 6-4, 6-4#2D - Michael Hobbs-Auggie Farwig (J) beat Mikey Namisnik-Will Riblet 6-0, 6-3.Fairfield 3, Angola 2#1S - Jacob Stump (A) beat Jordan olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700313474822595390.post-65025277063007654862012-09-10T07:43:00.000-07:002013-01-06T01:05:19.075-08:00Blackhawk Christian PreviewDetails: Tuesday, September 11, 5:30 at Blackhawk Christian High School.Last Season Review: We have never faced the Braves before in tennis.3 Interesting Facts:#1 - This is the first time we've played Blackhawk. They've only recently started their program.#2 - This will be only the 4th team we've faced this season with a losing record.#3 - We'll get to carry on the tennis team olivia freedhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686927575276734730noreply@blogger.com