Local Sports

The Fredericktown Freddies boys basketball team picked up their 9th straight win when they beat Centerburg on the road Friday 65-57. The Freddies (9-2, 7-0) got up 11-0 to start the game on a score by Carson Rinehart and three straight threes one each by Brode Davis, Rinehart and Gavin Toombs. Jack Lawrence got the Trojans on the board at …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field teams are gearing up for the 2025 season. Their opening indoor meet will occur at the Capfam Alumni Classic, hosted by Capital University, on Friday, January 10 in Columbus, Ohio. Last indoor season, MVNU saw two All-American performances from senior Evan Hodkinson (National Runner Up …

The Centerburg Lady Trojans started the second half of KMAC play in girls basketball coming off their first loss of the year but Wednesday Night the Lady Trojans went on to beat Northmor 65-26. Ryann Brinkman started the scoring on the night for Northmor with a free throw 14 seconds into the game. After Kayla Larimore, the KMAC’s leading scorer, …

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (10-6, 2-4) traveled to the University of Saint Francis (11-5, 4-2) for a conference game on Wednesday, January 8, and came away with a 98-73 win after a dominating effort on the road.  MVNU came out strong, jumping out to an early 7-2 lead. MVNU extended the lead to 14-7, but …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Kenyon College junior Grace Murphy scored four quick points and grabbed three rebounds, giving the host Owls an early lead in Saturday’s North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) women’s basketball game. Denison University then responded with a 12-4 run in the second quarter, sparking the Big Red to a 79-28 win.  During that key second-quarter spurt, Denison senior …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After an incredible senior season for the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Women’s Volleyball team, Lyssi Snouffer was awarded the honor of being an All-American from the NAIA for the first time in her volleyball career on Tuesday, December 17. Snouffer, who is from Delaware, Ohio, made Second Team as an outside hitter. Snouffer was a First Team …

GAMBIER, Ohio — For the second time in the last three seasons, the Kenyon College Owls registered four student-athletes on the annual College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Volleyball Team. This year’s Kenyon quartet included Lauren Blakemore, Arianna Flota, Sophia Menke and Juliette Tomamichel. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete had to be a key contributor who participated …

REDDING, Calif. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (8-5) closed its trip in California on a high note with a 101-79 victory at Simpson University (5-7) on Monday, December 16.  The Red Hawks took the lead early and led for a majority of the first 10 minutes of the game. With just seven minutes remaining in the first …

The Centerburg Lady Trojans girls basketball team came into Tuesday’s match up having dominated en route to a 4-0 record to open the season including a 40 point over Northmor and a 74-25 win over Danville in KMAC play but Tuesday was a defensive clinic for the Lady Trojans in a 45-7 win over Mount Gilead at home. The Lady …

AUSTIN, Texas. – After making the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, Zack Bowser of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer program was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team on Tuesday, December 10. The senior pre-med major earned first-team honors after a strong season on the field and in the classroom where he had a 3.76 GPA. The Chesterton, Indiana native received …