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GAMBIER, Ohio — For the third time in the last four seasons, the Kenyon College men’s golf team will be participating in the NCAA Division III Championship. The NCAA Selection Committee announced Monday that the Owls are one of 43 teams that will be competing for the national title. Of those 43 teams, 34 won their conference tournaments this season …

The OHSAA high school baseball tournament draw took place Sunday and Knox County Schools now know their path to a state title. In Division 2 Mount Vernon is the 4 seed and will host 19 seed Franklin Heights on May 24th with the winner playing the winner of 8 seed Westerville Central and 17 seed Licking Heights. The winners will …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Kenyon College men’s tennis team took on Case Western Reserve University in the third round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship on Sunday, the second time the Owls have faced the Spartans this season. Kenyon looked to keep its tournament run alive with a second straight win, but the Owls could not overcome the …

GAMBIER, Ohio — For the 24th time in program history, and for the first time since the 2019 season, the Kenyon College Owls will compete in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship. The team’s first step into the bracket of 44 teams will take place in Saturday’s second-round action. The Owls know they will be playing that second-round game …

Danville improved to a 21-0 and 13-0 in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference with a 13-6 win over Fredericktown Thursday Night and in doing so they clinched an outright KMAC Title. Three Blue Devils drove in 3 runs apiece (Ruby Bartok, Merista Brown and Alicia Humphrey). Box score is listed below

Centerburg and Cardington went with their best on the bump in Wednesday’s crucial KMAC clash. Those two are the top pitchers in the conference. Both teams came in with two losses in conference and Centerburg came out on top with a 2-1 win. The Trojans still have to finish a game with East Knox and play another game with the …

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its postseason honors on Wednesday, May 7, and the Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team had several student-athletes receive recognition. Jared Hurlburt was named the Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year and made the All-Conference First Team after a phenomenal first season on the mound for MVNU. The junior from Sykesville, Maryland, transferred to MVNU …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced the final wave of Athlete of the Week winners for the 2024-25 academic calendar, and Kenyon College’s Frank Lynch landed on the list to cap a fantastic start, season, and career. The senior was named as the NCAC Pitcher of the Week following a start against The College of Wooster …

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s golf team finished its 2024-25 season on Tuesday, May 6, in the Crossroads League Championships at the Fort Golf Resort. MVNU placed ninth overall in the tournament, finishing with a +105 through three rounds. Marian University claimed first overall, followed by Indiana Wesleyan University and Spring Arbor University. Jack Mayle tied for 29th, …

The District tournament draw was held Sunday and here’s how Knox County Schools fared Division Two: Mount Vernon is the two seed and host 14 seed Columbus Briggs May 21st at 5pm. The winner plays the winner of 6 seed Big Walnut and 12 seed Whetstone at Olentangy High School in a District Final on May 23rd. Division Five Fredericktown …