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Sports Calendar

By Mike Blake | Sep 7, 2023

Saturday, September 9: Centerburg varsity volleyball tri meet, 10 a.m.; East Knox varsity volleyball at Ashland, 9 a.m.; Highland varsity volleyball at Adena, Westerville Central and Dublin Jerome, beginning at 10 a.m.;

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Schultz places second, local schools run well in cross-country invites

By Mike Blake | Sep 7, 2023

In cross-country competition last week, Fredericktown, Highland, Loudonville and East Knox placed well, and Loudonville’s Tess Schultz finished second in the girls race at Ashland.

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Sports Scoreboard

By Mike Blake | Sep 7, 2023

High School volleyball -- Sept. 6: Centerburg 3, Olentangy 2; Cardington-Lincoln 3, Ridgedale 2; Northmor 3, Mount Gilead 0

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MVN Athlete of the Week: After near-misses two stellar athletes step up to the top spots

By Mike Blake | Sep 7, 2023

This week’s Mount Vernon News ATHLETES of the WEEK are Larsen Terrill (Highland volleyball) and Dane Nauman (Highland football).

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Inexperience and improvement on the menu for MV tennis girls

By Mike Blake | Sep 1, 2023

Last season’s Mount Vernon High School girls tennis team went 10-11 for coach Steve Tier and assistant Erica Gray and finished in fourth place in the OCC with a 4-3 mark

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MVN Athlete of the Week: Record-setter on the court, dominating offense on the gridiron

By Mike Blake | Sep 1, 2023

The Mount Vernon News sports department is in its third year of the MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK, a school-year weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.This week’s ATHLETES of the WEEK are Kameron Stover (Highland volleyball) and Jonnie Askew (Mount Vernon football).

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Sports Calendar

By Mike Blake | Aug 31, 2023

Saturday, September 2: Centerburg varsity volleyball at Worthington Christian, 11:15 a.m., Danville varsity volleyball at Delaware Christian, 1 p.m., Fredericktown varsity volleyball vs. Licking Valley, 12 p.m., Highland varsity volleyball at Loudonville,12:30 p.m., Loudonville varsity volleyball vs. Highland, 12:30 p.m.

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West Holmes: The winning streak continues, playoffs are a focus

By Mike Blake | Aug 31, 2023

The West Holmes Knights are a local football power-house. The two-time undisputed champion was co-champ in 2020 and are looking for a full three-peat.

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New Philadelphia looks for seniors to step up

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

The New Philadelphia Fighting Quakers finished their first season playing in the Ohio Cardinal Conference in 2022, after competing in the East Central Ohio League for 18 seasons. Under second-year head coach Mike Johnson, the Quakers finished with 6-5 overall record last year, for the second straight year.

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Mansfield prepares for championship run

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

Coming off a strong 2022 in which the Mansfield Tygers went 10-3 overall and 5-1 in conference, head coach Chioke Bradley is preparing the team for a run at what he hopes will be the school’s first OCC championship since 2017.

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Madison Comprehensive hopes to increase offense and win totals

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

The Madison Comprehensive Rams had a tough 2022 season in which they went 1-9 overall and 1-5 in OCC play. Their lone win was a 35-0 shellacking of Mount Vernon in October. They were close in losing 10-7 to Shelby in last year’s season opener.

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Ashland adds speed and relies on mix of newcomers and returnees

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

Fueled by a big senior class on the 2022 Ashland squad, the Arrows finished last season with a 6-5 overall record and were 4-2 in OCC play. They ended the OCC season with a win over Lexington, and closed out the year with a playoff loss to Central Catholic.

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Lexington melds veterans with young players to climb the ranks

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

Coming off a 3-7 record in 2022, and a solid 3-3 mark in OCC play, the Lexington Minutemen, under the guidance of second-year head coach Andrew Saris, will look to climb the OCC ranks with 10 returning letter winners and a strong contingent of younger players.

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Sports Scoreboard

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

High School Football Aug. 18: Ashland 26, River Valley 20; Centerburg 34, Utica 7; Danville 55, Worthington Christian 21; East Knox 14, Northridge 0; Elgin 30, Cardington-Lincoln 0; Highland 35 Fredericktown 0; Loudonville 35, Mapleton 20; Mount Gilead 15, Triad 8; Mount Vernon 45, Marion Harding 20

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MVN Athlete of the Week:Volleyball and football stars start the season at full speed

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

The Mount Vernon News sports department is starting its third year of the MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK, a school-year weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.Our first ATHLETE of the WEEK WINNERS for 2023-24 are Payton VanSickle, Loudonville volleyball and Kolton Stover, Highland football.

SPORTS BRIEFS: Kenyon field hockey aims for 10th consecutive winning season, while MVNU soccer starts with tough loss to No. 5 Lindsey Wilson

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

Kenyon looks to extend plus-side field hockey streak. The Kenyon College field hockey team heads into 2023 with its sights set on a 10th consecutive season with a .500 or better record. The Owls are looking to return to the conference tournament after narrowly missing out on postseason play last season.

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Let's Talk Sports: Is it more fun to collect or flip sports memorabilia?

By Mike Blake | Aug 24, 2023

Let’s talk sports memorabilia. Many of us used to collect for the love of the game or the idolatry of a team or a player. Today, many kids are still of the same innocent mindset and many adults are as well, but even more so are searching and shopping for sports memorabilia to flip it at a profit.

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Let's Talk Sports: Is it more fun to collect or flip sports memorabilia?

By Mike Blake | Aug 21, 2023

Let’s talk sports memorabilia. Many of us used to collect for the love of the game or the idolatry of a team or player.

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Volleyball scoreboard

By Mike Blake | Aug 21, 2023

VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARD -- Opening weekend on the courts.

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Let's Talk Sports: What makes a Hall of Famer?

By Mike Blake | Aug 17, 2023

What makes an MLB Hall of Famer? Back in the day, it was all about either baseball milestones such as 300 wins, 500 homers or 3,000 hits, or the “eye test” – did the player “look like a Hall of Famer” when he played and did he dominate his era?

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