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Alice Ometti of Jay County High School dribbles during the fourth quarter of a 57-29 victory Tuesday over visiting Heritage. Ometti, an exchange student from Italy, grabbed two rebounds in her varsity debut. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)

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Exchange students see first varsity action in win over Heritage

With the game well in hand, Sherri McIntire took a timeout to make substitutions. For the first time during their year in the United States, Elze Pivoriunaite and Alice Ometti checked into a game. Almost immediately, they put notches on the stat sheet. The special moments for the exchange students capped off a 57-29 victory for the Jay County High School girls basketball team, which struggled to assert itself in the first half before eventually pulling away.

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