The holidays are over but the need for gifts still exists. Enjoy the Bethany Swedes basketball games and help fill a food basket for others at the same time.

Haydon Parks has been selected for the 2012 Capital One District 6 College Division First-Team Academic All-District® Team. The team is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.

Olivia Marozas, Beloit, Kan., has signed a letter of intent to play softball at Bethany College for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Bethany College men's tennis team enters the 2012 season ranked No. 16 in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll.

Bethany College and Bethel College basketball teams compete in the KCAC Game of the Week on Thursday, February 2. The women's game begins at 6 p.m. in Hahn Gymnasium with the men's game to follow.

Sarah Hawbaker
Lindsborg News Record

The Bethany College baseball Swedes are set to open their season with a two-day series with Bacone College Feb. 5 and 6 in Muskogee, Okla.

Name: James Farris

Sport: Cross Country/Track

Hometown: Lincoln, Kan.

Major: Sports Management