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SportsFriday, March 6, 2015

JCHS gymnasts competein sectional on Saturday,see Sports on tap

Colts will not re-signWR Reggie Wayne,

see In review

BLUFFTON — The Jay Countymiddle school girls swim team wonnine events Thursday in a 98-88victory against the host BlufftonTigers.

Jay County’s boys squad lost,118-64.

Lilli Clemmons and Jenna Dun-fee had their part in three victoriesapiece for Jay County. Clemmonswon both the 100-yard individualmedley and the 400 freestyle and

joined Ashlyn Dow, Kaitlyn Dowand Eliza Bader to take first in the200 medley relay.

Dunfee was victorious in the 50butterfly and also swam in the win-ning 200 and 300 freestyle relays.She teamed up with Kaitlyn Dow,Kaitlyn Hicks and Rieley Brewsterto win the 200 freestyle relay. Shejoined Kearsten Myers, AshlynDow and Cydney Smith to win the300 freestyle.

Kaitlyn Dow took first in the 100freestyle, Ashlyn Dow won the 200freestyle and Bader finished first

in the 100 backstroke.Tayler Smeltzer (50 butterfly

and 400 freestyle) and SammyCrump (50 freestyle) picked up theonly victories for the Jay Countyboys.

Eagles go 1-2DUNKIRK — West Jay Middle

School’s wrestling team went 1-2Thursday in a quad-meet it hosted.

See BBeeaatt page 9

Middle school girls tankers beat Bluffton

By CHRIS SCHANZThe Commercial Review

Ohio, Arizona and Oklahoma.Those are just a few places Halle

Hill has traveled to compete for gym-nastics.

In June, she will get to add TheNetherlands to that list.

Hill, a seventh grader at West JayMiddle School, is one of two gym-nasts from Mid-America Gymnasticsin Marion who will compete in theInternational Children’s Games June23 through 29 in Alkmaar, TheNetherlands.

“It’s a great honor to get to go,”said Hill, 13, who lives in rural Port-land with her mother Diana andfather Shane, a former Jay CountyHigh School football coach and cur-rent athletics director at Delta. “Plusit’s across the world. That’s excit-ing.”

Hill was originally supposed to goto the 2013 games in Windsor with fel-low MAG gymnast and current Jay

County freshman Courtney Miles,but shortly after being selected shewas told she wasn’t old enough.

“She was extremely disappointed,”Diana said. “For (the chance) to comeback around and for her to get theopportunity, it’s definitely an awe-some experience.”

Alkmaar is a city in North Hollandwith a population of roughly 100,000and is situated about 42 kilometers(26 miles) north of Amsterdam. It isknown for its cheese markets, and inJune more than 1,500 athletes ages 12to 15 will descend upon it to competein nine sports — track and field, golf,football, tennis, swimming, gymnas-tics, judo, beach volleyball and indoorvolleyball.

“I know they treat it kind of likethe Olympics,” said Hill, a 2014 Level7 state champion on the balancebeam. “We have an opening and clos-ing ceremonies. There are so manypeople there that don’t speak (Eng-lish) so it’s going to be a very coolexperience.”

Part of that experience, Diana said,will be the opportunity to competeagainst potential Olympians. Shenoted that many other countries sendOlympic hopefuls to prepare for thelargest international competition.

“It’s a little nerve-wracking,” Hallesaid of the possibility of stiff compe-tition. “A small town girl goingagainst other countries’ Olympians… it’s kind of scary.”

See VVooyyaaggee page 9

Bon voyage

By CHRIS SCHANZThe Commercial Review

Some people in the JayCounty community knowthe man behind the nameJason Hart.

Others don’t.And when asked who

exactly Jason Hart is, evenhe had to find the rightanswer to the question.

“Probably what I have inmy Twitter profile,” hesaid.

But even then, he had ahard time recalling howhe describes himself tohis nearly 400 followers.

“Husband, father ofthree, Roman CatholicChurch Organist. MusicTeacher,” it reads, amongother things. He was limit-ed to 160 characters.

Hart, who wears glassesand is short in stature,teaches music and is thetechnology director at St.Lawrence Catholic Schoolin Muncie.

A 2000 graduate of JayCounty High School, Hartlives in Muncie with hiswife Maria and their threechildren — Lucia, 9, Eli-jah, 5, and 4-month-oldAnna.

Despite the fact heresides in Delaware Coun-ty, he is still very muchinvolved with the March-ing Patriots.

See DDrriivveess page 9

He’s theHart ofJay Co.

Photo provided

Pictured is West Jay Middle School seventh graderHalle Hill with her medals from the Red, White and Boomgymnastics meet at Mid American Gymnastics in Marionfrom October. Hill will be traveling to The Netherlands inJune to compete in the International Children’s Games.

