Seven Patriots honored by the ACAC

Jay County’s girls soccer team won the program’s first Allen County Athletic Conference title this past season.
Monday, they were awarded all-conference recognition as well.
Seven Jay County girls soccer players were given all-ACAC honors for their efforts on the pitch.
South Adams had five girls represented.
Six Starfire boys also earned all-conference awards, as did a trio of Patriot boys.
Jay County’s girls squad (8-4-2) was a perfect 3-0 against conference opponents Woodlan, Heritage and South Adams, outscoring those foes by a 25-2 margin.
Forward Lucy Laux, midfielder Mariah Bailey, defender Megan Smith and goalkeeper Lilly Rogers all earned first-team honors for the Patriots. Sophie Bader (forward), Emma Laux (midfield) and Emily Muhlenkamp (defense) were named to the second team.
Lucy Laux, who led the Patriots with 23 goals, had 11 of those against conference rivals, including four-goal games against both Heritage and South Adams.
Bailey had four assists, finishing the season with five goals and eight helpers. Rogers had a shutout against Woodlan, and only allowed two goals on 13 shots against conference opponents.
For the Starfires, Lexi Dellinger (forward), Maddie Morgan (midfield) and Riley Leichty (defense) were named to the first team, with Alyssa Bertch (midfield) and Tori Rieley (defense) earning a nod to the second-team.
Forward Nathan Heitkamp and midfielder Zach Chaney earned first-team honors for the JCHS boys, which finished the season 8-7. Jason Schlosser was the lone Jay County player on the second team.
Heitkamp led the Patriots with 15 goals this season, scoring twice against conference opponents. He also had an assist as the Patriots’ only conference loss was a season-opening shutout by eventual champs Heritage. Chaney notched half of his four goals during conference games. Schlosser tallied three of his five marks during those games, before moving to goalkeeper near the end of the season.
South Adams’ Paul Neuenschwander (defense), Chance Sprunger (forward) and Brian O’Donnell (at-large) were named to the first team, with Tyler Sprunger (goalkeeper), Justin Nussbaum (midfield) and David Guzman (at-large) earning second-team recognition.