SPORTS
Tall task
One day after picking up its first win, the Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team exploded for 43 first-half points en route to an 82-50 victory over the Ansonia Tigers on Saturday.
JCHS girls finish fourth at Findlay
The Jay County High School girls wrestling team racked up 131.5 points to earn fourth place out of 80 teams, its highest ever finish, at the Findlay Invitational on Saturday.
Four in a row
Jay County High School’s girls basketball team continued to make strides Saturday as it won its fourth game in a row 65-36 over the host South Adams Starfires.
Threes in the third
The Jay County High School boys basketball team gave up 24 points in the third quarter thanks to some strong shooting from the Delta Eagles behind the 3-point arc in Friday’s 60-44 loss.
Tribe falls in fourth
The Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team faltered in the fourth quarter to lose to the Parkway Panthers 32-29 on Thursday.
FTs finish 1st W
Evers snagged the rebound off of a Xavier Samples missed 3-point attempt that would have tied the game and then returned to the line to cash in two free throws and seal the Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team’s first win of the season — 53-48 over the Parkway …
Overtime swing
Jay County High School’s girls basketball team came back to beat the New Castle Trojans 64-54 in overtime thanks to 30 points from Schwieterman and an intensified effort on the defensive end over the final 12 minutes.
Tribe tops Memorial
Kennedy Muhlenkamp and Karlie Niekamp combined for 13 fourth-quarter points as the Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team picked up a 44-37 win over the Memorial Roughriders on Tuesday.
Bruins brutalized
All of the Patriots found a way to contribute as the Jay County High School girls basketball team outplayed the Blackford Bruins in nearly every facet Tuesday to power a 57-21 win that got it back to 0.500 on the season.
Measuring stick
Taking on the 2024 sectional runner-up Delta Eagles, the Jay County High School boys swim team came up short in a 161-104 loss but rallied to win the final event of the evening. The Patriot girls got their only victory in diving as they fell 205-96 to two-time defending sectional …
Jay girls wrestling wins five brackets to claim invitational
The Jay County High School girls wrestling team ran away with first place at the Dreamcatcher Invitational hosted by Northwestern on Saturday.
Splitting with Starfires
BERNE — Brooklynn Byrum and Julia Arnold were in a heated battle as the 500-yard freestyle came down to the wire. With one final push, the Patriot freshman took down the Starfire senior. But while the Patriot girls won a close battle, they could not take the meet.
Tribe basketball falls in second half
Despite nearly a double-digit lead at half time, the Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team couldn’t hold on to beat the Bradford Railroaders on Saturday, falling 53-48.
JC falls to Jets, claims second in ACAC Duals at 5-1
The Class 2A Jay County High School boys wrestling team fell to the Class 1A No. 4 Adams Central Jets in the opening round of the Allen County Athletic Conference Duals 47-30 on Saturday, but followed up with five consecutive victories to claim second place.
For(thofer) the win
Cole Forthofer put back Gradin Swoveland’s miss to lift the Jay County High School boys basketball team to victory over the New Castle Trojans 58-56 in double overtime on Saturday.
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