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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (8-2, 2-1) hosted Spring Arbor University (5-4, 1-2) at Ariel Arena on Wednesday, December 3.  In the first half, Isaiah Brown’s layup tied up the game 17-17 with 9:00 left. SAU took a narrow 33-32 lead late in the first half with a three-pointer by Shane Rykse, but MVNU quickly responded with a layup from Trent Koning, making it 34-33 with …

The Centerburg Lady Trojans finished 20-5 last season in girls basketball and fell to Newark Catholic in a District Finals. Missing their best player for the past couple of seasons the Trojans knew they needed a number of girls to step up to have a run at the KMAC title and it started off good Tuesday night with a 56-39 …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Will Baker of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s cross country team made history on Friday, November 21 at the 70th annual Men’s Cross Country National Championship at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Baker placed 14th overall in his national’s debut with a time of 24:44.4. The finish is historic for Baker as he becomes the first male …

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (7-1, 1-1 CL) resumed Crossroads League play on Saturday, November 22, traveling to Huntington, Indiana, to take on (RV) Huntington University (7-2, 1-1 CL).  The Foresters jumped out to an early lead on the Cougars, but MVNU battled back and tied the game at 10–10 just five minutes in. From there, MVNU struggled to slow down the Foresters’ offensive attack as Huntington …

GAMBIER, Ohio – The Kenyon College Owls women’s swimming and diving team opened the 2025 Total Performance Invitational with a strong first night, collecting multiple top-three finishes, hitting several NCAA ‘B’ cuts, and positioning themselves well in the early team standings at the conclusion of Thursday’s finals session. Behind the Owls in the standings are Hope College, Carnegie Mellon University, …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – For the third consecutive year, the No. 12 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (25-8, 14-4 CL) is set to host the Opening Round of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Tournament.  MVNU officially punched its ticket to the National Tournament with its sweep of Marian University on Wednesday, November 12 to send it to the Crossroads League Championship …

MARION, Ind. – The No. 12 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (25-8, 14-4 CL) traveled to face No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan University (27-4, 17-1 CL) in the Crossroads League Tournament title match on Saturday, November 15.  In the first set, Morgan Schlabach tied the game 6-6 with a kill assisted by Reagan Nuss. Evelyn Brown would later put MVNU at set point with a kill again assisted by Nuss, but IWU answered quickly and would go on to win the first …

CLEVELAND — The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced Thursday the names of those student-athletes who made the 2025 all-conference men’s soccer team. Kenyon College had five players, including NCAC Newcomer of the Year Jack Commandeur, make the team. Commandeur’s newcomer recognition came along with a spot on the All-NCAC First Team. Kenyon’s All-NCAC Second-Team honorees were Lucas de Alarcon, …

10-1 Centerburg number one seed Division 6 Region 23 versus 11-1 number 5 seed Division 6 Region 23GAME ON WMVO FACEBOOK, WMVO YOUTUBE AND WMVO RADIO 100.9FM AND WMVO.COM The Centerburg Trojans won the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference and suffered one blemish in the regular season as they play at home Friday Night against Colonel Crawford in Division 6 Region …

DEARBORN, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (5-0) remained unbeaten after winning at the University of Michigan Dearborn (1-4) by a final score of 94-91 on Wednesday, November 12.  It was a shootout up north as both teams lit up the scoreboard in the first half. Heading into the break, Dearborn held a slim 48-44 lead. MVNU …