Jay County opens season with win

It had been a full season since the summer swimmers got to compete outdoors at home.
With Portland Water Park open for business, the tankers picked up right where they left off.
The always-dominating Jay County Summer Swim Team opened its 2016 season with a 650-525 victory over Wells Community on Thursday at Portland Water Park.
Sophie Saxman (9-10-year-old) and Mara Bader (11-and-12-year-old) were both triple-event winners. Saxman took first in the 50-meter freestyle, 25 breaststroke and 100 individual medley. Bader earned wins in the 50 butterfly, 100 IM and 50 breaststroke.
Dual winners for the boys included Jesse Brown (8-and-younger), Creed Beiswanger (9-10-year-old) and Joseph Dow (9-10-year-old). Brown earned victories in the 50 freestyle and 25 breaststroke, and Beiswanger finished first in the 50 freestyle and 25 backstroke. Dow touched the wall first in the 100 IM and 25 freestyle.
For the girls, Sophie Hoevel (8-and-younger), Maddy Snow (9-and-10-year-old), Eliza Bader (13-14-year-old), Lillian Clemmons (13-14-year-old), Sophie Bader (15-and-older) and Anne Vormohr (15-and-older) also won a pair of races.
Hoevel took the 50 freestyle and 25 butterfly, Snow was first in the 100 IM and 25 breaststroke, Eliza Bader was victorious in the 50 butterfly and 50 breaststroke, and Clemmons won the 50 backstroke and 50 freestyle. Dow beat her competitors in the 100 freestyle and 200 IM, Sophie Bader placed first in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke, and Vormohr won both the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
George Clemmons (8-and-younger), Hannah Laux (9-10-year-old) and Elizabeth McDowel (15-and-older) won the 25 butterfly, 25 freestyle and 200 IM respectively.
Jay County travels to Berne for the Wabash Valley Conference relays at 9 a.m. Saturday before heading to Celina on Monday. Its next home meet is June 28 against South Adams.