April 21, 2023 at 4:48 p.m.
JCHS defeat Knights
JCHS defeat Knights
RICHMOND — Coach Dave Haines created a rule stating three-putts would earn the golfers pushups. Their focus improved Wednesday night, shooting a 180.
The Patriots got even better, improving upon that score further Thursday.
The Jay County High School boys golf team shot its best score of the season when it took down the host Northeastern Knights 178-195.
Caleb DeRome and Gage Sims led the way for the Patriots (3-2), each shooting 42.
Following their lead was Liam Garringer with 46.
Just as the medalists tied, No. 4 and No. 5 Cody DeHoff and Luke Fugiett also earned the same score, finishing with 48 to round out the Patriot’s score.
The JV team shot 218 on the day. The team’s best came from Isaac Homan who shot a 51.
Other scores were Luke Muhlenkamp with 53, Sylas Wenk with 54 and Austin Dirksen with 60.
Cheerleaders set
The Jay County cheer squad held tryouts for the 2023-24 school year on Thursday.
The seniors that made the varsity squad are Cash Hollowell, Karci Hopkins, Erin Ring and Mady Fraley.
Juniors on varsity are Coryn Blalock, Adriene Denney and Sydney Huftel.
Joining them will be sophomores Faith Faulkner and Paisley Fugiett.
The JV squad will be made up of freshmen Emmarie Barton, Dakoda Blalock, Peyton Carpenter, Trinity Glassford, Hina Ohba, Moa Sakomoto, Brenna Schmiesing and junior Mikaylee Hoffman.
Hurtful fifth
WOODBURN — The Jay County High School baseball team played in its first Allen County Athletic Conference game of the year and they lost 8-6 to the host Woodlan Warriors on Thursday.
The Patriots (4-6, 0-1 ACAC) led for most of the game after scoring four runs in the first three innings.
They lost their 4-1 lead in the fifth, when the Warriors tore off seven runs on three singles, a double, a walk, an error and a dropped third strike.
Jay County had one last push in it when Ryne Goldsworthy blasted a two-run home run in the top of the seventh, but it was too little too late.
The Patriots had 12 hits in the game. Cody Rowles and Sam Myers had three apiece.
Myers was saddled with the loss after giving up eight unearned runs and four hits on 4 2/3 innings.
Gavin Sheehan picked up the win after he gave up 10 hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Still perfect
The Jay County eighth grade baseball team stayed undefeated with a pair of wins against Adams Central Thursday.
The Patriots (5-0) took game one 7-2. Joe Geesaman earned the win, striking out four batters and not giving up a single run.
They had four hits in the game, including one from Brock Wasson during their five-run third inning.
Nick Snow earned the win in Jay County’s 8-0 victory. He gave up one hit in four innings.
In the second contest, the Patriots tallied nine hits, including multiple from Tyler Wasson, Alex Miller and Brayden O’Brien.
First birdie
MUNCIE — The Jay County junior high golf team fell to the Delta Eagles 212-224 on Thursday.
Jayden Comer led the Patriots with a 50, including his first career birdie on the 360-yard, par-4 second hole. He also shot for par on the 252-yard, par-4 third.
Jacob Weitzel and Dawson Goldsworthy both kept their scores under 60, shooting a 54 and 58, respectively. They also had six bogeys combined on the day.
Toby Swartentruber rounded out the Patriots’ score with a 62.
Kason Sims’ 65 did not count towards the team’s final.
Two seconds
WOODBURN and MUNCIE — The Jay County eighth grade track teams each finished second two days in a row.
Complete team scores were not available.
On Wednesday at Woodlan, the Patriots had first-place finishes from the boys 4x800-meter relay, 4x400 relay Kaiden Reynolds (200 hurdles), Ariel Beiswanger (200 dash), Elly Byrum (400 run), Lexi Litmer (high jump) and the girls 4x100 relay.
The following night at Delta, the boys had four victories — from Raif Beiswanger (1,600 run), Rocky Beiswanger (800 run), Emmit Reynolds (discus) and Eli Petro (high jump).
