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Patriot girls finish fourth at Ben Davis

Crawford, Winner take first in their brackets to lift Jay County

INDIANAPOLIS — Amara Crawford suffered her first career loss going toe-to-toe with the third-ranked wrestler on Thursday. The freshman didn’t let the hiccup bother her, as she upset the No. 8 wrestler en route to becoming the champion of her weight class.

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Jay winter swim tops TAC Fall Invite

Girls claim first, boys finish with fourth-best score

The Jay County Winter Swim team took first place at the TAC Fall Invite hosted by New Castle Middle School on Saturday, as the girls team claimed the top spot and the boys finished with the fourth-best score.

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Patriot girls dominate season opener with pair of victories

JCHS beats North Miami 65-12 and Peru 66-12

Jay County High School girls wrestling team won 11-of-13 matches to take down the host North Miami Warriors 65-12 and Peru Tigers 66-12 on the first day of the season Thursday.

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Jay girls soccer picks off Yorktown

Jay County­­ roundup

YORKTOWN — The Patriots squared off with a sectional opponent on Tuesday, but fell 2-0 as the Delta Eagles dominated the second half. When they got another crack at a potential sectional opponent, they didn’t let the opportunity slip. Jay County High School’s girls soccer team got a big game from goalkeeper Maleah Parsons on Thursday to take down the Yorktown Tigers 2-1. The junior keeper made 18 saves, only letting a ball break through the plane of the goal with 6:31 remaining in the game. By that point, the Patriots (8-5) had already scored twice. Aixa Lopez got Jay County on the board 18 minutes, 46 seconds, into the game with a freekick from 38 yards away from the goal. In the second half, a Tessa Frazee free kick from midfield got batted around by both teams before Morgan DeHoff put it in the net at 28:43. The victory came just two days after the 2-0 loss to Delta. JCHS will learn on Sunday who they will face in the sectional tournament. Pats repeat loss For the second time this season, the Jay County boys tennis team fell to the South Adams Starfires 3-2 on Thursday. The Patriots previously fell to South Adams on Sept. 14 by the same score. Eli Dirksen stayed hot at the No. 1 singles position, earning his 13th consecutive victory by beating Kade Sprunger 6-2, 6-1. Blake Kahlig and Carter Wellman picked up the other point in the No. 2 doubles match. They took down Isaiah Conrad and Ben Dubach 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Tucker Griffin made a push at the end of the No. 2 singles contest, but ultimately fell 6-3, 7-5 to undefeated Cole Hyman. Gabe Pinkerton dropped the No. 3 singles match 6-2, 6-0 to Kane Sturwold. Gabe and Ian Neuenschwander got the better of Kadyn Carpenter and Alex Miller for a 6-1, 6-2 win in the No. 1 doubles contest.

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Muhlenkamp nets third straight hat trick

Jay County roundup

Another day, another hat trick for Levi Muhlenkamp and another win for the Patriots.

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Patriot girls remain perfect in ACAC play

Jay County High School’s girls soccer team took down the South Adams Starfires 4-1 on Tuesday night to remain perfect in the ACAC.

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Patriots take down Bearcats in four sets

Local roundup

MUNCIE — The Patriots suffered their first loss to a team from Delaware county on Aug. 22.

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Glentzer cleans up in Elkhart

Three Jay swimmers compete at North Divisional Championships

Cooper Glentzer, along with Grant Glentzer and Aubrey Millspaugh, competed in the 2024 Indiana Swimming Summer North Divisional Championships at Elkhart Health and Aquatics Center over the weekend.

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Patriots get revenge win over Adams Central

Jay County v. Adams Central

The Jay County High School boys golf team picked off the Adams Central Jets 163-177 at Portland Golf Club on Thursday.

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JCHS tennis beats Indians

Patriots beat second sectional rival of the season

The Jay County High School girls tennis team took down the Union City Indians 4-1 on Wednesday.

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Jay County softball stays scorching hot

Jay County roundup

The Jay County High School softball team only needed five innings to blow out St. Henry 20-8 on Monday as it remains perfect on the season.

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Jay track places fourth at Oak Hill co-ed relays

Alig sets a pair of career bests in Patriots' top finishes

The Jay County High School track teams combined to finish fourth at the Oak Hill Co-ed Relays on Saturday.

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Jay County baseball drops fourth straight to start season

The Jay County High School baseball team fell to the Coldwater Cavaliers on Friday by a score of 9-5, leaving the Patriots winless to begin the season.

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Softball builds on strong start

Patriots end game in fifth inning via mercy rule

Mady Fraley put together a strong offensive performance for the Jay County High School softball team that beat the Eastbrook Panther 15-0 after just five innings on Tuesday.

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Jay softball starts strong

After a pair of rainouts throughout the week, Jay County High School’s softball team opened up the 2024 season with a pair of wins over the Blackford Bruins on Saturday 9-0, 7-1.

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Patriots reclassified to 3A

JCHS football is largest team in 3A

The IHSAA announced the division alignments for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons for the sports of football, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball and volleyball on Tuesday morning. The Jay County High School football team will shift down into Class 3A for the next two seasons.

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Boozier set to retire

Jay County athletic director will go back to Tri-County North next year

Jay School Corporation superintendent Jeremy Gulley sent a press release Tuesday morning confirming that Boozier had given Jay Schools notice of his retirement.

