Fortkamp hits 1,000 kills

Very few high school athletes get the opportunity to play in college.

Of those who make it get to be an offensive focal point for their team.

Even those plays may fall short of major milestones for their teams.

Paige Fortkamp doesn’t have any of those problems.

The 2021 Fort Recovery High School graduate recorded her 1,000th kill on Oct. 18 as part of the University of Saint Francis volleyball team’s 25-23, 24-26, 22-25, 25-29, 15-11 loss to Grace College.

Fortkamp led all attackers with 16 kills in the match. They came on 57 total attacks with seven errors to come out to a .158 hitting percentage. Kill No. 1,000 came in the fourth set of the match.

The junior also had seven kills in a 25-19, 25-17, 25-16 loss to Marion University.

Eliza Bader

Jay County — 2021

Started her junior campaign off on a high note as the Ball State women’s swimming and diving team took second place in the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate hosted by Purdue University at Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.

Bader swam the breaststroke as the third leg of the 200-meter medley relay that took second place behind the Boilermakers to earn 34 points. Bader took 24.08 seconds as the team finished with a time of 1 minute, 46.21 seconds.

She was responsible for six more points as she finished 12th in the 50 freestyle with a 24.79 and 16th in the 100 butterfly in 1:00.26.

Anhely Montes

Jay County — 2020

Netted two goals for the Ravens as the Anderson University women’s soccer team went 2-1 over the past week.

The first goal was on Oct. 18 in a 4-1 win at Manchester. Twelve minutes in, Montes took a shot that was wide right before finding the net 20:41 in. She was assisted by Hannah Thompson.

She also scored a goal in a 4-0 win over Earlham on Wednesday. She took four shots before finally scoring with just under 13 minutes remaining.

The JCHS grad couldn’t find the net in the Ravens’ 4-1 loss to Hanover.

Lindy Wood

Jay County — 2022

Crossed the finish line with a time of 22 minutes, 37.7 seconds at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic on Oct. 20 at Hudson Hills Metropark.

The meet was unscored and included seven Division I teams.

Wood’s time earned her 80th place and sixth among St. Francis’ runners. The Jay County graduate beat out five athletes from Eastern Michigan and six from Akron.

Whitley Rammel

FRHS — 2022

Played in one set of the East Tennessee State volleyball team’s 15-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-22 win over Western Carolina on Oct. 21.

Rammel had seven attacks in the match without recording a kill.