Local Sports

GAMBIER, Ohio — Senior Nicole Bishay tossed a one-hit shutout Sunday, leading the Kenyon College softball team to a 9-0 win against Capital University in game one of the Ladies’ home-opening doubleheader. Capital then evened things out, posting a 4-0 shutout of Kenyon in game two. Game one went just five innings due to the run-rule. In that time, Bishay …

WINONA LAKE, Ind. — The receiving votes Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (18-2, 8-0) swept Grace College (8-13, 5-5) on Wednesday, March 30 to extend its winning streak to 15 games. Game One MVNU faced adversity early in the first game of the series after it fell behind 0-3 after the third-inning. The Lady Cougars showed poise as they …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College baseball team used steady pitching and timely hitting Tuesday to chalk up a pair of wins in a home-opening doubleheader against the Bluffton University Beavers. The Lords took a seven-inning game-one 5-2 win and followed it up with a nine-inning game-two 6-3 victory. After Bluffton broke out to a 2-0 lead in game one, …

GOSHEN, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (16-9, 11-3) defeated Goshen College (4-20, 1-13) on the road by scores of 5-3 and 3-1 on Tuesday, March 29. Game One History was made in game one of the series as Cruz McFadden broke the all-time saves record for MVNU baseball with his 17 save of his career. McFadden, …

CLEVELAND — Playing a big role in her team’s offensive output throughout the season, and in particular the last two games, Kenyon College sophomore Maddie Garner was selected Monday as the North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week for women’s lacrosse. Garner helped the Ladies register an 18-8 win over the University of Mount Union and then a 16-5 …

CEDARVILLE, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season on Saturday, March 26 in the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open, hosted by Cedarville University. Women’s Top Performers The women’s 400 meter relay of Rachel Wilson, Missy Emery, Grace Chesser, and Maddie Kitchen placed second with a time of 54.45 seconds. Emery placed sixth …

by John Wareham FREDERICKTOWN – More than 20 girls and 20 boys from several Knox, Morrow and Licking County-area schools participated in one last basketball game in their respective senior years and it was a no-holds-barred collection of shooting, scoring and dunking on Friday night at Fredericktown High School. The girls game was a runaway almost from the outset with …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (16-2, 6-0) swept Bethel University (2-14, 1-7) on Thursday, March 24 to extend its winning streak to 13 games on the season. Game One MVNU started strong in game one, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings to jump out to an early 6-0 lead. …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (11-13, 4-9) pulled off a big WHAC upset against Goshen College (19-9, 6-7) in five sets on Wednesday, March 23. Goshen, who is receiving votes in the national poll, started fast as it took the first set 25-19. MVNU stayed calm, taking the next two sets by scores …

A Senior Showcase, a night highlighting Senior Basketball players from in and around Knox County will take place at Fredericktown High School on Friday March 25th all beginning at 6pm. A girls game will take place first followed by a three point shooting contest and the boys game at 8pm. The team’s will compete as Team Tyler from WMVO and …