FRHS outlasts Panthers

ROCKFORD, Ohio — Cali Wendel was quiet in the Midwest Athletic conference opener on Dec. 7.

Against the Panthers, Wendel made sure to get an early start to help the Indians secure their first conference win.

Wendel and Kennedy Muhlenkamp both scored in double figures as the Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team took down the Parkway Panthers 38-30 Thursday to pull its record to .500 in the MAC.

Wendel got off to a good start from distance, hitting two threes in the first quarter and adding another in the second. She led the Indians (2-4, 1-1 MAC) in the first  quarter to finish with 11 points.

Muhlenkamp put up a bulk of her points in the second quarter, when she converted four shots. The junior led all scorers with 13.

Adria Miller led the Panthers (2-2, 1-1 MAC) with 11 points, but it wasn’t enough to push them ahead.

Makenna Huelskamp scored six big points for Fort Recovery in the fourth quarter by hitting a three and 3-of-4 free throws to help it maintain the lead

Wendel sets record

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Sage Wendel broke his own school record as the Fort Recovery boys swim team scored 38 points to finish eighth out of 12 teams at the Wayne High School Warrior Invite on Thursday.

The girls team scored 144 points to tie for second place with Bellbrook while Wayne earned the top spot with 139.

Despite finishing second in the 200-yard freestyle, Wendel’s time of 2 minutes, 1.29 seconds was good enough to break his own school record.

The boys also had a second-place finish from Caleb Smith in the 100 backstroke.

The girls team was powered by four first-place finishes to tie with the Golden Eagles.

Teigen Fortkamp had two of the victories, coming in the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. She was also a part of the 200 medley relay team that took first place. She was joined by Paige Guggenbiller, Joelle Kaup and Allison Knapke in the victory.

Guggenbiller also had an individual victory in the 100 breaststroke.