June 18, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

Another big win

Jay swimmers blow out Blackford
Another big win
Another big win

Through the first week of its season, Jay County has been unchallenged.

The Jay County Summer Swim Team rolled to another victory Thursday night, winning 70 of 82 events in an 825-269 triumph over visiting Blackford.

The victory closed out an opening week that saw the team score more points than everyone else combined at Saturday’s Wabash Valley Conference Relays and then win 71 events in a blowout Tuesday over South Adams.

Three sweeps led the way for Jay County against Blackford, including wins in all of the 8-and-younger boys events. Sawyer Hemmelgarn handled the long freestyle, individual medley and breaststroke while Tuck Hemmelgarn was first in the butterfly, backstroke and short freestyle.

Kaitlyn Fisher and Brooklyn Byrum owned the 11-12-year-old girls division with the former earning victories in the long freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke while the latter took the top spot in the backstroke, individual medley and short freestyle. The Bader sisters again dominated the 15-and-older events, with Eliza first in the backstroke, individual medley and open 200 freestyle while Mara won the long freestyle, breaststroke and short freestyle.

Ben Fisher was first in the 9-10-year-old boys butterfly, backstroke and short freestyle, and Maria Laux took the same three events in the 9-10-year-old girls division. Also winning three individual events for Jay County were Addisyn Champ in the 8-and-younger girls backstroke, breaststroke and short freestyle; Matthew Fisher in the 13-14-year-old boys long freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke; and Kyle Sanders in the open 200 freestyle and 15-and-older butterfly and individual medley.

Earning two victories apiece for Jay County were Isabelle Byrum, Elly Byrum, Finn Hemmelgarn, Raif Beiswanger and Rockland Beiswanger. Individual event winners were Anna Fisher, Kenna Arnold, Tony Beiswanger, Aryan Montes, Carson Westgerdes, Morgan DeHoff, Sophia Hoevel, Maddy Snow, Lauren Fisher, Maisy Keller, Lincoln Clamme, Hannah Laux and Josh Monroe.
PORTLAND WEATHER

Events

December

SU
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 1 2 3 4

To Submit an Event Sign in first

Today's Events

No calendar events have been scheduled for today.

250 X 250 AD