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Jay County High School boys basketball coach Jerry Bomholt shares a moment with his wife Dede before Friday night’s game against the Bluffton Tigers.

Mallory's medals

Jay County High School honored four-time wrestling state champion Mallory Winner at halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Bluffton.

Five generations

Pictured are five generations of the Ronald, Mong, Smith and Wasson families. In the front are great great-grandmother Martha Sue Ronald holding Maizie Mae-Lynne Wasson. In the back row are mother Rosealynne Wasson, grandmother Amanda Smith and great-grandmother Evelyn Mong. (Photo provided)

Training with Tre

Sergeant Tre Nusbaumer (right) acts out a scenario Thursday with deputies Cory Locke and Steven Lothridge during Crisis Intervention Team training at Jay County Sheriff’s Office in Portland. Responders from area departments gathered last week for the training intended for developing CIT teams to “help Hoosier communities improve their response …

Schoenlein shoots

Fort Recovery High School sophomore Madie Schoenlein fires up a 3-pointer during Monday’s 64-17 victory over South Adams. Schoenlein finished with an assist and a rebound in the win. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)

Elementary anthem

The Jay County elementary school choir performed The Star-Spangled Banner on Tuesday night before the Jay County High School girls basketball game against Heritage. It was part of a variety of activities for the evening, including free popcorn for fans, honoring the elementary and middle school girls basketball teams and …

Kaup competes

Joelle Kaup of Fort Recovery High School swims the 100-yard butterfly during the 2025 Cav Invite on Saturday at Jay County. While Kaup’s time of 1 minute, 5.10 seconds left her fourth in the race, she did beat out the other Midwest Athletic Conference competitors in the 100 backstroke. (The …

Beautiful butterfly

Fort Recovery High School’s Carson Fullenkamp swims the 100-yard butterfly at the 2025 Cav Invite on Saturday at Jay County. He finished third in the event with a time of 1 minute, 1.44 seconds. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)

Cheers to third

Mallory Winner (left) and Brenna Ruble of the No. 4 Jay County High School girls wrestling team burst with excitement as No. 5 Amara Crawford pinned No. 9 Brylee Blackwell of Mooresville to pull off a 47-30 upset and guarantee a top-four placement at the IHSGWCA Girls Team State Duals …

... JC

Jay County High School junior cheerleader Paisley Fugiett helps get the “We are JC” chant going during the second half of the Patriots’ boys basketball game Friday in the Stardome at South Adams. JCHS had a double-digit lead early and held on for a 49-45 victory over the Starfires. (The …
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