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Patriots get Elwood in 1st round (10/13/03)
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If Jay County’s volleyball team sees either of the two ranked teams in the Delta Sectional, it will be a good thing. Because if that happens, the Patriots will have made the championship match.
In the sectional pairings, released today by the IHSAA, Jay County drew an opening round match against Elwood. The other first-round match will pit Mississinewa against Tipton.
Those matches will be played Thursday, Oct. 23, with the Patriots’ contest tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. and the other match to follow. The winners of those matches will meet in the semifinal round Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m.
Class 3A No. 8 Blackford and No. 10 Delta each drew first-round byes, and will meet each other in Saturday’s second match.
The championship match will be played Saturday at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Wawasee regional.
JC JV finishes 2nd
The Patriots came about as close as they could to winning at least a share of the Olympic Athletic Conference Junior Varsity tournament Saturday.
Jay County’s junior varsity team lost to eventual champion Anderson Highland 21-9, 18-21, 22-20 Saturday as the Scots finished 4-0. The Patriots ended up 2-2 on the day, also losing to Connersville 21-15, 18-21, 21-10.
They defeated Muncie Southside 21-15, 21-13 and Huntington North 21-12, 21-14. Jay County, Huntington North and Connersville all finished the day with 2-2 records.
Jamie Walker had a big day for the Patriots, finishing with 28 digs, 22 kills and 21 points in the four matches. Her biggest match came in the near-miss against Highland in which she finished with 10 points, including three aces, 10 kills and 18 digs.
Markie Runyon finished second on the team in kills with 16 on the day. She also had five blocks, three of which came against Muncie Southside.
Miranda Tingley also played well against Muncie Southside, scoring 11 points, 10 of which came on aces. She also had six assists in the match, and finished the day with 48 assists.
Theresa Reinhart served a team-high 31 points in the tournament, and Janae Roush had 26 digs.
WJ blasts Salamonie
It was a good way to end the season for the West Jay football teams.
The seventh grade team finished at 6-1 with a 22-0 destruction of Salamonie, and the eighth grade team (5-2) rolled to an 8-6 triumph.
Andrew Lancaster got the seventh grade team off to a quick start, running back the opening kick 72 yards, setting up a 2-yard touchdown run by Alan Brown.
Brown added a 12-yard touchdown run later in the contest. Jon Hawn ran in the final score from one yard out.
Andrew Lancaster was successful on a pair of two-point conversion runs.
Chris Moore had one of three interceptions on the day for the eighth grade team, returning his 10 yards for the Eagles’ only touchdown. Sean Hatzell was successful on the two-point conversion for what turned out to be the game-winning points.
Zack Hummer and Seth Pitman also had interceptions in the victory.
Vormohr leads swimmers
Cori Vormohr led the Jay County Winter Swim Team as it opened its season Saturday with eight swimmers competing in the Pendleton Falls Invitational. She had four of the team’s six victories on the day.
Vormohr took first place in the 11-12-year-old girls 50-yard freestyle, finishing that race in grand fashion by setting a new team record. She also won the 50-yard butterfly, the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley.
The other victories for Jay County came from Daniel Velasco in the 8-and-younger boys 25-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle. He was also second in the 25-yard backstroke.
Both Vormohr and Velasco finished as high-point winners in their age groups.
Kelci Reed was second in the 13-and-older girls 50-yard breaststroke. Third-place finishes came from Annie Vormohr in the 8-and-younger girls 25-yard backstroke and 25-yard butterfly, and Sophie Bader in the 8-and-younger girls breaststroke.
Firebirds go 1-2
The Jay County Firebirds under-14 soccer team lost a pair of games Saturday, but rebounded for a win Sunday in the Zuma classic in Montezuma, Ohio.
The victory Sunday came by a 7-2 score over Celina. The Firebirds lost to New Bremen Saturday 1-0 and were also defeated by Ottawa Glandorf 2-0.
The Firebirds (4-5-1) outshot New Bremen in the opening defeat 16-11. Derek Bartlett finished with seven saves.
Jay County had 12 shots on goal in the other loss, compared to 19 for Ottawa Glandorf. Bartlett had eight saves in that contest.
Dustin Fox led the dominating win Sunday with a hat trick. Chase Ainsworth, Ben Brandt, Brad Horn and Trey Dunn each had one goal.
