Dominant effort carries Jay over Randolph (06/25/04)

Jay County’s swimmers swamped Randolph County Thursday night, winning all but five races.

The final score saw the Jay County Summer Swim Team with 816 to 185 for the Randolph County Sharks.

Jay’s swimmers won 17 of 18 relays and 56 of 60 individual races.

To top off an outstanding night, Cori Vormohr set a new team and pool record in the 13-14 girls 200 individual medley with a time of 2:38.62.

Seven Jay County swimmers were triple-event winners:

• Zane Shreve, 8 and under boys, long free, backstroke, and individual medley.

• Emilee Miller, 9-10 girls, long free, butterfly, and individual medley.

• Mary Hudson, 9-10 girls, backstroke, breastroke, and short free.

• Michelle Landfair, 11-12 girls, long free, breastroke, and short free.

• Sam Miller, 13-14 boys, butterfly, individual medley, and breastroke.

• Ashley Imel individual medley, 15 and over girls, butterfly, individual medley, and short free.

• Derrick Lee, 15 and over boys, long free, butterfly, and individual medley.

Ten other Jay swimmers were double-event winners:

• Rachel Vogler, 8 and under girls, long free and short free.

• Anne Vormohr, 8 and under girls, butterfly and individual medley.

• Levi Hummel, 8 and under boys, breastroke and short free.

• Lucas Holcomb, 9-10 boys, long free and short free.

• Wiley Young, 9-10 boys, backstroke and individual medley.

• Perry Hull, 11-12 boys, long free and individual medley.

• Aaron Hudson, 11-12 boys, butterfly and short free.

• Nathan Cain, 13-14 boys, backstroke and short free.

• Nikisha Imel individual medley, 15 and over girls, long free and backstroke.

• Joseph Vormohr, 15 and over boys, breastroke and free.

To add to Jay County’s dominance in the event, 15 Jay swimmers were single-event winners. Those included Katy Smeltzer, Amelia Freeman, Sok Vormohr, Alex Sutton, Mallory Poole, Lynne Inman, Neal Fennig, Colton Smith, Maddie Fennig, Lauren Murrell, Briann Saxman, Jessica Bullock, Cori Vormohr, Joey Miller, and Nick Ehrhart.

The Jay County Summer Swim Team (6-2) will host Wells Community on Tuesday and South Adams on Thursday.

Rockets top the Nook

A two-hit pitching performance from Matt Ousley helped lift the Portland Rockets to a 4-1 win over Shady Nook at Carrington Field in Fort Wayne Thursday.

Ousley struck out 12 Shady Nook batters over seven innings.

Shady Nook had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second with an unearned run that came on a botched double-play.

But the Rockets bounced back in the third, scoring three runs. And Matt Gard homered in the fourth inning to provide a little extra insurance.

The win was the Rockets’ seventh in a row, bringing their record to 13-4 for the season. They’re 5-0 in the Fort Wayne League.

On Saturday, the Rockets travel to Schoeff Park in Fort Wayne to take on Crumback in a double-header beginning at 1 p.m.

Kiwanis victorious

Kiwanis topped Local 1620 Thursday in Pee Wee Reese League action, while two games were decided in the Willie Mays League by the 10-run rule.

With a double by Tyler Aker and RBI single by Isaac Bruggeman, Kiwanis won 5-3. Christopher Skirvin, Andre Duke, Trenton Detro, and Ben Walter each singled for Local 1620.

In Mays League action, Pak-A-Sak defeated MainSource Bank 14-2 and Inman U-Lock beat JaMar 11-1.

Brandon Ferner doubled twice — each time for an RBI — for Pak-A-Sak. Colton Chapman tripled for Inman U-Lock, while Andy Haffner had a double and two singles and a pair of RBIs.

Water aerobics

Water aerobics classes at Portland Pool are being held Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The classes will be held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. There will also be a new class on Wednesday’s from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.

The cost of each session is $2.

Track banquet

The Jay County girls track team recently held its end of season banquet.

Senior Nicole VanSkyock and Beth Siegrist were each honored with four-year letters. Jessica Heitkamp, Jill Roughia and Miranda Tingley each received three-year letters.

VanSkyock also was a winning of the leadership award along with Vanessa Wilkins. Alyssa Johnson earned the mental attitude award.[[In-content Ad]]