April 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
JCHS softball stays perfect
Jay County roundup
The Patriots had an explosion of offense over the weekend. Four runs Monday were still enough for a win, keeping them unbeaten.
The Jay County High School softball team racked up 27 runs in a Saturday doubleheader sweep of the Celina Bulldogs — 15-8 and 12-4 — and then knocked off the visiting Huntington North Vikings 4-2 Monday.
The offense came from everywhere against Celina, as the Patriots racked up 35 hits over the pair of games. Mady Fraley had four hits in the opening win while Riah Champ finished 3-for-3 in game two. Mallory Winner and Renna Schwieterman each hit home runs during the sweep, as eight players had multiple hits and six recorded two or more RBIs.
Winner earned the game-one win while Taylor Brown earned the victory in game two.
Winner also earned the victory Monday against Huntington North, limiting the Vikings to two runs on four hits.
Brown smacked two hits and drove in a run, while Jaelynn Lykins and Champ also added RBIs.
Tennis falls short
HAGERSTOWN — The Jay County girls tennis team quickly erased the memory of its first loss of the season Thursday against Bellmont, topping the Hagerstown Tigers 4-1 Saturday.
Twins Kaylee and Melana Zimmerman dominated the No. 1 doubles matchup, winning both sets 6-1.
Brenna Haines and Brenna Bailey both took down their opponents with a 6-3 first set and a 6-1 second set, earning victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches, respectively.
Meredith Dirksen and Sophie Sprunger also cruised to victory in their No. 2 doubles match (6-2, 6-1).
The Patriots only loss in the match came from the No. 3 singles position, where Hagerstown’s Kylee Nelson beat Maggie Dillon 6-4, 6-2.
Bilbrey boosts track
SELMA — Gabi Bilbrey earned the lone individual win for the Jay County track teams Saturday, leading the girls to a runner-up finish at the Wapahani Raider Relays.
The Patriot girls scored 99 points while host Wapahani (102) won. The boys tallied 77.5 points, earning third place behind Wapahani (102) and Monroe Central (97) in the nine-team meet.
After setting the school record in discus on Thursday, Bilbrey continued her dominance with a pair of first-place finishes in the shot put (34 feet, 7.5 inches) and discus (103 feet, 7 inches).
The girls also got a first-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 54.21 seconds from Morgan DeHoff, Johanna Anders, Jenna Dues and Natalie Wehrly.
The boys didn’t have any first-place finishes, but Joe Kunk came in second behind Monroe Central’s Cole Munchel in shot put and discus. The Patriots also finished second in the 4x400 relay.
Golf hits rough
YORKTOWN — The Jay County boys golf team had a tough start to the season, finishing in 15th place at the Yorktown Invitational on Saturday at The Players Club at Woodland Trails.
The Patriots shot 383 in the season opener. They were almost 100 strokes behind first-place Guerin Catholic High School (288), which won the 2022 state title.
Caleb DeRome was the only Patriot who shot under 90, finishing with an 87.
Juniors Gage Sims and Gage Sims were both able to keep things under 100, shooting 92 and 97 respectively.
Freshman Cody DeHoff was the final score to factor into the team total, shooting 107.
Jay County’s scheduled home opener Monday against Richmond was canceled.
Junior high opens
The Jay County junior high baseball team opened its season Monday night, taking only three innings to beat Adams Central.
The Patriots wasted no time scoring 17 runs, including a 15-run second inning in their 17-2 win over the Jets. There were five walks, four hits and one home run as a part of the rally.
Jay County was able to score all 17 runs on only six hits.
Eli Stockton earned the win for the Patriots, allowing only one run and one hit in the game. He struck out three batters.
U8 dominates
The 8-and-younger Portland All-Star baseball team defeated Wes-Del 13-1 Monday.
Every player recorded a hit for Portland, with 15 total in the game. Parker Huntsman and Koda Johnson led Portland withe Huntsman going 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and three runs. Johnson was 2-for-3 with two triples a run and three RBIs.
