East Knox High School

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon March 4.

The East Knox boys’ bowling team finished as the Central District runners up, and for the first time in school history, the Bulldogs are competing in the Division II State Tournament. East Knox senior Olivia Nastasi, and KMAC bowler of the year, will also be heading to the state tournament, as well.

Local boys’ wrestling teams recently competed in their sectional championships last weekend, and below are some highlights of winners and top wrestlers in their respective meets.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 26.

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference wrestling tournament took place last weekend at Northmor High School, with Elgin winning the title and the Northmor Golden Knights as this year’s runner up.

It has been another successful season for the East Knox bowling teams, as the boys’ team finished 19-0 in the regular season and undefeated in league play to take the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) title. The girls’ team took second in the KMAC this season, as well.

East Knox FFA members recently elected new officers for the 2024-2025 FFA year. These students will run the chapter's business operations for the next year.

The Danville girls’ basketball team (14-6, 8-4) came away with a big 52-43 win over KMAC rival East Knox (5-13, 2-9) in front of a home crowd on Senior Night, with their upperclassmen leading the charge on both offense and defense to take the conference victory.

The Northmor boys’ basketball team picked up their fifth straight win, with the Golden Knights taking another KMAC victory over East Knox (2-13, 2-6) 61-44 on Jan. 28. Grant Bentley, Jax Wenger and Drew Hammond put up solid numbers in the game to propel the team to team to another vital win.

The East Knox boys’ bowling team recently set a KMAC and school record with 2475 points, and they are currently first in the conference at 12-0.

The East Knox Bulldogs (1-11, 1-4) have gotten into the winning column for the first time this season, dominating in a 62-43 victory over KMAC foe Danville (1-13, 0-6) on Jan. 17 in boys' basketball action.

The Freddie Invite was held on Jan. 13 with 22 teams competing, and New Philadelphia came away with the top spot with a score of 285.

The East Knox boys’ basketball team (0-9, 0-3) played their best game of the season and led much of the way, but the Ridgedale Rockets (5-3, 0-3) out-rebounded the Bulldogs and made big plays down the stretch to take a tight 57-52 win on Jan. 3.

The Cardington-Lincoln girls’ basketball team (5-4, 3-1) to their second straight win, knocking off KMAC rival East Knox (3-6, 1-3) 61-31 on Dec. 20 thanks to some dominant work on defense.

The Fredericktown boys’ basketball team (2-3, 1-1) had four players in double figures, led by a double-double performance by Trevor Bellman to beat the East Knox Bulldogs (0-6, 0-2) by a score of 62-39 in a KMAC matchup.

The East Knox girls’ basketball was at the .500 mark over the first six games of the season, but after two-point win over Northmor they have slid the past two games with the most recent loss 49-32 loss to Heath (2-4, 1-2) on Dec. 18.

The East Knox bowling team recently took on Cardington-Lincoln at Morrow Lanes for their second KMAC match of the season and came away with a big sweep. The boys’ team improved to 6-0 on the year, and 2-0 in the conference, while the girls’ team is 3-2 and 1-1 in KMAC play.

The Cardington-Lincoln boys’ basketball team has proven to be heavy hitters right from the start, knocking off East Knox (0-3, 0-1) and Elgin in blowout fashion to start the season 2-0, and 1-0 in KMAC play.

The Division VI and VII All-Ohio football teams were announced on Dec. 4 with a number of Mount Vernon News coverage area players selected.

East Knox bowling has begun, and Coach Chip Pozderac sees big things for both the boys’ and girls’ teams coming off successful seasons.