Jay County boys claim Celina Sprints

It’s the boys’ time to shine.

The Jay County High School boys swim team topped the field at the Celina Sprints on Saturday with 113 points while the Fort Recovery boys tallied 30 points for eighth place.

The Jay County girls racked up 81 points to finish third behind Ottawa Glandorf (166) and Versailles (102). The FRHS girls finished with just one point for 13th place.

The Jay County boys just edged out Memorial’s 111.5.

The Patriots were led by a trio of boys — Cooper Glentzer, Grady Warvel and Carson Westgerdes — who scored in each event.

The highest finish on the day belonged to Cooper Glentzer in the 50-yard butterfly. He placed fourth with a time of 25.30 seconds.

Along with the efforts of Cooper Glentzer, Warvel and Westgerdes, Peyton Yowell placed 15th in the 50 freestyle and Grant Glentzer claimed 15th in the 50 backstroke.

The best finish for the Fort Recovery boys came from Caleb Smith, who placed ninth in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 31.65. He also earned points in the other four events with a pair of 13th-place finishes and one 16th placement. Matt Marchal earned the Tribe points in two events as well, while Carson Fullenkamp placed 16th in the 50 butterfly.

Elly Byrum had the strongest day on the girls’ side. She placed in the top 16 in all four events and owned the highest finish of fourth in the 50 backstroke with a time of 30.84 seconds.

Maria Laux also had a strong day earning sixth in the 50 freestyle, ninth in the 50 backstroke and 11th in the 50 butterfly.

Other Patriot girls to score were Brooklynn Byrum (50 butterfly), Avery Wentz (50 backstroke) and Lauren Fisher (50 breaststroke).

The Tribe girls’ sole point came from Livy Timmerman, who finished 16th in the 50 freestyle.