July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Patriots pick up sweep at Bluffton (10/13/04)
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BLUFFTON — The second and third games were close, but the Jay County volleyball teams came away with victories. The Patriots swept the Bluffton Tigers Tuesday, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23.
Jay County (9-20) got another big match from junior Kelly Sautbine, who notched a team-best 17 points. Three of those came on aces as she went 27-of-28 from behind the service line.
Sautbine also had 14 digs, four kills and three assists.
Ashley Overla finished with eight kills and three blocks, and Erin St. Myers had 10 kils. Janae Roush came away with 15 digs, and Shannon O’Dell had two blocks.
Leah Gasparovic finished with 10 assists, and Miranda Tingley had seven assists.
The Patriots will play their final regular-season match Thursday at Bellmont at 6 p.m.
Jay County’s junior varsity team lost to Bluffton, 25-16, 26-21.
Ashley Horn racked up team highs of 11 digs, six points and one block. She also had two kills.
Maria Miller had four kills and one blocks, and Jessica Muhlenkamp and Carrisa Wilkens each added two kills. Mary Spencer had nine digs and five points, Shelby Rines had nine digs and Stephanie Wellman finished with two assists.
The Patriots freshman team came away with a 25-11, 25-12 victroy with three different players scoring double-digit points.
Sarah Mescher led the effort with 12 points, and Brittany O’Dell followed with 11. They were both perfect on the day, going 13-of-13 and 11-of-11 serving respectively.
Shanda Morningstar also reached double figures with 10 points. Sharon Dirksen, Julie Alig and O’Dell each had two kills.
Jay to play Lebanon
The Jay County boys tennis team’s No. 1 doubles pair has learned its fate for this weekend.
The Patriot pair of Randy Evans and Tyler Rigby will play Lebanon in the first round in the doubles regional action. The teams will meet at Indianapolis North Central Saturday at 10 a.m.
Evans and Rigby (18-4) will play Lebanon seniors Joseph Swanson and Benjamin Hinds, who are 15-2 on the season. A victory by Jay County could set up a rematch against Bellmont.
With a win, the Patriots would play the winner of the match between Bellmont and Fort Wayne Canterbury Saturday at 2 p.m. for a berth in the state final four. They defeated Bellmont’s Adam Arnold and Mason Gage at this year’s DeKalb Invitational, but lost to the same pair in the regular-season finale.
Since that loss, Evans and Rigby have won five consecutive tournament matches. They defeated teams from Marion, Blackford, Northwestern, Wabash and Mississinewa to advance to this weekend’s regional round.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County (9-20) got another big match from junior Kelly Sautbine, who notched a team-best 17 points. Three of those came on aces as she went 27-of-28 from behind the service line.
Sautbine also had 14 digs, four kills and three assists.
Ashley Overla finished with eight kills and three blocks, and Erin St. Myers had 10 kils. Janae Roush came away with 15 digs, and Shannon O’Dell had two blocks.
Leah Gasparovic finished with 10 assists, and Miranda Tingley had seven assists.
The Patriots will play their final regular-season match Thursday at Bellmont at 6 p.m.
Jay County’s junior varsity team lost to Bluffton, 25-16, 26-21.
Ashley Horn racked up team highs of 11 digs, six points and one block. She also had two kills.
Maria Miller had four kills and one blocks, and Jessica Muhlenkamp and Carrisa Wilkens each added two kills. Mary Spencer had nine digs and five points, Shelby Rines had nine digs and Stephanie Wellman finished with two assists.
The Patriots freshman team came away with a 25-11, 25-12 victroy with three different players scoring double-digit points.
Sarah Mescher led the effort with 12 points, and Brittany O’Dell followed with 11. They were both perfect on the day, going 13-of-13 and 11-of-11 serving respectively.
Shanda Morningstar also reached double figures with 10 points. Sharon Dirksen, Julie Alig and O’Dell each had two kills.
Jay to play Lebanon
The Jay County boys tennis team’s No. 1 doubles pair has learned its fate for this weekend.
The Patriot pair of Randy Evans and Tyler Rigby will play Lebanon in the first round in the doubles regional action. The teams will meet at Indianapolis North Central Saturday at 10 a.m.
Evans and Rigby (18-4) will play Lebanon seniors Joseph Swanson and Benjamin Hinds, who are 15-2 on the season. A victory by Jay County could set up a rematch against Bellmont.
With a win, the Patriots would play the winner of the match between Bellmont and Fort Wayne Canterbury Saturday at 2 p.m. for a berth in the state final four. They defeated Bellmont’s Adam Arnold and Mason Gage at this year’s DeKalb Invitational, but lost to the same pair in the regular-season finale.
Since that loss, Evans and Rigby have won five consecutive tournament matches. They defeated teams from Marion, Blackford, Northwestern, Wabash and Mississinewa to advance to this weekend’s regional round.[[In-content Ad]]
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