Portland only gave up five hits in the game.
The Jay County High School softball team racked up 27 runs in a Saturday doubleheader sweep of the Celina Bulldogs — 15-8 and 12-4 — and then knocked off the visiting Huntington North Vikings 4-2 Monday.
The offense came from everywhere against Celina, as the Patriots racked up 35 hits over the pair of games. Mady Fraley had four hits in the opening win while Riah Champ finished 3-for-3 in game two. Mallory Winner and Renna Schwieterman each hit home runs during the sweep, as eight players had multiple hits and six recorded two or more RBIs.
Winner earned the game-one win while Taylor Brown earned the victory in game two.
Winner also earned the victory Monday against Huntington North, limiting the Vikings to two runs on four hits.
Brown smacked two hits and drove in a run, while Jaelynn Lykins and Champ also added RBIs.
Tennis falls short
HAGERSTOWN — The Jay County girls tennis team quickly erased the memory of its first loss of the season Thursday against Bellmont, topping the Hagerstown Tigers 4-1 Saturday.
Twins Kaylee and Melana Zimmerman dominated the No. 1 doubles matchup, winning both sets 6-1.
Brenna Haines and Brenna Bailey both took down their opponents with a 6-3 first set and a 6-1 second set, earning victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches, respectively.
Meredith Dirksen and Sophie Sprunger also cruised to victory in their No. 2 doubles match (6-2, 6-1).
The Patriots only loss in the match came from the No. 3 singles position, where Hagerstown’s Kylee Nelson beat Maggie Dillon 6-4, 6-2.
Bilbrey boosts track
SELMA — Gabi Bilbrey earned the lone individual win for the Jay County track teams Saturday, leading the girls to a runner-up finish at the Wapahani Raider Relays.
The Patriot girls scored 99 points while host Wapahani (102) won. The boys tallied 77.5 points, earning third place behind Wapahani (102) and Monroe Central (97) in the nine-team meet.
After setting the school record in discus on Thursday, Bilbrey continued her dominance with a pair of first-place finishes in the shot put (34 feet, 7.5 inches) and discus (103 feet, 7 inches).
The girls also got a first-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 54.21 seconds from Morgan DeHoff, Johanna Anders, Jenna Dues and Natalie Wehrly.
The boys didn’t have any first-place finishes, but Joe Kunk came in second behind Monroe Central’s Cole Munchel in shot put and discus. The Patriots also finished second in the 4x400 relay.
Golf hits rough
YORKTOWN — The Jay County boys golf team had a tough start to the season, finishing in 15th place at the Yorktown Invitational on Saturday at The Players Club at Woodland Trails.
The Patriots shot 383 in the season opener. They were almost 100 strokes behind first-place Guerin Catholic High School (288), which won the 2022 state title.
Caleb DeRome was the only Patriot who shot under 90, finishing with an 87.
Juniors Gage Sims and Gage Sims were both able to keep things under 100, shooting 92 and 97 respectively.
Freshman Cody DeHoff was the final score to factor into the team total, shooting 107.
Jay County’s scheduled home opener Monday against Richmond was canceled.
Junior high opens
The Jay County junior high baseball team opened its season Monday night, taking only three innings to beat Adams Central.
The Patriots wasted no time scoring 17 runs, including a 15-run second inning in their 17-2 win over the Jets. There were five walks, four hits and one home run as a part of the rally.
Jay County was able to score all 17 runs on only six hits.
Eli Stockton earned the win for the Patriots, allowing only one run and one hit in the game. He struck out three batters.
U8 dominates
The 8-and-younger Portland All-Star baseball team defeated Wes-Del 13-1 Monday.
Every player recorded a hit for Portland, with 15 total in the game. Parker Huntsman and Koda Johnson led Portland withe Huntsman going 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and three runs. Johnson was 2-for-3 with two triples a run and three RBIs.
Portland only gave up five hits in the game.
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