Patriots second to Tigers

The Patriots were both second. Again.

Jay County High School’s boys and girls track teams both fell to Allen County Athletic Conference rival Bluffton on a brisk, windy Thursday.

The girls, who dip to 5-2 on the season, fell 65-58, while the boys (3-3) lost 81-42.

It was the second consecutive meet in which Jay County suffered a pair of losses after coming up short against Delta on April 15.

Aaron Funkhouser won three individual races for the Patriots boys, taking the top spot in all three sprints. He started with a time of 11.39 seconds for a victory in the 100-meter dash, before going one-two with Isaac Kunkler in the 400 dash. Funkhouser had a time of 54.88 seconds for the victory, then crossed the finish line first in the 200 dash in 23.29 seconds.

Abby Benter and Elisa Parazzi each had two individual victories for the girls. Benter was the top hurdler, taking the 100 hurdles (16.73 seconds) and 300 hurdles (50.73). Parazzi handled the jumping events, winning high jump (5 feet, 4 inches) and long jump.

Shea Bailey (100 dash – 13.11), Kinsey Shannon (200 dash – 27.11) and Lindy Wood (3,200 run – 13 minutes, 20.58 seconds) had individual victories as well.

Jay County’s 4x100 relay team of Natalie Wehrly, Bralee VanSkyock, Shannon and Bailey were first with a time of 53.18 seconds, while Molly Muhlenkamp, Bailey, Benter and Shannon teamed to take first in the 4x400 relay in 4:27.22.



Jay tops Warriors

Jay County’s junior varsity softball team raced out to a 9-0 lead and cruised to a 12-3 victory in six innings against the Woodlan Warriors on Thursday.

The Patriots struck for four runs in the first inning, two in the second and three in the third before the Warriors ended the shutout with two runs in the top of the fifth.

Tricia Ison, Destiny McManus and Taylor Brown all had two hits, with Ison and Brown both hitting doubles. Makayla Brainerd went 2-for-3 with a triple.

Veronique Coppock, Brown and Ison had two RBIs apiece.

Brown earned the win pitching, striking out six and walking just one.



Girls win

MUNCIE — The Jay County Junior High girls track team picked up a 55-44 win against the host Delta Eagles on Thursday.

The boys lost, 86-13.

Jenna Dues was a dual winner, ending the 100-meter dash in 14.09 seconds and the 200 dash in 31.33 seconds. She also joined Morgan DeHoff, Brenna Bailey and Axia Lopez to win the 4x100 relay in 59.27 seconds.

Alexis Sibray was first in both the 1,600 run (6 minutes, 25 seconds) and 800 run (2:58). Morgan DeHoff (100 hurdles – 19.92), Kenzie Huey (shot put – 23 feet, 0.5 inch) and Mya Kunkler (high jump – 4 feet, 8 inches) also had individual victories.

For the boys, Garrett Hiday was runner-up in the 200 dash, Joseph Boggs took second in the 1,600 run and Kaiden Castillo finished second in discus.