May 1, 2015 at 5:22 p.m.
Myers solid in win
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Jay County’s only offense came with a pair of runs in the fourth inning.
Jake Myers made sure that’s all the Patriots needed.
Myers, a sophomore, scattered four hits, gave up one earned run and struck out five as the Patriots defeated the Adams Central Flying Jets on Thursday, 2-1.
Levi Long scored on an error to give Jay County (8-6, 2-1 Allen County Athletic Conference) a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, and Tanner Reynolds scored on a pop out in foul territory off the bat of Andy Kohler.
Adams Central cut the deficit in half during the sixth inning on an RBI ground out by Luke Liter. The Jets got the tying run to third base in the top of the seventh inning with two outs, but Myers got Brett Funk to go down swinging for the final out.
Myers remains unbeaten on the season with a 5-0 record.
Chandler Jacks had two hits, with Levi Stant, Jacob Geesaman, Cole Stigleman, Reynolds and Long each adding singles.
Tribe tops Greenville
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery scored three runs in the first inning against the Greenville Green Wave.
The Indians tacked on three more just for good measure, beating the Green Wave 6-2 to remain undefeated.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the first inning, Fort Recovery (17-0) took a 2-0 lead on back-to-back RBI singles by Jackson Hobbs and Jacob Homan. Derek Backs gave the Indians a cushion, driving in a run on a fielder’s choice.
Greenville cut the deficit to 3-2 in the second, but the Division IV No. 1 Indians added runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings.
Mitchel Stammen and Cole Wendel each had two hits to lead Fort Recovery, with Stammen driving in a pair of runs. Nathan Lochtefeld ripped a double and Ben Will added a single.
Homan notched the win on the bump, giving up two earned runs on four hits. He also struck out four and walked tow in five innings of work.
SA girls rout
BERNE — The South Adams girls track team won 14 of the 15 events Thursday in a crushing victory over the Winchester Golden Falcons, 108-15.
The Starfire boys lost, 63-60, despite winning more than half of the events.
Addie Wanner, Caroline Kloepper and Olivia Von Gunten were all dual winners for the Starfires. Wanner was first in the 100-meter hurdles and the high jump, Kloepper won the 100 and 400 sprints, and Von Gunten was victorious in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs.
Megan Wynn (300 hurdles), Katelin Hawbaker (800 run), Kelli Lehman (200 dash), Kylie Grabau (shot put) and Sidney Sprunger (discus) all won their respective events.
The Starfires also won all three relays.
Drew LeFever and Wyatt Miller both earned a pair of victories for the South Adams boys.
Jake Myers made sure that’s all the Patriots needed.
Myers, a sophomore, scattered four hits, gave up one earned run and struck out five as the Patriots defeated the Adams Central Flying Jets on Thursday, 2-1.
Levi Long scored on an error to give Jay County (8-6, 2-1 Allen County Athletic Conference) a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, and Tanner Reynolds scored on a pop out in foul territory off the bat of Andy Kohler.
Adams Central cut the deficit in half during the sixth inning on an RBI ground out by Luke Liter. The Jets got the tying run to third base in the top of the seventh inning with two outs, but Myers got Brett Funk to go down swinging for the final out.
Myers remains unbeaten on the season with a 5-0 record.
Chandler Jacks had two hits, with Levi Stant, Jacob Geesaman, Cole Stigleman, Reynolds and Long each adding singles.
Tribe tops Greenville
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery scored three runs in the first inning against the Greenville Green Wave.
The Indians tacked on three more just for good measure, beating the Green Wave 6-2 to remain undefeated.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the first inning, Fort Recovery (17-0) took a 2-0 lead on back-to-back RBI singles by Jackson Hobbs and Jacob Homan. Derek Backs gave the Indians a cushion, driving in a run on a fielder’s choice.
Greenville cut the deficit to 3-2 in the second, but the Division IV No. 1 Indians added runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings.
Mitchel Stammen and Cole Wendel each had two hits to lead Fort Recovery, with Stammen driving in a pair of runs. Nathan Lochtefeld ripped a double and Ben Will added a single.
Homan notched the win on the bump, giving up two earned runs on four hits. He also struck out four and walked tow in five innings of work.
SA girls rout
BERNE — The South Adams girls track team won 14 of the 15 events Thursday in a crushing victory over the Winchester Golden Falcons, 108-15.
The Starfire boys lost, 63-60, despite winning more than half of the events.
Addie Wanner, Caroline Kloepper and Olivia Von Gunten were all dual winners for the Starfires. Wanner was first in the 100-meter hurdles and the high jump, Kloepper won the 100 and 400 sprints, and Von Gunten was victorious in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs.
Megan Wynn (300 hurdles), Katelin Hawbaker (800 run), Kelli Lehman (200 dash), Kylie Grabau (shot put) and Sidney Sprunger (discus) all won their respective events.
The Starfires also won all three relays.
