Addison Lahmers plays 3 sports for Ridgewood High School in West Lafayette, Ohio. She tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in September 2022, and she worked hard to recover. As her memorable senior year of high school comes to an end, she’s excited to continue playing softball at Marietta College. Addison’s senior year Some kids […]
ROCK research group earns top orthopedic honor for knee research
At the 2026 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Research on OsteoChondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK) study group received the AAOS Impact Award, one of the highest honors in orthopedic research. Formerly known as the Kappa Delta Award, the annual award recognizes outstanding research that improves care for bones, joints […]
Addison makes it back to the pitcher’s mound
Addison Lahmers from West Lafayette, Ohio is a busy teenager. She’s plays volleyball, throws the discus and is an elite softball pitcher with more than 200 career strikeouts in a season and a half. She participates in school clubs and committees, 4-H and Coshocton County Youth Leadership. But among her biggest achievements to date is […]
Taking our collaboration for Zips athletes to the next level
Building on a 30-year foundation of providing sports-related health services to University of Akron (UA) student-athletes, our expanded collaboration includes a visionary sports health center that will open later this year. As the Official Sports Health Provider for Akron Zips Athletics, the Akron Children’s Sports Health team is dedicated to keeping approximately 500 UA student-athletes […]
