For the second time in the last three weeks, Wilmington Quakers catcher Samantha Schwab is your Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Softball Athlete of the Week. 

Wilmington College Theatre will present a pair of one-act plays, “Am I Blue” and “Third and Oak: The Laundromat,” directed by alumnae, on April 18, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Hugh G. Heiland Theatre. Admission is free of charge.

The Clinton County Streamkeepers tapped into a local resource — Wilmington College — in its quest to ensure clean waterways. Its $20,000 grant spanning three years is paying for science students to monitor several local creeks with the goal of establishing riparian buffer crops between farmland and waterways to help mitigate pollution.

Wilmington College’s equine program struck gold with gifts of five world-class horses — and more — in the past 18 months. These equines are contributing to both the Equestrian Team and academic endeavors in equine studies and equine business management.

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced their 2023-24 Winter Academic All-OAC honorees Tuesday morning, and Wilmington College had 14 student-athletes on the list across five different sports.


All cattle are not created equal, at least when it comes to the most effective teaching of agriculture students. As such, a dozen new bovine faces are enjoying the arrival of spring after spending their first winter at Wilmington College’s Academic Farm.

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced their Athletes of the Week Monday afternoon, and Wilmington Quakers senior catcher Samantha Schwab is the OAC Softball Athlete of the Week.

Lynchburg-Clay is pleased to announce that senior Jade Massey will be playing soccer for the Wilmington Lady Quakers next fall. 

Wilmington College’s plans for installing individual heating/cooling units in two residence halls this summer received a financial jolt of adrenaline when it recently received a $250,000 state grant for energy efficiency retrofits and upgrades.

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced their Athletes of the Week Monday afternoon, and Wilmington men's lacrosse freshman goalkeeper Peyton Thompson was honored for the first time in his career. 

Wilmington College’s Faith Duncan finished up a historically good first indoor season for the Quakers Saturday evening, as she competed in the 3000-meter run at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.

For the first time in their Wilmington Quakers career, Nathen Borgan and Jarrett Durr earned All-American honors during the indoor track & field season. They were both named All-Americans in the hammer throw during the outdoor season in the spring of 2023.

A performance by the Wittenberg Wind Quintet with pianist Christopher Durrenberger will cap this year’s Wilmington College Chamber Music Series. The concert is on April 9, at 7:30 p.m., in the historic Murphy Theatre in downtown Wilmington.

The Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets, FC Cincinnati, NFL On-Location, Dayton Dragons, Ohio State University Athletics and the Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers and Monsters were among 26 sport-related organizations at Wilmington College Thursday (March 7). Representatives met with sport management students to discuss internship and employment opportunities at WC's Annual Sport Management Professional Day.

Prize money — potentially exceeding last year's $5,000 — will be available to award to emerging entrepreneurs as Wilmington College presents Quaker Tank — its version of ABC TV's popular “Shark Tank” — March 21, from 7-8:30 p.m. in Hugh G. Heiland Theatre.