Soccer Awards

Weaver first team all-district

For the first time Bethany has had two boys soccer players named to the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association (ISCA) all-district team: senior Jordan Weaver to the first team and junior Jesse Ramer to the second team. Hank Willems was also selected as district 2 private school coach of the year-the second time he has received this in the last three years. In girls soccer Sharisse Yoder was named Bethany's top team player by the district. Earning district academic honors were seniors Lewis Caskey, Tim Gautsche, Elias Kehr, Casey Snyder, and Lynelle Yoder and juniors Emma Gerig, Karli Graybill, and Marissa Weldy.

Weaver was the third highest vote getter in the district and as a first-team honoree will participate in the Nov. 22-23 college showcase in Indianapolis and be considered for all-state honors. His 39 career goals ties him for eighth at Bethany with his coach, Hank Willems ('89). He is ninth in career scoring with 91 points (39 goals and 13 assists). He is also a three-time all-conference recipient and was a starter on Bethany's first boys soccer sectional champion team in 2006.

Ramer is a two-time all-conference recipient and was also a starter the 2006 sectional-champion team. He had 15 assists this year and 32 over the past three years, which is fifth best at Bethany: Scott Bodiker ('88) is first with 61 and Coach Willems ('89) is second with 45.

Earning all-conference awards in girls soccer were Karli Graybill and Sharisse Yoder to the first team and Casey Snyder and Kelly Snyder to the second team. Boys soccer awards will be announced later, but as conference champions is expected to receive six individual awards.