DUAL SPORT SIGNING … Krayton Kern has signed with Adrian College to continue his academic career while continuing to play football and baseball. Shown with Kern as he makes it official are seated – Keith Kern (father), Krayton Kern, Kim Kern (mother). Standing-Archbold Baseball Head Coach Dick Selgo, Archbold Football Head Coach David Dominique, Archbold Baseball Assistant Coach Jeff Brunswick. (PHOTO PROVIDED)
By: Nate Calvin
ARCHBOLD – An athlete playing two sports at the next level isn’t something you see a lot of, especially in this day and age of athletes focusing on just one sport.
That is what Krayton Kern of Archbold will be doing after signing a letter of intent to be part of the football and baseball teams at Adrian College.
“I felt at home when I was on campus for a visit, and I really liked the coach. I was also very impressed with the facilities that they had”, said Kern, who currently is undecided on a major.
Kern was named all-league and all-district in football twice along with all-league in baseball and was All-Ohio in football and baseball.
Kern also earned accolades on the soccer pitch as he was 1st Team All-NWOAL three times, 1st Team All-District, 2nd Team All-Ohio and All-Great Lakes Region in addition to being a scholar athlete in all three sports.
“The most important lesson that I have learned throughout playing sports is that you can’t always control what happens, but you have to make sure to do all the things that you can control”, concluded Kern.
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