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2004

Two Hamilton players sign to play college softball !!!

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Jennifer Duncan

Bridget Henry # 6 Dawnjene DeLong #10

Notre Dame College Bowling Green

Dawnjene DeLong #10 Bowling Green

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner for Hamilton High ... a three-time All-Greater Miami Conference First-Team selection ... helped the Big Blue to a GMC title and a state semifinal appearance her sophomore season, after a state runner-up finish the previous year ... HHS also had three league runner-up finishes ... earned the team's Best Defensive Player Award all four seasons ... also earned four basketball and four volleyball letters, garnering all-league honors in each sport ... National Honor Society.

NDC Fastpitch Inks Hamilton’s Henry

South Euclid, OH – May 3, 2004 - One of the state’s top third baseman, Hamilton High School’s Bridget Henry, has officially committed to play for Notre Dame College by signing an NAIA Letter of Intent.

Playing for a high school team that has gone far in postseason play for the past three years with Henry on the hot corner, this season is expected to be no different for the 2003 Regional runners-up. Currently hitting .448 for the Big Blue, Henry will earn her 11th Varsity letter at the conclusion of the season.

Last year’s team Best Offensive Player and a Greater Miami Conference Second-Team selection, Henry also received the Archie Griffin Award that is presented to the school’s best female athlete. A member of the Honor Roll, she was also a four-year member of the Varsity soccer team and a three-year member of the Varsity basketball team.

Henry, whose future plans include becoming a nurse, was sure Notre Dame was the right choice for her after visiting the campus, “This is a great opportunity to achieve a great education and to further my softball playing career for a great team,” said Henry.

Brandi Jones #29 plays for Rio Grande

Position: Catcher and Third Base
Major: Special Education
High School: Hamilton High 2002 Graduate

Katie Halcomb #10 plays for the University of Rhode Island

Position: Pitcher High School: Hamilton High

Coach Heckman graduated from Willard High School ('85) in Willard, OH and attended the University of Toledo were he earned his BS in Education. Coach Heckman came to Hamilton High 1990 as a social studies teacher and became the JV softball coach where he amassed a record of 31-5 over two years (1991-92). In 1993 Coach Heckman became the varsity coach were he has a record of 182-101 earning 6 Sectional Championships, 4 District Championships, 2 Regional Championships, 1 Regional Runner-up, 2 Final Four appearances, and 1 State Runner-up (2001). Coach Heckman also has coaching experience in football and track at the junior high and varsity level. Coach Heckman his wife, Becky, and two children, John and Ellie, reside in Hamilton.

Coach Stevens is a graduate of Edgewood High School ('89) and Miami University ('98) were he earned a BS in Education. He is employed by the Hamilton City School District, at Garfield Middle School, as an eighth grade Science teacher. Coach Stevens is the pitching & 1st base assistant Varsity coach after leading the JV squad to a 14-2 record. Coach Stevens has also coached basketball, football, and track at the junior high and freshmen level. Coach Stevens and his wife, Lori, reside in West Chester.

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Coach Adkins is a graduate of Fairborn Park Hills High ('72), Central State University ('77) where he earned a BS in Education, and Xavier University ('94) where he earned his MS in Education. He is employed by the Hamilton City School District, at Garfield Middle School, as a seventh grade health teacher. Coach Adkins assisted Coach Stevens last year with the JV squad and will be assisting Heckman with the Varsity squad for the 2005 season. Coach Adkins has also coached basketball, football, and baseball at the junior high and varsity levels. Coach Adkins resides in Hamilton.

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