Senior Statement: Braden Bohn

Braden has been a varsity player on and off since his freshman season. He wrapped up that season playing #3S and then started the next season playing some #2D and #3S. Last year, he stepped in at #2S and had a wonderful season, helping us pull out a number of intense matches. This year, he’s had the task of stepping up to #1S in a difficult season.

Increasingly through the year, I’ve seen Braden start to believe in himself. Increasingly, he stays in points, pulls back into matches. And that’s something I love about Braden. Little by little he takes strides in the right direction. So often in life, we want to be somewhere right now. Sometimes we just scamper around in every direction, just moving to move. Braden doesn’t always seem like he is moving, but he is, he is slowly heading in the right direction.

You can see that with Braden’s tennis. Every year he has finished the season playing his best tennis, which he is doing again right now. Every year, he has pulled out big wins at the end of the season, which he is moving toward again right now. But I think this is true of Braden’s life in general. He makes strides every day toward maturity, towards hard work, towards believing in himself. And I can’t wait to see where that goes.

I have great tennis memories of Braden, from his freshman year, sweeping the Wabash tournament at #3S. To last year’s long match against Elkhart. To this year’s match against Blackhawk, where he fought from behind in each set. It gives me so much hope to see him taking strides, and I hope that he is seeing that and being filled with belief as well.

Verse: Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope!

Braden Bohn

Career Records
Career Varsity Record: 18-29
Career JV Record: 14-9
Most Wins in a Season: 10 (2019)
Farthest Advanced in State Tourney: Team Sectionals
Longest Winning Streak: 6 (2019)
Most Sets Won in a Row: 6 (twice, 2019, 2020)
Biggest Win: 6-0, 6-0 (3 times)  
Closest Win: #2S - Elkhart Central - Spencer Dexter (11) - 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 (2019)
Career Tiebreakers Won: 0
Career Tiebreakers Won Percentage: 00.0%
Career 3rd Sets Won: 4
Season 3rd Sets Won: 2
Career Games Won Percentage:
Season Games Won Percentage:
Career 3rd Sets Won Percentage: 100.0%
Matches Won in a Row w/ a 6-0 Set: 2 (twice, 2019, 2020)
Matches Won 1st Varsity Season: 2

2020

Varsity: 5-12

#1S - Heritage Christian - J. Lemming (11) - 0-6, 4-6

#1S - Hamilton Heights - Ben Wolfgang (12) - 1-6, 6-7 (4)

#1S - Goshen - Pi Wellington (9) - 4-6, 4-6

#1S - Fremont - Ethan Bock (11) - 1-6, 0-6

#1S - Elkhart - Spencer Dexter (12) - 2-6, 2-6

#1S - South Bend Clay - Max Szucs (12) - 6-1, 6-0

#1S - Triton - John Gardner (12) - 1-6, 3-6

#1S - Westview - Isaiah Hostetler (10) - 1-6, 2-6

#1S - NorthWood - Ben Vincent (12) - 0-6, 0-6

#1S - Blackhawk Christian - Rylan Doden (10) - 4-6, 5-7

#1S - Fairfield - Colin Hochstedler (12) - 1-6, 0-6

#1S - Prairie Heights - Leyton Byler (10) - 2-6, 6-1, 6-1

#1S - Jimtown - Matt Magraf (11) - 1-6, 0-6

#1S - New Haven - 6-0, 6-0

#1S - Wabash - R.J. Stieg (12) - 6-0, 6-1

#1S - South Adams - 6-3, 6-3

#1S - NorthWood - Loss

2019
Varsity: 10-8
#2S - Jimtown - Bill Pawlak (12) - 4-6, 3-6
#2S - Goshen - Carlos Lichty (11) - 1-6, 5-7
#2S - Laville - Kyle Walker - 6-0, 6-0
#2S - Mishawaka Marian - Dominic Marazita (10) - 6-0, 6-1
#2S - Concord - Mitchell Whitehead (10) - 6-3, 6-4
#2S - Fremont - Nick Miller (10) - 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
#2S - Prairie Heights - Mike Perkins (12) - 6-4, 6-0
#2S - South Bend Clay - Nathan Duszynski (10) - 6-0, 6-0
#2S - Triton - Connor Large (10) - 3-6, 2-6
#2S - Westview - Justin Schwartz (12) - 3-6, 4-6
#2S - NorthWood - Ben Vincent (11) - 0-6, 2-6
#2S - Blackhawk Christian - Rylan Doden (9) - 6-2, 6-3
#2S - Elkhart Central - Spencer Dexter (11) - 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
#2S - South Bend St. Joseph’s - Kyle Fernandez (10) - 2-6, 0-6
#2S - Portage - Zander Marcotte (11) - 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
#2S - Merrillville - Anthony Williamson (12) - 6-2, 6-2
#2S - Fairfield - Riley Behles (12) - 5-7, 4-6
#2S - Goshen - Carlos Lichty (11) - 6-7 (7), 2-6

2018
JV: 7-2
Varsity: 1-4
#2D - Jimtown - Tim Gardner (12)/Christian Vanderwerf (10) - 1-6, 2-6
#2D - Northridge - Cole Miller (11)/Evan Nay (9) - 1-6, 1-6
#1S - Goshen - Ryan Hammelink (11) - 0-6, 0-6
#2D - Concord - Grant Lucchese (12)/Drew McDugle (12) - 0-6, 2-6
#1SJV - Fremont - Alex Chilenski (9) - 8-2
#3S - Triton - Connor Large (9) - 6-4, 6-2
#1SJV - Westview - Brennan Beachy (9) - 8-0
#1SJV - NorthWood - Chase Horner (11) - 4-8
#1SJV - Blackhawk Christian - Tiago Freitas (11) - 8-2
#1SJV - Elkhart Central - W
#1SJV - Fremont - W
#1SJV - Angola - W
#1SJV - DeKalb - L
#1SJV - Fairfield - Kaden Plett (10) - 6-2

2017
JV: 7-7
Varsity: 2-5
#2SJV - Jimtown - Sam Wort (9) -3-6
#5DJV - Jimtown - Chandler Bridgewater (11)/Kayden Wolfe (11) - 2-6
#1SJV - Northridge - Connor Glenn (12) - 5-8
#1SJV - Goshen - Austin Peeler (11) - 8-3
#2SJV - Concord - Baily Morrison (9) - 8-5
#1S - Elkhart Christian - 0-6, 0-6
#1SJV - Jimtown - Andrew Eaton (10) - 8-7 (5)
#1SJV - NorthWood - Ben Vincent (9) - 2-8
#1SJV - Concord - Gavin Smith (9) - 7-8 (7)
#3SJV - Mishawaka Marian - Luke Potts (10) - 8-0
#3S - Westview - Ryan Barker (12) - 1-6, 1-6
#1SJV - NorthWood - Ben Vincent (9) - 5-8
#2SJV - Blackhawk Christian - Colton Romines - 6-0
#3S - Elkhart Central - Zack Pelletier (11) - 1-6, 3-6
#1SJV - Angola - 3-8
#1SJV - Snider - 8-2
#1SJV - Prairie Heights - 8-6
#3S - Fairfield - Dylan Kaufman (12) - 1-6, 2-6
#3S - Wabash - Gage Ballard (11) - 6-1, 6-2
#3S - Eastern - Lukas Darling (10) - 6-4, 6-0
#3S - Fairfield - Dylan Kaufman (12) - 0-6, 2-6