Jumps lead Patriots at Ansonia Tiger Relays

ANSONIA, Ohio — The girls’ legs led them to the top three, while the boys only slipped a little further.

The Jay County High School track teams competed at the Ansonia Tiger Relays on Friday, with the girls placing third and the boys finishing sixth.

The top finish for the girls came from the girls 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relay team, composed of Morgan DeHoff, Kali Newell, Mya Kunkler and Maria Hemmelgarn. The four combined for a time of 1 minute, 14.81 seconds, which claimed second place.

The girls team also added a slew of third-place finishes, those coming in the 4x800 relay, distance relay, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay and the high jumpers. (Jenna Dues was second as an individual in the high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 8 inches.)

The best finish for the boys came from John Cook, Caden Gambill, Adam Alig and Garrett Hidy in the 4x100 relay. A time of 46.92 seconds earned the squad third place.

The Patriots couldn’t crack the top three in any other events, but as an individual, Alig would have scored third in the high jump at 5 feet, 6 inches, but dropped to eighth without a partner in the event.

Clark leads

The Jay County Junior High School tennis team hosted Randolph Southern and South Adams on Saturday and won all but one match.

Maddie Clark led the way with a 5-0 record as the only Patriot to play in five matches.

Right behind Clark with perfect records of 4-0 were Macy DeHoff, Claudia Dirksen, Henry Dirksen, Paul Dirksen and Parker McCoy.

Maria Laux and Ellie Byrum also went undefeated, netting records of 3-0. Cadly Henry and Aubrie Weitzel each picked up three wins, but also suffered the sole loss for Jay County.

Roster announced

The Jay County Junior High School cheerleaders for the 2025-26 season were announced on April 23.

Athletes who made the cut were Emalee Aker, Kenzlea Bentz, Raegan Blalock, Adalyn Broering, Avery Carpenter, Jordyn Champ, Veronica Dirkson, Miley Duncan, Aubrey Hunley, Taylor Lee, Ali Luna, Bailey Muhlenkamp, Journey Reynolds, Claire Schmiesing, Leah Steed, Lillian Stephen, Charli Stephens, Aubrey York and Jenna Walker.

Coaching the team will be Brea McClain and Kenna Kalig will serve as assistant coach.