The Junction City Lady Jays hosted their home quadrangular Thursday afternoon.  Competing in the event with Junction City, were Salina South, Manhattan and Lawrence Free State.

The Lady Jays were not able to pick up a win on the night as the competition proved too tough.

Representing the Lady Jays at the top singles spot was Morgan Carroll.  Alidsha Vazquez competed in the second flight.  The doubles teams were Krysta Talley and Erilinne Thornton at the top doubles spot and Abby Rosauer and Avery Jacobsen at #2 doubles.  Salina South won the most matches as a team.

The Lady Jays next play at the Washburn Rural Quadrangular on September 6 at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka.  Matches start at 3 pm.

The Junction City Lady Jay varsity volleyball team opened with wins in two out three matches in a quadrangular in Topeka.

According to Head Coach Basil Nevill they defeated Topeka West 25-23, 25-22, and Highland Park 25-7, 25-16. They lost to Hayden in two games.

The Lady Jay junior varsity team this week went 1-1 in a triangular in Abilene where they defeated Marysville and lost to Abilene. They went 2-1 in a quadrangular at the Shenk Gym on Thursday with wins over Topeka West and Highland Park and a loss to Hayden.

Multiple Junction City High School sports teams are in action on Thursday.

The varsity girls tennis team will host a quadrangular at 3 p.m. Lawrence Free State, Manhattan and Salina South will be competing along with Junction City. The junior varsity girls tennis team will play in an invitational at the Oakdale Park tennis courts in Salina.

The varsity volleyball team will be on the road in a quadrangular with Highland Park, Topeka West and Hayden at Topeka West High School. The junior varsity volleyball team will host a quadrangular with the same three opponents.

The Blue Jay boys varsity soccer team will host Wichita Home at 6:30 p.m. at Al Simpler Stadium.

 

The Junction City High School athletic department is announcing a new online ticketing option for select sports and all season sports passes for the 2018-19 school year.   GOFAN online Ticketing – Junction City High School – https://gofan.co/app/school/KS24325

Fans…no need to wait in line to purchase tickets on a Friday night….tickets purchased online will be available on your mobile devices and ticket takers at events will validate those tickets upon entering.

Our current online ticketing options are:

All Season/All Sports pass – $100 for adults – $50 for students K-12 – good for all sporting events during the 2018-19 school year.

Blue Jays VARSITY Football Pass (regular season only)- $20 Adults – $12 students K-12 (student ticket option will be available on site shortly)

Blue Jays Football – ALL LEVEL Pass  (regular season only)- $36 Adults – $20 students K-12 (student ticket option will be available on site shortly)

Individual game tickets are available for Football games – Varsity $5 Adults – $3 Students K-12  Junior Varsity $4 Adults – $2 Students K-12.

Should you be interested in online ticketing option, we ask that you visit the link below….

GOFAN online Ticketing – Junction City High School – https://gofan.co/app/school/KS24325

Questions, please contact the Junction City High School athletic department at 785-717-4214.

To purchase tickets online for select events for the 18-19 school year, please visit www.bluejayathletics.org and select the “more” tab and select “purchase tickets”

 

The Junction City Blue Jay soccer team lost to Emporia 8-1 at Al Simpler Stadium Tuesday night. It was the season opener.

The Blue Jays football team moved the ball well at times but the heat and humidity took its toll during the annual Blue – White scrimmage at Al Simpler Stadium.

Coach Randall Zimmerman said he thought the team was a little ahead of what they showed. I think the biggest thing is just our mental condition, just being able to line up right, being able to line up right being able to stay focused on what we’re doing no matter what the situation is.” The coach noted it was a long day for the athletes and the temperature was in the 70’s and 80’s all week long until Friday. “Last night it was 90 degrees and probably 60-70% humidity and we were on our feet a lot. So I think that kind of got to us. We’ve got to overcome those things really, really quickly.”

Zimmerman stated, “Last night I thought our defense was in position, they really played well.  Our older guys are ready to go. ” Zimmerman and Javontez Brime and Aaron Hamilton were noted for their strong play and leadership.

The Blue Jays host Hays next Friday night at 7 p.m.

 

The Junction City Blue Jay football team completed a solid first week of practice with a public practice at Al Simpler Stadium that focused on game type situations.

Coach Randall Zimmerman said it was a good first week for his team. “I was disappointed in our conditioning today but that’s something that’s going to come.” Zimmerman added for the most part he feels good at where the team is at. “I love our attitude, kids have done a tremendous job of leading each other and holding each other accountable.”

The offensive line is important. Our offensive front we’re working on finishing. There’s some veterans up there. We’ll try to find five kids. There’s two kids that have been there, this being their third year, Calen Boller for his second year, Duke Vail for his second year, and we’ve got another spot that we’re trying to find somebody at.” Corbin Sanner is a third year starter at center and Jacob Smith is another third year starter on the offensive line.

