Tennis girls get 8th straight region title

The Varsity Yellow Jacket Girls went into the region tournament as the #1 seed last Tuesday and faced off against Cook County that morning with a 4-0 win.
The Lady Jackets then played the Berrien Rebels for the region championship. The JD ladies brought it home with a close 3-2 win against the Rebels. This region title makes the 8th consecutive year that the JDH ladies have held the region champion title.
Coach Allen Mims has been coaching these girls since middle school. He said, “These girls have been playing together since they were little. They play with heart, but they keep their cool under pressure.”
Coach Mary Katherine Brown said, “The girls just play incredibly smart. They refuse to give up even when matches are tough. I am very proud of them not just for their accomplishments but also their sportsmanship.”
The Varsity Yellow Jacket Guys went into the region tournament as the #2 seed from the regular season. On April 12, they faced off against Berrien in the 1st round with a 3-0 win.
The guys then played Cook County for the region championship. The had quite an exciting day, but JD boys lost a heartbreaker 2-3.
Coach Mims said, “The guys have worked hard this season. Our new region has some tough tennis teams, and the battle with Cook on Wednesday couldn’t have been much closer.”Coach Brown said, “Our guys came to play. They didn’t hold back. We may not have gotten the region championship title, but we aren’t hanging our heads. We will re-evaluate, fix some things, and see where the state playoffs take us.”
JDH girls have no team to play in the first round. Therefore, the girls advance into the Sweet 16 round of state.
The Yellow Jacket guys hosted Rutland High School in the first round of the state playoffs Tuesday.