The Junction City Lady Jays fell to Shawnee Heights in a softball doubleheader at Cleary Field on Tuesday.
Shawnee Heights won the first game 11-0 in 5 innings, and won the second game 15-0 in 3 innings.
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Blue Jays Fall to Shawnee Heights in Doubleheader
According to the Blue Jay Athletics Twitter feed, Shawnee Heights rallied from a 5-4 deficit in the 7th inning to defeat the Junction City Blue Jay baseball team 6-5 in 8 innings in the first game of a doubleheader hosted by Shawnee Heights.
Junction City lost to Shawnee Heights in the second game 9-1.
The losses were the first of the season for the Blue Jays ( 8-2 ).
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Blue Jays Remain Undefeated
The Junction City Blue Jays got a complete game pitching performance from Ty Clark in game one of their doubleheader with Topeka High at Rathert Field to defeat the Trojans 6-2. Stellar defense behind Clark also proved to be a key in the victory.
In game two Junction City defeated the Trojans 11-1 in six innings. The game was called due to a 10-run rule.
Junction City is 8-0 on the season.
Rough Night for Lady Jay Softball
The Junction City Lady Jay softball team lost to Topeka HIgh 18-3 and 16-0 Friday in the capitol city.
The teams played at Hummer Sports Park.
Topeka High is 4-4 on the season while the Lady Jays are still seeking a win.
Blue Jay Tennis Results
The Blue Jay tennis team continued its early season success at the Topeka Seaman Invite. Seven teams competed in the tournament in Topeka and all Blue Jay players finished in the top three of their bracket.
Aaron Reutzel was the lone champion for the Blue Jays as he won the number two singles bracket going 3-0 on the day. Finishing in second place was Kody Westerhaus who competed in the top singles flight and Erik Mitchell who finished in the second singles bracket. Yuno Fernandez rounded out singles play going 3-1 in the top singles bracket and finishing third.
Both doubles teams went 3-1 on the day and earned third place finishes. Mason Richards and Luke Craft played in the top doubles bracket and Nolan Rothfuss and Jace Goheen competed in the second doubles flight. Overall, the Blue Jays finished in second place as a team, finishing only one point behind Topeka Seaman.
The Blue Jays next play a home meet on Monday, April 16. Matches start at 3 pm.
Blue Jays Sweep the Hayden Wildcats
The Junction City Blue Jay baseball team is 6-0 on the season.
According to the Blue Jay Athletics Twitter feed, Junction City defeated Hayden 9-2 and 7-4 in a doubleheader Wednesday in Topeka.
Junction City will host Topeka High in a doubleheader Friday beginning at 4 p.m. at Rathert Field.
Blue Jays Finish Second in Tennis Quadrangular
The Junction City boys tennis team traveled to Manhattan for a quadrangular against Manhattan, Marysville and Highland Park. The Blue Jays had a successful day as they finished as 2nd overall as a team. Jace Goheen, Nolan Rothfuss and Aaron Reutzel all won two matches on the day.
In the first round against Marysville the Blue Jays picked up two wins. Rothfuss and Goheen won the top doubles spot 8-6 and Reutzel won his singles match. Against Highland Park, Junction City picked up wins at both singles spots as Yuno Fernandez won 8-0 at the top singles spot and Goheen won the other singles spot. Rothfuss and Reutzel teamed up to get a doubles win at the top spot giving them three victories against Highland Park. In the final round, Manhattan was too much for the Blue Jays as they took all four matches.
The Blue Jay tennis team next competes in the Topeka Seaman Invite on Wednesday. The tournament starts at 3:30 pm.
Coach Matthew Micheel
Lady Jay Soccer Falls to Hays
The Junction City Lady Jay soccer team lost to Hays 5-1 Monday night at Al Simpler Stadium.
Junction City is 4-3 on the season.
JCHS Track Teams Compete in Maize Invitational
The Junction City Lady Jays scored 122 points to finish second out of 11 teams and the Blue Jay boys 57 points to finish fourth out of 12 teams in the Maize Invitational track meet on Thursday.
For the Lady Jays Hannah Reynolds finished second in the discus with a throw of 114’2″ and Savannah Adams fifth with a throw of 93’11.” In the shotput Adams finished fifth at 35’5″ while Reynolds was sixth at 35’2.”
Keiana Newman won the 300 meter hurdles in 48.08 and the 100 meter hurdles in 15.42. Lyric Holman won the 200 meters in 26.37 and the 100 meter dash in 12.37. Tiara Smith finished fourth in the 200 meters in 27.43.
For the Blue Jay boys Juan Tovar finished fourth in the 3200 meters in 10:36.64 and fourth in the 800 meters in 2:06.47. Javontez Brime captured fifth in the 110 meter hurdles in 15.89 and sixth in the 300 meter hurdles in 43.32 while Jamarcus Plato was second in the 300 meter hurdles in 41.41. Ian Sanchez finished fourth in the 200 meters in 23.43, Lucio Norris sixth in the 400 meters in 59.86 and Allen Romero eighth in the 400 meters 53.57
Blue Jays Win 11 of 12 Matches
The Blue Jay varsity tennis team played Thursday afternoon in the rescheduled Highland Park Quadrangular. Teams competing in the event were Shawnee Heights, Highland Park and Topeka West. The Blue Jay tennis team saw a lot of success on the day as they won 11 of the 12 matches.
In the first round against Shawnee Heights, the Blue Jays won all four matches. Kody Westerhaus and Yuno Fernandez won the singles events. Teaming up in doubles were Mason Richards and Luke Craft at the top doubles spot and Nolan Rothfuss and Aaron Reutzel at the second doubles spot.
The Blue Jays repeated their sweep in matches against Highland Park as Westerhaus and Craft won both singles events. Richards and Rothfuss teamed up to win doubles at the top spot and Reutzel and Fernandez won the other doubles spot.
In the final round, the Blue Jay tennis team won three of the four matches against Topeka West. Each of the matches was closely contested with Richards winning the top singles spot 8-6, Rothfuss and Craft winning the top doubles spot 8-6, Westerhaus and Fernandez winning their doubles match 8-5 and Reutzel dropping a tight match 8-6.
The Blue Jays next play on Tuesday, April 10 in Manhattan.