July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Johnston, Shawver lead Jay past Owls (05/21/03)
Jay County Roundup
The Jay County golfer team bounced right back from a loss to unbeaten South Adams last week, topping the Muncie Burris Owls 156-211.
Tyler Johnston and Jesse Shawver turned in a pair of excellent scores for the Patriots to share match medalist honors. They each hit the clubhouse with scores of 38, five strokes better than anyone on the Burris squad.
Alex Hunt and Ben Freeman weren’t far behind as they each finished at 40. Adam Foster notched a 45 as Jay County pushed its record to 6-4.
The Patriots are now 4-1 in junior varsity action this year as they posted a score of 193 against the Owls. Nathan McClung and Adam Freeman shared the low score of 46, and Josh Hall had a 49.
Josh Thornburg finished with a 52, and Ryan Fritze shot a 54.
Jay County’s next match is at home Tuesday against Randolph Southern at 4:30 p.m.
Jay Co. falls short
The Jay County softball team had a win within its grasp on Senior Night Tuesday, but couldn’t hold on in a 13-12 defeat to the Monroe Central Golden Bears.
The Patriots (5-21) trailed 9-5 midway through the contest, but scored four times in the bottom of the fourth and three in the fifth to pull ahead. However, Monroe Central posted deuces in each of the final two innings to hand Jay County its third one-run defeat in the last five games.
Despite their 12th consecutive loss, the Patriots got some serious offense working against the Golden Bears with senior Calah Redwine and junior Stephanie Imel each racking up four hits. Imel scored three times and had an RBI, and Redwine also had three runs scored.
Ashley Cook went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and four RBIs.
Cook also took the defeat, allowing 13 runs — six earned — on 13 hits. She struck out five and walked seven.
The next game for the Patriots is today at Adams Central at 4:30 p.m.
Junior League
Portland Elks opened Portland Junior League Sandy Koufax League play Tuesday with and 8-5 win over Graphic Printing.
Ja-Mar T.V. and Appliance defeated Pak-a-Sak in Willie Mays League action.
In recent softball action First National Bank topped Loy’s Auction and Realty 22-21, and Coca-Cola defeated Tyson 15-12 in the Rookie League. Portland Forge topped Jay County REMC 22-4, and Americare Living Centers defeated Portland Optimist 12-2 in Minor League games.
Albertson’s Floor Covering defeated Smith Brothers (Berne) 11-10 in the only Major League contest
Elks 8, Graphic 5
Derek Barnett had a pair of doubles and two runs scored in leading Elks. Cody Scott hammered a home run and also had a single.
Ronnie Reynolds had two hits and two RBIs for Graphic.
Ja-Mar 15, Pak-a-Sak 8
Ja-Mar remained undefeated in the Willie Mays League led by three hits apiece from Kyle Cline and Mathew Segraves. Ty Huntsman picked up the victories.
Skyler Petty had a pair of doubles for Pak-a-Sak, and Kyle Markle also had two hits.
Ja-Mar is currently 4-0 and in first place. Inman U-Loc and PG-14 are tied in second place at 2-1.
First National 22, Loy’s 21
Kelsey Powell and Whitney Hapner each had four singles for First National. Rachelle Jackson had three hits, including a home run.
Megan Ferguson, LeAnn Horn and Kaitlin Petro each had four hits for Loy’s, and Danielle Wellman had three hits, including a home run.
Tyson 15, Coca-Cola 12
Alexis Cook, Brooke Fouch and Mariah Hornaday each had three hits to lead Tyson. Whitni Somers added two hits, including a double.
Sydney Bost and Kyle Gardner each had a trio of hits for Coca-Cola.
Forge 22, REMC 4
Adrienne Woytik had two hits, including a home run, and Pazia Speed added a triple for Forge. Vicki Taylor and Ashley Waters each notched a double.
Alexis Castillo, Laura Castillo and Brogan Drumm each had singles for REMC.
Americare 12, Optimist 2
Brittany Work knocked a pair of doubles for Americare. Cara Garringer also had two hits, including a double.
Brittany Mann had two singles for Optimist.
Albertson’s 11, Smith Brothers 10
Christen Freyburger led the effort for Albertson’s with three hits. Amber Detro had two hits, including a triple, and Annastasia Turner and Jamie Kauffman each had two hits, including a double.
WJ banquet
The West Jay Middle School spring sports banquet will be Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the WJMS commons.
