Fredericktown High School

The Cardington-Lincoln boys’ basketball team (4-0, 2-0) remained perfect in the early season with a 73-51 win over Fredericktown (1-3, 0-1) on Dec. 15 and AJ Brehm was to lead the charge in a KMAC victory.

The Fredericktown boys’ basketball team (1-1, 0-0) opened up the season with a tough road loss to Crestview (5-0, 1-0), but were able to bounce back in front of a home crowd with a 66-59 win over Horizon Science Academy (1-4, 1-0) on Dec. 8.

The Division IV and Division V All-Ohio football teams were announced on Dec. 5 and a number athletes in the Mount Vernon News coverage area were included, including eight players from West Holmes.

The Fredericktown Freddies (2-1, 0-0) took a 61-50 win over the Utica Redskins (0-4, 0-0) on Nov. 28, led by Cally Carpenter and Mya Bryant who each had 23 points in the victory.

The Fredericktown girls’ basketball team struggled last year going 8-15, but the Freddies lost only one senior and Coach Jared Pryor hopes his talented group of returners can get above .500 and compete for a Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) title.

Mount Vernon News local football scoreboard Sept. 15

Mount Vernon's Logan Eggert placed third of 183 entrants in the Varsity Division 1 5,000 meter boys' high school finals at Saturday's Newark Invitational.

Ian Muka signed to further his academic and golf careers at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, in a ceremony held at Fredericktown High School on May 4 in front of a group of Muka’s family and friends, as well as the school's athletic director and coaches.

The Fredericktown senior student-athlete signing parade continued, as Freddies long-distance runner Owen Krabill recently signed his commitment to run and study for the NAIA Division-2 Dordt University Defenders, who are based in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Teams from 14 schools ran, jumped and threw at the Fredericktown Invitational on April 28 and the visiting Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets won both divisions, taking home the most gold. East Knox Bulldog runner Nathan Streby was a two-time winner, as was Fredericktown track and field leader Elsa Hoam.

Fredericktown’s prestigious list of current student-athletes who have signed formal commitments to further their athletic and academic careers in college continues, as track-and-field athlete Sydney Wilson will move on after her Freddies’ track days to run and vault for the Division 2 Minot State University Beavers in Minot, North Dakota.

With baseball, softball and track events filling up the calendar, this week, two athletes get their due, and both are past winners for their skills on several fields of battle. Our Athletes of the Week are Ella Bouton (Fredericktown track) and Grant Bentley (Northmor baseball).

Among the Fredericktown High School student-athletes who have signed recently to further their academic and athletic careers in college, it's Freddies’ three-sport standout Mason Hoeflich who will be attending Baldwin Wallace University.

On Feb. 2, at Fredericktown High School, Freddies track star Ashley Cockrell formally signed to continue her academic and track careers at Ashland University (AU).

High School Wrestling Recaps

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.

The Mount Vernon News sports department's MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.

The Fredericktown boys wrestling team season is underway.

Fredericktown High School has a brand new wrestling program for girls, and Coach Greg Davidson is looking forward to building something special with a team full of first-time wrestlers.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools. our Athletes of the Week are Cally Carpenter (Fredericktown basketball) and Max Payne (Danville football).