October 18, 2025
Maria Hemmelgarn (right) and Brenna Schmiesing rise up to attempt a block during the Jay County High School volleyball team’s 25-20, 25-14, 25-20 loss to the Hamilton Heights Huskies in the championship match of the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 24 tournament at New Castle on Saturday. Hemmelgarn’s three solo blocks and four total stuffs led a Patriot defense that only mustered five blocks in the three-set loss. (Ethan Oskroba/The Commercial Review)
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Patriots fall in sectional final
Jay County’s season ends in sweep to Hamilton Heights
The Patriots were three sets away from ending a drought that’s older than all of their players. Instead, the Jay County High School volleyball team suffered a defeat to the Hamilton Heights Huskies in the championship match of their sectional, extending the Patriots’ stretch without a sectional title that dates back to 2002.
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