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Mende breaks record

One week after breaking the 60-meter dash school record for the Jay County High School indoor track team, she repeated Saturday at the Bulldog Invitational held at Indiana Tech, hosted by New Haven.

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Wrestling finishes fourth

Allen County Athletic Conference

BERNE — Three Patriots took out all of their Allen County Athletic Conference foes to stand atop the podium, but that wasn’t enough for the Patriots to crack the top three.

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Patriots outshine Starfires

The Jay County Junior High School swim team performed a clean sweep of the South Adams Starfires on Tuesday, winning every single event.

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Patriots split with Norwell

JCJHS boys take down Knights, girls fall just short

The Jay County Junior High School boys swim team took down the Norwell Knights 99-84, while the girls team fell just short in a 96-89 loss on Monday.

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Jay to play New Castle

IHSAA boys basketball sectional brackets were released

The Jay County High School boys basketball team drew a first round matchup with the host New Castle Trojans in the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 24 in the first game on Feb. 28.

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Norwell pulls away late

Knights hit eight free throws in fourth to defeat Patriots

The Norwell Knights went on a 11-6 run to finish the game and take down the Jay County High School boys basketball team 49-38 on Friday night.

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Patriots top Golden Bears

The Jay County Junior High School wrestling team breezed by the Monroe Central Golden Bears for a 78-21 victory Monday evening.

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Jay claims two ACAC titles

All four junior high ACAC basketball championships on Saturday featured the Jay County Patriots and Bluffton Tigers at Southern Wells High School. Jay County claimed both girls ACAC titles, while Bluffton won the boys ACAC championship games.

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Jay wrestling takes top spot at Coldwater

COLDWATER, Ohio — The Patriots have faced adversity early in the season.

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Patriots dominate Raiders

Jay County roundup

Not many teams have been able to score in double digits against the Patriots this season.

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Jay Co. Junior High stays perfect

Local roundup

MUNCIE — Karsyn Schwieterman and Charlee Peters have been projecting a bright future for Patriots basketball.

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Eighth graders escape

Junior high basketball teams pull out pair of victories

The Patriots haven’t had too much trouble on the season.

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Patriots are Super 6 champs

Jay wrestlers improve to 6-0 on season

The Class 2A No. 3 Jay County High School boys wrestling team came out on top at the Western Super 6 on Saturday at Western High School defeating Logansport, Hamilton Heights, Harrison, Madison Grant and Class 2A No. 2 Western.

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Six named to All-ACAC teams

JCHS football

Two members of the Jay County High School football team were named to the first team All-Allen County Athletic Conference on Friday, with four more earning second-team honors.

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Junior high stays hot

UNION CITY — The Patriots have gotten off to a hot start this season. They expanded upon that, making a statement earlier in the week.

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JCHS 2nd at East Noble

Patriots girls wrestling takes second place for second week in a row

The Jay County High School girls wrestling team claimed championships in the 100 pound, 135 and 190 weight classes en route to a second-place finish at the East Noble Girls Invitational on Saturday.

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Patriots place second at New Palestine Invite

Manor, Rowles and Winner were champions of their weight classes

Three Patriots were champions of their weight class to power the Jay County High School girls wrestling team to second place at the New Palestine Invitational on Saturday.

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Dirksen is state honorable mention

18 players earn postseason honors

On Friday, Abraham Dirksen was named honorable mention all-state by the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association.

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Dirksen stays alive

Patriot senior advances in singles tourney

Patriot senior advances in singles tourney

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Dirksen keeps his season alive

Senior’s victory advances him in singles tournament

The Jay County High School boys tennis team’s season came to an end Tuesday as it fell 4-1 to the Delta Eagles in IHSAA Regional 14 at Noblesville.

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Jay Co. ekes out five-set victory

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DALEVILLE — The Patriots and Broncos were trading sets. In the end, the Patriots stuffed the stat sheet as they found the win.

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Patriots will take on Bulldogs in sectional

Jay County volleyball is runner up at invitational

The Jay County High School volleyball team snuck past Wabash 25-15, 16-25, 25-19, 26-28, 15-12 to get to the championship game at the Patriot Volleyball Invitational before falling to the Marion Local Flyers (Ohio) 25-23, 25-8, 25-10 on Saturday.

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Jay wins battle of Patriots

Jay County roundup

Jay County was pushed to its limit in its final Allen County Athletic Conference match of the season.

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Patriots to host Winchester

IHSAA announces sectional pairings

The IHSAA released sectional brackets for boys tennis Monday evening, with the Jay County High School boys tennis team drawing the Winchester Golden Falcons.

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Patriots take down South Adams for six wins in a row

Jay County roundup

BERNE — One of the Patriots’ goals was to win an Allen County Athletic Conference title.

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Seniors pull out ACAC win

The Jay County High School boys tennis team kept their hopes alive with a 4-1 victory over the Adams Central Jets during senior night on Tuesday.

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Junior high stays hot

MUNCIE — The Patriots have been off to a hot start to the season.

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Marentes leads comeback

Jay County roundup

YORKTOWN — The Patriots were down a goal to start the second half. Dylan Marentes wouldn’t let them drop this game.

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