KENTON--The Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame held their 11th annual banquet on Saturday evening, June 17, 2023 at the St John's Church in Kenton.  Six individuals and one team were enshrined as members of the "Class of 2023."  The evening started with a catered dinner and two local student/athletes garnering scholarships for their work in the classroom, community and athletic achievements.

2023 Individual New Inductees:
Pictured from (L to R): *Sharon Moore (Kenton Class 1958)  *(Represented by her son; Shawn Moore, Randy Evans (USV Class 1997), Juli Fulks (HN Class of 1996), Lee Sage (Ada Class 1967), Steve Stitzel (McGuffey Class of 1965), and Tim Nichols (HN Class of 1988)

1998 Kenton HS Baseball Team:
Pictured from (front, L to R):  Mike Carson, Jason Jones, Nick Hurley, Head Coach Brent Fackler, Matt Waddle and Matt Dudek. 

Not pictured however team members included:  Brian Pfeister, Drew Swavel, Eric Harpel, Derek Howe, Derek Kinnear, Clint Jolliff, Clint Stuck, Chad Baughman, Brad Wilkerson, Mike Brown, Scott Mulligan, Craig Conley; Manager, Assistant Coaches Troy Ouhl and Brian Wolfe

2023 Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipients: Each Student/Athlete received a one time check of $500.00 for future college/university endeavours.

Pictured from L to R: Courtney Sumner (Ada HS). Daughter of Jason and Jennifer Sumner. Courtney will be attending Ohio Northern University; Ada, Ohio and playing Women's Basketball. Zeb Wilson. (Hardin Northern HS)  Son of Andy and Darlene Wilson.  Zeb will be attending Indiana Wesleyan University; Fort Wayne, Indiana and participating in Track and Field.

The Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame extends special thanks to the following patrons: 

• Golden Giant Building Systems 
• McCullough Industries 
• Roof Law Office; LLC and Andrew Benchic
• Quest Federal Credit Union 
• Middlefield National Bank 
• Hensel Ready Mix 
• Jed Hougendobler, 7up Bottling 
• Bellefontaine Dental Care; Dr. Sarah Ash
• Kenton City Schools Athletic Boosters 
• Ada Schools Athletic Boosters 
• Hardin Northern Schools Athletic Boosters
• Upper Scioto Valley Schools Athletic Department
• Kenton Ace Hardware 
• Nelson Insurance Agency 
• WKTN 95.3 FM; Your Region, Your Radio 
• Sheldon Gas Company 
• Rogers Insurance Agency 
• Robinson Fin Machines, Inc. 
• Peacock Water 
• Scioto Signs Company Inc. 
• Stillwater Metal, LLC 
• Tavern 101, LLC 
• Michael Angelo’s Pizzeria of Kenton 
• Dan King Plumbing, LLC 
• HSLC of Kenton 
• Schindewolf-Stout-Crates Funeral Home 
• Buckeye Machine Fabricators, Inc 
• Skinny’s Tavern/Iron City 
• Matt McCullough 
• Community First Bank 
• Kenton Moose Family Center #428 
• St. John’s Church 
• Carl Wilkerson 
• Sean Blevins; Kenton Times 
• Richard Katterjohn