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Gaining speed
Avery Wentz of the Jay County High School swim team backstrokes onward during Saturday’s Allen County Athletic Conference meet. The Jay County girls scored 452 points to claim the conference crown. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Sunday snow
Chris Nibarger uses his snow blower to clear the sidewalks and road at the intersection of Pleasant and Main streets in Sunday. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Call)
Ready for snow
Plow trucks sit in line Friday at Jay County Highway Department. County employees prepared vehicles Thursday for extreme cold and snow this weekend. The forecast calls for 10 to 15 mph winds and snow starting to fall tonight, when the low may hit 8 degrees. Sunday’s low may dip to …
Snowy Salamonie
There was minimal accumulation of snow beginning in the late afternoon Wednesday, though conditions were more hazardous in some areas than others. Mercer County was under a Level 1 snow advisory and Fort Recovery Schools canceled classes Thursday while Jay School Corporation was on a two-hour delay. Pictured above are …
Dirksen drive
Claudia Dirksen of the Jay County girls basketball team handles the ball during the Patriots’ 50-20 win over the Woodlan Warriors in Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference tournament opener. The Patriots will face Southern Wells in the tournament semifinal today.
Victorious in openers
Jay County High School cheerleader Faith Faulkner chants in front of the crowd following the Patriots’ 50-20 victory over Woodlan’s girls basketball team on Tuesday evening. Both the boys and girls basketball teams beat Woodlan by 30 or more points to advance to Friday’s semifinal against Southern Wells. For full …
Wiggins works
Samuel Wiggins of the Jay County High School boys basketball team handles the ball during the Patriots’ 74-53 road win over the Adams Central Flying Jets on Saturday. The result continued streaks for both teams, as the Patriots have now won five straight games while Adams Central has dropped five …
Recovery runner up
Fort Recovery’s high school and middle school cheerleading squads earned three runner-up finishes Sunday in the Ohio Athletic Committee’s Cheer State Championships. The high school squad finished second in the Division VI and VII traditional building and gameday competitions. The middle school squad also took second place. Front row from …
Triple up
Fort Recovery’s high school and middle school cheerleading squads earned three runner-up finishes Sunday in the Ohio Athletic Committee’s Cheer State Championships. The high school squad finished second in the Division VI and VII traditional building and gameday competitions. The middle school squad also took second place. Front row from …
Second-ranked upset
Jay County High School senior Katie Rowles grins as she runs toward her coaches, including her dad Pat, after upsetting second-ranked Claire May in the semifinal round of the 100-pound bracket during Saturday’s regional tournament at Muncie Central. Rowles had already earned a state berth and went on to finish …
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