Bruns finishes season on “A” team

Jayla Bruns has golfed on the IU-East B team or as an individual through the first five meets of the season.

In the final meet of the fall season, Bruns got a chance with the A team.

A stellar first round lifted Bruns to 13th place at the Red Wolves Fall Invitational at Delaware Country Club over the weekend as the IU-East A team earned second place with 332 strokes.

Taylor University won the match with 319.

The 2022 Fort Recovery High School graduate had a strong first round, shooting a 79 to be nine strokes over par. After the first day, she sat in 7th while leading all of the Red Wolves’ golfers. She had a 39 on the front nine and 40 on the back.

Slowing down on Saturday, Bruns shot a 91 to total 170 strokes and take 13th.

Paige Fortkamp

Fort Recovery — 2021

Led the St. Francis volleyball team to a pair of victories against Trinity Christian and St. Francis (Ill.) over the weekend.

Fortkamp had 15 kills and a .400 hitting percentage as the Cougars swept Trinity Christian 25-17, 25-19, 25-23 on Friday. She contributed 10 assists, five digs, two blocks and one ace as well.

In the 24-26, 25-21, 25-16, 17-25, 15-13 win against St. Francis (Ill.), Fortkamp exploded for a match-high 27 kills.

She also had eight kills in a 25-20, 25-9, 25-16 loss to Viterbo on Saturday.

Whitley Rammel

Fort Recovery — 2022

Contributed five kills and two blocks in the East Tennessee State University volleyball team’s 27-25, 26-24, 25-22 win over Wofford on Friday.

The win was the second of the year for the Buccaneers (2-17, 2-5 Southern Conference) and first since Sept. 28.

Rammel earned a .231 hitting percentage against Wofford (15-4, 6-2 SoCon).

She also had one kill and one block in a 27-25, 25-16, 27-25 loss to The Citadel on Saturday.

Lindy Wood

Jay County — 2022

Finished seventh for the St. Francis women’s cross country team at the Jenna Strong Invite in Wilmington, Ohio on Friday.

Wood completed the race in 21 minutes, 31.38 seconds to earn 76th place among the field of 240 athletes.

She was the seventh Cougar to cross the finish line. St. Francis amassed 166 points to earn third place, while Berea won the race with 130.

Anhely Montes

Jay County — 2020

Played 68 minutes for the Anderson University women’s soccer team in a 1-0 loss to Mount St. Joseph on Saturday.

She didn’t take any shots in the loss.