Lady Panthers win first district title

The Fleming County Lady Panthers won their first district championship by defeating Rowan County, 4-2, in the 61st District title game.

Lady Panthers on 61st District All-Tournament team:
Victoria Sergent (MVP) Fleming County
Molly Crain Fleming County
K'Osha Puente Fleming County
Amber Ruark Fleming County

Panthers win baseball title

The Fleming County Panthers captured the 61st District baseball championship with a 19-6 win over Bath County Tuesday.
The Panthers scored nine runs in the seventh inning to pull away from the host Wildcats.
The winning pitcher was Tyler Newsom, who also earned the tournament's most valuable player award. Newsom was 6-for-9 from the plate in Fleming County's two wins. The Panthers defeated Rowan County, 5-1, in Monday's semifinal behind the  pitching of junior Chris Smoot.
Senior first baseman Daniel Harmon, sophomore right fielder Tyler Hunt and Smoot were selected for the all-tournament team.

Fleming County will play next week in the 16th Region tournament at Morehead State University.

Mrs. Seaman

Genevieve H. Seaman, 71, of West Union, Ohio died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center at the Adams County Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Seaman was born Feb. 22, 1938, the daughter of the late Chester Garr and Eula Bess (Carpenter) Hurst in Fleming County. She is survived by her husband, Richard Seaman Jr. of West Union.
Mrs. Seaman was a member of the West Union United Methodist Church, the West Union United Methodist Women, and a teacher for 32 years in the Ohio Valley Local School District and a member of the State Teachers Retirement Association.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Seaman Jr.; two sons, Rich Seaman and Melissa of Aubrey, Texas, David Seaman and Stephanie of Blue Creek, Ohio; three sisters, Ann Zynn and Al of Bradenton, Fla., Hazel B. Welsh of Maysville, Lora (Jeannie) Bulow and Ronald of Ripley, Ohio; three grandchildren, Austan, Mary Rose and Brandt.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Lewis Hurst; a sister, Donna Woodruff; and a brother-in-law, Charles Welsh.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Thompson-Meeker Funeral Home in West Union, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to West Union United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 518, West Union, Ohio 45693.