Jay baseball gets second win

The Patriots secured their first win over the weekend after starting the season with five-straight losses.

Just three days later, they have already picked up their second win.

The Jay County High School baseball team scored four runs in the fifth inning to overcome the Norwell Knights 6-5 on Tuesday.

Norwell (5-3) scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning to hold a 4-2 advantage over the Patriots (2-5).

Jay County started off the fifth inning strong as Jackson Edwards doubled before Drew Schemenaur’s single drove him in. A hit batter, a single and two outs later, Ryne Goldsworthy drew a walk to score the second run of the inning and tie the game.

Two more runs scored as Grant Wendel hit the ball to Lane Lewis at shortstop, who committed an error that plated Parker Nichols and Joe Geesaman.

Edwards got the win, pitching 2.2 innings, while only giving up one run. Sam Myers slammed the door shut in the seventh to record the save.

Pats edge Tigers

BLUFFTON — The Jay County boys golf team bounced back from the loss in its match-play opener to take down the Bluffton Tigers 188-189 on Tuesday at Timber Ridge Golf Course.

In a match full of high scores, Caleb DeRome shot the lowest for Jay County (1-1, 1-0 Allen County Athletic Conference) with a 45.

Even Connor Klopenstein of Bluffton, the match medalist, finished with 40 strokes, failing to break into the 30s.

Cody DeHoff’s 47 strokes ended up being the second best score for the Patriots. Both Gage Sims and Liam Garringer shot a 48 to round out the team score for Jay County.

Isaac Homan’s 51 did not affect the final.

The junior varsity team beat Bluffton 212-243. Luke Fugiett’s 49 strokes led the way for the squad.

Dillon battles

Maggie Dillon won a long battle in the No. 3 singles match to secure a 3-2 victory for the Jay County girls tennis team over the Frankton Eagles on Tuesday.

Dillon faced Lily Hall for over two hours before clinching the win for the Patriots (3-1). She took the first set 6-2 and the second set needed to go to a tie breaker. The senior fell behind 6-2 to Hall before storming back to win the tiebreaker and take the set 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).

Brenna Haines and Brenna Bailey secured the other two points in the No.1 and 2 singles. Haines beat Emily Bilyeu 6-2, 6-2, while Bailey took down Lainey Hamaker 6-1, 6-1.

Both doubles teams fell to the Eagles. Meredith Dirksen and Sophia Sprunger lost the No. 1 doubles match to Sloane Harrison and Campbell Quire 6-3, 6-1.

Karlee Cole and Laela Deitzer defeated Zion Beiswanger and Chloe Ruiz 7-6 (7-1), 6-2.

The junior varsity team secured four wins, but dropped four matches as well.

Hines leads

The Jay County Junior High School golf team won its season opener against Richmond Tuesday 157-158 in a six-hole match at Portland Golf Club.

Karson Hines shot a match-low 33 strokes that included bogeys on holes No. 3 and 4.

Tony Swartenstruber earned the only par for the Patriots. He did so on the par-4 fourth hole.

Bailey Towel and Kason Sims rounded out the team scoring with 42 strokes each.

Playing the No. 6 golfer, Crystal Swartenstruber shot a 41 that didn’t contribute to the team score.

Jay County (1-0) will host Delta today.