Kernels accepting applications for 2016 Adenhart Scholarship

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids Kernels announced Tuesday they are accepting applications for the 2016 version of the Nick Adenhart Scholarship.

Adenhart was a young pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels and former Kernel who died in an automobile accident in 2009 at the age of 22. His family honors him yearly by awarding a $1,000 scholarship in his name to a local or area athlete.

Applicants must be a high-school senior and planning to attend either a two or four-year college. They also must have played an organized sport in the last two years, 'be a great teammate, must demonstrate hard work and determination, and must have a clear vision of their career goal.” Adenhart Scholarship applications are available through area high-school guidance offices or may be downloaded at www.kernels.com. Deadline for them is April 15.