FR earns No. 1 seed

The Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team's game against New Knoxville was a thriller. The squads will likely get the chance to put on another show in the tournament.

The Indians, who remained ranked fifth in the state in Division IV this week, earned the No. 1 seed in the Coldwater boys basketball sectional and will play in the championship game Friday, March 15, at 6:15 p.m. They will play the winner of an opening-round game Wednesday, March 3, between New Knoxville (11-6) and Waynesfield-Goshen (4-12).

In the other half of the Coldwater bracket, Marion Local (8-7) will take on Minster (6-10) in the second opening-round game March 3 at 8 p.m. The winner of that game will advance to play second-seeded New Bremen (12-3) for a sectional title March 5 at 8 p.m.

The champions will advance to district play Tuesday, March 9, at Wapakoneta.

Fort Recovery senior Greg Kahlig broke the school's all-time scoring record Jan. 29 at New Knoxville, scoring 24 of his 30 points in the second half. He led the Indians, who trailed by nine early in the second half, to a 61-59 victory.

The Tribe was fifth for the second straight week in the Division IV poll released Monday by The Associated Press. It earned 145 poll points, 23 more than last week, to finish nine behind Southeastern Local (15-1).

The top three teams in Division IV are Newark Catholic (16-0), McDonald (16-0) and Continental (16-1).

Records keep falling

The Jay County middle school girls swim team broke more records Monday as it improved to 2-0 with a 217-77 victory over visiting Adams Central. The boys team lost, 157-82.

Katy Smeltzer, Caitlin Mark, Sophie Bader and Anne Vormohr teamed to take the 300-yard freestyle relay team record with a time of 2 minutes, 56.73 seconds as Jay County won every event and took the runner-up spot eight times. They also broke their own record in the 200 medley relay in 2:02.56.

Vormohr tied her own record in the 100 backstroke, and other individual wins came from Smeltzer, Bader, Caitlin Mark, Rachel Vogler, Ashley Mark and Rhianon Mills.

Zane Shreve and Sok Vormohr turned in the lone victories for the boys team.

Tribe boys fall

DELPHOS, Ohio - Fort Recovery's freshman boys basketball team lost 38-34 Monday to the host St. John's Blue Jays.

Jacob Schoen totaled 13 points to lead the Indians, who dropped to 1-6. Wyatt Blockberger added seven points.

Green, Bantz lead WJ

The West Jay Middle School wrestling team finished seventh Saturday at the 10-team East Jay Invitational.

Coby Green (100) and Bryce Bantz (105) each finished in second place to lead the Eagles. J.P. Fischer added a third-place effort at 85 pounds.

Fifth place finishes came from Jesse Finnerty (120), Sean Winget (125) and Chaz McClain (135).[[In-content Ad]]