11th annual Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet

The Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame recently held their 11th annual banquet 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.