Junior high girls split

The Patriots dominated in the opener, but they couldn’t repeat in their second game.

The Jay County Junior High School girls basketball teams opened the season Nov. 14 with double-digit victories against Muncie Southside before falling to Norwell on Monday.

The eight graders took down Muncie Southside 40-4, behind a 15-point performance from Karsyn Schwieterman. Claudia Dirksen followed with eight points, while Charlee Peters added seven and Kendall Schemenaur six. Alyvia Schwieterman and Emmi Clark each had one bucket.

The seventh grade team earned a 22-6 victory. Brenna Weitzel led the way with six points followed by Boo Towell and Leah Steed with four each. Ali Luna, Arabella Link and Clark each added a bucket as well.

The 42-30 loss to Norwell dropped the Patriots to 1-1. Karsyn Schwieterman dominated with 22 points, while Peters had six. Alyvia Schwieterman rounded out the score with two.

The seventh graders also fell to 1-1 with a 28-10 defeat. Towell’s six points led the way, while Bristol Kahlig and Clark each had a bucket.

Foreman leads

ANGOLA — The JC Flipsters of JC Tumbling and Gymnastics opened their season Saturday at the 2024 Princess Classic at Angola High School.

Aubrey Foreman put together the best day, finishing first all around in the Xcel Bronze category with a score of 37.2. To get there, Foreman placed first on the bars with a 9.45, second on the beam (9.4) and the vault (9.25) and her floor routine finished fourth (9.1).

Emma Robinson followed Foreman, finishing third all-around with a total of 36.65. Robinson’s best performance came on the bars, where her score of 9.5 earned her the runner-up position.

A third-place finish on the floor (9.2 points) helped propel Paylin Vance to sixth all around (36.45) in the bronze division.

Jordyn Champ led the Flipsters in the Xcel Gold with a third all around finish (36.025 points). She finished first on the floor routine with a 9.45, while earning third on the bars with a 9.075. A score of 9.1 earned Champ fourth on the vault, while she managed a seventh-place finish on the beam with 8.4.

Aubree Shannon placed sixth all around  with a 35.75. The beam was Shannon’s top event, finishing sixth with 8.725 points.