Gorton Memorial Scholarship recipients nearly triple in 2025
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June 26, 2025
These former Marysville Mitts baseball players are the recipients of the 2025 Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship. They are pictured from left, front row, Jack Widmer, Brandon Dunn, Ethan Heckel, Braydan Hoffman, Allison Gorton, Todd Gorton (Blake’s parents), Isaiah Brooks,  Mason Luke, Max Freeman and  Hayden Beery; back row, Blake Adkins, Nate Schiffer, Jackson Sloan, Jackson Dempsey,  Braiden McMahan, Ashtin Haubiel,  Adler Perry, Carson Mize, Rocco Marchetti, Aiden Tillman, Jake Fisher, Logan Landry and Jacob Schiffer. (Photo submitted)

Gorton Memorial Scholarship recipients nearly triple in 2025

By Tim Miller 

A triple is a baseball hit that combines both a strong batting stroke and speed on the basepaths.

A figure nearly tripled from a year ago represents just how much the Blake Gorton Memorial Scholarship has grown since its inception in 2024.

Gorton was a former Marysville Mitts and Fairbanks High School...

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