Members of the girls track team are asked to bring vegetables, boys track athletes should bring desserts and swimmers should bring bread or buns.[[In-content Ad]]
Tyler Johnston and Jesse Shawver turned in a pair of excellent scores for the Patriots to share match medalist honors. They each hit the clubhouse with scores of 38, five strokes better than anyone on the Burris squad.
Alex Hunt and Ben Freeman weren’t far behind as they each finished at 40. Adam Foster notched a 45 as Jay County pushed its record to 6-4.
The Patriots are now 4-1 in junior varsity action this year as they posted a score of 193 against the Owls. Nathan McClung and Adam Freeman shared the low score of 46, and Josh Hall had a 49.
Josh Thornburg finished with a 52, and Ryan Fritze shot a 54.
Jay County’s next match is at home Tuesday against Randolph Southern at 4:30 p.m.
Jay Co. falls short
The Jay County softball team had a win within its grasp on Senior Night Tuesday, but couldn’t hold on in a 13-12 defeat to the Monroe Central Golden Bears.
The Patriots (5-21) trailed 9-5 midway through the contest, but scored four times in the bottom of the fourth and three in the fifth to pull ahead. However, Monroe Central posted deuces in each of the final two innings to hand Jay County its third one-run defeat in the last five games.
Despite their 12th consecutive loss, the Patriots got some serious offense working against the Golden Bears with senior Calah Redwine and junior Stephanie Imel each racking up four hits. Imel scored three times and had an RBI, and Redwine also had three runs scored.
Ashley Cook went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and four RBIs.
Cook also took the defeat, allowing 13 runs — six earned — on 13 hits. She struck out five and walked seven.
The next game for the Patriots is today at Adams Central at 4:30 p.m.
Junior League
Portland Elks opened Portland Junior League Sandy Koufax League play Tuesday with and 8-5 win over Graphic Printing.
Ja-Mar T.V. and Appliance defeated Pak-a-Sak in Willie Mays League action.
In recent softball action First National Bank topped Loy’s Auction and Realty 22-21, and Coca-Cola defeated Tyson 15-12 in the Rookie League. Portland Forge topped Jay County REMC 22-4, and Americare Living Centers defeated Portland Optimist 12-2 in Minor League games.
Albertson’s Floor Covering defeated Smith Brothers (Berne) 11-10 in the only Major League contest
Elks 8, Graphic 5
Derek Barnett had a pair of doubles and two runs scored in leading Elks. Cody Scott hammered a home run and also had a single.
Ronnie Reynolds had two hits and two RBIs for Graphic.
Ja-Mar 15, Pak-a-Sak 8
Ja-Mar remained undefeated in the Willie Mays League led by three hits apiece from Kyle Cline and Mathew Segraves. Ty Huntsman picked up the victories.
Skyler Petty had a pair of doubles for Pak-a-Sak, and Kyle Markle also had two hits.
Ja-Mar is currently 4-0 and in first place. Inman U-Loc and PG-14 are tied in second place at 2-1.
First National 22, Loy’s 21
Kelsey Powell and Whitney Hapner each had four singles for First National. Rachelle Jackson had three hits, including a home run.
Megan Ferguson, LeAnn Horn and Kaitlin Petro each had four hits for Loy’s, and Danielle Wellman had three hits, including a home run.
Tyson 15, Coca-Cola 12
Alexis Cook, Brooke Fouch and Mariah Hornaday each had three hits to lead Tyson. Whitni Somers added two hits, including a double.
Sydney Bost and Kyle Gardner each had a trio of hits for Coca-Cola.
Forge 22, REMC 4
Adrienne Woytik had two hits, including a home run, and Pazia Speed added a triple for Forge. Vicki Taylor and Ashley Waters each notched a double.
Alexis Castillo, Laura Castillo and Brogan Drumm each had singles for REMC.
Americare 12, Optimist 2
Brittany Work knocked a pair of doubles for Americare. Cara Garringer also had two hits, including a double.
Brittany Mann had two singles for Optimist.
Albertson’s 11, Smith Brothers 10
Christen Freyburger led the effort for Albertson’s with three hits. Amber Detro had two hits, including a triple, and Annastasia Turner and Jamie Kauffman each had two hits, including a double.
WJ banquet
The West Jay Middle School spring sports banquet will be Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the WJMS commons.
Members of the girls track team are asked to bring vegetables, boys track athletes should bring desserts and swimmers should bring bread or buns.[[In-content Ad]]
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