Jay swim makes light work of Jets

MONROE — Both the girls and boys are back in the win column.

The Jay County High School swim teams traveled to Adams Central to face the Jets on Monday. The JCHS girls whooped the Jets 142-17 while the boys picked up a 104-69 victory.

The girls (5-1, 3-0 Allen County Athletic Conference) nearly pulled off a clean sweep of the top spot in every race, but just missed the 50-yard freestyle.

Dual event winners for the girls include Maria Laux, who swam the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly, Elly Byrum, who claimed wins in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle, and Brooklynn Byrum, who touched the wall first in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

Other victories for the girls came from Kali Newell (1-meter diving), Avery Wentz (100 backstroke) and the relay teams.

Grady Warvel and Cooper Glentzer led the Patriot boys (3-3, 2-1 ACAC) with a pair of individual wins. 

Warvel handled the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, while Glentzer swam the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

Lincoln Clamme and Carson Westgerdes both won an individual event as well, claiming the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, respectively.

The JCHS boys also got wins in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays while missing out on the top spot on the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle, diving and 100 backstroke.

After a clean sweep, the girls hold their own destiny in the ACAC, while the boys will continue punching up at Bluffton.

Just short

HOUSTON, Ohio — A rough third quarter kept the Fort Recovery girls basketball team from picking up its first win of the season as it fell to the Houston Wildcats 38-36.

The Indians (0-9) made it to halftime with a 1-point lead but got outscored by Houston 10-5 in the third quarter. While FRHS was able to win the final period, Houston (6-3) did just enough to hold onto the lead.

After being held scoreless in the first quarter, Cameron Muhlenkamp put up 16 points to lead the Tribe. Bridget Homan also finished in double figures with 11 points.

Makenna Huelskamp and Kayla Gearke were the only other Indians to find the hoop with seven and two points, respectively.

Olivia Burks scored 17 points to lead the Wildcats. 

Fort Recovery will get another shot at a win on Saturday against Preble Shawnee.