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Column: Top 5 Reds games I’ve attended

I’ve always looked forward to Opening Day in Major League Baseball. This year, though, my excitement level was through the roof as my dad and I had tickets to the Cincinnati Reds’ season opener against the Cardinals. Attending a Reds Opening Day game has always been on my bucket list and I was thrilled to finally be checking it off. The game was supposed to take place at 4:10 p.m. today, but we were planning to get there bright and early so we could find a good spot to view the annual Findlay Market parade. However, the parade has been canceled and Opening Day has been postponed ...

Fort Frye girls, Kellar in limbo

As the fourth-quarter clock wound down in Fort Frye’s 49-31 regional triumph over second-ranked Portsmouth Notre Dame last Saturday night at Pickerington North, Cadet head coach Dan Liedtke was able to sub for the five starters. When it came time for Kiersten Kesselring, Liv Schneider, Lexie Huck, Kenzie Dalton, and Hannah Archer to stroll off the floor to the bench, each was greeted with a hug by the FFHS boss and a standing ovation from their loyal fans. Non-starters’ Riley Medley and Karlee Ross also got hugs and cheers. Finally, there was the sound of the buzzer, ending the ...

Fort Frye headed in right direction, state finals

PICKERINGTON — After the opening tip-off, Fort Frye sophomore Hannah Archer got the ball and both teams started towards the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans basket. Everyone except Kiersten Kesselring. She went the other, right way. “We’re not used to winning tips,” smiled the 5-foot-9 senior center after unranked FFHS “upset” second-ranked Notre Dame, 49-31, in an OHSAA Division IV regional girls basketball final Saturday night at Pickerington North High. Even Archer hesitated and had a puzzled expression on her face when she saw that Kesselring was so wide open at the Fort ...

Fort Frye headed in right direction, state finals

PICKERINGTON — After the opening tip-off, Fort Frye sophomore Hannah Archer got the ball and both teams started towards the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans basket. Everyone except Kiersten Kesselring. She went the other, right way. “We’re not used to winning tips,” smiled the 5-foot-9 senior center after unranked FFHS “upset” second-ranked Notre Dame, 49-31, in an OHSAA Division IV regional girls basketball final Saturday night at Pickerington North High. Even Archer hesitated and had a puzzled expression on her face when she saw that Kesselring was so wide open at the Fort ...

Fun-loving Sheba waits at Rainbow Bridge

Sheba was soft to the touch. With a distinguishing black left eye patch, she was beautiful, so very beautiful. She was small with short, little legs. A low-rider. I always enjoyed watching her run outside and her interaction with the cats, who were actually taller than her. She was very sociable, and allowed children — and anyone for that matter — to pet her. The cats and sister Chihuahua Shadow (Dow, as I called her) loved her. The younger ‘Dow, without the eye patch, and often “kissed” or licked Sheba in the eye area — and Sheba never protested. Sheba had a few ...

Warren girls having season to remember

VINCENT — Quietly the Warren girls basketball team wrapped up a spectacular regular season Monday evening with a 17-point victory over a 17-win team in the Unioto Shermans. The win was the 20th in a row for the Warriors and closed out their regular season with a phenomenal 21-1 ...