July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Rigby will coach for IU East
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RICHMOND — Tyler Rigby’s playing career is over, but he is still part of the pack.
They 2006 Jay County High School graduate has been hired as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Indiana University East. He will also be an assistant coach for the cross country and track and field teams, and will oversee Graf Recreation Center.
“It made sense (to coach at IU East) because I’ve dedicated so much time here and have an emotional commitment to IU East,” said Rigby, who served as a volunteer assistant last season. “The opportunity to coach here gives me another way to give back to the university because it has given me a lot over my years here.”
Rigby, who led JCHS to the 2006 Class 3A state championship game and won the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award, played for the Red Wolves for three seasons. He is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,708 points.
He holds seven other IU East basketball records, was named the school’s Male Athlete of the Year three times and also won its Champions of Character award.
Rockets improve to 4-0
DAYTON, Ohio — A pair of Jay County High School graduates led the way Tuesday as the Portland Rockets stayed unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over the Dayton Docs at Wright State University.
Portland grabbed the lead in the opening frame when Logan Hug walked, advanced to third on a Dalton Tinsely double and scored on a wild pitch. Billy Wellman, JCHS class of 2009, drove in Tinsely with a single for the Rockets’ lone RBI of the game.
Mitch Waters, a 2002 Jay County graduate, earned the win as he toss four no-hit innings while striking out four batters. Michael Caley added four more scoreless frames, allowing just one hit, and Justin Miller tossed the ninth inning to earn the save.
Bryan Brudi and Tinsely each finished with two hits for Portland (4-0).
No. 4 hitters clean up
The pattern from Monday’s Portland Junior League Rookie baseball action carried over to Rookie softball on Tuesday as clean-up hitters Maebry Ninde and Aubrie Schwieterman powered a pair of wins.
Ninde had a single, a double and a triple while scoring three times and driving in three runs to lead Portland Optimist to a 13-7 win over First Merchants Bank. Emily Byrum added three hits, three RBIs and a run.
First Merchants got three hits, two RBIs and two runs from Jayden Claytor.
Schwieterman went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and a run to pace Jay County REMC in a 10-2 win over Brewster Electric. Kylie Morningstar added four hits, three runs and an RBI.
Rieley Brewster finished with two hits and one RBI for Brewster.
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They 2006 Jay County High School graduate has been hired as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Indiana University East. He will also be an assistant coach for the cross country and track and field teams, and will oversee Graf Recreation Center.
“It made sense (to coach at IU East) because I’ve dedicated so much time here and have an emotional commitment to IU East,” said Rigby, who served as a volunteer assistant last season. “The opportunity to coach here gives me another way to give back to the university because it has given me a lot over my years here.”
Rigby, who led JCHS to the 2006 Class 3A state championship game and won the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award, played for the Red Wolves for three seasons. He is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,708 points.
He holds seven other IU East basketball records, was named the school’s Male Athlete of the Year three times and also won its Champions of Character award.
Rockets improve to 4-0
DAYTON, Ohio — A pair of Jay County High School graduates led the way Tuesday as the Portland Rockets stayed unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over the Dayton Docs at Wright State University.
Portland grabbed the lead in the opening frame when Logan Hug walked, advanced to third on a Dalton Tinsely double and scored on a wild pitch. Billy Wellman, JCHS class of 2009, drove in Tinsely with a single for the Rockets’ lone RBI of the game.
Mitch Waters, a 2002 Jay County graduate, earned the win as he toss four no-hit innings while striking out four batters. Michael Caley added four more scoreless frames, allowing just one hit, and Justin Miller tossed the ninth inning to earn the save.
Bryan Brudi and Tinsely each finished with two hits for Portland (4-0).
No. 4 hitters clean up
The pattern from Monday’s Portland Junior League Rookie baseball action carried over to Rookie softball on Tuesday as clean-up hitters Maebry Ninde and Aubrie Schwieterman powered a pair of wins.
Ninde had a single, a double and a triple while scoring three times and driving in three runs to lead Portland Optimist to a 13-7 win over First Merchants Bank. Emily Byrum added three hits, three RBIs and a run.
First Merchants got three hits, two RBIs and two runs from Jayden Claytor.
Schwieterman went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and a run to pace Jay County REMC in a 10-2 win over Brewster Electric. Kylie Morningstar added four hits, three runs and an RBI.
Rieley Brewster finished with two hits and one RBI for Brewster.
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