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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team (5-5-3, 0-4-1 CL) hosted Spring Arbor University (8-5-1, 3-1-1 CL) for a Crossroads League matchup at CH4 Stadium on Saturday, October 11.  SAU took the early lead in the first half with a goal from David Magalhaes at the 3rd minute mark. Later in the second half of the game, …

WEEK 8 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS 6-1, 4-0 KMAC Centerburg Host 4-3, 2-2 KMAC Danville The Centerburg Trojans raced out to a 32-0 lead in a shut out win at home against Mount Gilead last Friday Night. Quarterback Blane Ball ran for 121 yards and a touchdown, Miles Marshall ran for 85 yards and a score and Shawn Carter found …

FARMINGTON, Pa. — Playing a bit short-handed, the Kenyon College women’s golf team finished off Carnegie Mellon University’s two-day Tartan Invitational on Tuesday with a team score of 737 strokes and a 15th-place finish. Due to academic obligations, the Owls played both rounds with four golfers, instead of the normal team of five. That Kenyon quartet consisted of Sasha Belova, …

DETROIT, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s bowling team began its 2025-26 season in the Midwest Collegiate Championship in Detroit, Michigan on October 4-5. MVNU competed in a stacked field of competition, placing 37th overall with a total of 6136. A three-hour delay caused by a power outage caused a little bit of adversity during the competition, but despite this, MVNU …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Kenyon College men’s swimming and diving team opened up the 2025-2026 season on Saturday afternoon in a rare quad meet, taking on NCAA Division II opponents Nova Southeastern University, Carson-Newman University, and the University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis. Although the Owls could not pick up any wins on the day, several swimmers logged top ten finishes, highlighted …

Week 7 High School Football Previews 6-0, 3-0 KMAC Mount Gilead at Centerburg 5-1, 3-0 KMAC GAME IS ON THE WMVO FACEBOOK PAGE, YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND WMVO RADIO The top 2 scoring offenses and the top 2 defenses  in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference will square off Friday Night at Centerburg. The Trojans come in averaging just under 39 points …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s and women’s tennis teams hosted a home match at the Ramser Tennis Courts against the Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University on Tuesday, September 30.   The men’s tennis team fell to a final of 0-7. In the third singles slot, Noah Hill put up a fight against his opponent, with a first …

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Competing in the annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Championships, Kenyon College saw three members of its men’s team work through a singles bracket of 128 players to reach the quarterfinal round. That group included senior Paulo Pocasangre Kreling, junior Alejandro Gonzalez, and first-year Maximo Llamas Castellanos. Of those three, Gonzalez played his way into the …

High School Football Week 6 3-2 Mount Vernon host 0-5 Zanesville for their Homecoming Game The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets currently sit in a playoff spot at the halfway mark of the season after a 38-22 win at Heath on Friday Night. Mason Richards nice season continued as he ran for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns and threw for 118 …

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Kenyon College volleyball team had the unenviable task of taking to the road Tuesday night to face the No. 20-ranked Otterbein University Cardinals, who improved their season record to 12-1 with a three-set win over the visiting Owls. Otterbein claimed the non-conference contest by scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-12. Kenyon, which fell to 1-13 with the …