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Snowy Salamonie
There was minimal accumulation of snow beginning in the late afternoon Wednesday, though conditions were more hazardous in some areas than others. Mercer County was under a Level 1 snow advisory and Fort Recovery Schools canceled classes Thursday while Jay School Corporation was on a two-hour delay. Pictured above are …
Dirksen drive
Claudia Dirksen of the Jay County girls basketball team handles the ball during the Patriots’ 50-20 win over the Woodlan Warriors in Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference tournament opener. The Patriots will face Southern Wells in the tournament semifinal today.
Victorious in openers
Jay County High School cheerleader Faith Faulkner chants in front of the crowd following the Patriots’ 50-20 victory over Woodlan’s girls basketball team on Tuesday evening. Both the boys and girls basketball teams beat Woodlan by 30 or more points to advance to Friday’s semifinal against Southern Wells. For full …
Wiggins works
Samuel Wiggins of the Jay County High School boys basketball team handles the ball during the Patriots’ 74-53 road win over the Adams Central Flying Jets on Saturday. The result continued streaks for both teams, as the Patriots have now won five straight games while Adams Central has dropped five …
Recovery runner up
Fort Recovery’s high school and middle school cheerleading squads earned three runner-up finishes Sunday in the Ohio Athletic Committee’s Cheer State Championships. The high school squad finished second in the Division VI and VII traditional building and gameday competitions. The middle school squad also took second place. Front row from …
Triple up
Fort Recovery’s high school and middle school cheerleading squads earned three runner-up finishes Sunday in the Ohio Athletic Committee’s Cheer State Championships. The high school squad finished second in the Division VI and VII traditional building and gameday competitions. The middle school squad also took second place. Front row from …
Second-ranked upset
Jay County High School senior Katie Rowles grins as she runs toward her coaches, including her dad Pat, after upsetting second-ranked Claire May in the semifinal round of the 100-pound bracket during Saturday’s regional tournament at Muncie Central. Rowles had already earned a state berth and went on to finish …
Inducting Renna
Jay County High School inducted 2023 graduate Renna Schwieterman to its Athletic Wall of Fame before Friday’s Patriot girls basketball game against the Bluffton Tigers. Schwieterman is Jay County’s all-time leading scorer for basketball with 1,754 career points. She was also a Junior Indiana All-Star. For more on the game, …
Hart signs
Brodie Hart signed his national letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Wright State Lake Campus on Wednesday. Pictured in the first row from left are mother Tanya Hart, Brodie Hart and father Tim Hart. Back row are sister Paisely Hart, Fort Recovery High School baseball coach Kevin …
Winning tree
Fort Recovery VFW Post 6515 scored the People’s Choice Award in the Fort Festival of Trees this year at Fort Recovery Public Library. Pictured above, the tree celebrates the United States of America’s semiquincentennial anniversary. (Photo provided)
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