Athlete of the Week Mady Yackee Springfield

HOLLAND, Ohio — High school spring sports are in full swing across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan which means, quite literally, local diamonds are getting busy. For one senior, she couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. “It felt great, the energy has been great,” Springfield senior pitcher Mady Yackee said. “I was just excited and we were all excited.” Last week, Yackee put on quite a softball season-opening performance. Four no-hit innings inside the circle – including nine strikeouts – as well as 3 RBI at the plate helped jumpstart the Blue Devils to a 20-1…