DeHoff, Mende lead Patriots at Ansonia

ANSONIA, Ohio — The girls took home three first-place finishes. The boys could only manage a pair of third-place finishes.

The Jay County High School girls track team garnered 80 points to finish second at the Ansonia Tiger Relays on Friday, while the boys team finished sixth with 42 points.

The Patriot girls fell by just five points to host Ansonia in the seven-team field. 

The Ansonia boys team also topped its seven competitors with a score of 112 points.

The 400-meter relay team of Morgan DeHoff, Jenna Dues, Ariel Beiswanger and Matilda Mende took the top spot with a time of 52.11 seconds.

DeHoff and Mende also combined for 30 feet, 6 inches, to claim the long jump.

The other win came in the 1,600 meter relay team of Aixa Lopez, Mya Kunkler, Moa Sakamoto and Makinsey Murphy by running a time of 4 minutes, 35.14 seconds.

One of the boys’ top finishes was also in the long jump. Peyton Yowell and Kaiden Reynolds combined for a distance of 35 feet, 4 inches, to take third.

The other third-place finish came from the distance medley relay. Max Klopfenstein, Blake Collins, Joseph Boggs and Caleb Garringer combined for a time of 11:54.91.

Sims Leads

GENEVA — The Jay County boys golf team placed third in South Adams Invitational on Saturday at Wabash Valley Golf Course.

The Patriots combined for 342 strokes to finish third behind Norwell (328) and Fremont (340). Monroe Central and South Adams trailed with scores of 357 and 360, respectively.

Gage Sims put together the best match of the day for Jay County. He finished third overall with 81 strokes. Caleb DeRome wasn’t far behind with an 83.

Cody DeHoff also shot in the 80s, finishing with 87. Lima Garringer wrapped up the Patriots’ team score with a 92.

Luke Fugiett’s score of 97 didn’t affect Jay County’s team score.