Rangers topple Indians

NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio — A pair of undefeated, state ranked teams squared off on the volleyball court Thursday night.

The team on more of a roll continued its tear.

Fort Recovery’s volleyball team, which is ranked eighth in Division IV, could not handle the hot New Knoxville Rangers on Thursday in a 25-17, 25-17, 25-22 loss at The Barn.

The Rangers, ranked sixth in Division IV, move to 8-0 (3-0 Midwest Athletic Conference) and have not dropped a set all season. The Indians fall to 7-1 (2-1 MAC).

Paige Fortkamp led the Indians with 11 kills, while Marissa Gaerke and Whitley Rammel had four kills apiece. Rammel also tallied seven blocks.

Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team lost, 16-25, 25-17, 25-15. Grace Klingshirn (six kills) and Paige Guggenbiller (five kills) led the Indians.



Boys beat Bellmont

DECATUR — The Patriots got the only lead they needed in the first half.

But they kept adding insurance goals.

Jay County High School’s boys soccer team knocked off host Bellmont on Thursday, 3-0.

It marked the second consecutive win for the Patriots, who downed Richmond on Tuesday and are now 4-5.

Gio Perod scored two goals for Jay County, which had a 2-0 lead at halftime. Hunter Shumaker also had a goal, and Cristian Marentes tallied two assists.

Ian Ruiz turned away six shots to get back-to-back shutouts.

Jay County’s junior varsity team also won, 1-0. Jayden Maymi had the lone goal for JCHS, and Hayden Hardman made five saves.



Early hole buries Jay

Two goals in the first nine minutes Thursday was too much for the Jay County girls soccer team to overcome in a 4-0 loss to Bellmont.

Bellmont, which finished tied for 20th in the most recent Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Class 2A poll, scored twice in the game’s first nine minutes.

It added two more tallies in the first half and went into intermission ahead 4-0.

Tricia Ison made 16 saves before exiting the game with an injury. Angel Clairday made eight stops in her place.

The Patriots (3-5-1) are winless in their last six games.



Fort boys set new lows

The Fort Recovery boys golf team had an individual and team season-best scores on Thursday in a 172-202 victory against the New Bremen Cardinals at Portland Golf Club.

It was the lowest team score of the season for Fort Recovery (5-7, 4-5 Midwest Athletic Conference), besting the previous low of 179 from Aug. 20 against Parkway at PGC.

Derek Lochtefeld shot a career-low 37, which was also the lowest individual score for an Indian male golfer this season, in earning match medalist honors.

Carson Rammel shot 44 for the team’s second-best score on Thursday, and Russell Gehle shot 45. Cole Muhlenkamp ended his round with 46.

Isaac LeFevre (47) and Carson Siefring (65) also competed but did not factor into the team total.



Tribe snaps streak

MINSTER — Fort Recovery’s girls golf team snapped a three-match conference losing streak Thursday by beating the New Bremen Cardinals 197-254 at Arrowhead Golf Course.

Jalyn Bruns of Fort Recovery (5-3 Midwest Athletic Conference) shot 40 to earn match medalist honors and leading the Tribe to victory. Shelby Stammen was second with her round of 48, and Alli Vaughn shot 53 for the team’s third-best score.

Paige Bihn completed the team score with a round of 56.

Trisha Gaerke and Kendra Dues both shot 61 but did not factor into the team total.



FR football splits

ANNA, Ohio — The seventh and eighth grade Fort Recovery football teams split games with the Anna Rockets on Thursday.

The seventh graders got a 12-6 victory in moving to 2-0-1, and the eighth graders fell 28-6 and dip to 0-3.

Reece Wendel and Josh Evers both scored touchdowns for the seventh graders. Caden Grisez had the lone score for the eighth grade team.