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Local scheduleTTooddaayy

Jay County — Boys basketball section-al semifinal vs. Wayne at Wayne – 6 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayyJay County — Gymnastics sectional

at Fort Wayne Concordia – noon; WJMSwrestling at Adams Central tournament –9:30 a.m.

MMoonnddaayyJay County — Middle school swim-

ming at Bellmont – 5:30 p.m.; WJMSwrestling at Southern Wells – 6 p.m.

South Adams — SAMS wrestling atLeo – 5 p.m.; SAMS swimming vs. Nor-well – 5:30 p.m.

TV scheduleTTooddaayy

7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Akron at Kent State (EPSN2)

8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: PhoneixSuns at Brooklyn Nets (ESPN)

9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Texas Tech at Baylor (ESPN2)

10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Dal-las mavericks at Golden State Warriors(ESPN)

11 p.m. — Boxing: Friday Night Fights– Tony Harrison vs. Antwone Smith(ESPN2)

SSaattuurrddaayyNoon — Men’s College Basketball:

Michigan State at Indiana (ESPN); North-western at Iowa (BTN); Syracuse at North

Carolina (CBS-4,7,15); Seton Hall atGeorgetown (FOX-45,55,59); Pittsburghat Florida State (ESPN2)

1 p.m. — Gymnastics: AT&T Ameri-can Cup (NBC-2,13,33)

2 p.m. — Men’s College Baksetball:Florida at Kentucky (CBS-4,7,15); St.John’s at Villanova (FOX-45,55,59);UConn at Temple (ESPN2)

2:15 P.M. — Men’s College Basket-ball: Rutgers at Michigan (BTN)

3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: WGC Cadil-lac Championship – Third round (NBC-2,13,33)

4 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Stanford at Arizona (CBS-4,7,15)

4:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-ball: Illinois at Purdue (BTN)

7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Ohio Valley Tournament – final (ESPN2)

8:30 p.m. — Boxing: Keith Thurmanvs. Robert Guerrero (NBC-2,13,33)

9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:West Coast Conference tournament –quarterfinal (ESPN2)

11 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:West Coast Conference tournament –quarterfinal (ESPN2)

SSuunnddaayyNoon — NHL Hockey: Detroit Red

Wings at Boston Bruins (BC_2,13,33)Noon — Men’s College Basketball:

Memphis at Cincinnati (CBS-4,7,15)12:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-

ball: Big South Tournament – final(ESPN2)

1 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Penn State at Minnesota (BTN)

1 p.m. — NBA Basketball: ChicagoBulls at San Antonio Spurs (ABC-6,21)

2 p.m. — Men’s College BaskBasket-balletabll: Missouri Valley ConferenceTournament – final (CBS-4,7,15)

2:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-ball: Atlantic Sun Tournament – final(ESPN2)

3 p.m. — College Wrestling: Big TenChampionships (BTN)

3 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup– Kobalt Tools 400 (FOX-45,55,59)

3:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: LosAngeles Clippers at Golden State War-riors (ABC-6,21)

4:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-ball: Wisconsin at Ohio State (CBS-4,7,15)

4:30 p.m. — Major League Soccer:New York City FC at Orlando City FC(ESPN2)

7 p.m. — Women’s College Basket-ball: Big Ten Tournament – final (ESPN)

7:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-ball: Maryland at Nebraska (BTN)

9 p.m. — Women’s College Basket-ball: Pac-12 Tournament – final (ESPN)

Local notesPPJJLL rreeggiissttrraattiioonn nnooww ooppeenn

Registration for the Portland JuniorLeague baseball and softball is now open.

There will also be a live registrationfrom 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and March14 at Jay Community Center.

Registration forms can be picked up ateach school’s office, the Jay CommunityCenter or at pjlball.com.

CCoommmmuunniittyy sswwiimm ooppeenn The community swim schedule for the

2014-15 school season is underway.Each swim will be Sundays from 2 to 4

p.m. at Jay County High School and isopen to the public.

Cost is $2 per swimmer, and childrenunder the age of 12 must be accompaniedby an adult.

For more information, contact BarryWeaver at bweaver@jayschools.k12.in.us.

Get your questions answeredDo you have a question about local col-

lege or pro sports?Email your question to

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Sports on tap

Will notINDIANAPOLIS —

The Colts haveannounced they willnot re-sign veteranwide receiver ReggieWayne.

Indianapolis’ long-time standout has beenpart of a club-record143 wins and ranks sec-ond in franchise histo-ry in receptions (1,070),yards receiving (14,345)and touchdown catches(80). He was Indy’s first-round draft pick in 2001and has never playedfor another team. Butafter tearing the ACLin his right knee inOctober 2013 and injur-ing his left elbow inOctober 2014, Waynedidn’t look the same.

