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FORT PIERCE, Fla. — With two more wins Thursday, the Kenyon College baseball team finished off its spring break schedule with a superb 12-3 record. The Owls defeated Western Connecticut State by scores of 8-2 and 6-1 at the Lawnwood Complex to cap off the trip with eight wins in their last nine games. Throughout the doubleheader, the Owls got stellar pitching. …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center (KCCC) students competed in theBusiness Professionals of America (BPA) State competition held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7& 8. KCCC had six students qualify for nationals in the BPA State competition. The sixnational qualifiers from KCCC will have the option to compete in the BPA National LeadershipConference in Chicago, IL May 10-14. …

MALIBU, Calif. — The Kenyon College men’s tennis team, ranked No. 31 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) rankings, secured a significant victory to close their spring break slate. The Owls took down the No. 11-ranked Sewanee Tigers in a hard-fought dual, winning 5-4 in the neutral site matchup. The winning margin marked the difference between the records of …

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (7-7, 0-2) opened conference play at Huntington University (10-6, 2-0) on Tuesday, March 12. In the opening game, MVNU took the lead by scoring in the top of the first, courtesy of an RBI from Avery Miller. However, Huntington managed to tie the score at one in the bottom of the inning. MVNU surged ahead to a …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cincinnati Purcell Marian junior Dee Alexander was announced as the 2024 Ohio Ms. Basketball Wednesday by a statewide media panel. She won the award last year as a sophomore. Now in its 37th year, the prestigious award was first given by the Associated Press in 1988. It has been voted by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association since 2017. …

WINONA LAKE, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (10-6, 6-0) remained perfect in Crossroads League play as it beat the Grace College Lancers (7-10, 1-5) twice on the road on Monday, March 11. MVNU trailed 5-7 heading into the top of the ninth in the first game but rallied to come back and win thanks to four late runs. A bases-loaded double by …

FORT PIERCE, Fla.– The Kenyon College baseball team had the perfect recipe for a big win over Gettysburg College (2-8). The Owls fired up some immediate offense, mixed in a career game from Jackson Yelland, and sprinkled run support and strong defense throughout. All that led to Kenyon serving up a 9-0 shutout against the Bullets, which moved the Owls …

VERO BEACH, Fla.– The Kenyon College baseball team showed up and showed out on a big stage when the team played a doubleheader against Norwich University at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex. Taking a quick trip up north from the rest of their spring break slate, the Owls orchestrated a sweep of the twin bill at Holman Stadium, conquering the Cadets …

IGERVILLE, SC. – The (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (10-4, 6-3) had a matchup on Thursday, March 7 at NCAA Division II opponent North Greenville University (7-6, 6-2). MVNU volleyball concluded its spring break trip with a four-set triumph on the road. The initial set saw MVNU clinching a narrow victory by a score of 25-23. North Greenville countered by …

CARLISLE, Pa. – The #20 Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team took on its highest-ranked opponent of the season on Wednesday afternoon, traveling to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to battle with the #5 Dickinson College Red Devils in a matchup of two undefeated teams. After the Owls took a lead going into halftime, the offense fizzled out and allowed the Red Devils to …