Jay County swim splits with Bearcats

MUNCIE — The Patriot girls had no problems with the Bearcats. The boys won half of the events, but a second-place Bearcat finish in 11 events pushed the Patriots down.

Jay County High Schools swim teams split with the Muncie Central Bearcats on Tuesday with the girls cruising to a 128-52 victory and the boys falling 117-61.

The Patriot girls () won 11 of 12 events, including all three relays. Brooklynn Byrum, Lauren Fisher and Maddy Snow led the way for JCHS with a pair of first-place finishes each.

Byrum handled the sprint freestyles, winning the 50-yard in 28.27 seconds and the 100-yard in 1 minute, 1.44 seconds.

Fisher claimed the 200 individual medley in 2:44.07 before taking the 100 butterfly in 1:10.29.

Snow started the day with a score of 187.9 points to win the 1-meter diving before finishing first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:28.62.

Other individual wins came from Sophia Hoevel in the 200 freestyle (2:17.06) and Kenzie Huey in the 100 backstroke (1:15.37).

While the boys () were victorious in half the events, MCHS placed second in every race other than the 400 freestyle relay.

Cooper Glentzer had the strongest day, winning the 100 butterfly (57.4) and the 500 freestyle (5:21.62).

Other individual wins came from Bryden Carter in the diving (131.1) and Carson Westgerdes in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.14).

Tribe outnumbered

MUNCIE — The Fort Recovery swim team’s lack of tankers couldn’t overcome the depth of Delta or Burris in a three-team meet on Tuesday.

The girls' duel with Burris was the closest of the four, with the Indians falling 75-54. Delta defeated the Fort Recovery girls 120-37.

The boys fell to Burris 80-20, while Delta’s numbers suffocated the Tribe for a 110-18 loss.

Fort Recovery has two first-place finishers, with one representing each team.

Joelle Kaup came out on top for the girls, claiming the best time in the 50-yard freestyle.

The boys’ best performance belonged to Caleb Smith, who finished first in the 100 backstroke.