April 29, 2016 at 4:33 p.m.
Houck, JCHS golfers second
Local roundup
Jay Houck is comfortable on the Patriots’ home course.
Houck earned medalist honors for the second time in as many matches Thursday, helping the Jay County High School boys golf team finish second in a match with the Blackford Bruins and Bluffton Tigers at Portland Golf Club.
Blackford had all four of its scoring players within three strokes of one another for a team score of 164. Jay County totaled 171, and Bluffton was third with 183.
Houck, a junior, had four pars and a birdie to finish with a season-low, 3-over par 38. Graham Haines was second on the team with a 41, and Collin Haines shot a 45. Kyler Hudson’s 47 rounded out the team score.
Nick Hayden also competed, and he shot a 51.
JC fall to Jets
MONROE — The Jay County High School softball team remained winless on the season Thursday with a 12-2 loss to Adams Central in five innings.
The Jets jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings before Jay County (0-9, 0-2 Allen County Athletic Conference) struck for two runs in the top of the fourth.
Class 2A No. 9 Adams Central responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame, then tacked on four more in the fifth for the run-rule victory.
Sam Twigg led the Patriot offense with a single and two RBIs.
Chloe Trissel and Kensey Litton each had bunt singles.
Tribe tops Minster
MINSTER, Ohio — Nick Thwaits earned his first win in an Indian uniform Thursday, helping the Fort Recovery baseball team to a 3-0 victory over the Minster Wildcats in eight innings.
Thwaits, a sophomore, scattered two hits over eight innings, striking out 11 and walking two. At the plate, he also had a hit, a walk and a run.
The game went scoreless through seven innings until the Division IV No. 9 Indians (11-5, 2-2 Midwest Athletic Conference) put up a three-spot in the top of the eighth. Jackson Hobbs and Hunter Boughman both had RBIs.
Clary no-hitter
BERNE — Sophomore Mark Clary no-hit the Union Rockets on Thursday, helping the South Adams baseball team to an 11-0 victory in five innings.
South Adams (7-7) struck for seven runs in the first inning and tacked on one in the second for a quick 8-0 lead. The Starfires added three more in the third for the eventual final score.
The Rockets, meanwhile, weren’t able to figure out Clary, who struck out 11 of the 16 batters he faced, which was one more than the minimum. Clary, who also had a hit, two RBIs and two runs, lost his bid at a perfect game with a two-out walk in the top of the fourth inning.
Jayden Dull and Braxton Haight both had two hits for the Stars, and Dull scored twice. Justin Nussbaum and Austin Gerber all had singles, and Corbin Blomeke had a double.
Stars second
DECATUR — The South Adams boys golf team finished second Thursday in a three-team match at Cross Creek Golf Club.
The Bellmont Braves won on their home course with a 171. South Adams totaled 193, and Adams Central was third with 232.
McGerran Clouser and Jacob Rife both shot a 46 to lead the Starfires. David Muselman was third on the team with a 48, and Chris Beitler completed the SAHS team score with a 53.
All four Starfire golfers had one par.
Houck earned medalist honors for the second time in as many matches Thursday, helping the Jay County High School boys golf team finish second in a match with the Blackford Bruins and Bluffton Tigers at Portland Golf Club.
Blackford had all four of its scoring players within three strokes of one another for a team score of 164. Jay County totaled 171, and Bluffton was third with 183.
Houck, a junior, had four pars and a birdie to finish with a season-low, 3-over par 38. Graham Haines was second on the team with a 41, and Collin Haines shot a 45. Kyler Hudson’s 47 rounded out the team score.
Nick Hayden also competed, and he shot a 51.
JC fall to Jets
MONROE — The Jay County High School softball team remained winless on the season Thursday with a 12-2 loss to Adams Central in five innings.
The Jets jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings before Jay County (0-9, 0-2 Allen County Athletic Conference) struck for two runs in the top of the fourth.
Class 2A No. 9 Adams Central responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame, then tacked on four more in the fifth for the run-rule victory.
Sam Twigg led the Patriot offense with a single and two RBIs.
Chloe Trissel and Kensey Litton each had bunt singles.
Tribe tops Minster
MINSTER, Ohio — Nick Thwaits earned his first win in an Indian uniform Thursday, helping the Fort Recovery baseball team to a 3-0 victory over the Minster Wildcats in eight innings.
Thwaits, a sophomore, scattered two hits over eight innings, striking out 11 and walking two. At the plate, he also had a hit, a walk and a run.
The game went scoreless through seven innings until the Division IV No. 9 Indians (11-5, 2-2 Midwest Athletic Conference) put up a three-spot in the top of the eighth. Jackson Hobbs and Hunter Boughman both had RBIs.
Clary no-hitter
BERNE — Sophomore Mark Clary no-hit the Union Rockets on Thursday, helping the South Adams baseball team to an 11-0 victory in five innings.
South Adams (7-7) struck for seven runs in the first inning and tacked on one in the second for a quick 8-0 lead. The Starfires added three more in the third for the eventual final score.
The Rockets, meanwhile, weren’t able to figure out Clary, who struck out 11 of the 16 batters he faced, which was one more than the minimum. Clary, who also had a hit, two RBIs and two runs, lost his bid at a perfect game with a two-out walk in the top of the fourth inning.
Jayden Dull and Braxton Haight both had two hits for the Stars, and Dull scored twice. Justin Nussbaum and Austin Gerber all had singles, and Corbin Blomeke had a double.
Stars second
DECATUR — The South Adams boys golf team finished second Thursday in a three-team match at Cross Creek Golf Club.
The Bellmont Braves won on their home course with a 171. South Adams totaled 193, and Adams Central was third with 232.
McGerran Clouser and Jacob Rife both shot a 46 to lead the Starfires. David Muselman was third on the team with a 48, and Chris Beitler completed the SAHS team score with a 53.
All four Starfire golfers had one par.
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