HILLIARD, Ohio — As you drive through one central Ohio suburb, you might see some smiling faces looking back at you. 
 
Dr. John Marschhausen says the school district puts up banners for its senior athletes every year. Normally, the’yre hanging at the stadiums at the ballfields at the softball fields. 
 
Dylan Ysseldyke says his is by Whit’s Ice Cream. He’s a senior at Hilliard Bradley High School. He’s also on the baseball team.  
 
We uh, had a practcie schedule, we set everything up like a normal practice, and as soon as he got there he said, 'we’re done,'” said Dylan Ysseldyke. 
 
He is among the spring senior athletes across the state dealing with the fact that their high school sports careers are now over. It’s something his mother Nancy says has been difficult to process. 
 
“So, you look at your child and you think so much work was done, so much effort was put in and they never get to feel that last pitch or that last hit,” said Nancy Ysseldyke.  
 
Dylan has eight varsity letters — three of which are for baseball. And Nancy says although she is sad she won’t get to see her son play his last season as a Jaguar, the two agree that having the city’s support through this has made it a little easier.  
 
“I think it’s really cool that they did that for us because, you know, I really was looking forward to having my poster up at the baseball field so I could walk by it everyday towards my games,” said Dylan Ysseldyke. 
 
Marschhausen says the was an idea first presented to the city by a senior parent and former school board member. From there, it turned into a combined effort to honor these seniors. 
 
“The people who made the banners were amazing pbecause we had to change the dimension so that they would fit on the poles and they figured out how to make it so that if you put two of the banners together, we could hang twice as many students' pictures,” said Marschhausen. 
 
And while a poster may not take away the pain of losing your last high school sports season, they’ve provided a sense of support during this time. 
 
“it was absolutely wonderful to feel that the city is surrounding them in love and it's just going to look different. Wer’re just creating new traditions and it’s just going to look real different this year,” said Dylan Ysseldyke.