Local Sports

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s tennis team fell 0-7 at Spring Arbor University on Saturday, September 23. Singles Results: 1. S. Smith (SAU) def. Clayton Amburgy (MVNU) 6-1, 6-0 2. J. Riera Galinda (SAU) def. Carter Jones (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0 3. B. Bentley (SAU) def. Ben Kindberg (MVNU) 6-1, 6-3 4. F. Espinosa (SAU) def. Austin Faucett (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0 …

Recap Boys Champion is New Philadelphia and Mike Miller is COY OCC1 Medalist – Connor Rippeth of New Philadelphia OCC2 Medalist – Nathan Menapace and Louis Devore of New Philadelphia (another plaque is being made) OCC 3 Medalist – Spencer Hughes of Mt. Vernon and Brady Evans of New Philadelphia (another plaque is being made) Player of the Year is …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Junior Eamon Dujakovich needed less than four minutes of play to eradicate any Marietta College thoughts of upsetting the Kenyon College men’s soccer team at Mavec Field late Wednesday afternoon. Dujakovich scored Kenyon’s first goal three minutes from the start and then scored again 44 seconds later as the Owls went on to chalk up a 4-0 …

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The No.25 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (16-3, 4-1) played at Huntington University (10-7, 1-5) on Wednesday, September 20. MVNU picked up its fourth win in a row, but it wasn’t easy as the Foresters did their best to put a scare into the Lady Cougars. After dropping the first set 21-25, MVNU would go on …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Kenyon College women’s soccer team recorded their first loss of the season on Tuesday night in Columbus to the Capital University Comets, losing 3-1. Coming off of three ties in the team’s last four games, Kenyon entered the game looking for its fourth win of the season against a Capital team that it had not seen …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s tennis team fell 0-7 to Goshen College on Tuesday, September 19. Singles Results: 1. Sude Aytekin (GC) def. Audrey Cochran (MVNU) 6-1, 6-2 2. Szofia Kallai (GC) def.  Kiersten Winey (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0 3. Blanka Bado (GC) def. Megan Vollrath (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0 4. Carmen Aliaga (GC) def.  Emma Harville (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0 5. Morgan Priebe …

Later this month 7 former athletes who dominated their sports while playing at Knox County Schools will be inducted in the Knox County Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony for the athletes and their families September 30th at 2pm. The Inductees for this class are as follows: Harry Hyman Graduated from Mount Vernon in 1900 and attended Ohio State …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Cracking open the fall portion of its 2023-24 schedule, the Kenyon College men’s tennis team, led by junior Rakkan Audeh, showed plenty of promise during the Kenyon College Invitational, held Saturday and Sunday and the VandenBerg Courts and the Jasper Tennis Center. The Owls invited eight other teams to compete in the event, which placed players into …

4-0 Danville and 3-1 Northmor will face off in a crucial week 5 Knox Morrow Athletic Conference football match up. Danville has been completely dominate in it’s 4 games. Averaging 51 points per game on offense and allowing just 34 points all season, an average of 8.5 points per game. In a 40-0 win last win over Fredericktown Senior Walker …

The Kenyon College women’s soccer team continued its unbeaten start to the season after securing a 1-1 tie on the road against Heidelberg University.  The Owls started strong by taking the lead just four minutes in, but a second half that featured a lightning delay and an impressive ‘Berg goal prevented Kenyon from securing its fourth victory. Kenyon’s record moves …