Jay tankers dominate again (06/28/03)

Another record for Cori Vormohr sparked another Jay County Summer Swim Team win Thursday.

Vormohr picked up another record in the 11-12-year-old girls division as the team won 41 of 60 individual events and 15 of 20 relays. Jay County defeated Union City in the meet, 289-295.

For the second straight meet Vormohr broke one of her coaches marks, this time erasing Abby Arnold’s name from the record book. She finished the short freestyle with a time of 29.83 for a new school and pool record.

She was also one of six triple event winners for the team, adding wins in the backstroke and breaststroke.

Ashley Imel and Derrick Lee teamed up to own the 15-and-over age group, while Matt Eldridge and Brittany Teagle did the same in the 13-14-year-old races. Lane Hull added three wins in the 8-and-under boys division.

Imel took her victories in the long freestyle, butterfly and individual medley, while Lee also won the butterfly and individual medley, and took the short freestyle. Eldridge and Teagle each won the butterfly and individual medley, with Eldridge taking a third win in the breaststroke while Teagle added a victory in the short freestyle.

Hull picked up wins in the butterfly, backstroke and short freestyle.

Grabbing two wins apiece for Jay County were Annie Vormohr, Alysha Miller, Neal Fennig, A.J. Pettyjohn, Sam Miller, Steven Kelly and Shelby Rines.

Pool activities

There will be several activities at Portland Pool in the coming weeks.

The second of three sessions of swimming lessons will be held at the Portland Pool beginning Monday, July 7.

The classes are for all ages, and the cost is $10 per person. There will be four different half-hour long classes each day, beginning at 9 a.m.

There will not be make-up dates for weather-related cancellations.

Registration begins Thursday, and those interested should visit the pool or call (260) 726-6653.

The third session of lessons will begin Monday, July 14.

Also, low-impact water aerobics will be offered for adults on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. The cost is $2 per session and no registration is required.

Firecracker 5K

The Ansonia Firecracker 5K run will be Friday, July 4 in Ansonia, Ohio.

Registration for the race will begin at 7 a.m. Ohio time at the Ansonia Firehouse. The race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

Eighty awards will be given after the race in 13 different male and female divisions.

For more information, call John Snyder at (937) 337-1825.

East Jay wins two

The East Jay baseball team picked up a pair of wins recently over Randolph Southern, 10-0 and 16-2.

In the first game of the double-header, Kyle Carpenter knocked a couple of hits, including a double. Joshua Ludy and Matt Snyder each added two hits.

Derrick Mills was the winning pitcher.

East Jay was tied at 2-2 with Randolph Southern after one inning of the second game, but score once in the second, five times in the third and eight in the fourth to put the contest away.

Carpenter added a pair of doubles and a single in that contest, well Ludy had two hits, including a triple. Michael Jobe and Snyder each had a double and a single.

Kyle Wellman picked up the victory.

Challenger baseball

Challenger Baseball of Mercer County will finish its season Sunday at Fort Site Park in Fort Recovery.

The evening will included a couple of games, and a chance to honor several players who will be finishing their final season with the program. The first game is scheduled for 6 p.m., with game two to follow at 7:15 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]