Muhlenkamp owns Bruins in 8-1 victory

HARTFORD CITY — Levi Muhlenkamp has established himself as the top scorer for the Patriots.

If the Bruins didn’t believe that from the strikers’ stats, they believe it now.

Muhlenkamp scored six goals as the Jay County High School boys soccer team dominated the Blackford Bruins in a 8-1 triumph on Tuesday.

Muhlenkamp’s six goals pushes him to 27 total on the year. The senior scored two of his goals in the first half and four in the second. Dylan Marentes assisted three of the goals, Iker Nelson assisted him twice and another came from goalkeeper Peyton Yowell as he punted the ball over everyone’s head to Muhlenkamp.

Along with the three assists to Muhlenkamp, Marentes dished out an assist to Raif Beiswanger in the latter part of the second half.

Rockland Beiswanger also scored, taking the ball himself with only six minutes remaining.

The Patriots (11-2) will get one final tuneup against Liberty Christian today before they take on the winner of Delta and Yorktown in the IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 23 hosted by Eastbrook on Oct. 9.

Hemmelgarn leads

Maria Hemmelgarn provided a lift for the Jay County volleyball team on both side of the ball to fuel a 25-14, 25-12, 25-18 victory over the Southern Wells Raiders on Tuesday.

The Jay County (10-9, 4-1 Allen County Athletic Conference) junior tallied 15 kills to lead the offense and put up six blocks to aid the defensive effort.

Mya Kunkler and Hallie Schwieterman supported Hemmelgarn’s offensive effort with eight and seven kills, respectively. Setter Paisley Fugiett assisted the hitters 26 times.

Elizabeth Barnett led at the service line with four aces, while Brenna Bailey’s 14 digs powered the back row defensive effort.

The win keeps the Patriots’ hopes of sharing the ACAC title with Adams Central (18-6) alive. JCHS still needs to face Heritage, who is 2-4 in conference, while the Jets have to play third-place South Adams today.

Junior high sweeps

The Jay County Junior High School volleyball team swept the Southern Wells Raiders on Tuesday, with the eighth graders coming out on top 25-17, 25-11 and the seventh graders taking the match 25-22, 25-11.

The eighth grade team dominated from the service line. Emery Forthofer and Kenady Lyons had particularly good days at the service line with 10 and eight aces, respectively. Forthofer also led with five kills, while Lyons had three assists.

Brenna Weitzel also recorded eight aces, but for the seventh grade team. She had two kills as well.