GAMBIER, Ohio – Celebrating senior day at Benson Bowl on Sunday morning, the Kenyon College field hockey team (9-6) was victorious, topping the Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons 3-1 in front of a spirited audience of fans and families. Lucy Scott, Lauren Rauschenberger, Hannah Paprotna and Maddie Gwyther were honored before the game as the Owls extended its winning streak to …
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Week 9 High School Football Previews Danville at Mount Gilead The Blue Devils are 8-0 and coming off a 52-22 win at Centerburg. Senior running back Cole Delaughder ran 23 times for 183 yards and 4 touchdowns. He’s run for 1,039 yards this year and 17 rushing scores. Senior Walker Weckesser added 17 carries for 115 yards and 2 rushing …
Read More »MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Downtown Mount Vernon Merchants are excited to announce the Witches Night Out downtown shop hop event on October 12th from 5:00-9:00pm! So grab your ghoul-friends and head downtown for shopping, prizes, and fun! As part of the event, shoppers will have the opportunity to participate in a selfie challenge to be entered in a prize basket drawing. To enter, shoppers …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a fairly ordinary and evenly-played first half, Wednesday night’s North Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer game between Kenyon College and host Wittenberg University saw plenty of second-half fireworks before the two teams settled on a 3-3 draw. Kenyon struck first with a goal off a free kick from the right side just 7:26 from the start. …
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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team (6-8, 1-4) hosted Goshen College (1-11-2, 0-4-1) on Wednesday, October 11. MVNU put together a strong effort on both sides of the field as it was able to defeat the Maple Leafs by a score of 3-0 for its first Crossroads League win of the season. Goals Recap: MVNU …
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Below please find a letter addressed to the Editor of The Mount Vernon News: Dear Editor of The Mount Vernon News: On Oct. 4, 2023, The Mount Vernon News published an anonymous article — headlined “Mount Vernon City Council passes resolution promising to “pursue” the replacement of natural gas and coal with solar power” — that completely mischaracterizes the subject at …
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Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s JROTC will host the RaiderChallenge this Saturday, October 14 at Ariel Foundation Park. The JROTC Raider Challenge will begin at 8:00 a.m. There are 25 teams from 13schools from all across Ohio and Pennslyvania that will be in attendance. A map with information can be located on KCCC’s Facebook page. Please come …
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WOOSTER, Ohio – Newly designated as the No. 25 ranked team in the United Soccer Coaches Division III poll, the Kenyon College men’s soccer team (10-3) traveled an hour north to take on The College of Wooster Fighting Scots (4-6-3). Despite an early second-half lead from Wooster, two goals in the final ten minutes of play from Alem Duratovic and …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Kenyon College men’s soccer team earned Athlete of the Week recognition from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) for the second straight week as Eamon Dujakovich was dubbed the league’s Offensive Athlete of the Week. Dujakovich helped the Owls secure two huge shutout wins against their top NCAC opponents en route to earning the honor. The …
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