JH girls track wins ACAC

BLUFFTON — Four event wins carried the Jay County Junior High School girls track team to the Allen County Athletic Conference championship on Friday at Bluffton.

The Patriots scored 119 points for the title, with South Adams (115.5) second and Woodlan (92) in third.

Host Bluffton won the boys championship with 97 points, 4.5 points ahead of runner-up Jay County. South Adams finished third with 81 points.

Jenna Dues won the 200-meter dash championship for Jay County with her time of 30.08 seconds, and Brenna Bailey was the runner-up to give the Patriots a one-two finish in the event.

Mya Kunkler and Jenna Dues were first and second, respectively, in high jump. They were the only two competitors to clear 4 feet, 8 inches.

Kenzie Huey and Jordyn Hutzler gave the Patriots another one-two finish in shot put. Huey won with her distance of 27 feet, 9.5 inches, while Hutzler had a put of 27 feet, 1 inch.

Morgan DeHoff, Aixa Lopez, Dues and Bailey combined to give Jay County a win in the 4x100 relay in 57.4 seconds.

The boys 4x100 relay team of Gabe Pinkerton, Adam Alig, Levi Muhlenkamp and Garrett Hiday had a time of 52.31 seconds to win the team’s only championship.

Other top-eight finishes for the girls were Alexis Sibray (third – 800 run), Cameran Paxson (sixth – 100 hurdles and 200 hurdles), Dues (second – 100 dash), DeHoff (second – 200 hurdles; third – 100 hurdles and long jump), Bailey (fourth – 100 dash), Huey (sixth – discus) and Lopez (eighth – long jump).

Those placing in the top eight for the boys were Levi Muhlenkamp (second – 200 hurdles; third – 110 hurdles), Joseph Boggs (second – 1,600 run; third – 800 run), Creed Beiswanger (fourth – 800 run; sixth – 400 dash), Kaiden Castillo (fifth – discus), Chris Compton (sixth – shot put; eighth – 200 hurdles), Hiday (second – 100 dash and 200 dash; sixth – long jump), Pinkerton (third – 100 dash) and Alig (seventh – high jump and shot put).