Local Sports

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 …

MONTGOMERY, W.Va. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team (5-2-0) played at West Virginia Tech (1-4-1) on Wednesday, September 13. Two goals from junior, Aaron Jolly led MVNU to a 2-0 road win and its fifth win in a row on the season. Goals Recap: MVNU 1-0 (68:20) – Jolly, assist by Keon Boney MVNU 2-0 (72:37) – Jolly, …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College volleyball team welcomed fans to Tomsich Arena for the first time this season as the Owls matched up against the Wilmington College Quakers. Kenyon controlled most of the opening set, but the visitors rallied and rode their momentum to a 3-0 win. Kenyon (2-7) opened the game with a strong first set on their …

CANTON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s golf team competed at the Glenmoor Country Club in the Malone-Glenmoor Fall Invitational, hosted by Malone University on September 11-12. MVNU placed 15th out of 15 teams at the Invitational with a three-round score of 1030 (331, 346, 353). Hillsdale College won the invite with a score of 885, with Tiffin University …