July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Evans and Rigby win another (10/07/04)
Jay County Roundup
PERU — Randy Evans and Tyler Rigby expected to be playing the Mississinewa Indians. It’s just happening about a week later than they thought it would.
Jay County’s boys tennis No. 1 doubles team advanced once more in the individual doubles tournament Wednesday, knocking off Craig Craun and Nick Hentgen of Wabash 6-4, 6-0.
The victory earned Evans and Rigby a match against the Indians’ Tyler Click and Scott Schuler.
Mississinewa would have been the Patriots’ foe in last week’s team sectional championship match, but they got upset in the semifinals by Blackford. The doubles teams will play today at Mississinewa at 4 p.m.
The Indians, who won a second straight sectional title at Marion this season, were eliminated from team tournament play Wednesday.
The Patriot pair, which won eight of its final nine games for its win over Northwestern Tuesday, followed much the same path against Wabash. With the first set tied at 4-4, Evans and Rigby won eight consecutive games to take the victory.
While they did not play Mississinewa this year, Evans and Rigby lost to Schuler and then-partner Scott Mellor 6-3, 6-1 in last season’s team sectional championship match. Click played No. 2 doubles for the Indians last year.
Chief runners roll
PORTLAND — East Jay won everything in its final cross country meet of the season Tuesday.
The seventh grade boys team completed a perfect season with an 18-37 victory over Bellmont. The eighth grade boys team won by a 26-29 score, and the girls team took a 22-33 victory.
Patrick Johnson led the seventh grade boys as they completed the undefeated year, winning in 11-minutes, 30 seconds. Eric Homan placed second in 11:35.
Brad Horn finished fourth in 12:31, Ben Brandt was fifth in 12:47 and Tevan Nichols finished sixth in 13:01.
Kyle Simmons was first for the eighth grade boys team in 11:07, but Bellmont took three of the next four spots to stay close. Isaac Poole was the only other Chief in the top five, finishing fourth in 11:23.
Still, East Jay grabbed sixth (Jordan Moser in 11:38), seventh (Joey Franks in 12:12) and eighth (Steven Kelly in 12:19) to take the victory.
Kylie Wellman paced the girls team, cruising to a 37-second victory in 12:07. Tiffany Helms placed third in 13:18.
Cassie Laux was fifth in 13:27, Katie Butcher placed sixth in 13:28 and Leah Wellman was seventh in 13:29.
Trisha Helms finished first in the girls junior varsity race in 13:47.
EJ volleyball splits
HARTFORD CITY — The East Jay seventh grade volleyball team needed three games to do it, but it managed to get past Hartford City Wednesday 25-21, 20-25, 25-17. The eighth grade team suffered a 25-7, 25-13 defeat.
Lindsey Wellman had a huge match for the seventh grade team. She served 27 points, and had a string of eight consecutive aces.
Wellman also had a team-high five digs.
Pazia Speed finished with six points and five kills. Liz Walker added five points.
The eighth grade team got three points, including one ace, from Jamie Heaps. Cori Vormohr had four digs, and Michelle Dirksen and Sarah Westgerdes each had two digs.
AAU tryouts
Tryouts for the Jay County fourth grade AAU boys basketball team will be Tuesday. They will be held at the Jay County High School gym from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
For more information, call Marc Bogenschutz at (260) 726-6143.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County’s boys tennis No. 1 doubles team advanced once more in the individual doubles tournament Wednesday, knocking off Craig Craun and Nick Hentgen of Wabash 6-4, 6-0.
The victory earned Evans and Rigby a match against the Indians’ Tyler Click and Scott Schuler.
Mississinewa would have been the Patriots’ foe in last week’s team sectional championship match, but they got upset in the semifinals by Blackford. The doubles teams will play today at Mississinewa at 4 p.m.
The Indians, who won a second straight sectional title at Marion this season, were eliminated from team tournament play Wednesday.
The Patriot pair, which won eight of its final nine games for its win over Northwestern Tuesday, followed much the same path against Wabash. With the first set tied at 4-4, Evans and Rigby won eight consecutive games to take the victory.
While they did not play Mississinewa this year, Evans and Rigby lost to Schuler and then-partner Scott Mellor 6-3, 6-1 in last season’s team sectional championship match. Click played No. 2 doubles for the Indians last year.
Chief runners roll
PORTLAND — East Jay won everything in its final cross country meet of the season Tuesday.
The seventh grade boys team completed a perfect season with an 18-37 victory over Bellmont. The eighth grade boys team won by a 26-29 score, and the girls team took a 22-33 victory.
Patrick Johnson led the seventh grade boys as they completed the undefeated year, winning in 11-minutes, 30 seconds. Eric Homan placed second in 11:35.
Brad Horn finished fourth in 12:31, Ben Brandt was fifth in 12:47 and Tevan Nichols finished sixth in 13:01.
Kyle Simmons was first for the eighth grade boys team in 11:07, but Bellmont took three of the next four spots to stay close. Isaac Poole was the only other Chief in the top five, finishing fourth in 11:23.
Still, East Jay grabbed sixth (Jordan Moser in 11:38), seventh (Joey Franks in 12:12) and eighth (Steven Kelly in 12:19) to take the victory.
Kylie Wellman paced the girls team, cruising to a 37-second victory in 12:07. Tiffany Helms placed third in 13:18.
Cassie Laux was fifth in 13:27, Katie Butcher placed sixth in 13:28 and Leah Wellman was seventh in 13:29.
Trisha Helms finished first in the girls junior varsity race in 13:47.
EJ volleyball splits
HARTFORD CITY — The East Jay seventh grade volleyball team needed three games to do it, but it managed to get past Hartford City Wednesday 25-21, 20-25, 25-17. The eighth grade team suffered a 25-7, 25-13 defeat.
Lindsey Wellman had a huge match for the seventh grade team. She served 27 points, and had a string of eight consecutive aces.
Wellman also had a team-high five digs.
Pazia Speed finished with six points and five kills. Liz Walker added five points.
The eighth grade team got three points, including one ace, from Jamie Heaps. Cori Vormohr had four digs, and Michelle Dirksen and Sarah Westgerdes each had two digs.
AAU tryouts
Tryouts for the Jay County fourth grade AAU boys basketball team will be Tuesday. They will be held at the Jay County High School gym from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
For more information, call Marc Bogenschutz at (260) 726-6143.[[In-content Ad]]
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