Jay Co. ekes out five-set victory

DALEVILLE — The Patriots and Broncos were trading sets.

In the end, the Patriots stuffed the stat sheet as they found the win.

The Jay County High School volleyball team had to earn its 25-18, 19-25, 25-14, 18-25, 15-9 win over the Daleville Broncos on Monday night.

It was a big night for the Patriots’ offense, as three players had double digit kills. While Daleville’s Trishell Johnson led all players with 22 kills, Bella Denton wasn’t far behind with 18. Maggie Dillon and Mya Kunkler also put up big numbers with 13 and 12, respectively.

The high kill count was partly because of Sophie Saxman, who assisted teammates 38 times in the match.

Jay County (12-12) also had 13 aces, with six coming from Lani Muhlenkamp.

Defensively, Brenna Haines, Saxman and Brenna Bailey were busy digging out balls. Haines led the team with 25 while Saxman added 22 and Bailey had 18. At the net, Denton blocked two attacks.

The junior varsity team swept Daleville 25-24, 25-21. Elizabeth Barnett powered the Patriots’ offense with five kills while Kendel Rowels finished with three. Jay County had a block party with both Brenna Schmiesing and Maria Hemmelgarn recording four. Ella Rigby and Paisley Fugiett combined for 13 assists.

Fortkamp attacks

HAVILAND, Ohio — The Division III No. 8 Fort Recovery volleyball team had some high performers as it took down the Wayne Trace Raiders 25-27, 25-23, 25-15, 25-23 on Monday.

Teigan Fortkamp gave the Indians (13-4) a big boost offensively with 20 kills. Supporting the offensive effort with double-digit kills were Saige Leuthold (11) and Mara Pearson (10). Leuthold also played a big role defensively, recording four of Fort Recovery’s eight blocks.

Two more Indians were in the “20 club” but in different statistical categories. On the defensive end, Cali Wendel had 20 digs. (She also led the team with four aces). Offensively, Kennedy Muhlenkamp had 25 assists.

Supporting Wendel’s defensive effort, Person added 10 digs while Kayla Heitkamp contributed six. At the net, Paige Guggenbiller had two blocks and Fortkamp and Muhlenkamp each had one.

Fort Recovery held Wayne Trace (8-9) to a .081 hit percentage.

Cameron Muhlenkamp recorded her first varsity kill for the Indians.

Patriots serve well

The Jay County Junior High School volleyball team didn’t have much trouble taking down the Monroe Central Golden Bears on Monday, 25-11, 25-11.

Monroe Central struggled to return serves, as Jay County (11-10) racked up 21 aces.

Amelia Heath led the way with 10 aces. She also had the most service points with 13 and kills with four.

Emalyn Homan ran the offense with five assists. She also totaled five aces.

Brenna Ruble aced the Golden Bears four times while following Heath with three kills.

The only other players with kills were Allie Westfall and Kenady Lyons with one each. The latter also had two assists, one ace and a dig.

Fit for the challenge

WABASH — The Jay County Barbell Club competed in Wabash Crossfit and Fitness’s sixth annual Crash the Bash competition in downtown Wabash on Sunday.

The team has now competed in the competition the last four years, each time earning a spot on the podium.

Andy Castillo, Kurt Hess and Heath Williams competed for the men, placing second in the intermediate division.

For the women, Carly Hess, Shawanda Rousey and Pazia Williams earned third place in the RX division, which is the top level of competition at the event. The placement earned the team a $200 cash prize. The top three placing teams in the RX division earned cash prizes of $400, $300 and $200 respectively.

Teams from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio traveled to compete in the crossfit competition, where teams of three competed in a number of different workouts over the span of an hour.