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By John Wareham BELLVILLE – It took seven minutes and forty seconds for the Danville football team to advance in the playoffs. That was all. The Blue Devils did almost nothing in the first three-and-a-half quarters in the Region 25 Regional Semifinals playoff game on Saturday night against Lucas at Clear Fork High School and they got into a 20-point …

CLEVELAND — Leah Anderson, a senior goalkeeper, was named the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Defensive Player of the Year. She was one of seven Kenyon College Owls selected to the 2022 All-NCAC Women’s Soccer Team.  Kenyon’s other honorees included Sadie Gould, who joined Anderson among the first-team selections, as well as Talulla Sheridan and Claudia Abram, who were named …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College women’s basketball team opened its 2022-23 campaign with an exciting victory on its home court. Kenyon, competing for the first time as the Owls and under the leadership of a new coaching staff, earned a 55-54 win over Defiance College thanks to a last-second shot from Katie Orefice. The senior guard did it all …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the football regional semifinal playoff pairings and neutral sites Sunday afternoon. Division I, II, III and V will play on Friday, while Division IV, VI and VII will play on Saturday. All games kick off at 7 p.m. A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into neutral …

DETROIT, Mich. – The (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 CL) defeated the University of Michigan-Dearborn (1-3, 0-0 WHAC) by a final score of 95-75 on the road on Thursday, November 3. Dearborn played inspired ball in the first half, as the Wolverines clawed themselves back into the game before halftime. Despite an inconsistent first half, MVNU …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The No. 3-ranked Kenyon College men’s soccer team ran its unbeaten streak to 17 games after recording a 4-0 win against Wabash College in Tuesday’s semifinal round of the North Coast Athletic Conference postseason tournament. Kenyon, now with a 16-0-1 record, will host the NCAC Championship game on Saturday. The Owls’ opponent will be the winner of …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After propelling the Kenyon women’s soccer program to a regular-season title with a 2-0 week, Sadie Gould was named as the North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week. Gould racked up three of Kenyon’s four goals over the undefeated week that included two 2-0 shutouts. The strong performance in wins at home over Denison University and …

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington,Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Mt Gilead, Northmor High Schools andMiddle Schools would like to announce the following All League award winners andteam champions. In addition, the KMAC recognizes one Senior from every school forevery sport as an All-Academic winner. The All-Academic winner must have a GPA ofat least 3.5. VolleyballAudrey …

DELAWARE, Ohio — Making the short trip west to take on conference foe Ohio Wesleyan University, the Kenyon College volleyball team couldn’t get its attack going and suffered a 3-0 defeat to the host Battling Bishops on Tuesday night. The loss put Kenyon at 4-18 to go along with a conference record of 2-5. Depending on what The College of …

OBERLIN, Ohio — In the team’s last North Coast Athletic Conference bout, Kenyon secured a 3-0 shutout win on the road against Oberlin College (4-11, 1-6 NCAC). The Owls finish the conference slate with a 4-4 record, keeping their postseason hopes alive as they currently hold the final spot. The Owls imposed their will early, and their offense was in …