July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Jay gymnasts improve again, place 2nd at Richmond (01/09/06)
Jay County roundup
RICHMOND — Such improvements would be impossible to continue, but the Jay County gymnastics team has made huge gains in each competition.
After an opening 82.15 and a 92 Wednesday the Patriots posted a 97.05 at Richmond Saturday to finish second to the host Red Devils at the four-team event. Lincoln was third at 90.9, and Rushville was a distant fourth at 59.2.
Part of the improvement has come from the return of senior Hannah Williams, who suffered a preseason injury, missed the opening meet and competed in just two events Wednesday. She returned to all four events at Richmond, winning the balance beam with a 9.25. She also finished second in the all-around competition (34.3), second on the floor exercise (8.8), third on vault (8.4) and third on the uneven parallel bars (7.85).
Sophomore Erika Hunt was the only other Patriot to crack the top three at the meet, finishing second ahead of Williams on the vault with an 8.6.
Hess takes title
MONROE — Kurtis Hess won another championship Saturday as the Jay County wrestling team finished fifth at the Adams Central Invitational.
The Patriots scored 161.5 points at the eight-team event, three ahead of Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger. The host Jets won with 205 points, and Norwell was second with 201.
Hess, who also finished first at the East Central Indiana Classic, was a perfect 3-0. He defeated Adams Central’s Matt Dunn 8-6 in the championship match at 140 pounds.
Bill Spahr (171) and Casey Kenney (103) each finished second with a 2-1 record.
High Rollers top Blackford
The Jay County High Rollers high school boys bowling team defeated the Blackford Bruins 17.5-2.5 Saturday. The girls team tied Norwell 10-10, losing the match by on the total-pin tiebreaker 1,454-1,452.
Andy Hughes scored two points and had the high series of 409 for the boys team, which is currently ranked ninth in the state. Cory Mock rolled the high game with a 226, and Cody Scott also scored two points.
Summer Roush posted the top scores for the girls team in its narrow defeat with a high game of 178 and high series of 361.
Autumn Shepherd scored a pair of points.
WJ 8th falls in finale
HARTFORD CITY — The West Jay eighth grade boys basketball team reached the championship game of the Hartford City tournament Saturday, falling 56-27 in the finals to the host team. The seventh graders dropped out in the first round with a 44-25 loss to Montpelier.
Nate Brown paced the eighth grade team with 14 points in the championship defeat. Josh Beaty added seven points.
John Pettus paced the Eagles with 12 points in their 41-14 semifinal win over Montpelier. Beaty had nine points, and Brown scored seven.
The seventh graders got 14 points from Zach Cash in their loss to Montpelier.
Ryan Miskinis scored six.[[In-content Ad]]
After an opening 82.15 and a 92 Wednesday the Patriots posted a 97.05 at Richmond Saturday to finish second to the host Red Devils at the four-team event. Lincoln was third at 90.9, and Rushville was a distant fourth at 59.2.
Part of the improvement has come from the return of senior Hannah Williams, who suffered a preseason injury, missed the opening meet and competed in just two events Wednesday. She returned to all four events at Richmond, winning the balance beam with a 9.25. She also finished second in the all-around competition (34.3), second on the floor exercise (8.8), third on vault (8.4) and third on the uneven parallel bars (7.85).
Sophomore Erika Hunt was the only other Patriot to crack the top three at the meet, finishing second ahead of Williams on the vault with an 8.6.
Hess takes title
MONROE — Kurtis Hess won another championship Saturday as the Jay County wrestling team finished fifth at the Adams Central Invitational.
The Patriots scored 161.5 points at the eight-team event, three ahead of Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger. The host Jets won with 205 points, and Norwell was second with 201.
Hess, who also finished first at the East Central Indiana Classic, was a perfect 3-0. He defeated Adams Central’s Matt Dunn 8-6 in the championship match at 140 pounds.
Bill Spahr (171) and Casey Kenney (103) each finished second with a 2-1 record.
High Rollers top Blackford
The Jay County High Rollers high school boys bowling team defeated the Blackford Bruins 17.5-2.5 Saturday. The girls team tied Norwell 10-10, losing the match by on the total-pin tiebreaker 1,454-1,452.
Andy Hughes scored two points and had the high series of 409 for the boys team, which is currently ranked ninth in the state. Cory Mock rolled the high game with a 226, and Cody Scott also scored two points.
Summer Roush posted the top scores for the girls team in its narrow defeat with a high game of 178 and high series of 361.
Autumn Shepherd scored a pair of points.
WJ 8th falls in finale
HARTFORD CITY — The West Jay eighth grade boys basketball team reached the championship game of the Hartford City tournament Saturday, falling 56-27 in the finals to the host team. The seventh graders dropped out in the first round with a 44-25 loss to Montpelier.
Nate Brown paced the eighth grade team with 14 points in the championship defeat. Josh Beaty added seven points.
John Pettus paced the Eagles with 12 points in their 41-14 semifinal win over Montpelier. Beaty had nine points, and Brown scored seven.
The seventh graders got 14 points from Zach Cash in their loss to Montpelier.
Ryan Miskinis scored six.[[In-content Ad]]
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