The Junction City Lady Jay swimming team finished fourth out of eleven teams in the Hays Invitational on Monday.

The Blue Jay tennis team held their Junction City Varsity Tennis Invitational this past Saturday at the Junction City High School tennis courts.

In the five team round robin format the Blue Jay tennis team finished third, winning the bronze medal in every division.  Leading the charge at the #2 singles position was Adonnis Washington, who went 3-1 on the day.  Jordan Bailey went 2-2 at the #1 singles spot, Guido Greco and Mason Richards teamed up to go 2-2 at #1 doubles and Korbin King and Yuno Fernandez went 2-2 at the #2 doubles spot.

Final team scores were Abilene 11 points, Manhattan 10, Junction City 9, Lawrence Free State 6 and Topeka High 4 points.  The Blue Jay tennis team next travels to the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka on Monday for the Topeka High Invite.  Matches start at 9 am.

 

The Junction City Blue Jays got a seventh inning double from Tim Bell that scored Pedro Vasquez from second base to defeat the Topeka West Chargers 5-4 in game one of their doubleheader at Rathert Field.

In game two the Blue Jays stopped a Topeka West Rally with a double play in the top of the sixth and went on to a 6-4 win over the Chargers.

The Blue Jays improved to 7-5 on the season while the Chargers are 1-11.

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The Junction City Lady Jay soccer team fell to Seaman at Al Simpler Stadium 7-0 on Friday.

 

The Junction City Lady Jays ( 4-6 ) fell to Topeka West in softball in the capitol city Thursday by the scores of 11-1 and 16-7.

Junction City will host Seaman at Cleary field on Tuesday in a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m.

The Junction City Blue Jay baseball team hosts Topeka West at Rathert Field on Friday. The doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. Game one can be heard on 1420 KJCK, The Talk of JC.

The rest of the JCHS Friday sports schedule finds the Blue Jay and Lady Jay track teams at the Manhattan Invitational beginning at 3 p.m., the Lady Jay soccer team hosting Seaman at Al Simpler Stadium and the girls swimming team goes to Salina South for a 3:30 p.m. meet.

The Junction City Lady Jay soccer team fell to Hayden 4-0 Monday evening in the capitol city.

Junction City will host Seaman Friday at Al Simpler Stadium.

JCHS Athletic Director Matt Westerhaus reports that the Junction City Blue Jay baseball games against Shawnee Heights scheduled are being moved from Rathert Field in Junction City to Lake Shawnee — Bettis Family Sports Complex. The move is being made due to field conditions at Rathert Field after the recent rains.

Junction City will still be considered the home team. The doubleheader will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Junction City Blue Jays continued their hot streak Wednesday night when three of their four entries reach the finals of the Seaman Invitational tennis tournament in Topeka.

At #1 singles, the Guido Greco finished in a tie for first with a player from Seaman, as the lighting went out with the score tied 6-6 in the championship.  The top doubles team for the Blue Jays won their first two rounds, before losing in the championship 8-3, to finish 2-1.   Yuno Fernandez and Kody Westerhaus, the #2 doubles team, followed the exact path of the other doubles teams, winning their first two matches and then losing in the championship.  At #2 singles, Aaron Reutzel worked his way through the consolation bracket to finish 2-2 on the day to earn fourth place.

The Blue Jay tennis team finished 2^nd out of 7 teams.  Their next event is a quadrangular on Wednesday, April 19^th at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.  Start time will be at 3 pm.

Coach Matthew Micheel

The Junction City Lady Jay varsity track team scored 150 points to win the nine team Salina South Invitational on Tuesday.

Amaya Booker of Junction City won the 100-meter dash in 13.24. Kienna Newman finished first in the 200-meter dash in 26.27 and was followed by Booker in second in a time of 26.27 and Lyric Holman in third in 26.62. Holman also won the 400-meter dash in 1:00.68 while Tiara Smith was third in that event in 1:01.47.

Kienna Newman won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.64, Alana Kramer captured first in the 300-meter hurdles 46.95, the Lady Jay 4-100 relay team finished first in 50.09, while Sherrie Jones finished first in the shotput with a throw of 35’2,” Hannah Reynolds second at 35’1″ and Savannah Adams third with a throw of 34’8.” Reynolds also finished second in the discus throw at 99’6.”

The Blue Jay boys with 60 points, finished fourth out of nine teams. Jaylene Brime finished second in the long jump with a mark of 20’4″ and second in the triple jump t 45’2 and 1/4 inches. Kenson Henderson finished second in the discus throw with a throw of 136’5.”

The Junction City Blue Jay boys tennis team defeated Highland Park and Marysville but lost to Manhattan in a quadrangular hosted by MHS on Tuesday.

Top performances on the day included Guido Greco going 3-0 at one singles, Adonnis Washington 2-0 at two singles, and the doubles team of Kody Westerhaus and Nolan Rothfuss 2-0 at two doubles.

The Blue Jays travel to Topeka Wednesday for the Seaman Invitational. It begins at 3:30 p.m.