July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Patriots blast Starfires by 29 (01/21/04)
Jay County Roundup
A huge second quarter was more than enough for the Jay County girls basketball team to put away South Adams Tuesday.
The Patriots, already leading 14-5, outscored the host Starfires 22-2 in the second period. The onslaught continued in the second half as Jay County grabbed the 70-41 victory.
Felisha Parr didn’t score in the big second quarter, but led a balanced Jay County attack by finishing with 12 points. Sarah Dirksen scored 11 points, and Markie Runyon also finished in double figures with 10.
Jamie Bruggeman had nine points, Lindsay Friddle scored seven and Renae Laux and Sara Garringer each added six.
South Adams (3-12) was led by Kelly Mertz with 14 points. She had the lone field goal for the Starfires in the second quarter.
Kindle Inniger scored 12 points, and Erin McCollum followed with nine.
Jay County also won the junior varsity contest 50-19, doing much of the damage in the second half.
The Patriots led just 20-14 at halftime, but allowed just two third-quarter points and three in the fourth. In all they outscored the Starfires 30-5 after the intermission.
Theresa Reinhart and Miranda Betz shared Patriot scoring honors with 10 points apiece. Whitney Homan, Mary Spencer and Natasha Stout each added five points.
Kayla Coblentz had nine points for South Adams
Jay County’s next game is at Muncie Central Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. The Starfires will visit Woodlan Saturday at 6 p.m.
Jay loses pair
The Jay County girls swim team put together its best overall effort of the year, but still fell 10 points short.
The Patriots had 22 personal- or season-best times on the night in the 98-88 defeat. The boys team managed just one victory in a 138-44 loss.
Lindsey Vesperry continued to perform well for the girls team, picking up another win in the 200-yard freestyle. She was first by more than six seconds with a personal-best time of 2-minutes, 16.89 seconds.
Julie Sours added the only other individual win in swimming as she hit the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke. She edged Jenny Sebura by just over one second in 1:18.06, which was her best time of the season.
Vesperry and Sours also joined Amber Kelly and Rachel McKee to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:53.99.
Sarah Miller added the only other Patriot victory with a 232.35-point total in diving.
Daniel Fisher had the lone win for the boys team as he turned in a season-best time in the 100-yard breaststroke. He finished in 1:09.38 to beat the field by more than five seconds.
Both teams will compete in the Olympic Athletic Conference meet at Jay County Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
Chiefs win again
East Jay’s boys basketball teams continued their successful seasons Tuesday with a couple of victories over Hartford City.
The eighth grade team won its eighth straight game, 50-24. The seventh graders topped Hartford City 44-22.
Clint Muhlenkamp scored 13 points for the eighth grade squad, which is 10-2 after splitting its first four games this season. Michael Jobe added eight points.
Billy Wellman racked up 18 points for the seventh grade team (9-3). Dexter Shreve had eight points, and Lance Franklin added seven.
EJ still perfect
The East Jay wrestling team won its third consecutive meet to open the season Tuesday with a 60-27 victory over Delta.
Winning matches for East Jay were Cameron Pfiefer (80), Josh Lochtefeld (85), Casey Kenney (90), Nathan Murphy (95) and Ben Theurer (100). Also adding wins were James Abbott (105), David Jones (115), Aaron McLaughlin (120), Aaron Brenner (135) and Brad Tipton (152).
Earning junior varsity victories for the Chiefs were Caleb Cooley (85), Derrick May (115), Kyle Emery (135) and Matt Price (145).
East Jay will wrestle at Adams Central Thursday. Parents are asked to arrive by 5:30 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
The Patriots, already leading 14-5, outscored the host Starfires 22-2 in the second period. The onslaught continued in the second half as Jay County grabbed the 70-41 victory.
Felisha Parr didn’t score in the big second quarter, but led a balanced Jay County attack by finishing with 12 points. Sarah Dirksen scored 11 points, and Markie Runyon also finished in double figures with 10.
Jamie Bruggeman had nine points, Lindsay Friddle scored seven and Renae Laux and Sara Garringer each added six.
South Adams (3-12) was led by Kelly Mertz with 14 points. She had the lone field goal for the Starfires in the second quarter.
Kindle Inniger scored 12 points, and Erin McCollum followed with nine.
Jay County also won the junior varsity contest 50-19, doing much of the damage in the second half.
The Patriots led just 20-14 at halftime, but allowed just two third-quarter points and three in the fourth. In all they outscored the Starfires 30-5 after the intermission.
Theresa Reinhart and Miranda Betz shared Patriot scoring honors with 10 points apiece. Whitney Homan, Mary Spencer and Natasha Stout each added five points.
Kayla Coblentz had nine points for South Adams
Jay County’s next game is at Muncie Central Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. The Starfires will visit Woodlan Saturday at 6 p.m.
Jay loses pair
The Jay County girls swim team put together its best overall effort of the year, but still fell 10 points short.
The Patriots had 22 personal- or season-best times on the night in the 98-88 defeat. The boys team managed just one victory in a 138-44 loss.
Lindsey Vesperry continued to perform well for the girls team, picking up another win in the 200-yard freestyle. She was first by more than six seconds with a personal-best time of 2-minutes, 16.89 seconds.
Julie Sours added the only other individual win in swimming as she hit the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke. She edged Jenny Sebura by just over one second in 1:18.06, which was her best time of the season.
Vesperry and Sours also joined Amber Kelly and Rachel McKee to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:53.99.
Sarah Miller added the only other Patriot victory with a 232.35-point total in diving.
Daniel Fisher had the lone win for the boys team as he turned in a season-best time in the 100-yard breaststroke. He finished in 1:09.38 to beat the field by more than five seconds.
Both teams will compete in the Olympic Athletic Conference meet at Jay County Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
Chiefs win again
East Jay’s boys basketball teams continued their successful seasons Tuesday with a couple of victories over Hartford City.
The eighth grade team won its eighth straight game, 50-24. The seventh graders topped Hartford City 44-22.
Clint Muhlenkamp scored 13 points for the eighth grade squad, which is 10-2 after splitting its first four games this season. Michael Jobe added eight points.
Billy Wellman racked up 18 points for the seventh grade team (9-3). Dexter Shreve had eight points, and Lance Franklin added seven.
EJ still perfect
The East Jay wrestling team won its third consecutive meet to open the season Tuesday with a 60-27 victory over Delta.
Winning matches for East Jay were Cameron Pfiefer (80), Josh Lochtefeld (85), Casey Kenney (90), Nathan Murphy (95) and Ben Theurer (100). Also adding wins were James Abbott (105), David Jones (115), Aaron McLaughlin (120), Aaron Brenner (135) and Brad Tipton (152).
Earning junior varsity victories for the Chiefs were Caleb Cooley (85), Derrick May (115), Kyle Emery (135) and Matt Price (145).
East Jay will wrestle at Adams Central Thursday. Parents are asked to arrive by 5:30 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
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