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Women's Basketball Commands Crown in Road Win
Monday, February 08, 2010

St. Bonifacius, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon with a commanding 76-47 win over Crown. The Viking offense was on fire in the first half hitting 47 percent of their baskets, and scoring 51 points. Full Story


Viking Men Cruise Past Crown
Monday, February 08, 2010

St. Bonifacius, Minn. - The Bethany men’s basketball team kept themselves in the UMAC playoff picture cruising to an 84-59 win over Crown. The Viking offense ran wild the first half shooting 60 percent from the field and racking up 41 points, allowing five Vikings to score in double figures. Full Story


Saffert Makes Viking History in Loss to Northwestern
Saturday, February 06, 2010

St. Paul, Minn. - To many in attendance last night, the first free throw Tommy Saffert (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) hit with 1:26 left in the first half seemed like an average basket to put the Vikings within two of Northwestern 44-42. It was not your average basket. With that free throw, Saffert eclipsed Alfonso Mayfield’s career mark of 1,162 points making him the all-time scorer in Viking history. Full Story


Women's Basketball Drops One to Northwestern
Saturday, February 06, 2010

St. Paul, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team got down early Friday night to Northwestern and couldn’t recover, losing to the Eagles 66-56. The Eagles kicked their offense into high gear to start the game, going on an 11-2 run in the first five minutes, and never allowing the Vikings to take the lead. Full Story


Women's Tennis Season Begins
Saturday, February 06, 2010

St. Peter, Minn. - The women’s tennis season got off to a swinging start Friday night as the Vikings faced off against cross-town rival and regionally ranked MSU, Mankato. The Vikings dropped the match 9-0 to the Mavericks. Full Story


Saffert and Jones Earn UMAC Player of the Week
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - Bethany Lutheran’s Tommy Saffert (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) and Nicole Jones (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) were named UMAC basketball players of the week. The Vikings swept this week’s awards with the men and women beating rival Martin Luther handily Saturday night. Full Story


Women's Basketball Beat Rival Martin Luther
Monday, February 01, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team had another great offensive effort Saturday as rival Martin Luther came to town. The Vikings won the game 80-65. Full Story


Viking Men Top Martin Luther at Home
Monday, February 01, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to four games by beating rival Martin Luther 83-68. The Viking offense was on fire in the first half hitting 66.7 percent from the field, and took a 55-34 halftime lead into the locker room. Full Story


D3baseball highlights the Bethany Vikings
Monday, February 01, 2010

From D3baseball.com: "Bethany Lutheran has some stars of its own and appears to be the team poised to threaten St. Scholastica's stranglehold on the UMAC. The Vikings boast the returning UMAC Player of the Year in outfielder Justin Schwecke (.456 AVG., 62 RBI, 58 runs, .520 OBP, .725 SLG %) and the UMAC Pitcher of the Year in Ashton Dorris (8-0, 3.06 ERA, 10.7 K's/9). In other words, they had better years than a returning All-American and a pro pitcher from St. Scholastica. Bethany Lutheran (29-10, 17-3) also returns all but two bats and basically its entire pitching staff while adding five transfers to a squad that hit .363 but posted a hold-your-nose 5.67 team ERA. If the Vikings get anything after the No. 2 spot in the rotation, things could finally get interesting in the UMAC. In other Bethany Lutheran news, the Vikings will wear patches on their helmets in honor of assistant coach Todd Mann, who passed away in December after battling cancer." Full Story


Women's Basketball Dominate Trinity Bible
Friday, January 29, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - It was truly a team effort Thursday night as the Bethany Viking women’s basketball team roared over Trinity Bible (N.D.) 92-47. Not only did every Viking get to play in the game, but everyone scored. Full Story


Twenty-three Bethany athletes earn academic all-conference honors
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Mankato, Minn. – The fall 2009 academic all-conference award list was released with 23 Bethany Lutheran student-athletes receiving the honor. In order to be recognized each student-athlete had to post a 3.50 or better semester grade point average based on a 4.0 scale, and had to complete the season in the sport he or she was nominated for. The following Bethany Lutheran student-athletes met, or exceeded the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference requirements to be a part of the elite group. Full Story


Women's Basketball Fall to St. Scholastica
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Duluth, Minn. - The Vikings women’s basketball team lost to St. Scholastica 73-55 Saturday afternoon, in a game where the shots just didn’t go the Vikings way. In the second half, the Vikes shot 18.5 percent from the field, while letting the Saints shoot 47.8 percent.
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Viking Men Get Big Win Over St. Scholastica
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Duluth, Minn. - The Bethany men’s basketball team extended their current win streak to three, winning four of their last five Saturday night against St. Scholastica 78-65. Despite being down six at halftime, a Trevor Bartlelt (Waldorf, Minn./Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) three-pointer with 6:23 left in the game put the Vikings on top 64-62. The Vikings cruised to the victory never letting the Saints get back in the game. Full Story


Viking Women Play Top Ranked Northland
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Ashland, Wis. - The Bethany women’s basketball team played the conference leading Northland LumberJills tough Friday night. After leading most of the way, a Northland three-pointer with 16 seconds left sealed the Viking loss 64-62. Full Story


Men's Basketball Beat Northland on the Road
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Ashland, Wis. - The Bethany men’s basketball team, despite getting a scare against the Northland Lumberjacks Friday night, went on to win 60-57. The Vikings led by as many as 28 early in the second half, but the Bethany defense disappeared as the half went on allowing the Lumberjacks to hit 54 percent from the field compared to Bethany’s 22 percent. Full Story


