Lee’s 29 powers eighth grade Patriots

This season, there’s simply been no stopping the Patriots. On Monday, there was no stopping Abram Lee, either.

Lee scored 29 points to propel the Jay County Junior High eighth-grade boys basketball team to a 54-38 victory over the Hagerstown Tigers.

The triumph improved the Patriots to a perfect 13-0 on the season.

Seven other Patriots found their way onto the score sheet to supplement Lee’s opus. Finn Hemmelgarn contributed eight points and four assists.

Job Dirksen (five points), Eli Homan (four), Jaylen Brown (four), Jenson Edwards (two) and Bentley Comer (two) also scored for Jay County.

Seventh survives

The seventh-grade edition of the Patriot boys basketball team wasn’t as dominant as its older iteration, but still pulled out a thrilling 28-27 victory over the Tigers.

Sawyer Smitley led the way for Jay County with 12 points. He was the only Patriot in double figures.

Cruz Darby (six points), Carson Pfeifer (five), Henry Teeter (three) and Ryker Price (two) also scored for the Patriots.

Flipsters start

CONNORSVILLE — The Jay County Flipsters tumbling and gymnastics team competed in its first event of 2026 at Connorsville High School on Sunday.

Allie Evans excelled in the platinum division, finishing first in all four events and the all-around. Haley Fisher and Emma Fisher were the Flipsters’ top finishers in the gold division, tying for the vault crown with identical 9.0 scores.

At the silver level, Emma Robinson placed first in the vault, bars and floor while finishing second on beam to earn the all-around title.

In the bronze division, Aria Shannon took first place in the all-around. Shannon was fueled by a floor-routine first place and top-three finishes in each of the other three events. Lettie Vanskyock notched wins on vault and bars en route to second place in the all-around while Sydney Muhlenkamp was first on the beam.