Drew LeFever and Wyatt Miller both earned a pair of victories for the South Adams boys.
LeFever won shot put and discus, while Miller placed first in the 1,600 and 3,200.
Isaiah Amstutz (400 dash) and David Steffen (800) also picked up wins.
South Adams won the 4x800 and 4x400 relays.
Big first lifts Leo
BERNE — The Leo Lions scored 11 runs in the first inning Thursday in a 21-9 victory against the South Adams Starfires.
South Adams (7-7, 1-2 Allen County Athletic Conference) answered with four runs in the bottom of the first, but Leo responded with three more in the second for a 14-4 lead. After a late rally got the Starfires to within seven, 16-9, Leo struck for five runs in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
The Lions took advantage of six South Adams errors.
Conner Sealscott, Justin Nussbaum, Chandler Ingle and Derek Wanner each had two hits for the Starfires. Skylar Schoch and Wanner both smacked triples. Kyle Cox and Ingle had two RBIs each.
Justin Nussbaum took the loss, giving up 14 runs — seven earned — on 11 hits. He walked three and struck out five.
SA falls to 0-3
BERNE — The South Adams softball team fell to 0-3 in ACAC play Thursday with an 11-1 loss to the Leo Lions in five innings.
Leo scored a run in each of the first two frames, before tacking on a pair of runs in the third and fourth innings.
South Adams (8-7, 0-3 ACAC) scored its run in the bottom of the fourth. Keirstyn Grimm hit a single to left field and advanced to second on an error. Cindy In’t Groen singled to center, allowing Grimm to score on a throw to the infield.
Leo put the game out of reach with five runs in the fifth, and South Adams went down in order during its last at bat.
Alaina Johnston added a double for the Starfires, who only managed three hits.
Morgan Alberson took the loss, giving up 11 runs — five earned — on five hits. She walked five and struck out two in the complete-game effort.
Eagles top ’Hawks
DUNKIRK — The West Jay Middle School boys track team won 12 of 13 events Thursday in a 79-20 victory over the Cowan Blackhawks.
Noah Harris won three events for the Eagles, placing first in the 110-meter hurdles, long jump and discus. Cameron Newsome earned victories on both the shot put and discus events.
Nick Raines (100 dash), Nathaniel Lykins (400 dash), Matthew Paquette (800 run), Cole Watson (200 dash) and Lane Chapman (200 hurdles) all won their respective events.
Daniel Fugiett, Raines and Paquette joined Noah Harris to win the 4x100 relay, and the trio teamed with Josh Crouch to finish first in the 4x400 relay.
Isaiah Amstutz (400 dash) and David Steffen (800) also picked up wins.
South Adams won the 4x800 and 4x400 relays.
Big first lifts Leo
BERNE — The Leo Lions scored 11 runs in the first inning Thursday in a 21-9 victory against the South Adams Starfires.
South Adams (7-7, 1-2 Allen County Athletic Conference) answered with four runs in the bottom of the first, but Leo responded with three more in the second for a 14-4 lead. After a late rally got the Starfires to within seven, 16-9, Leo struck for five runs in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
The Lions took advantage of six South Adams errors.
Conner Sealscott, Justin Nussbaum, Chandler Ingle and Derek Wanner each had two hits for the Starfires. Skylar Schoch and Wanner both smacked triples. Kyle Cox and Ingle had two RBIs each.
Justin Nussbaum took the loss, giving up 14 runs — seven earned — on 11 hits. He walked three and struck out five.
SA falls to 0-3
BERNE — The South Adams softball team fell to 0-3 in ACAC play Thursday with an 11-1 loss to the Leo Lions in five innings.
Leo scored a run in each of the first two frames, before tacking on a pair of runs in the third and fourth innings.
South Adams (8-7, 0-3 ACAC) scored its run in the bottom of the fourth. Keirstyn Grimm hit a single to left field and advanced to second on an error. Cindy In’t Groen singled to center, allowing Grimm to score on a throw to the infield.
Leo put the game out of reach with five runs in the fifth, and South Adams went down in order during its last at bat.
Alaina Johnston added a double for the Starfires, who only managed three hits.
Morgan Alberson took the loss, giving up 11 runs — five earned — on five hits. She walked five and struck out two in the complete-game effort.
Eagles top ’Hawks
DUNKIRK — The West Jay Middle School boys track team won 12 of 13 events Thursday in a 79-20 victory over the Cowan Blackhawks.
Noah Harris won three events for the Eagles, placing first in the 110-meter hurdles, long jump and discus. Cameron Newsome earned victories on both the shot put and discus events.
Nick Raines (100 dash), Nathaniel Lykins (400 dash), Matthew Paquette (800 run), Cole Watson (200 dash) and Lane Chapman (200 hurdles) all won their respective events.
Daniel Fugiett, Raines and Paquette joined Noah Harris to win the 4x100 relay, and the trio teamed with Josh Crouch to finish first in the 4x400 relay.
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