Sports

Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Ariel Arena has a shot clock that’s used for college games.

The Mount Vernon Yellow Jacket swim team competed in their home Small Schools Invitational at Kenyon College Saturday, and with personal records set and motivation for growth and improvement, the Jackets are optimistic for what the season has to offer.

The Highland Scots boys basketball team was only behind Bloom-Carroll by one point after the first quarter at the MVNUnited Invitational Saturday, but shooting woes allowed the Bulldogs to pull away and win 61-32.

The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets boys basketball team trailed 22-9 late in the second quarter before kicking it into overdrive and snagging a lead in the third quarter that it didn’t let go, beating Watkins Memorial Saturday, 58-52.

The Mount Vernon girls basketball team was led by Layne Lepley, Macee Marcum and Bryn Elliott, who all were in double-figures, as the Jackets marched to a 62-48 home win Thursday over the Ashland Arrows.

The Utica Redskins unleashed their strong defense, quick offense and great outside shooting on the visiting Licking Heights Hornets.

The Utica Redskins girls basketball team was on the road Wednesday and after posting 18 points in the first quarter to lead by five, it rattled off 20 points in the second to hold a commanding halftime lead and cruise to the 66-40 win over the Fredericktown Freddies.

Since 2001, Chad Carpenter has been the face of the Highland Scot football program, but he has decided to step down after posting a 0.631 winning percentage to spend more time with his family.

After struggling to keep pace with the visiting Northmor Golden Knights for three quarters, the East Knox Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 KMAC) surged at the right time, wearing down the Knights and getting a big Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference win at home, 45-37, Tuesday evening.

The Highland Scots limited the Fredericktown Freddies, who averaged 68 points a game coming into the contest, to 40 points Tuesday in a 47-40 Scot win that put Highland in sole possession of the lead in the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference standings.

The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets grabbed a win on the boys side Monday at Colonial Lanes in Mount Vernon, with the Utica Redskin girls winning by a narrower margin to secure their first win of the season.

With a stunning defensive performance, along with a stellar showcase from CeCe Newbold, Danville came away with a 59-38 over the Centerburg Trojans Saturday in the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference showdown.

It started with a series of migraine headaches in 2013.

Fredericktown sophomore Lincoln Cunningham poured in 32 points Friday on the road against the Danville Blue Devils, leading the Freddies to a 76-58 win.

“They call it a perfect game, but you don’t have to be perfect,” Fredericktown native Justin Kollar said after recording his first ever 300 game in bowling.