Bellmont overpowers the Patriots (10/14/05)

Jay County’s volleyball team dropped its eighth straight match Thursday, losing its home finale 25-10, 25-9, 25-10 to the Bellmont Squaws.

Markie Runyon led the team with two kills as the Patriots (5-24) finished with just six total. She also had one dig and one block.

Kelly Sautbine finished with two kills and one dig. Erica Clark put up six assists, and Jessica Muhlenkamp had two aces.

Jay County will open tournament play Thursday when it faces Elwood at 6 p.m. at the Delta sectional.

The Patriot junior varsity and freshman teams also lost to Bellmont Thursday by scores of 25-21, 25-7 and 25-9, 25-17 respectively.

Sarah Westgerdes paced the JV squad with two kills, two blocks, one dig and one ace. Stephanie Wellman had three assists, Maria Miller had two kills and Amber Cotherman posted two digs.

Tribe gridders fall short

A first-quarter safety cost Fort Recovery’s eighth grade team a victory as it lost 14-8 to the New Bremen Cardinals Thursday while the seventh grade team fell a touchdown short in a 14-8 defeat.

The Indian eighth grade team trailed 9-0 at the half, but Greg Kahlig pulled the squad within three points with a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Kahlig scored again on a 20-yard pass from Michael Gaerke in the fourth quarter and he ran in the two-point conversion, but it was not enough as the Cardinals also scored a touchdown in the final period for the one-point win.

Adam Rohrer gave Fort Recovery’s seventh graders an 8-0 lead as he scored on a 1-yard run and got the two-point conversion in the opening period. New Bremen took the win with touchdowns in the second and third quarters.[[In-content Ad]]