MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (14-6, 4-4 CL) wrapped up its four-game series against the University of Saint Francis (8-11, 6-2 CL) at Cougar Field on Monday, March 10. Game 1 Summary: Saint Francis got on the scoreboard first in the top of the second inning with a pair of runs to take a 2-0 lead. …
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Mount Vernon gets two state Champs in Wrestling
Mount Vernon’s Alex Taylor became the first Yellow Jacket boy to win a state title after defeating Mike Millin of Massillon Perry, 10-5, in the OHSAA state wrestling championships on Sunday at Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. Taylor helped the Yellow Jackets to a 10th-place finish as a team. Taylor is in the 285 pound weight class. Mount Vernon’s Ashlynn Brokaw …
Read More »Owls sweep Sweet Briar for third straight win
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Kenyon College women’s tennis team won a third straight dual on Sunday afternoon, sweeping Sweet Briar College 7-0 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. The Owls vexed the Vixens, winning 18 of 22 doubles games before taking 72 of 85 singles games. The victory marked Kenyon’s third straight 7-0 sweep and pushed the team’s …
Read More »Harris baffles Brooklyn, records no-hitter for Owls
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Making the first pitching start of her senior season, Amanda Harris overwhelmed the Brooklyn College Bulldogs on Friday, chalking up a no-hitter and directing the Kenyon College softball team to an 11-0 run-rule victory. Harris threw all five innings and faced just one batter more than the minimum. She didn’t yield a walk and she …
Read More »Kenyon softball registers record-setting day
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The front end of Thursday’s doubleheader turned out to be a record-setting game for the Kenyon College softball team. The Owls rang-up multiple new game-high program marks in a 31-3 win over the University of Valley Forge. Following that, the Owls rallied from five runs down in the second game of the day to defeat …
Read More »Cougars Fall to Warriors in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (3-12, 1-7 WHAC) fell on the road to the Indiana Tech Warriors (7-6, 6-1 WHAC) on Thursday, March 6. MVNU would fall to the hosts in three sets. The Warriors won a tightly contested first set by a score of 25-21, before taking set two by a final of …
Read More »Defending-champion Cougars clip competitive Owls
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Kenyon College Owls lined up against a particularly tough opponent on Wednesday at the Lawnwood Baseball Complex as the team took on Misericordia University, the defending NCAA Division III national champions. The Owls hung in and battled back against the No. 11-ranked Cougars as Kenyon’s offense scored a season-high five runs, but Misericordia managed to …
Read More »Carpenter and Brehm named top KMAC Basketball Players
THE KNOX MORROW ATHLETIC CONFERENCE RECENTLY NAMED THEIR ALL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TEAMS BELOW ARE THE RESULTS Girls BasketballCally Carpenter Fredericktown Player of the YearAbigail Hardwick Cardington-Lincoln 1st TeamKayla Larimore Centerburg 1st TeamKenlee Fairall Centerburg 1st TeamSydney Opfer East Knox 1st TeamAlesha Felix Loudonville 1st TeamFaith White Mount Gilead 1st TeamJared Pryor Fredericktown Coach of the YearJill Bertke Cardington-Lincoln 2nd TeamTiara …
Read More »Payne and Calhoon named top KMAC Bowlers
The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington,Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Loudonville, Mt Gilead, and NorthmorHigh Schools an affiliate league members Elgin and Lucas in wrestling and Crestline inbowling would like to announce the following All League Basketball and Bowling awardwinners and team champions. In addition, the KMAC recognizes one Senior from everyschool for every sport as …
Read More »Lady Cougars Get Wins over Michigan Dearborn and Cornerstone
— The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (5-2) continued its Spring Games stretch at the USSSA Space Coast in Melbourne, Florida with a two-game match-up against the University of Michigan Deaborn (1-3) and Cornerstone University (7-3) on Tuesday, March 4. Game 1 vs Michigan Dearborn: Michigan Dearborn took an early lead in the first inning, scoring a run to …
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