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Four Owls land spots on preseason All-America Team 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Inside Lacrosse announced Wednesday that four members of the Kenyon College Owls were named to the organization’s 2025 Nike Lacrosse Preseason Men’s DIII All-America Team. The quartet included David Chintala, Adam Hall, Rollins Heath, and Thomas Nelson. Chintala, a junior attack, led the Owls with 57 goals and 72 points last season, pumping his career numbers in …

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Cougars Fall Short Against No. 19 Huntington

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (13-10, 5-8 CL) took on the No. 19 Huntington University Foresters (18-5, 8-5 CL) in Crossroads League play at Ariel Arena on Wednesday, February 5. Huntington opened the game with a 9-4 lead at the 16:43 mark, but MVNU responded, cutting the deficit to 13-12 on a Bailey Conrad …

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8 Centerburg athletes sign to play in college

Eight Centerburg Trojans athletes signed Wednesday afternoon to attend college and continue their athletic careers Josie Dawes will play volleyball at Kentucky Christian University. She holds a 3.9GPA and was Honorable Mention All KMAC this past season Kayla Ferrell will attend Otterbein University to play softball. Ferrell holds a 3.9GPA and was First Team All KMAC her Sophomore year Avery …

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Men’s Volleyball Falls in Five-Set Battle Against Terriers

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene men’s volleyball team (1-3) returned to Ariel Arena for a non-conference matchup against the Hiram College Terriers (4-3) on Tuesday, February 4. In a five-set battle. MVNU took the opening set 25-22, but Hiram responded with a dominant 25-16 win in the second. The Cougars bounced back to claim the third set 25-23, …

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Freddies stave off Trojans, will play for KMAC Title Friday Night

The Fredericktown Freddies boys basketball team got up by as many as 13 points in the first half of their home KMAC win over Centerburg 65-54 Tuesday Night to set up a showdown in Cardington Friday Night. Gavin Toombs got the scoring started for the now 14-4 Freddies, (12-1 KMAC). Jack Lawrence answered for the Trojans 10-8 (8-5) before Carson …

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Gage Secures First Career Defensive Player of the Week Honor

JACKSON, Mich. — Milton Gage, a graduate senior point guard from Trotwood, Ohio, earned his first Crossroads League Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week honor. Gage was instrumental in MVNU’s wins over Taylor and Goshen, tallying four steals against TU and five against GC. Averaging 4.5 steals per game, he also helped MVNU hold opponents to just 72.0 points per …

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Lazaridou shines in Owls loss to No. 1 UChicago

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– For the second straight season, Kenyon College’s Eleni Lazaridou secured a signature singles win in an early-season dual against the top-ranked University of Chicago. Playing against their second top-six opponent in less than 24 hours, the No. 21-ranked Owls faced the No. 1-ranked Maroons in a neutral-site dual. Kenyon could not secure its first win of the spring, …

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Centerburg bounces back to beat Highland on the road Saturday

Despite a disappointing loss to Fredericktown Wednesday, the Centerburg Girl’s Basketball team bounced back with a 57-34 win at Highland Saturday. Evie Stowe got the scoring started for the now 17-3 Lady Trojans with a three. A Kayla Larimore free throw made it 4-0. Addie Mullins got the Scots, (5-15) on the board with a pair of free throws and …

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Men’s Volleyball Opens Season with Sweep of Bethany College

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene men’s volleyball team (1-0) opened their season with a dominant performance against Bethany College (1-2) on Thursday, January 30, at Ariel Arena. The Cougars secured a commanding 3-0 sweep, taking each set 25-16, 25-19, and 25-16. While the early stages of each set remained competitive, MVNU pulled away late to seal the victory …

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Lady Freddies beat Centerburg to claim KMAC Title in Girl’s Hoops

In a packed gym in Centerburg Wednesday Night Centerburg and Freddies Girls Basketball teams faced off with the winner claiming the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference outright. The game started fast with a basket by Centerburg’s Tiara Sheppard just 26 seconds into the game. Fredericktown’s Mya Bryant answered almost a minute and a half later to tie the game. After Lauren …

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