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Major accomplishments
Above are the yearly awards winners for the Portland Junior League Major softball division. From left are Rookie of the Year Kendall Beaty, Co-Miss Softball Erin Aker, Co-Miss Softball Emily Young, Co-Miss Softball Jadalyn Plessinger and Sportsmanship award winner Adria Roessner. Below is regular season and tournament champions All Circuit.
Pair of threes
The Jay County High School Marching Patriots followed up their third-place finish in the season-opening contest at Centerville with another third-place finish Friday night during the Jay County Lions Band Contest at Jay County Fairgrounds.
Class of 1969
Portland High School Class of 1969 recently met for its 55th reunion. Pictured, front row, are Frankie Cowan Kunkle, Daisy Taylor Shuba, Alice Hittle Poole, Linda Clutter Riddlebarger, Linda Minch Vesperry, Carol Morehous Green, Lou Ann Graves Wallischeck, Debby Duke McCoy, Pam Bowen Burks and Nila Grunden Lepley. Pictured standing …
Regular season champs
Portland Forge finished as the top team in Portland Junior League’s Sandy Koufax baseball division this season. It also finished as the runner-up in the league tournament to end the season, losing to Loy Real Estate and Auction. (Photo provided)
Whoa show
Whoa, Man! performed Thursday night as part of Arts Place's Hudson Family Park Amphitheatre Concert Series.
Podium performance
Pazia Williams, Carly Hess and Shawnda Roussey of the Jay County Barbell Club kneel on the beach with their third-place trophy from the Fresh Coast Fitness Games in Muskegon, Michigan. To take third, the trio had to compete in four workouts against 59 other teams from Indiana, Michigan, Alabama and …
Red all around
Cherith Butler of the Jay County High School Marching Patriots color guard performs Saturday during the Archway Classic. JCHS placed third in its season opener. The Marching Patriots will host the Jay County Lions band contested at 7 p.m. Friday at Jay County Fairgrounds. They are scheduled to take the …
Bond-ing with the baritone
Alex Garcia plays the baritone Saturday for the Jay County High School Marching Patriots during the Archway Classic at Centerville. The JCHS show this year has a James Bond theme. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
High point winners
Pictured are the Jay County Summer Swim Team’s high point winners from the 2024 season. First row from left are Sam Benirschke (9-10-year-old boys), Henry Warvel (8-and-younger boys), Laynie Mann (8-and younger girls) and Isabelle Byrum (11-12-year-old girls). Back row from left are Addisyn Champ (9-10-year-old girls), Lincoln Clamme (15-and-older …
Swim awards
The Jay County Summer Swim team dished out post-season awards on Sunday. Pictured from left are Most Improved Swimmer Kynlee Homan, Jacqui Baxter Sportsmanship and Team Leadership Award winner Aubrey Millspaugh and Rookie of the Year Laynie Mann. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
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