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Most of Knox County hits road for week 3 of High School Football

WEEK THREE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS 1-1 Mount Vernon at 1-1 Delaware Hayes The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets are coming off a road win at Newark this past Friday and looking to get back to back wins as they face off with another rival in the Pacers. The Jackets Mason Richards rushed for 80 yards and 3 touchdowns in a …

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Owls bested by Beavers in first road test

BLUFFTON, Ohio – After a tough slate of competition last weekend at the Great Lakes Crossover tournament, the Kenyon College volleyball team had its first true road contest of 2025, taking on Bluffton University on Wednesday night.  Despite amassing some of the best hitting percentage numbers of the year thus far, the Owls could not contain the Beavers, falling in …

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Lady Cougars Remain Undefeated with Shutout Win at Siena Heights 

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s soccer team (3-0-1) secured a 1-0 win at Siena Heights University (1-3-0) on Wednesday, September 3.  The first half ended with a score of 0-0. With only eight minutes remaining in the second half, Bekah Blair put the Lady Cougars on the board. Blair was assisted by Alexis Hoffman. This was …

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Squires to Lead MVNU Competitive Cheer Program

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – Mount Vernon Nazarene University athletics is excited to officially announce the hiring of Jenna Squires as the next head coach of the competitive cheer program on Wednesday, September 3. “We are thankful to welcome Jenna as our next head cheer coach,” said director of athletics, Chip Wilson. “This program has grown significantly under the leadership of Melissa Nowicki, and …

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Reagan Nuss Named Crossroads League Setter of the Week 

JACKSON, Mich. – Reagan Nuss was named the Crossroads League Setter of the Week on Monday, September 1 after her big weekend in the AMFM Tournament at Taylor University.  Nuss has played a vital role for the Lady Cougars and their winning record of 6-3. In the 3-1 win over Rio Grande University on Wednesday, August 27, Nuss had 36 assists …

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Miller Surpasses 300 Career Saves as Lady Cougars Defeat Cleary

HOWELL, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s soccer team (2-0) defeated Cleary University (0-2) at Lake Trust Stadium by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday, August 27. After a scoreless first half of play, MVNU got on the board with Alexis Hoffman’s third goal of the season, putting it up 1-0 in the 48th minute. Sophomore, Ally Martini extended MVNU’s lead …

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Moon Named Head Coach of MVNU Esports

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – Mount Vernon Nazarene University athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Darren Moon as the next head coach of the Esports program on Monday, August 25. “We are very excited to welcome Darren as our next Esports coach,” said Director of Athletics, Chip Wilson. “He brings a wealth of knowledge with him to the position, and most importantly, his …

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Centerburg, Danville and Fredericktown open up football season with wins

The Centerburg Trojans had a love connection in their opening 34-0 win over the Utica Redskins in Friday Night’s season opener. Blane Ball threw for 280 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Senior also ran for 84 yards. He found Hayden Love 5 times and Love scored all 4 touchdowns while having 240 yards receiving. The two connected on touchdowns of …

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Lady Cougars Finish California Trip with Dominant Sweep of Life Pacific

FULLERTON, Calif. – The No. 14 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (2-2) concluded Summer Slam 2025, hosted by Hope International with a pair of matches on Saturday, August 23. MVNU opened the day with No. 2 Bellevue University (Nebraska) (2-1). Bellevue came out strong from the start and never looked back, sweeping the match by scores of 25-15, 25-23 …

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