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WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Kenyon College volleyball team had the unenviable task of taking to the road Tuesday night to face the No. 20-ranked Otterbein University Cardinals, who improved their season record to 12-1 with a three-set win over the visiting Owls. Otterbein claimed the non-conference contest by scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-12. Kenyon, which fell to 1-13 with the …

JACKSON, Mich. – Will Baker ofthe Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s cross-country team, received his first career Crossroads League Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week on Monday, September 22.  Baker, a freshman from Mount Gilead, Ohio had a strong finish in his only second race as a Cougar. At the All-Ohio Meet in Cedarville, Ohio, Baker placed second overall, a tenth …

GOSHEN, Ind. – The No. 16 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (12-4, 4-2 CL) raked away the Goshen College Maple Leafs (5-11, 1-5 CL) on the road on Saturday, September 20. MVNU swept Goshen by dominant scores of 25-12, 25-10, and 25-12. MVNU hit .347 in the match and held the Maple Leafs to a hitting percentage of just …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 Fredericktown at 4-0 and 1-0 KMAC plays at Mount Gilead 4-0 and 1-0 in KMAC GAME WILL BE LIVESTREAMED ON THE WMVO FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL AS WELL AS BE BROADCAST ON THE RADIO ON 100.9FM AND WMVO.COM. HEAR INTERVIEWS FROM BOTH COACHES IN THE PREGAME SHOW TONIGHT The Fredericktown Freddies are coming off …

MARION, Ind. – The No. 16 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (10-5, 3-2 CL) played at No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan University (9-3, 5-0 CL) on Wednesday, September 17. MVNU fell to the defending national champions in three sets. After losing the first set 20-25, MVNU dropped the next two by scores of 12-25 and 24-26. Entering the match, junior …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA released its latest NAIA Women’s Volleyball Top 25 Poll on Wednesday, September 17. The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team checks in at No. 16 in the nation after dropping a spot from the previous rankings. MVNU currently sits at 10-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play. No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan University, No. 20 …

CLEVELAND — The Kenyon College men’s soccer team scored two goals in a pair of 1-0 wins last week and first-year Grant Blake played a role in both of them. For his efforts, the North Coast Athletic Conference named him Athlete of the Week. On Wednesday, in a road game at Franciscan University, Blake booted home the winner in the …

JACKSON, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team saw Jaelyn Tang win Defender of the Week and Reagan Nuss win Setter of the Week from the Crossroads League on Monday, September 15.  Tang earned her first Player of the Week honor this season after playing a key role in the Lady Cougars’ victories over No. 16 Marian University …

GRANVILLE, Ohio — Playing against top-10 nationally ranked opponents, the Kenyon College men’s tennis team logged nine singles wins and nine doubles wins throughout the two-day Denison University Invitational. It was the first scheduled event of the 2025-26 year for the Owls, who faced competition from defending national champion Denison, last year’s national runner-up Case Western Reserve University, No. 29-ranked …