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A regional finalist, a sectional title, and the first winning season since 1988 along with the first ever Olympic Athletic Conference title. The Jay School Board decided those accomplishments deserved rewards, and they handed them out to three Jay County coaches at Monday’s meeting.
Boys basketball coach Craig Teagle and football coach Shane Hill were given three-year contracts, and girls basketball coach Lea Selvey received a one-year contract. All of the contracts were approved by unanimous 6-0 votes, with president Ted Champ absent from the meeting.
Teagle’s team had an up-and-down season this year, but ended on an extreme high note with a sectional championship and a trip to the regional finals at NorthWood.
His squad had a school-record 6-1 start before losing eight of the next 10 games. It won the final three games to end the season and defeated two-time defending champion Bellmont, Norwell and Peru on the way to the sectional title at Blackford.
It was the team’s first sectional championship since 1996.
The Patriots defeated New Prairie 59-48 in their regional semifinal game before falling to eventual state runner-up Fort Wayne Elmhurst in the finals, 65-62. They finished the year at 15-10.
Shane Hill breathed life back into the Jay County football program in his first season at the helm.
After a 14-0 loss to Delta in the opening game of the year, the Patriots won five of their next six, including a 4-0 record in the Olympic Athletic Conference.
A 28-7 victory at Huntington North gave them their first ever OAC title.
They defeated Bellmont in the opening round of the sectional tournament before falling to No. 3 Muncie Central in the semifinal round to finish at 6-5. That marked the first time the Patriots had finished at .500 or above since 1988.
Selvey’s team also experienced it’s ups and downs throughout the year, and squeaked by Peru in the semifinal round of the sectional tournament.
The won the sectional championship with a thrilling double overtime win against Norwell before losing in the regional semifinals against eventual state runner-up South Bend St. Joseph.
The victory over the Knights gave Jay County its first sectional title in girls basketball since 1996. The Patriots finished the season at 13-9.
OAC dwindling
Months of speculation ended Sunday when the North Central Conference announced Huntington North would be its replacement for Lafayette Jefferson.
The move will leave the Olympic Athletic Conference with just four teams when the Vikings officially depart the conference after the 2003-2004 season. They will join New Castle, Muncie Central, Kokomo, Marion, Anderson, Richmond and Logansport in the NCC.
Lafayette Jefferson decided earlier this year that it would move to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. That conference had been stable with eight teams, but will grow to 10 with the addition of Jefferson and the newly formed Fishers High School.
The loss of Jefferson, previously the largest school in the conference, left the NCC with just seven members. They accepted applications from all schools interested and chose Huntington North over Muncie Southside, Anderson Highland and Indianapolis Cathedral.
The loss of the Vikings leaves the OAC in an even more precarious position with only Jay County, Anderson Highland, Muncie Southside and Connersville remaining.[[In-content Ad]]
Boys basketball coach Craig Teagle and football coach Shane Hill were given three-year contracts, and girls basketball coach Lea Selvey received a one-year contract. All of the contracts were approved by unanimous 6-0 votes, with president Ted Champ absent from the meeting.
Teagle’s team had an up-and-down season this year, but ended on an extreme high note with a sectional championship and a trip to the regional finals at NorthWood.
His squad had a school-record 6-1 start before losing eight of the next 10 games. It won the final three games to end the season and defeated two-time defending champion Bellmont, Norwell and Peru on the way to the sectional title at Blackford.
It was the team’s first sectional championship since 1996.
The Patriots defeated New Prairie 59-48 in their regional semifinal game before falling to eventual state runner-up Fort Wayne Elmhurst in the finals, 65-62. They finished the year at 15-10.
Shane Hill breathed life back into the Jay County football program in his first season at the helm.
After a 14-0 loss to Delta in the opening game of the year, the Patriots won five of their next six, including a 4-0 record in the Olympic Athletic Conference.
A 28-7 victory at Huntington North gave them their first ever OAC title.
They defeated Bellmont in the opening round of the sectional tournament before falling to No. 3 Muncie Central in the semifinal round to finish at 6-5. That marked the first time the Patriots had finished at .500 or above since 1988.
Selvey’s team also experienced it’s ups and downs throughout the year, and squeaked by Peru in the semifinal round of the sectional tournament.
The won the sectional championship with a thrilling double overtime win against Norwell before losing in the regional semifinals against eventual state runner-up South Bend St. Joseph.
The victory over the Knights gave Jay County its first sectional title in girls basketball since 1996. The Patriots finished the season at 13-9.
OAC dwindling
Months of speculation ended Sunday when the North Central Conference announced Huntington North would be its replacement for Lafayette Jefferson.
The move will leave the Olympic Athletic Conference with just four teams when the Vikings officially depart the conference after the 2003-2004 season. They will join New Castle, Muncie Central, Kokomo, Marion, Anderson, Richmond and Logansport in the NCC.
Lafayette Jefferson decided earlier this year that it would move to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. That conference had been stable with eight teams, but will grow to 10 with the addition of Jefferson and the newly formed Fishers High School.
The loss of Jefferson, previously the largest school in the conference, left the NCC with just seven members. They accepted applications from all schools interested and chose Huntington North over Muncie Southside, Anderson Highland and Indianapolis Cathedral.
The loss of the Vikings leaves the OAC in an even more precarious position with only Jay County, Anderson Highland, Muncie Southside and Connersville remaining.[[In-content Ad]]
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