In a statement issuedtoday, general managerRyan Grigson calledWayne the “catalyst” tothe Colts’ turnaround.

Team owner JimIrsay says the decisionwas made in the “bestinterests of the team.”

To moveANCHORAGE, Alas-

ka — Much of the startof the world’s mostfamous sled dog race iscovered in barren grav-el, forcing Iditarodorganizers to move thestart further northwhere there is snowand ice.

A weather patternthat buried the easternU.S. in snow has leftAlaska fairly warmand relatively snow-free this winter, espe-cially south of theAlaska Range. Astalled jet stream ismoving warm Pacificair to Alaska and push-ing cold Arctic air tothe Midwest and EastCoast.

And please don’t joketo Iditarod race direc-tor Mark Nordmanthat they should movethe race to Boston. He’sonly heard that a mil-lion times.

Instead, officials aremoving Monday’s offi-cial start over the Alas-ka Range to Fairbanks.The ceremonial startremains Saturday inAnchorage.

No longerALAMEDA, Calif. —

Two of the OaklandRaiders’ big free agentacquisitions from lastseason are no longerwith the team.

Running back Mau-rice Jones-Drewannounced his retire-ment Thursday anddefensive end LaMarrWoodley was releasedby the team.

The two werebrought in last Marchas general managerReggie McKenzie tar-geted veterans to helprebuild the strugglingorganization. Woodleywas paid more than$4.8 million last seasonwhen he had no sacksin six games beforebeing sidelined by aseason-ending bicepsinjury.

Jones-Drew was paid$2.5 million last seasonbut only rushed for 96yards on 43 carries in12 games.

—Associated Press

In review

Continued from page 10The former tuba player and

drum major still spends his sum-mer months helping with thePatriot marching band. He doesphoto and video work for thesquad, and recently he has addedhandling social media to hisduties.

Hart is more than just music,though.

“He’s probably more of a staplethan me,” JCHS boys basketballcoach Craig Teagle said whengauging Hart’s worth to the pro-gram. “He’s a Patriot through andthrough. He is a part of our staff.

“It’s funny, when we’re apart forthose eight months it seems like(we’re asking), ‘Where’s Jason?’”

Hart began his managing“career” in middle school, when heassisted for the Chiefs whileattending East Jay.

As Teagle’s Jay County coachingcareer began during the 1998-99season — Hart’s junior year — hereprised that role.

“I used to call him ‘Radar O’Reil-ly’ from M*A*S*H*,” Teagle said.“I would say something and he’dsay ‘Coach I already did it,’ or‘Coach, I got ya.’

“Before I would even say it, hewould get the job done. He’s unbe-lievable.”

Since then, Hart’s role with theteam has changed.

The fall after he graduated, he

filled in on a part-time basis as thescorekeeper for Teagle’s Patriotswhile attending Ball State. The fol-lowing year, he took it over fulltime, and he’s been in the positionever since.

I met Jason before the 2013-14season opener, and I was immedi-ately blown away.

This guy knows his stuff.And on top of all, he’s a tremen-

dous person.Most importantly, he’s been

extremely helpful.When I was struggling to cover a

basketball game — shoot photos,take stats and do a play-by-play —during my first season in JayCounty, Hart helped me clear upany issues.

Whether I missed a free throwhere and there or wrote down atwo-point field goal rather than a 3-pointer, he never had a problemhelping me get my stats straight-ened out.

Even if he took a few jabs hereand there.

“You know, Ray never missedanything,” was a common state-ment I would hear as I approachedthe scorer’s table during a break inthe action to correct any errors Ihad.

Those snide remarks, whichlacked any serious undertones,were just another fun part of myjob.

And throwing stats back and

forth with him has also been enjoy-able.

For instance, he loved the factthat at halftime of a game earlierthis season, the Patriots were aneven 66.7 percent in all shootingaspects —total field goals, 3-pointfield goals and free throws.

His nuggets of knowledge aboutthe Jay County basketball teamhave boiled over into the team’sFacebook page, with which he cre-ates trivia questions for its follow-ers.

What was the most points JayCounty has ever scored in a game?Name the schools the Patriotshave played more than 40 times.South Adams was the opponentthe first time the hoops team tookthe court during its inaugural sea-son.

Those tidbits of trivia are thingsHart thrives on.

I had mentioned to him Thurs-day that the 32.2 points per gamethe Patriots are allowing this sea-son are the lowest in the Teagleera. Then he threw it back at methat this is the best defensive teamin program history, surpassing the35-point mark set by the 2011-12team.

