Ron Johnston, a 1966 Churchville-Chili graduate and the author of One-Game Wonder, will be inducted in the Mid-Ohio Valley Softball Hall of Fame on September 27, 2025 at the Parkersburg Moose Lodge 1118 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Ron was a three-sport letter-winner in baseball, basketball, and soccer at Churchville-Chili. Some of his teammates were school Hall of Famers’ Richie Rose, Roger Hill, and Ronnie Fodge, along with coach Paul Setter. After graduation, Ron attended Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, where he lettered four years in soccer.
Ron was a long-time sports writer and sports editor at the Marietta Times, Parkersburg Sentinel, and Parkersburg News & Sentinel newspapers. He also has contributed several stories to Westside News.
Retired now, Ron resides in Marietta, Ohio, with his wife, Becca, and son, Jacob.
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