JC dominates in finale

BLACKFORD — The Patriots have been dominant all season.

They even dominated the ACAC meet last weekend.

It was only fitting for the Patriots to close the year only dropping two events.

The Jay County Junior High School swim team closed out the season Monday when they won all swimming events against the Blackford Bruins.

The girls racked up 136 points to trump the Bruins’ 48, while the boys rallied for a 123-43 victory.

Raif Beiswanger, Rockland Beiswanger, Brooklynn Byrum, Elly Byrum and Carson Westgerdes all ended as dual-event winners.

Raif Beiswanger took care of the 100-yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke, while Rockland Beiswanger handled the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle. Westgerdes won back-to-back events for the boys, coming out on top in the 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle.

Brooklynn Byrum opened the meet with a 200 freestyle victory before claiming the 100 freestyle later. Elly Byrum followed it up with a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle and then topped the 100 breaststroke.

Other individual victories came from Kali Wendel (100 individual medley), Kaitlyn Fisher (50 freestyle), Gabrielle Gibson (50 butterfly), Maria Laux (100 backstroke), Cooper Glentzer (400 freestyle) and Grady Warvel (100 backstroke).

Jay County won all six relay events.