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GAMBIER, Ohio — The 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships are on deck for the Kenyon College men’s track and field team, with the two-day conference finale set to get underway on Friday, May 2. The meet will be hosted by DePauw University at the Tigers’ Blackstock Stadium in Greencastle, Indiana. Friday’s action will start …

MARION, Ind. – The No. 3 Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (33-18) played its first game of the Crossroads League Tournament against No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan University (27-18) on Thursday, May 1. The game remained scoreless through the first two innings of play. IWU struck first in the third, scoring two runs to take a 2-0 lead, and three more …

COLUMBUS—State Senator Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware) celebrated Mount Vernon High School students Ashlynn Brokaw and Alex Taylor for winning the Division I State Wrestling Championship in each of their respected weight classes. “Both of these students have achieved an outstanding accomplishment,” said Senator Brenner. “I could not be more proud of these student-athletes and look forward to watching their future endeavors.” …

UPLAND, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (28-20) battled the top-seeded Marian University Knights (42-7) in the second game of the day in the Crossroads League Softball Tournament on Wednesday, April 30. After dispatching Saint Francis in the first game of the day, MVNU advanced to take on Marian. The Knights started strong, scoring four runs in the …

Centerburg’s Daniel Lemaster twirled another gem Monday Night in Centerburg’s 9-1win over Fredericktown. Lemaster struck out 16 Freddies to add to his league leading stats to get up to 99 on the season now. Lemaster allowed just one hit and one unearned run. Centerburg – 9 (9-5, 9-1)Fredericktown –  1 (3-10, 2-7) BELOW ARE THE KMAC STATS PRIOR TO MONDAY’S …

CHARDON, Ohio | PORTAGE, Mich. — The Kenyon College men’s golf team could not have asked for a much better regular-season finale as the Owls orchestrated an impressive outing at John Carroll University’s Caschera/DiCillo Classic. A day-two surge that saw Kenyon finish even helped the Owls pace the 13-team field and jump from third to first over the two-round tournament. …

KNOX MORROW ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SOFTBALL – WEEK 5KMAC OverallTEAMS W L W LDanville 10 0 18 0Fredericktown 7 2 10 4Cardington-Lincoln 6 2 10 3Centerburg 7 4 9 7Northmor 4 5 9 8Loudonville 2 7 4 11East Knox 1 8 1 10Mount Gilead 0 9 3 11 HITTING TOTALSTeam G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO …

MOUNT VERNON — First-time freshman and students changing their major into four STEM programs at Mount Vernon Nazarene University may qualify for a state-funded scholarship aimed to keep Ohio students in the state of Ohio after graduation. MVNU has been awarded over $650,000 funds through the Choose Ohio First scholarship program to be awarded over the next five years. This …

MARION, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (25-18, 18-16 CL) traveled to Marion, Indiana for its final regular season Crossroads League doubleheader against No. 12 Indiana Wesleyan University (40-6, 30-4 CL) on Thursday, April 24.   Game 1 Summary:  The Lady Cougars got on the board first in the top of the second inning as Sydney Hoover doubled to …

Two of the best pitchers in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference faced off Wednesday Night at Cardington and the Centerburg Trojans left with a win 7-3. The Trojans used a 5 run second to take control and win on the road. Senior Daniel Lemaster continued his dominate season pitching a complete game allowing just 3 runs on 4 hits with …