The girls added five victories — the 200 dash (Ariel Beiswanger), 800 dash (Brooklyn Byrum), shot put (Grace Hidy), high jump (Lexi Litmer) and long jump (Emery Forthofer).
The Patriots got even better, improving upon that score further Thursday.
The Jay County High School boys golf team shot its best score of the season when it took down the host Northeastern Knights 178-195.
Caleb DeRome and Gage Sims led the way for the Patriots (3-2), each shooting 42.
Following their lead was Liam Garringer with 46.
Just as the medalists tied, No. 4 and No. 5 Cody DeHoff and Luke Fugiett also earned the same score, finishing with 48 to round out the Patriot’s score.
The JV team shot 218 on the day. The team’s best came from Isaac Homan who shot a 51.
Other scores were Luke Muhlenkamp with 53, Sylas Wenk with 54 and Austin Dirksen with 60.
Cheerleaders set
The Jay County cheer squad held tryouts for the 2023-24 school year on Thursday.
The seniors that made the varsity squad are Cash Hollowell, Karci Hopkins, Erin Ring and Mady Fraley.
Juniors on varsity are Coryn Blalock, Adriene Denney and Sydney Huftel.
Joining them will be sophomores Faith Faulkner and Paisley Fugiett.
The JV squad will be made up of freshmen Emmarie Barton, Dakoda Blalock, Peyton Carpenter, Trinity Glassford, Hina Ohba, Moa Sakomoto, Brenna Schmiesing and junior Mikaylee Hoffman.
Hurtful fifth
WOODBURN — The Jay County High School baseball team played in its first Allen County Athletic Conference game of the year and they lost 8-6 to the host Woodlan Warriors on Thursday.
The Patriots (4-6, 0-1 ACAC) led for most of the game after scoring four runs in the first three innings.
They lost their 4-1 lead in the fifth, when the Warriors tore off seven runs on three singles, a double, a walk, an error and a dropped third strike.
Jay County had one last push in it when Ryne Goldsworthy blasted a two-run home run in the top of the seventh, but it was too little too late.
The Patriots had 12 hits in the game. Cody Rowles and Sam Myers had three apiece.
Myers was saddled with the loss after giving up eight unearned runs and four hits on 4 2/3 innings.
Gavin Sheehan picked up the win after he gave up 10 hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Still perfect
The Jay County eighth grade baseball team stayed undefeated with a pair of wins against Adams Central Thursday.
The Patriots (5-0) took game one 7-2. Joe Geesaman earned the win, striking out four batters and not giving up a single run.
They had four hits in the game, including one from Brock Wasson during their five-run third inning.
Nick Snow earned the win in Jay County’s 8-0 victory. He gave up one hit in four innings.
In the second contest, the Patriots tallied nine hits, including multiple from Tyler Wasson, Alex Miller and Brayden O’Brien.
First birdie
MUNCIE — The Jay County junior high golf team fell to the Delta Eagles 212-224 on Thursday.
Jayden Comer led the Patriots with a 50, including his first career birdie on the 360-yard, par-4 second hole. He also shot for par on the 252-yard, par-4 third.
Jacob Weitzel and Dawson Goldsworthy both kept their scores under 60, shooting a 54 and 58, respectively. They also had six bogeys combined on the day.
Toby Swartentruber rounded out the Patriots’ score with a 62.
Kason Sims’ 65 did not count towards the team’s final.
Two seconds
WOODBURN and MUNCIE — The Jay County eighth grade track teams each finished second two days in a row.
Complete team scores were not available.
On Wednesday at Woodlan, the Patriots had first-place finishes from the boys 4x800-meter relay, 4x400 relay Kaiden Reynolds (200 hurdles), Ariel Beiswanger (200 dash), Elly Byrum (400 run), Lexi Litmer (high jump) and the girls 4x100 relay.
The following night at Delta, the boys had four victories — from Raif Beiswanger (1,600 run), Rocky Beiswanger (800 run), Emmit Reynolds (discus) and Eli Petro (high jump).
The girls added five victories — the 200 dash (Ariel Beiswanger), 800 dash (Brooklyn Byrum), shot put (Grace Hidy), high jump (Lexi Litmer) and long jump (Emery Forthofer).
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