Saffert Named UMAC Player of the Week, Nears Vikings Scoring Record
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Mankato, Minn. – Bethany Lutheran’s Tommy Saffert (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) was named Men’s Basketball UMAC Player of the Week. The senior guard was instrumental in the Vikings 76-65 victory over Martin Luther on January 12. Saffert scored 31 points, making 55 percent of his shots from the floor and draining 6-of-12 attempts from behind the three-point line. Full Story


Viking Men Win at Martin Luther
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

New Ulm, Minn. - The Vikings men’s basketball team got back on the winning track Tuesday night with a 76-65 win over Martin Luther. The Vikings commanded much of the game, leading by as much as 15. Full Story


Women's Basketball Defeats Rival Martin Luther
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

New Ulm, Minn. - The women’s basketball team started a winning streak Tuesday night with a 57-47 win over Martin Luther. The game was close, with the Vikings leading 22-21 at half, but the Vikes perimeter defense held strong as the Knights did not hit a single three point shot all night. Full Story


Viking Women Dominate North Central
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany Vikings women’s basketball team got back on the winning track Monday night with a 78-54 non-conference win over North Central. While the game went back and forth for most of the first half, Casey Gudahl (St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair) hit a jumper with 4:47 left in the half to give the Vikings a 21-20 lead, a lead they would not give up for the rest of the game. Full Story


Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern
Monday, January 11, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - Despite picking up their first win of the season Friday night, the men’s basketball team fell to Northwestern Saturday 76-65. After hanging around for much of the game and going into halftime down by four, the Vikings just could not catch up to the Eagles coming as close as three points with five minutes left.
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Women's Basketball vs. Northwestern
Monday, January 11, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - The Vikings women’s basketball team had their three game winning streak snapped Saturday night with a 70-51 loss to Northwestern. The Vikings dug themselves into a hole late in the first half allowing the Eagles go on a 18-2 run, and couldn’t recover from the setback.
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Women's Basketball Win vs. Crown
Monday, January 11, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team’s winning streak hit three Friday night with an 82-43 win over Crown. The Viking defense was solid by allowing only 14 points in the first half, and not a single shot from three-point range throughout the game. Full Story


Men's Basketball Defeats Crown
Saturday, January 09, 2010

Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany men’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season Friday night with a 93-78 win over Crown. The Vikings sprinted to a fast start, going on a 11-0 run to begin the game and never allowed the Storm to take the lead. Full Story


Bethany baseball’s Schwecke and Dorris named NCAA All-Region, both to play for the Kutztown Rockies
Friday, May 29, 2009

Mankato, Minn.—Bethany Lutheran junior center fielder Justin Schwecke (Buffalo Lake, Minn./Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop) and junior left-handed pitcher Ashton Dorris (Cassville, Mo./Iowa Central) have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) NCAA Division III All-Midwest region teams. Both Schwecke and Dorris have also signed a contract to play in the NCAA summer baseball league for the Kutztown Rockies of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Full Story


New faces provide a promising future for softball team
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mankato, Minn.—The Bethany softball team finished the 2009 season with a record of 9-27, including a 7-14 record within the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). Coach Leigh Ann LaFave put the season into perspective, “Even though we failed to reach our goal of making the UMAC postseason tournament, we came on strong toward the end of the season and played well.” Full Story


Baseball team posts winningest season in recent history
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mankato, Minn. – The Bethany baseball team finished the 2009 season with a 29-10 record, including a 17-3 record to place them second within the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The team also fell one win short of a UMAC postseason championship. Coach Ryan Kragh was happy with the way his team competed. “Although we didn’t complete our main goal of winning the conference,” Kragh said, “this team exceeded all expectations and is the winningest Bethany baseball team in many years, maybe ever.” Full Story


Six seniors help men’s tennis program turn the corner
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mankato, Minn.—An improved Bethany men’s tennis team finished the 2009 season with a 4-9 record (4-5 UMAC). The guys finished third in both the conference regular season and postseason tournament. Full Story


Women’s tennis achieves winning season in 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mankato, Minn.—The Bethany women’s tennis team has improved every year since the team went winless in 2005, and their 2009 season proved to be their most successful yet. The Vikings finished the season with a record of 7-5 (5-4 UMAC). They also placed third place in the conference regular season and fourth in the postseason tournament. Full Story


Baseball defeats St. Scholastica in extra innings, advances to UMAC Championship
Friday, May 08, 2009

Duluth, Minn.—The second seeded Bethany baseball team, met the number one seeded St. Scholastica on the Saints home field on Thursday night in the second round of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Postseason Tournament. While it looked like the Saints might pull through for the win, the Vikings never gave up and came back to win the game 10-9 in ten innings.
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Women's tennis finishes fourth in UMAC Tournament
Sunday, May 03, 2009

Minneapolis, Minn.—The Bethany women’s tennis team brought their season to a close at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tennis Championship Tournament at the Baseline Center on Saturday, taking fourth place in post season play. Full Story


Men's tennis finishes third in UMAC Tournament
Sunday, May 03, 2009

Minneapolis, Minn.—The Bethany Lutheran men’s tennis team finished third in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Tennis Tournament on Saturday at the Baseline Tennis Center.
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