Doubles duo powers Patriots over UCHS

UNION CITY — Abraham Dirksen has been steady to begin the year.

The doubles teams added some support to lift the Patriots (1-4) to their first win.

The Jay County High School boys tennis team broke through for their first victory of the season on Monday, taking down sectional-rival Union City Indians 3-2.

No. 2 doubles duo Liam Garringer and Luke Muhlenkamp breezed to their first win of the season. They took down Kolton Mills and Caleb Lutz 6-4, 6-0.

It took Sam Myers and Gage Sims three sets to pick up their first win of the season at the No. 1 doubles. The pair took down Union City’s Breanna Hoggatt and Jacob Thomburg 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Dirksen won his fourth match at the No. 1 singles position, topping Owen Dowler 6-1, 6-4.

Eli Dirksen was in a 2.5 hour battle with Zach Fulk in the No. 2 singles. They split the first two sets with Eli Dirksen taking the first 6-4 and Fulk winning the second 7-6 (7-4). In place of the third set, they played a 10-point tiebreaker, with Fulk coming out on top 10-8.

Isaac Miller fell to Corbin Richards 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.

Gabe Pinkerton and the duo of Jacob Monroe and Blake Kahlig picked up wins for the JV.

Indians outplayed

DELPHOS — The Fort Recovery boys golf team was outplayed by the St. John’s Blue Jays on Monday at Delphos Country Club 152-170.

Collins Feathers and Tyce McClain both shot one-under par for the Blue Jays, finishing with 34s.

The Indians’ low score came from Eli Lennartz with a 41. Lennartz parred four holes and bogeyed another four, while suffering only one double bogey.

Keegan Muhlenkamp and Alex Dues both finished with 42s for Fort Recovery (2-3, 2-1 Midwest Athletic Conference). On the sixth hole, Muhlenkamp shot one of two birdies  for the Indians in the match. The other came on the ninth from Nate Jutte, whose score of 50 did not count toward the team’s final.

While Dues didn’t have a birdie, he did record four pars all on par-4s.

Matthew Romer rounded out the team score with 45 strokes. Romer shot pars on seventh and ninth.

Reece LeFevre’s 47 didn’t count toward the Indians’ score.

Comeback win

HARTFORD CITY — After dropping the first set, the Jay County Junior High 8th grade volleyball team stormed back to take the next two sets to defeat the Blackford Bruins 19-25, 25-15, 15-13 on Monday.

Kenady Lyons had a big day for the Patriots, leading the team in both aces (2) and assists (3).

Emalyn Homan tied Lyons with three assists while adding a block as well, while Peyton Schoenlein matched Lyons in aces.

The Patriots’ leading attacker in the match was Brenna Ruble with three kills.

Amelia Heath filled a handful of statistical categories for Jay County, including leading the team in blocks. She tallied two in the match and added two kills and one ace.