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GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College men’s soccer team is looking to build upon a strong season as the Owls continue their stretch as one of the premier programs in NCAA Division III. 2021 Review: The Owls are coming off a season in which they finished 16-3-1, including a flawless 9-0 mark against North Coast Athletic Conference competition. Kenyon’s season …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team (1-0-0, 0-0-0 CL) came back from a goal down to defeat Shawnee State University (0-1-0, 0-0-0) by a score of 2-1 on Monday night, August 22 at CH4 Stadium. The opening 45 minutes were back and forth as the Bears and the Cougars battled for possession and scoring …

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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team opens its 2022 campaign on Monday, August 22 as it plays host to Shawnee State University at the newly-christened CH4 Stadium. Last season started off very well for the Cougars as they won their first four matches and had their eyes on a National Tournament berth. However, the …

by John Wareham SPARTA – It was business as usual for Dane Nauman. The Scots’ running back ran for 300 yards in Highland’s second-to-last playoff game last season, then duplicated that task nearly a year later in the 17-14 season-opening win over Fredericktown Friday night. The Scots (1-0) lost quite a few offensive players from last year’s team, including the …

Some high school football games were played Thursday Night and some will wait an extra day and play Saturday but a bulk of High School Football contests will take place Friday Night throughout the state. On the WMVO and WQIO Facebook pages and 100.9FM and wmvo.com the Highland Scots will host the Fredericktown Freddies. Running back Dane Nauman broke the …

CLEVELAND –Six-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) champion Kenyon College was tabbed as the favorite in the race for the 2022 men’s soccer championship according to preseason balloting of the league coaches. The Owls collected seven of the nine possible first-place votes and 79 points overall. Ohio Wesleyan University was picked second after garnering one first-place vote and 71 …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team is set to begin its season on Friday, August 19 as the Lady Cougars travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana to take on Mount Mercy University at 4:00pm. It is MVNU’s first of four matches on the weekend as they will play two on Friday night and two Saturday as …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Doug Misarti, Head Coach of the Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team, announced that Patrick Groschan was hired as the program’s defensive assistant coach for the upcoming 2023 season. Groschan joins Misarti and Offensive Assistant Coach C.J. Hughes at the helm of an Owls team that went 14-4 (8-1 NCAC) last season and finished as the runners-up in …

GAMBIER, Ohio – As part of Kenyon College’s Homecoming Weekend, a class of five will be inducted into the Kenyon Athletic Hall of Fame. The class, which includes Michael Greenberg ’10, Claire Howard Low ’86, Warren Martin ’78, Tony Mohammed ’97, and Katy Zeanah ’06, will be the 29th group of inductees to enter the Hall since 1988.     The induction ceremony …