Hart said one of the best thingsabout being around the programfor so long is getting to see kidsgrow and come up through the sys-tem. One in particular is Teagle’sson Trey, who was just a toddler

when Hart began in the late-1990s.Our friendship goes beyond the

basketball court, however.This past summer while the

Marching Patriots were preparingfor the Indiana State Fair, Hartwas taking photos of their previewperformance at Harold E. SchutzStadium. He was going to shootphotos of the show at the fair so hewas getting some practice. I wasthere as well, taking pictures forthe newspaper, and as our pathscrossed that night he asked mesome questions about photogra-phy.

Finally, I had my chance to payback all the help he had given —and would continue to give — dur-ing basketball season.

Anytime I can give back to thosewho had helped me in the past Iwon’t pass up the opportunity.Plus, whenever I am able to sharemy experiences, knowledge andlove of photography, I’m morethan willing to do so.

Jason is one of the friendliestpeople I have met during my timein Jay County. I’ve always said it’sthe athletes I cover that make myjob the most enjoyable. But that israpidly extending to those off thecourts and fields of play as well.

And the dedication to his almamater that he continues to showscreams volumes of how much heloves Jay County.

He truly is a Patriot at Hart.

Continued from page 10The Eagles defeated the

Blue River Vikings 30-0,and lost to the MuncieSouthside Panthers andMonroe Central GoldenBears 31-6 and 35-12 respec-tively.

Zakk Atkins won allthree of his matches in the110-pound weight class.

Carter Mitchell (85), SeanAshley (95), JohnathanPierce (117), AndrewToney (150) and BraidenBoyle (heavyweight) allearned wins for theEagles.

Rob Garringer picked upa pair of victories in exhi-bition matches, withBryan Alexander and

Mitchell each adding winsin reserve action.

Chiefs win twoEast Jay’s wrestling

team defeated both theUnion City Indians andRandolph Southern Rebelsin a three-way meet onThursday.

The Chiefs routed the

Rebels 90-6, and beat theIndians 74-28.

Cooper Jacks won allthree of his matches.Skyler Myers, Ian Liette,David Kohler, Mason Win-ner and Chandler Bushwere all 2-0 on the evening.Bailey Ludy, DanielOstrowski, Ethan Corwinand Braden McIntire also

went 2-0.Jacob Hutchins and

Brian Newman were both2-1.

Also earning wins forthe Chiefs were ChandlerChapman, Derrick Allen,Taylor Donnelly, KevinMyers, Zach Twigg, Daw-son Frasher, Dylan Rac-ster and Hunter Mills.

Continued from page 10And despite becoming a

state champion on thebeam, she is insistent thather favorite event is thefloor exercise, which shefinished in first place in atthe Red, White and Boommeet her gym hosted.

Competing for the sec-ond time at Level 8 — thehighest level is 10 — sheturned in a score of 9.15 towin the floor event. Shefinished second on thevault (8.2) and uneven bars(6.4), and was third on thebeam with a 7.3. Her all-around score of 31.05 atthat meet earned runner-up honors.

Although Halle may becompeting against someworld-class gymnasts, sheis still hopeful to return tothe United States withsome accomplishments.

“I have set a goal to atleast place on one thing,”she said. “That will be pret-ty cool to even place.”

With the trip looming,the question arose as tohow the Hills were going toafford the journey. Dianasaid the International Chil-dren’s Games committeefor the Marion area sent acontingent of athletes toAustralia for the summergames in December. (Thesummer months in thesouthern hemisphere arethe winter months in thenorth.) Because of that,there won’t be any finan-cial assistance from thecommittee.

“The whole trip is onus,” Diana said.

So the fundraising effortbegan.

Diana set up an onlinefundraiser through You-Caring.com with a goal toraise $3,000. That valuewould cover the costs forHalle and Diana. Whetheror not Shane can go is stillup in the air, it is depend-ent on whether his sched-ule will allow it and if thefunds are available.

The Hills have raisedabout $2,000, and will haveanother fundraiser inApril.

Diana, Shane and Halleall said they are gratefulfor the support from theJay County community.

“We’re not originallyfrom the area, but onething we’ve known for along time now is Jay Coun-ty supports, and is proudof, their own,” said Shane,whose family has been inJay County for 13 years.“When we sent out thisopportunity for Halle, peo-ple got on board becauseshe’s Jay County.”

Shane added that dona-tions have come from indi-viduals, businesses andservice clubs, both frompeople the family knowsand anonymous donors aswell.

“Just being part of thiscommunity is making thisopportunity for her cometrue that we may not havebeen able to do without thecommunity,” Shane said.“There is the saying ‘Weare JC,’ and when some-thing like this comes up itrings true.”

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Humble HuskiesConnecticut’s Ryan Boatright reacts during the second half

against Memphis Thursday in Storrs, Conn. Memphis defeated thedefending national champions, 54-53.