Glentzers, Guggenbillers lead tankers

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. and MUNCIE — The summer swim team has already kicked its season off, but the winter club still had some swimmers going in postseason competition.

Cooper Glentzer took on the 2025 Central Zone Open Water Championship meet in Wisconsin on Friday before making the trip back to Indiana to join five more Jay County Winter Swim Team competitors at the 2025 CARD Summer Splash at Tuhey Pool on Saturday.

The 2025 Central Zone Open Water Championship called for a 5K swim from Cooper Glentzer, which he finished in 1 hour, 15 minutes, 23 seconds, to place 52nd out of 63 competitors.

On Saturday, he won the high point award for the 15-and-older boys with wins in the 50-yard freestyle, 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

Three more of Jay County’s swimmers were high point winners as Grant Glentzer claimed the title in the 13-14-year-old boys division, Hayden Guggenbiller dominated the 8-and-younger girls and Carsyn Guggenbiller handled the 11-12-year-old girls age group.

Hayden Guggenbiller won all 10 events she was entered in, while Carsyn Guggenbiller won the 50 freestyle, finished as the runner-up in another event and placed third in three races. Grant Glentzer topped the field in the 400 freestyle, 1,500 freestyle, 400 individual medley, 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly.

Also competing at the meet were Jaley Knapschafer and Aubrey Millspaugh.

Portland splits

FORT WAYNE — The Portland Rockets took down the Fort Wayne Blues 15-1 in the opener of Sunday’s doubleheader before falling 16-9 in the second game.

The Rockets (8-3) had three strong innings in the first contest as they put up four runs in the first, followed with five in the second and finished the Blues with six in the fifth frame. Joel Kennedy led the way with five RBIs on two hits, including a grand slam in the second inning. Jonny Heitkamp drove in three runs as well. Dylan Brammer earned the win with only one unearned run over five innings of work.

Portland struggled in the third and fifth innings of the second game, surrendering six runs in the former and seven in the latter. Andrew Onuegbu suffered the loss after giving up six runs, five of which were earned, on four hits and two walks in 0.2 innings pitched.

Kennedy and Brammer led the offense in the second game with two RBIs apiece.

Hornets win

PENNVILLE — Dave’s Heating & Cooling Hornets put on the best performance in Pennville Soccer League’s Stinger Division with a 10-0 win over the Ernst Concrete Bees on Saturday.

Abram Kaehr led a pack of nine Hornets by scoring two goals, while Lochlan Bennett, Harper Faiella, Lance Gentis, Ian Kaehr, Raelyn McClain, Brinlee Michael, Isla Rooijakkers and Weston Willmann all found the goal once.

Chase Keyes scored three goals but got some key support from Sebastian Benavidez and Gavin Fisher to help the A Place to Grow Wasps take down the Matt Aker Foundation Yellowjackets 5-3. Madison Schmiesing matched Keyes as she scored all three goals for the Yellowjackets.

Rockets split

PENNVILLE — Natan Perez led the AgBest Express Rockets to a win and a tie by scoring six total goals in the Pennville Soccer League Space Division on Saturday.

He scored three times and got some extra support from Steven Ault in the Rockets’ 4-1 victory over the Penrod Monuments Galaxy. Carter Love netted the Galaxy’s lone goal.

Perez also had three goals, while Isaac Kaehr had one, as the Rockets tied with the WPGW Asteroids 4-4. Owen Ehrhart matched Perez with three goals and Eden Lee had the final one.

While Perez scored three goals over two games, Williams Gutierrez found the net six times in the Ohio Valley Gas Meteors’ 9-0 win over the Galaxy. Neymar Carreno, Bradley Catterson and Audriana Gaucin added scores as well.

Jellison leads

PENNVILLE — Blake Jellison led the FCU Lions to a pair of victories on Saturday in Pennville Soccer League Wild Cat Division play.

Blake Jellison scored four goals as the Lions beat the Edward Jones Cheetahs 5-1. Kyland Teegarden had the other score for the Lions, while Zyler White found the net for the Cheetahs.

Blake Jellison and Luke Jellison both scored twice to help the Lions defeat the Poet Biorefining Jaguars 6-1. Teegarden, and Lochland Mills each scored for the Lions as well, while the lone Jaguars goal belonged to Jonas Westfall.

The New Beginnings Holiness Church Cougars ran through the Jaguars for a 15-0 win.

Marcus Milthaler led the scoring with three goals, while Lyle Beiswanger, Colton Coons and Paizley Murphy each had two. Also scoring was Rylen Carpenter, Colten Hermann, Avery Hovis, Remington Odom, Dakoda Smith and Roger Teeple Jr.

Teams tie

PENNVILLE — The lone game in the Pennville Soccer League Sky Division ended in an 8-8 tie on Saturday.

John Scneider led the General Store Griffins with six goals, while Cooper Cook and Chase Kirkwood each added one.

The Vinson Rental Properties Dragons got three scores from Carter Hermann and Angel Perez, while Camden Vinson put two balls in the net.