July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Jay County comeback falls short
Jay County roundup
The visiting Vikings showed early why they finished as the 2012 Class 4A state runners-up. The Patriots came roaring back, only to have their rally fall a few runs short.
Jay County High School’s softball team scored 11 times in the final two innings and had the tying run on base in the seventh Monday, but they fell 16-13 to Huntington North.
Chelsea Tighe smashed three home runs for the Patriots (1-4), who came back against several Viking relief pitchers. She finished 4-for-5, drove in seven runs and scored three times.
Katlin Petro added a homer in the seventh inning as she drove in three runs. Courtney Finnerty added three hits, and Abbey Vance scored three times.
Vance took the loss, giving up 16 runs — 13 earned — on 12 hits and seven walks in seven innings.
Netters blanked
RICHMOND — Jay County’s girls tennis team is still looking for its first win after falling 5-0 Monday to the Richmond Red Devils.
The Patriots (0-3) played their best tennis in doubles action, where Faith Parr and Emily Westgerdes fell 6-4, 6-3 to Kaitlin Kramer and Kaitlyn Harrison at No. 2. Sydney Bost and Shawn Miller dropped the No. 1 doubles match 6-3, 6-3 to Julia Hays and Krissy Kramer.
Miranda Reinhart suffered a shutout loss in her first match of the season against Peyton Young. Avery Loyd fell 6-1, 6-2 to Katy Robinson at No. 2 singles, and Brooke Fraley lost 6-2, 6-1 to Emma Lady at No. 3 singles.
The JCHS junior varsity team won 4-1 with Katy Smeltzer turning in an 8-0 victory.
Ludy gets 1st start
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Josh Ludy got a hit in his first game Sunday for the Clearwater Threshers.
Ludy, a 2008 Jay County graduate, started at catcher against the Dunedin Blue Jays for Clearwater, the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. He went 1-for-3 at the plate.
The 22-year-old was the Big 12 Player of the Year at Baylor last season and was selected by the Phillies in the eighth round of June’s Major League Baseball draft. He finished the year with the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws, hitting .271 with 11 doubles, 12 RBIs and nine runs in 107 at bats.
WJMS tops Blackford
HARTFORD CITY — The West Jay Middle School track teams cruised Monday with the boys winning 73-27 over host Blackford and the girls posting an 87-13 victory.
Both Eagle squads swept the field events, with Andrew Trewyn taking the shot put and high jump for the boys team. Justin Crouch took the top spot in the long jump and 100-meter dash, and Tyler Lowe was first in the discus.
Kimber Harris finished first in the high jump (4 feet, 2 inches) and long jump (11 feet, 10½ inches) for the WJMS girls. Samantha Back took the shot put at 24 feet, 2 inches, and Lillian Rogers won the discus at 70 feet, ½ inch.
Kensey Litton won the 100 dash in 13.96 and 200 dash in 30.9. Other wins came from Tanner Craw, Jasper Price and Colt Meranda for the boys, and Jocelyn Huey and Sarah Paxson for the girls.
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Jay County High School’s softball team scored 11 times in the final two innings and had the tying run on base in the seventh Monday, but they fell 16-13 to Huntington North.
Chelsea Tighe smashed three home runs for the Patriots (1-4), who came back against several Viking relief pitchers. She finished 4-for-5, drove in seven runs and scored three times.
Katlin Petro added a homer in the seventh inning as she drove in three runs. Courtney Finnerty added three hits, and Abbey Vance scored three times.
Vance took the loss, giving up 16 runs — 13 earned — on 12 hits and seven walks in seven innings.
Netters blanked
RICHMOND — Jay County’s girls tennis team is still looking for its first win after falling 5-0 Monday to the Richmond Red Devils.
The Patriots (0-3) played their best tennis in doubles action, where Faith Parr and Emily Westgerdes fell 6-4, 6-3 to Kaitlin Kramer and Kaitlyn Harrison at No. 2. Sydney Bost and Shawn Miller dropped the No. 1 doubles match 6-3, 6-3 to Julia Hays and Krissy Kramer.
Miranda Reinhart suffered a shutout loss in her first match of the season against Peyton Young. Avery Loyd fell 6-1, 6-2 to Katy Robinson at No. 2 singles, and Brooke Fraley lost 6-2, 6-1 to Emma Lady at No. 3 singles.
The JCHS junior varsity team won 4-1 with Katy Smeltzer turning in an 8-0 victory.
Ludy gets 1st start
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Josh Ludy got a hit in his first game Sunday for the Clearwater Threshers.
Ludy, a 2008 Jay County graduate, started at catcher against the Dunedin Blue Jays for Clearwater, the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. He went 1-for-3 at the plate.
The 22-year-old was the Big 12 Player of the Year at Baylor last season and was selected by the Phillies in the eighth round of June’s Major League Baseball draft. He finished the year with the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws, hitting .271 with 11 doubles, 12 RBIs and nine runs in 107 at bats.
WJMS tops Blackford
HARTFORD CITY — The West Jay Middle School track teams cruised Monday with the boys winning 73-27 over host Blackford and the girls posting an 87-13 victory.
Both Eagle squads swept the field events, with Andrew Trewyn taking the shot put and high jump for the boys team. Justin Crouch took the top spot in the long jump and 100-meter dash, and Tyler Lowe was first in the discus.
Kimber Harris finished first in the high jump (4 feet, 2 inches) and long jump (11 feet, 10½ inches) for the WJMS girls. Samantha Back took the shot put at 24 feet, 2 inches, and Lillian Rogers won the discus at 70 feet, ½ inch.
Kensey Litton won the 100 dash in 13.96 and 200 dash in 30.9. Other wins came from Tanner Craw, Jasper Price and Colt Meranda for the boys, and Jocelyn Huey and Sarah Paxson for the girls.
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