Zoe Johnson’s college softball career has come to an end. The 2019 Garaway High School graduate recently finished a fifth year of softball as she works on her master’s degree in Sports Marketing and Management at the University of Northwestern Ohio located in Lima. The graduate student catcher had another solid season at UNOH, hitting .326 with 10 home runs, 53 RBIs, 34 runs scored and seven stolen bases. On the first day of the double elimination Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference at Pacesetter Park in Sylvania, UNOH split their first two games and had to fight their way through the loser's bracket on day two. The two-seed Racers made quick work of their first matchup against seven-seed Cornerstone with a run-rule victory, 8-0, in five innings. Johnson hit a two-run home run in the first game and drove in four runs altogether. In game two, three-seed Aquinas stormed back from a 5-1 deficit to upset UNOH 7-5. Johnson added another round tripper and drove in two runs in the loss. The Racers season ended at the hands of Cornerstone 2-0 as they were no-hit. Johnson earned 1st Team All-Academic, 1st Team All-Conference & 1st Team Conference Champions of Character in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. The WHAC Champions of Character Team is made up of one player from each school who best represents the five NAIA Core Values: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. In February, Johnson was given the opportunity to intern at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas as part of UNOH’s Sports Marketing and Management program. It was the second straight Super Bowl Johnson worked. As a senior in 2023, Johnson hit .284 with five home runs, 24 RBIs, 24 runs scored and four stolen bases. Three of those stolen bases came in one game as she tied the program record for most in a single contest against Judson University. Johnson was named the Wolverine-Goosier Athletic Conference Catcher of the Year in 2021. Before attending UNHO, Johnson was a First Team All-Ohioan in 2019 at Garaway after claiming First Team East District and Inter-Valley Conference Player of the Year earlier.

Michael Lesiecki’s senior season at Ohio Dominican has been a solid one. The former Claymont High School pitching standout tossed seven innings with one run allowed on five hits for his fourth win of the season in a victory at Malone University on April 18. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound lefthander has also notched a save for the Panthers (24-20 overall, 15-13 Great Midwest Athletic Conference) this season. The four wins matches the total of teammate Brian Allen for the Ohio Dominican lead. In his most recent start, Lesiecki had a no-decision against Northwood at Frank Damian Field at Panther Valley on Saturday. He pitched 4 2/3 innings allowing three runs on six hits with five strikeouts and three walks. Earlier this season Lesiecki went the distance for his second career complete game in ODU’s 6-2 win over the University of Virginia-Wise in Wise, Va. The southpaw threw seven innings with two runs allowed on six hits. He walked one batter and struck out two. Lesiecki, a son of Thom and Jane Lesiecki, pitched 65.2 innings over 14 appearances (12 starts) for the Panthers in 2023 heading into his senior season. Coming off the heels of a complete game shutout in March of 2023, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference named Lesiecki as the Great Midwest South Division Pitcher of the Week. The left-hander pitched seven shutout innings in 94 pitches (67 strikes) in the first game of a doubleheader against Lake Eric College. He allowed three singles in his outing with one hit batter. Over the course of the outing, he struck out eight batters, setting a career-high in the process. During his days at Claymont, Lesiecki earned 2nd Team All-IVC, 1st Team All-East District and threw two no-hitters as a Mustang. He was also voted class president as well as president of National Honor Society and captain of the football team. Lesiecki was on the Principal’s List every single quarter of high school and the Dean’s List at Kent State Tuscarawas. Lesiecki has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from ODU and is working on his Master of Business Administration in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.