Danville High School

Charlie Duncan had an outstanding at the helm of the Danville girls’ softball team, and he was recognized for his efforts by being named the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and District Coach of the Year

Coach Charlie Duncan was impressed by the “amazing journey” his Danville softball squad had this season, going 23-5 for the fourth most wins in school history.

No. 1 Danville had no problem with No. 2 Ridgedale in the District Semifinals of the Division IV, Central 1 tournament, knocking the Rockets off 12-2 in a game where Alicia Humphrey blasted a pair of solo shots.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon May 13.

Addy Bocock never lost a game and had the best ERA in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference this season, and her dominance continued in the playoffs as she shut out No. 2 Newark Catholic 7-0 to lead the No. 1 Danville softball team to a Sectional Championship.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon May 6.

The Danville Blue Devils (18-3, 7-0) bounced back from a non-conference loss with a pair of road wins over Knox Morrow Athletic Conference opponents Mount Gilead and Cardington-Lincoln.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 29.

The Danville softball team bounced back from an uncharacteristic lopsided loss to Notre Dame with three straight wins that were blowouts

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 22.

The Cardington-Lincoln softball team's pitching has been on point this week, and while they dropped a game to Danville, they followed up nicely with a solid win over Centerburg led by Genevieve Longsdorf's 15 strikeouts.

The Danville softball team had a perfect combination of high powered offense and dominant pitching last week, with the Blue Devils winning three games to improve to 8-1 on the season.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 15.

The Danville softball team has had a hot start to the season with a 5-1 record, led by superior pitching mixed with solid production at the dish.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 8.

Grace Gronberg had quite the start to the softball season for the Danville Blue Devils, as she was dazzling in the pitching circle and at the plate alike last week. The senior tied her own single game strikeout record for Danville softball, and her lights out pitching earned her the Mount Vernon News Athlete of the Week Award.

The Danville softball team traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to play four games at Ripken Field in some non-conference interstate action. While the Blue Devils took a loss in extra innings to start the trip, they responded with three straight wins.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 1.

Local Division III girls’ basketball players were well represented for the 2024 All-Ohio team, with one senior and five juniors selected after exceptional seasons on the court this winter.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon March 25.