Swimmers win seventh straight dual (07/14/04)

The Jay County Summer Swim Team stayed hot Tuesday night.

The team won its seventh straight meet, crushing North Adams Central for the second time this year, 785-202. It finished the dual meet season at 11-2 overall, and will swim in the Wabash valley Conference Championships Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Berne outdoor pool.

Sam Miller, Rachel Vogler and Ashley Imel each picked up three victories as 31 different Jay County swimmers accounted for at least one win. The team also won all but one of the 19 relays.

Miller took care of business in the 13-14-year-old boys division, finishing first in the backstroke, individual medley and breaststroke. Vogler won the 8-and-younger girls long freestyle, butterfly and short freestyle, and Ashley Imel captured the girls butterfly, individual medley and breaststroke.

Vogler had plenty of help in the 8-and-younger division as four other Jay County swimmers won two events apiece. Annie Vormohr grabbed two more wins in the girls backstroke and individual medley.

Levi Hummel was first in the boys long freestyle and the individual medley. Zane Shreve won the boys breaststroke and short freestyle, and Sok Vormohr took the butterfly and backstroke.

Jay County also had three double-event winners in both the 9-10- and 11-12-year-old divisions.

Wiley Young took the 9-10-year-old boys butterfly and individual medley, and Caleb Hummel was first in the breaststroke and short freestyle. Emilee Miller was victorious in the girls butterfly and short freestyle.

In the 11-12-year-old girls division, Alysha Miller hit the wall first in the butterfly and individual medley, and Michelle Landfair won the breaststroke and short freestyle. Perry Hull captured the boys butterfly and individual medley.

Cori Vormohr posted wins in the 13-14-year-old girls long freestyle and backstroke. Shelby Rines joined her in the division by taking the individual medley and short freestyle.

Women’s bowling meeting

The Portland Women’s Bowling Association will hold its fall meeting at the Brown Bowl Tuesday, August 3 at 6 p.m. All members of the association are welcome to attend.

For more information, call PWBA Executive Secretary Debbie Hosier at (260) 726-6241.

Cross country

The Jay County boys cross country team will begin conditioning for the upcoming season Tuesday, July 20.

All students who plan on running for the high school team this fall should meet at the JCHS track at 6 p.m. For more information, contact coach Lea Selvey at (765) 369-2874.

Coaching opening

Fort Recovery needs an assistant football coach for the upcoming season. Anyone interested should call FRHS athletics director Barb Sautbine at (419) 375-4139.

Cheer clinic

The Jay County High School Cheer Clinic for kindergarten through eighth graders will be Monday, July 19 through Thursday, July 22 at JCHS.

The clinic, which will be run by JCHS coach Mindy Weaver, her staff and the high school cheerleaders, will run from 1 to 3:30 p.m. daily. Registration will be from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on the first day of the clinic, and the cost is $10.

T-shirts and shorts will also be on sale for $10 each on the first day of the clinic.

Flag football tourney

Jay County High School will holds its inaugural 4-on-4 flag football tournament Saturday, Aug. 7.

There will be five divisions, one each for fourth, fifth and sixth graders; seventh and eighth graders; freshman and sophomores; juniors and seniors; and anyone out of high school. Each team is guaranteed three games.

The entry fee is $100 per five-person team, and the deadline to enter is Saturday, July 31. Each participant will recieve a T-shirt, and there will be awards for the top three teams in each division.

Registration forms are availabe at Arby’s, Bob and Sons Insurance, True Value, Matt’s Garage and Aker-Taylor Heating and Plumbing. For more information, contact JCHS football coach Shane Hill at (260) 726-9306.[[In-content Ad]]