Bethany Athletics

Our athletics program promotes both athletic and personal growth. It emphasizes teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship, encouraging students to strive for excellence while maintaining respect and integrity. With a range of sports, the program provides opportunities for students at different skill levels to compete and develop. Beyond competition, the program strengthens the school community, bringing together students, families, and supporters to celebrate achievements on and off the field.

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Core Values

Balance

Our students will be dedicated to practice and participation in athletics but also much more. We hope that our athletes succeed academically, and also participate in many other activities at school and church. There is a trend in sports toward specialization and year round participation. While we agree that working on your sport in the off-season is important, we also limit the expectations to an average of two meetings per week over the summer and off-season. We also encourage participation in multiple sports and have many multiple-sport athletes.

Hard Work

We expect our students to prepare for classes, practices, meetings and competition with great effort.

Ethics

We expect our coaches, students, and fans to behave in an ethical manner. It is expected that all abide by the spirit and intent of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) rules and that we follow and enforce the policies of Bethany. Honesty and integrity are baseline expectations.

Beauty

We celebrate the moments of beauty in athletics. We recognize that there are moments of sheer beauty and excellence in athletics and we celebrate these moments. Our goal is for every student to enjoy the athletic experience.

Opportunity

With a strong emphasis on participation, Bethany seeks to provide opportunities for anyone desiring to participate in sports, regardless of skill level, while maintaining a competitive balance. Consequently, it happens that students who wouldn’t play athletics at other schools do so at Bethany—in fact, over three-fourths of our students choose to play at least one sport! Some students also participate off the court as managers, statisticians, scorekeepers, or timers. Bethany’s athletic program helps students find their niche in a supportive environment where they feel physically and emotionally safe, have fun while learning the basic skills of a sport, strive to do their best, and practice good sportsmanship and healthy competitiveness.

Success

High school teams have won more than 5 regional and 25 sectional championships! Additionally, many Bethany players and coaches have received area, district, and state honors for their successes.

Preparation for College

Bethany graduates are prepared to succeed at the college and university level. Coaches and teachers help athletes develop their skills on and off the field of competition and to balance athletic skill development and the rigors of academics. Typically about 20-25% of Bethany graduates continue playing athletics at the college/university level–with 2012 grad Femi Hollinger-Janzen advancing to play professional soccer for the New England Revolution.

These core values make up the Bethany athletic experience. Bethany students have the opportunity to be part of successful teams and grow as individuals within a community.

Middle School	High School Girls	High School Boys
Basketball–Boys Basketball–Girls Cross Country–Boys Cross Country–Girls Soccer–Boys Soccer–Girls Track Volleyball	Cross Country Soccer Volleyball Basketball Softball Tennis Track & Field	Cross Country Soccer Tennis Basketball Baseball Golf Track & Field