Wednesday, April 3, 2024 • Vol. 16 No. 23• FREE
Youthful Huskies are Chasing Glory By Haley Adams sports@karlovecmedia.com Fourth-year head coach Haley Adams has been in the works of rebuilding Cardinal softball, and last year’s squad was the start of something special. The Huskies finished the regular season 4-14 before picking up a tournament win against Windham and going the distance against the number three-seeded McDonald Blue Devils at the time, but falling 2-0. Now Cardinal returns six letterwinners from a season ago, including sophomore pitcher Maggie Grant. The sophomore recorded 145 strikeouts while walking 62. At the plate, Grant hit .365 with three home runs. The Huskies also return two seniors to the starting line up: infielder Alaina Rupinski and outfielder Morgan Soltis. Soltis became a staple at the plate for her team with a .265 batting average, while Rupinski recorded a .836 fielding percentage at second base. The senior will
make the transition from second to first this year. Freshman Emily Pleva will make her freshman debut at second base, while fellow freshmen Natalie Soltis and Olivia Krebs will play shortstop and third base, respectively. Freshman Adelyn Grant, younger sister of Maggie, will take over the duties behind the plate. The two freshmen at second base and shortstop have played together for many years. Both are quick to react to the softball and will show speed on the base paths. Krebs, who will serve as the team’s leadoff hitter, already shows consistency at the plate. Sophomore Maggie Grant will return to the circle after posting a 3.65 ERA, having received CVC Honorable Mention a season ago. The fiery competitor took schools by surprise when she entered the circle. As for her younger sister, Adelyn has already shown what she can do behind the plate. With a strong arm and a quick See Softball• Page 8
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Cardinal sophomore Maggie Grant in the circle in an early season game against Bristol. The Huskies won 16-7.
Japanese Nurses Learn More about Genetics at DDC Clinic By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com
Cohen’s syndrome drew some very different cultures together at the DDC Clinic Center for Special Needs Children in Middlefield last week. Eleven nurses from around Japan visited with the small staff at the clinic to learn how the center diagnoses and treats children and adults in the Amish community with Cohen’s syndrome, said Bea Fultz, the center’s registered nurse. Individuals with the disease can have a variety of symptoms, but are usually intellectually delayed, have low muscle tone, are late starting to walk, are often sick and struggle in school, Fultz said. “It’s very common here,” she said during a March 22 interview. “Our medical director, Dr. (Heng) Wang, is one of the leading experts See DDC • Page 1
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Eleven nurses from Japan visited the DDC Clinic in Middlefield March 21 and 22 to learn about the clinic’s care of individuals suffering from Cohen’s syndrome.
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