St. Henry scored 10 first-inning runs and rolled to a 17-0 win over host Ada in the Div. IV softball sectional finals on a warm and sunny Thursday evening.
The third-seeded Bulldogs fell to 16-7 with the season-ending defeat. Fifth-seeded SH hit four home runs and improved to 13-12 after the run-rule victory.
The slugging Redskin girls knocked out 21 hits, 11 of them for extra bases.
SH started the game with a sun-aided double and a home run by Lauren Thieman to provide an early 2-0 lead.
Redskin pitcher Carlee Rethman and third sacker Leah Lefeld followed with back-to-back doubles. Jalynn Everman then unloaded a homer, followed by a shot from catcher Kennedy Wendel.
From Ada Bulldogs on Facebook: "To us, every week is #TeacherAppreciationWeek - but this week we give special honor and celebrate teachers for putting in hard work & long hours to shape young minds and create a better & brighter future. From all of us here at Ada EVS: THANK YOU!!"
The Ohio Northern University Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May, 12 at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.
The orchestra will perform under the direction of Dr. Sarah Waters. The program includes a variety of music from under-represented composers, as well as orchestral standards. It will feature two soloists: Florin Simioanca (viola) on Stamtiz’s Concerto in D Major, and Rayanne Nye on Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon in d minor.
Starting on Saturday May 13 and continuing every second Saturday of the month until further notice, the Hardin County Historical Museum at 223 N. Main St. Kenton, OH will be open from 1:00-4:00 p.m. with free admission. Donations are welcome.
New opportunities are forming in the Ohio Northern University Athletic Department as bowling becomes the newest sport for the Polar Bears.
Ohio Northern will field both men’s and women’s bowling teams for their inaugural seasons October through March.
The bowling program will be led by well-known bowling coach Jeff Robinson, who has about 40 years of coaching experience. Joining the Athletic Department in Feb. 2023, he already feels at home in orange and black.