Bartlett notched three saves, and Chase Ainsworth added one.[[In-content Ad]]
In the sectional pairings, released today by the IHSAA, Jay County drew an opening round match against Elwood. The other first-round match will pit Mississinewa against Tipton.
Those matches will be played Thursday, Oct. 23, with the Patriots’ contest tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. and the other match to follow. The winners of those matches will meet in the semifinal round Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m.
Class 3A No. 8 Blackford and No. 10 Delta each drew first-round byes, and will meet each other in Saturday’s second match.
The championship match will be played Saturday at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Wawasee regional.
JC JV finishes 2nd
The Patriots came about as close as they could to winning at least a share of the Olympic Athletic Conference Junior Varsity tournament Saturday.
Jay County’s junior varsity team lost to eventual champion Anderson Highland 21-9, 18-21, 22-20 Saturday as the Scots finished 4-0. The Patriots ended up 2-2 on the day, also losing to Connersville 21-15, 18-21, 21-10.
They defeated Muncie Southside 21-15, 21-13 and Huntington North 21-12, 21-14. Jay County, Huntington North and Connersville all finished the day with 2-2 records.
Jamie Walker had a big day for the Patriots, finishing with 28 digs, 22 kills and 21 points in the four matches. Her biggest match came in the near-miss against Highland in which she finished with 10 points, including three aces, 10 kills and 18 digs.
Markie Runyon finished second on the team in kills with 16 on the day. She also had five blocks, three of which came against Muncie Southside.
Miranda Tingley also played well against Muncie Southside, scoring 11 points, 10 of which came on aces. She also had six assists in the match, and finished the day with 48 assists.
Theresa Reinhart served a team-high 31 points in the tournament, and Janae Roush had 26 digs.
WJ blasts Salamonie
It was a good way to end the season for the West Jay football teams.
The seventh grade team finished at 6-1 with a 22-0 destruction of Salamonie, and the eighth grade team (5-2) rolled to an 8-6 triumph.
Andrew Lancaster got the seventh grade team off to a quick start, running back the opening kick 72 yards, setting up a 2-yard touchdown run by Alan Brown.
Brown added a 12-yard touchdown run later in the contest. Jon Hawn ran in the final score from one yard out.
Andrew Lancaster was successful on a pair of two-point conversion runs.
Chris Moore had one of three interceptions on the day for the eighth grade team, returning his 10 yards for the Eagles’ only touchdown. Sean Hatzell was successful on the two-point conversion for what turned out to be the game-winning points.
Zack Hummer and Seth Pitman also had interceptions in the victory.
Vormohr leads swimmers
Cori Vormohr led the Jay County Winter Swim Team as it opened its season Saturday with eight swimmers competing in the Pendleton Falls Invitational. She had four of the team’s six victories on the day.
Vormohr took first place in the 11-12-year-old girls 50-yard freestyle, finishing that race in grand fashion by setting a new team record. She also won the 50-yard butterfly, the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley.
The other victories for Jay County came from Daniel Velasco in the 8-and-younger boys 25-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle. He was also second in the 25-yard backstroke.
Both Vormohr and Velasco finished as high-point winners in their age groups.
Kelci Reed was second in the 13-and-older girls 50-yard breaststroke. Third-place finishes came from Annie Vormohr in the 8-and-younger girls 25-yard backstroke and 25-yard butterfly, and Sophie Bader in the 8-and-younger girls breaststroke.
Firebirds go 1-2
The Jay County Firebirds under-14 soccer team lost a pair of games Saturday, but rebounded for a win Sunday in the Zuma classic in Montezuma, Ohio.
The victory Sunday came by a 7-2 score over Celina. The Firebirds lost to New Bremen Saturday 1-0 and were also defeated by Ottawa Glandorf 2-0.
The Firebirds (4-5-1) outshot New Bremen in the opening defeat 16-11. Derek Bartlett finished with seven saves.
Jay County had 12 shots on goal in the other loss, compared to 19 for Ottawa Glandorf. Bartlett had eight saves in that contest.
Dustin Fox led the dominating win Sunday with a hat trick. Chase Ainsworth, Ben Brandt, Brad Horn and Trey Dunn each had one goal.
Bartlett notched three saves, and Chase Ainsworth added one.[[In-content Ad]]
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