Tribe girls finished third in the MAC

CELINA, Ohio — While the Tribe was only two strokes out of second place, they couldn’t climb high enough to share the Midwest Athletic Conference title.

The Fort Recovery High School girls golf team finished fourth at the MAC Tournament at Mercer County Elks with a 395 on Saturday to finish third in the standings.

St. Henry won the tournament and the conference with a score of 372.

Olivia Knapke shot the best round of the day for the Tribe by carding a season-low 91. She finished as the MAC runner-up to Coldwater’s Alyssa Froning.

Joining Knapke on the first team was Mallory Evers with a 95. Also shooting career-best scores were Georgia Wenning (100) and Cora Pearson (109). Evvie Briner carded a 110 and Emily Boeckman had 113 strokes that didn’t affect the final. Both Briner and Wenning were All-MAC honorable mentions.

Three score

WOODBURN — Three different Patriots scored for the Jay County girls soccer team in its 3-1 win over Woodlan on Saturday.

Aixa Lopez broke the ice by dribbling past defenders and sending the ball to the top left corner for the score.

Woodlan (6-5, 3-2 Allen County Athletic Conference) responded with its own goal to enter the intermission, but Avery Snow put the Patriots (7-3, 6-0 ACAC) ahead with a goal from 18-yards away.

Charlee Peters iced the game away with a final score on an assist from Elly Byrum.

Parsons made four saves for the Patriots.

LeFevre leads

BRADFORD, Ohio — For the final time this season, Reece LeFevre led the Fort Recovery boys golf team as it finished eighth at the MAC Tournament on Saturday at Stillwater Valley Golf Club.

The Tribe shot a 357 to beat New Bremen (368) and New Knoxville (411), while Minster’s 320 claimed the title. FRHS finished seventh in the standings.

LeFevre’s round of 79 strokes put him sixth in the tournament and third in the MAC individual standings. Minster’s Bryce Prenger shot a 75 to claim the tournament title and to earn MAC Player of the Year.

Andrew Rehmert produced the second best Tribe score with an 88, while All-MAC honorable mention Caleb Smith followed with an 89. Carson Fullenkamp’s 101 rounded out the team score.

Rounds of 104 and 105 from Luke Fortkamp and Garrett Diller did not factor into the final.

Jay falls

WOODBURN — The Jay County boys soccer team dropped its second ACAC match of the year to the Woodlan Warriors 4-2 on Saturday.

Jacoby Penrod put the Patriots (5-6-1, 1-2 ACAC) on the board first after scoring from a pass by Raif Beiswanger. Woodlan (10-2, 2-1 ACAC) responded with a goal of its own before the teams traded penalty kicks – Penrod scored for JCHS – to enter halftime 2-2.

Jay County couldn’t hold the Warriors down in the final 40 minutes, giving up two more scores for the loss. Peyton Yowell made four saves on the day.

Streak snapped

PENDLETON — The Pendleton Heights Arabians snapped a five-match winning streak for the Jay County boys tennis team in a 4-1 defeat on Saturday.

Paul Dirksen picked up the lone victory for Jay County (11-5), beating Jegan Soultz 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a No. 1 singles match that lasted over two hours.

The other singles players fell as Henry Dirksen lost the No. 2 match 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to Josiah Davis and Clark Wellman dropped the No. 3 position 6-4, 6-3 to Rafael Salas.

Both doubles teams fell in straight sets as well.