MISHAWAKA—The 2020-21 season for the swimming and diving team was a rocky road. The team joined the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in June, dropped its first three meets, won the next three, competed at the KCAC Championships from Feb. 4 to Feb. 6 and t... More »
MISHAWAKA—The 2020 Pilots’ volleyball season was nothing short of spectacular. A season ago, the Pilots finished 13-23, 6-12 in the conference, and finished eighth in the Crossroads League with a quarterfinal exit in the conference tournament at #3 Indiana Wes... More »
MISHAWAKA—The Pilots’ bowling team has faced several challenges in kicking off its program. From having its inaugural season cut short to having an unusual off-season and now having to bowl in six tournaments in six weekends, the team has had to grapple with o... More »
MISHAWAKA – Bethel University’s Esports team has access to a new practice and competition facility: the recently-constructed Bendix Arena in South Bend’s Century Center. Gaming is a fairly sedentary hobby, so the location is not as important as some of the ot... More »
MISHAWAKA—Senior Thomas Jackson kicked off the 2021 Indoor Track & Field season in an explosive way. However, this did not mean the start of the season was easy. Like everyone else, COVID-19 proved to be an obstacle. “It’s been different,” said Jackson. “Even... More »
MISHAWAKA—The competitive cheer team started their season on Jan. 23 at the Wildcat Invite. Head Coach Lucy Phipps is in her second season as the team’s head coach, her third season overall with the team, and has seen major improvements over the past two seaso... More »
MISHAWAKA – The long-awaited arrival of the Lehman Family Training Center will soon arrive. Starting with funding in 2019, the project has seen its ups-and-downs but will finally open later this semester. In an interview with Bethel’s Chief Financial Officer J... More »
MISHAWAKA – As of Jan. 18, Bethel has four teams in-season: the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams and the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams. After interviewing all three of the coaches for these teams, one theme remained constant: gratefulness. It... More »
MISHAWAKA — While many athletic teams across the country have had issues completing a full season during the COVID-19 pandemic, one sport is virtually immune to this problem. Dan Wort, the Bethel University esports head coach, is grateful to have coached a fu... More »
MISHAWAKA — Coach Steve Drabyn, the Bethel University men’s basketball coach, learned a lot about his team and their Crossroads League opponents last season. Like most coaches coming into their second season with a team, Drabyn said he has a better idea of wha... More »
MISHAWAKA – Sarah Hauck, Bethel University head athletic trainer, did not anticipate the amount of time she would be spending on work related to COVID-19. “It’s been more than I knew signing up for saying that I would do this this fall,” Hauck said. “It has ... More »
MISHAWAKA–While the Bethel Athletics Department remains committed to preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, a couple teams have already faced minor issues. As the Bethel Beacon previously reported, three members of the men’s golf team tested positive fo... More »