The defensive secondary is where the least amount of experience returns, but the coach says those players are performing “tremendously well.” Aaron Hamilton, Alec Pointer, Jordan Irby and Javontez Brime were mentioned. At punter Andrew Khoury, Ethan Alcorn and Baylor Wilkey are solid and others can go there.  Zimmerman said it appears Mindy Lechuga is going to be “very accurate, maybe short field goals, maybe PAT’s, pooch kicks, but we need a deep kicker and a  long field goal guy. Might be Aaron Hamilton, could be Kazerick Smith, we’ll just keep working with them there.”

The Blue Jays have two weeks to prepare for their first game of the season which is a home contest at Al Simpler Stadium against Hays.

 

The Junction City Blue Jay football team opened practice on Monday. Because of the lightning accompanying a thunderstorm practice had to be moved indoors to the Shenk Gym at JCHS.

A check with the team revealed there were approximately 120 players out for practice Monday. The first varsity game will be against Hays at the Al Simpler Stadium on August 31st.

Blue Jay football head coach Randall Zimmerman will be a guest on the JC Now show on 1420 KJCK AM at 7:20 Tuesday morning. He will discuss the beginning of the new season.

Monday is the opening day for fall sports practice at area high schools.

At Junction City High School athletes will be competing in football, volleyball, boys and girls cross country, girls tennis, girls golf, and boys soccer.

 

			TOPEKA, Kan. – Fall practice is set to begin August 13th for KSHSAA member high schools. At that time, new preseason practice rules will be implemented.   At the April 27, 2018 KSHSAA Board of Directors meeting, new fall sport preseason practice rules regarding heat acclimatization were approved by a vote of 63-1.   The implementation of these rules came as a result of a nearly two year process of evaluation and discussion among the KSHSAA Executive Board and Board of Directors, KSHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and feedback from member schools at the Fall 2017 Regional Meetings.   During the summer months exertional heat stroke is the leading cause of catastrophic athletic injury.  These new rules follow the guidelines that have been published and endorsed by the country’s leading sports medicine organizations.  A gradual and progressive system of early season practices combined with adequate rest periods can better reduce the risk of exertional heat stroke in athletes.   The new heat acclimatization rules are effective as of August 13, 2018.   Rule 30-1-8 reads as follows:   Art. 8: Beginning Monday of SCW #7, the following practice rules apply to football, boys and girls cross country, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls gymnastics, girls tennis and girls golf:   a. Only one practice per day is permitted the first 5 days of practice. All individuals shall only practice once per day for the first five days the individual practices, no matter when the person joins the team or if the person misses days due to injury/illness.   b. No single practice may last longer than 3 hours. All warm-up, stretching, conditioning and weight lifting is included as part of the 3 hour limit.   c. A separate walkthrough is permitted in addition to the single practice. The walkthrough cannot be longer than 1 hour and must be separated from practice by at least 3 hours of rest. A walkthrough is defined as a teaching opportunity with the athletes in which no protective equipment is worn. No physically exerting activity, including any conditioning or weight lifting, may take place during the walkthrough.   d. Beginning on practice day 6, double practice sessions are permitted for any individual who has completed 5 days of single practices. Double practice sessions cannot be held on consecutive days. The day following a double practice day would be either a single practice day or a rest/recovery day.   e. On days of multiple practices, no single practice may last longer than 3 hours and total practice time combined shall not exceed 5 hours.   f. To be deemed a practice, a majority of the squad members must participate in the organized team training session.   In regards to heat acclimatization and player safety, Football Rule 35-1-1 has also been modified as follows:   e. Players must have a minimum of one day of rest/recovery during any week (Sunday– Saturday), beginning Monday of SCW #7 through SCW #21. Only injury treatments are team meetings, walk-throughs (no equipment, including helmets), conditioning or weight lifting is permitted on a rest/recovery day.   f. Week One Guidelines (SCW #7): · Days 1 & 2 of practice: Helmets only (Air and Bags only are permitted.) · Day 2 of practice: Helmets and shoulder pads are permitted. (Air and Bags only are permitted.) · Days 3 & 4 of practice: Helmets and shoulder pads are permitted. (Day 3: Control permitted; Day 4: Thud permitted Air, Bags, and Control are permitted.) · Day 4 of practice: Helmets and shoulder pads are permitted. (Air, Bags, Control and Thud are permitted.) · Day 5 through Saturday of SCW #9 of practice: Full Contact (Air, Bags, Control, Thud and Live Action are permitted) may begin with the following guidelines: On any day involving multiple practices, only one practice may involve Thud and/or Live Action.