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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, …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Lady Freddies couldn’t buy a bucket in the first quarter of Saturday KMAC match up at home against Northmor but the team’s defense stepped up and led to a 48-32 win. The Lady Golden Knights (6-11, 4-9) got a three from Lexi See 32 seconds into the game and a Ryann Brinkman score and followed by a pair of …

WOOSTER, Ohio — Junior Josh Greville and first-year Kudzaishe Mhere cranked out event wins Saturday at The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Invitational and paced the Kenyon College sprinters and hurdles, as the Owls tallied 69 points and finished fifth in the final team standings. Greville put up the initial win for the Owls, taking first place in the 60-meter …

WOOSTER, Ohio – The score was close the whole night as the Kenyon College women’s basketball team hit the road to take on The College of Wooster Fighting Scots on Wednesday night in a battle of two teams vying for their first win in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) this season.  The Owls took an early lead thanks to …