JCHS girls golf begins season Monday at South Adams

JCHS girls golf schedule

Date    Opponent    Time

Monday, Aug. 4    S. Adams Invite    9 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 5    Bellmont Invite    8 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 11    Herit/Wood/S. Adams    5 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 14    Woodlan    5 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 18    Anderson    5 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 19    Adams Central    4:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 25    Bluffton    4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 28    South Adams    4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 2    Ft. Rec./Winchester    4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4    Muncie Central    4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 6    ACAC Tournament    9 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 8    Monroe Central    4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 9    Wes-Del/Yorktown    4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11    Delta    5 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept.16    Southern Wells    4:30 p.m.

Home matches in bold

2024 season

In the first season under Carissa Allred, the Patriots only managed a 2-10 record with wins coming against Heritage in the first dual match of the season and Yorktown. Maddy Snow led the Patriots on the season in both 9-hole and 18-hole contests at 48 and 100 strokes per event, respectively. Snow earned match medalist honors six times, finished sixth at the ACAC Tournament to make the second team All-ACAC and advanced to the regional for the first time after putting up an 87 at the sectional, which was good for eighth overall. Brooklynn Bright was the only other Patriot to secure match medalist honors at any point in the season, tying Snow with a 46 against Yorktown.

Projected lineup

Erin Aker, Jr.

Elizabeth Brunswick, So.

Sophia Reagan, Fr.

Alexa Ridenour, Fr.

Crystal Swartzentruber, Fr.

Reny Lingo, Fr.

Annie Spencer, Jr.

Top returner

Erin Aker

60.4 strokes/9

Key losses

Maddy Snow

48 strokes/9, 2nd team All-ACAC

Bailey Towell (injury)

53.6 strokes/9

Brooklynn Bright

56.8 strokes/9

Coach Carissa Allred says

“We are a very young program this year. We have only one returning varsity player. So we’ve really worked hard this summer at getting the incoming freshmen ready for matches and invitationals, going over the rules, going over etiquette and just really getting them ready to make their debut come time for that first invitational. One thing that I am excited about is that we have grown as a team in my two years of being a coach. When I came in, we only had five girls. Right now, my roster sits at eight, but I do have one that's injured. But one of the things I look forward to the most is growing the program.”

Fast facts

•Alexa Ridenour, Reny Lingo and Crystal Swartzentruber all competed on the junior high team as eighth graders, while Sophia Reagan, Elizabeth Brunswick (sophomore) and Annie Spencer (junior) will play competitive golf for the first time.

•This will be the second season under coach Carissa Allred. Jay County finished 2-10 under her with a sixth-place finish in the ACAC and the sectional.

Matches to watch

Monday, Aug. 4, at South Adams Invite

With four incoming freshmen and two more first-year varsity golfers, this opening invitational will act as a measuring stick for where they are at as a team.

Saturday, Sept. 6, at ACAC Tournament

Along with crowning the Allen County Athletic Conference champion and impacting other conference honors, this tournament is the final 18-hole event Jay County will play at prior to the sectional.