July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Jay Co. brings down the Giants (08/20/03)
Local Roundup
The defending sectional champions showed at least one October foe that they will not allow their title to be taken easily, despite a mostly new starting lineup.
Jay County, which has won two of the last three Marion Sectional titles, defeated the Marion Giants 3-2 in its first tennis match of the season Tuesday.
The victory didn’t come easily, as the Patriots debuted four players who have never seen varsity playing time. But, their two varsity veterans were there to carry the load.
Senior Derek Powell was off the court in no time against Tyler Edmonds at No. 2 singles. He rolled to an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Kurtis Hess, a sophomore, got started a little slowly before continuing the success he started in his freshman season. He opened the 2003 campaign with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jon Russell at No. 1 singles, running his career record to 19-2.
The No. 2 doubles pair of Chip Feazel and Adam Paxson took the first set against Sean Willman and Kyle Carter 6-3. They lost the second, 6-4, before rallying to clinch the victory for Jay County with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win.
Sophomore Wil Goodrich got off to a quick start at No. 3 singles, but Ryan Newton held strong to beat him 6-3, 6-3. At No. 1 doubles, Matthew Peterson and Randy Evans suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Jared Thorne and Brock Spencer.
Jay County also took the junior varsity victory, winning 3-0 and dropping just one game along the way.
Tyler Rigby smashed Kip Kershner 8-0 at No. 1 singles, while Travis Smith pounded Kevin Aaron by the same score in the No. 2 slot. At No. 3 singles, Jeff Sims smoked John Siler 8-1.
The Patriots will host Norwell Thursday at 4:30 p.m. before taking a trip to the highly competitive DeKalb Invitational Saturday.
SA spikers fall in five
The Class 2A No. 9 South Adams volleyball team suffered another defeat Tuesday, dropping to 0-2 on the year after a 21-12, 14-21, 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 loss to the Leo Lions.
The Starfires got another big match from Kelly Mertz, who slammed down 16 kills. She also came away with 17 digs, and added five blocks.
Lee Ann Snyder and Robyn Habegger trailed Mertz with five kills apiece. Snyder added a trio of blocks.
Alyssa Miller dished out 25 assists, and Renee Neuenschwander had seven aces.
The South Adams junior varsity squad lost 21-13, 21-10 to the Lions, and the freshman team dropped a 21-7, 21-19 decision.
The Starfires will look to get into the win column when they play in the North Miami Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
JC volleyball rolls
Sara Hough opened her senior season by leading the Jay County volleyball team to a quick 21-14, 21-8, 21-11 victory over the Winchester Golden Falcons Tuesday.
Hough had team highs in kills, digs and aces as the Patriots won their first match of the year. She totaled 25 digs, shared the team lead of five aces with sophomore Kelly Sautbine and shared the team-high of six kills with junior Ashley Overla.
Sarah Ainsworth had a solid day of serving with 13 points, and added nine assists. Becki Beeler led the team with 14 assists, Sautbine had nine points, and Markie Runyon contributed three blocks.
The Jay county junior varsity squad came away with a 21-9, 13-21, 21-14 victory.
Jay County will face a stiff test as it hosts the Class 3A top-ranked Delta Eagles Thursday at 6 p.m.
Pee wee football
Registration for the Jay County Pee Wee Football League will be Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Hines-Inman Memorial Stadium in Portland.
The league is for all Jay County students will be in fourth, fifth or sixth grade this year. The entry fee is $25 per child.
For more information, call Jim Wehrly at (260) 726-6408.
Community Center
The Jay Community Center has several activities scheduled for the upcoming weeks.
The Center is bringing back the corporate challenge, which will run from Saturday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 4. Teams must register by Friday, and team packets are available at the Community Center.
For more information about these activities, call (260) 726-6477.
Come cruising
The Crown City Cruisers will hold a cruise-in Saturday at The Whirl in Redkey.
The cruise-in will be from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information call (765) 717-3540 or (765) 369-2312.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County, which has won two of the last three Marion Sectional titles, defeated the Marion Giants 3-2 in its first tennis match of the season Tuesday.
The victory didn’t come easily, as the Patriots debuted four players who have never seen varsity playing time. But, their two varsity veterans were there to carry the load.
Senior Derek Powell was off the court in no time against Tyler Edmonds at No. 2 singles. He rolled to an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Kurtis Hess, a sophomore, got started a little slowly before continuing the success he started in his freshman season. He opened the 2003 campaign with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jon Russell at No. 1 singles, running his career record to 19-2.
The No. 2 doubles pair of Chip Feazel and Adam Paxson took the first set against Sean Willman and Kyle Carter 6-3. They lost the second, 6-4, before rallying to clinch the victory for Jay County with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win.
Sophomore Wil Goodrich got off to a quick start at No. 3 singles, but Ryan Newton held strong to beat him 6-3, 6-3. At No. 1 doubles, Matthew Peterson and Randy Evans suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Jared Thorne and Brock Spencer.
Jay County also took the junior varsity victory, winning 3-0 and dropping just one game along the way.
Tyler Rigby smashed Kip Kershner 8-0 at No. 1 singles, while Travis Smith pounded Kevin Aaron by the same score in the No. 2 slot. At No. 3 singles, Jeff Sims smoked John Siler 8-1.
The Patriots will host Norwell Thursday at 4:30 p.m. before taking a trip to the highly competitive DeKalb Invitational Saturday.
SA spikers fall in five
The Class 2A No. 9 South Adams volleyball team suffered another defeat Tuesday, dropping to 0-2 on the year after a 21-12, 14-21, 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 loss to the Leo Lions.
The Starfires got another big match from Kelly Mertz, who slammed down 16 kills. She also came away with 17 digs, and added five blocks.
Lee Ann Snyder and Robyn Habegger trailed Mertz with five kills apiece. Snyder added a trio of blocks.
Alyssa Miller dished out 25 assists, and Renee Neuenschwander had seven aces.
The South Adams junior varsity squad lost 21-13, 21-10 to the Lions, and the freshman team dropped a 21-7, 21-19 decision.
The Starfires will look to get into the win column when they play in the North Miami Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
JC volleyball rolls
Sara Hough opened her senior season by leading the Jay County volleyball team to a quick 21-14, 21-8, 21-11 victory over the Winchester Golden Falcons Tuesday.
Hough had team highs in kills, digs and aces as the Patriots won their first match of the year. She totaled 25 digs, shared the team lead of five aces with sophomore Kelly Sautbine and shared the team-high of six kills with junior Ashley Overla.
Sarah Ainsworth had a solid day of serving with 13 points, and added nine assists. Becki Beeler led the team with 14 assists, Sautbine had nine points, and Markie Runyon contributed three blocks.
The Jay county junior varsity squad came away with a 21-9, 13-21, 21-14 victory.
Jay County will face a stiff test as it hosts the Class 3A top-ranked Delta Eagles Thursday at 6 p.m.
Pee wee football
Registration for the Jay County Pee Wee Football League will be Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Hines-Inman Memorial Stadium in Portland.
The league is for all Jay County students will be in fourth, fifth or sixth grade this year. The entry fee is $25 per child.
For more information, call Jim Wehrly at (260) 726-6408.
Community Center
The Jay Community Center has several activities scheduled for the upcoming weeks.
The Center is bringing back the corporate challenge, which will run from Saturday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 4. Teams must register by Friday, and team packets are available at the Community Center.
For more information about these activities, call (260) 726-6477.
Come cruising
The Crown City Cruisers will hold a cruise-in Saturday at The Whirl in Redkey.
The cruise-in will be from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information call (765) 717-3540 or (765) 369-2312.[[In-content Ad]]
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