Bethany College - News

[Baseball] Bethany baseball defeats Morningside, sweeps Concordia

John Gandy — 2010-03-08T11:32:30-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

After their first win of 2010 against Benedictine College, the Bethany College baseball team returned to the field on Monday, March 1 with a match-up against Morningside College.

[Softball] Swede softball finished 2-3 at Friends Invitational

John Gandy — 2010-03-08T11:30:59-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

Coming off their first games of 2010, the Bethany College softball team again traveled to Wichita to compete in the Friends University Tournament on Friday and Saturday.

[Men's Tennis] Bethany tennis hosted Quad Invitational

John Gandy — 2010-03-08T11:29:15-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

The Bethany College men and women's tennis team continued their past season this week with a Quad Invitational against Kansas Wesleyan University, Seward County Community College, and Concordia University.

[Men's Basketball] Bethany denied trip to NAIA Nationals

John Gandy — 2010-03-08T11:26:17-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

The Bethany College men's basketball team traveled to Wichita Tuesday, March 2 as the Swedes faced off against number one KCAC seed and number 22 nationally ranked Friends University in the KCAC Championship game.

[Cheer Squad] BC Cheer & Dance Tryouts

Taylor Eicholz — 2010-03-05T16:37:04-06:00

Bethany College Cheerleading and Dance Team Tryouts will be held April 17th, 2010 from 8am-Noon in Hahn Gym.

[Indoor Track and Field] Day 1 Indoor Nationals Update

Aaron Davis — 2010-03-05T07:14:14-06:00

Day 1 of nationals kicked off with Jesse Muntz working his way into eight place after day 1 of the Heptathlon. Muntz set personal bests in the Shot put (13.12m) and High Jump (1.93m) to crawl his way out of 14th place early in the competition. The Heptathlon will conclude today with the 60m Hurdles, Pole Vault and 1000m run.

[Women's Tennis] International Student-Athlete Awarded Grant

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-04T12:53:48-06:00

Bethany student Nyska Etienne, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been awarded a grant from the Institute for International Education.

The grants, given to undergraduate and graduate Haitian students studying in the United States, were provided to help students who are facing difficulties in the wake of the Haitian earthquake.

[Bethany] Dr. Joyce Pigge to Recieve Prestigious Wally Schwartz Award

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-04T12:45:42-06:00

National Honor Recognizes Outstanding Service to Student-Athletes, Institution and NAIA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dr. Joyce Pigge, Faculty Athletics Representative at Bethany (Kan.) College, has been selected to receive the Wally Schwartz Award for her outstanding service and dedication to advance small college athletics.

[Men's Golf] Golf Looks to Retain Conference Title

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-04T10:09:30-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

Spring is just around the corner. And the Bethany College men's golf team already has their goals in mind.

"I would hope to contend for the conference title and be nationally ranked," said head coach Jon Daniels, "and continue to the national championships."

[Indoor Track and Field] Live Results Available for NAIA Indoor Nationals

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-03T14:46:46-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (Schedule of events) (Live scoring) The 45^th Annual Men's and 30^th Annual Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field National Championships - powered by Dex�, will commence from March 4-6 in Johnson City, Tenn. The event will take place at the ETSU Memorial Center "Mini-Dome," with the men's heptathlon and women's pentathlon kicking-off the event on Thursday afternoon. Johnson City has hosted this event since 2001.

[Spirit Squads] Cheer and Dance Teams Prepare for Competition

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-03T14:07:42-06:00

By Ashley Nicolich

Student Writer

The Bethany College cheer and dance team heads to the Kansas City Mid America National Championship competition at the KC Convention Center March 27th through the 28th.

It is the first time in three years that either of the teams will participate in competition. With the hard practice and effort put forward, both teams have a chance of winning their division.

[Men's Basketball] Williams, Littlejohn, Ferguson Earn KCAC Honors

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-03T10:38:06-06:00

Rodd Williams, senior, Los Angeles, Calif. has earned all-KCAC first team honors for his efforts during the 2009-2010 basketball season. Senior CJ Littlejohn and junior Vincent Ferguson have earned all-KCAC honorable mention.

Williams, a 5'11" guard, who was a unanimous pick, led the Swedes in scoring, averaging 18.23 ppg., putting him second overall in the KCAC in scoreing. He scored a season-high 33 points Jan. 4 vs. Haskell Indian Nations University.

[Women's Basketball] Rhys Pihl, Cathy Wade Earn KCAC Honors

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-03T10:03:33-06:00

Sophomore Rhys Pihl and junior Cathy Wade have earned KCAC post-season honors for their efforts during the 2009-2010 basketball season.

Pihl, a guard from Lindsborg, Kan., was a unanimous all-KCAC first team selection. Pihl led the KCAC in scoring (18.83 ppg) with a season high of 41 points in the Swede's season opener November 3 vs. Concordia University (Neb.).

[Men's Basketball] Men's Basketball Heading to Championship Game

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-01T12:00:36-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

The Bethany College men's basketball team, the number three seed in the KCAC post-season tournament, hosted sixth-seeded Sterling College Thursday night.

Bethany jumped out to an early lead, but Sterling kept the game close later in the first half as the Swedes walked into halftime with a one-point lead. Bethany struggled early in the second half, and lost their lead before making a late run. Key three-pointers and drives to the lane drawing fouls secured the win down the stretch for the Swedes as they topped Sterling 85-70.

[Women's Basketball] Women's Basketball Brings Season to a Close

Sarah Hawbaker — 2010-03-01T11:57:25-06:00

By Laura Christopher

Lindsborg News-Record

The ninth-seeded Bethany College women's basketball team headed to the University of St. Mary on Monday, February 22 for their KCAC post-season play-in game.

Bethany came out firing in the first half, finding their hot shooting hand and going into halftime with a 10-point lead. The Swedes stayed ahead in the second half and held the Spires to only 26 points, breaking their five game losing streak and moving on in the KCAC post-season with a 66-53 win over USM.