"Sailing Towards a Brighter Future"
Porter Township
First settled by Sam'l Marshall, Jno. Lindsay, Isaac Bonser, and Uriah Barber
Porter Township has an Ohio River front of fully ten miles and also has the valley of the Little Scioto within its borders for a distance of five miles.
Source: https://www.sciotocountyoh.com/townships/porter-township
Notable People
Paisley French, 2023 Miss Ohio's Teen USA
Kylan Darnell, 2022 Miss Ohio's Teen USA
Douglas Gunn, mayor of San Diego 1889-1891
Matthew W. McFarland, United States District Judge
Redonda Miller, president of John Hopkins Hospital
Seth Morrison, lead guitarist for the Christian rock band Skillet
Josh Newman, Major League Baseball pitcher
Cris Carter, football player
Gene Bennett, Reds baseball player and scout
George Washington Rightmire, former president of The Ohio State University
Sports
State Girls' Softball Championships:
2001 11-12-year-old
2003 13-14-year-old
2003 15-16-year-old
2007 9-10-year-old
2007 11-12-year-old boys Little League team that was invited to play an exhibition game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania during the Little League World Series festivities.
2018 11-12-year-old girls' softball team won the Little League World Series becoming the first team (boys or girls) to win the World Series from Ohio.
High School Boys Baseball State Champions: 1996, 2012, 2013
High School Softball State Champions: 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025
High School Football State Championships: 1989, 2017
Sources: Wikipedia and Wheelersburg.net
