Fredericktown High School

Fredericktown and Cardington-Lincoln face off on the gridiron in KMAC football action this week.

Blake Elliott had a monster day for East Knox (5-3, 4-1), rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to a 35-0 shutout over KMAC rival Fredericktown (3-5, 2-3).

The FHS Alumni Association is pleased to announce that a fully endowed scholarship has been established to honor the life of 1958 FHS graduate David L. Dalrymple who became a role model in multiple fields including college professor, author, inventor, and community leader.

East Knox Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1) at Fredericktown Freddies (3-4, 2-2)

Blake Sipes was a force in the air and on the ground for Fredericktown (3-4, 2-2) on Friday night, tallying all four of the team’s touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Loudonville (2-5, 1-3) in what was his best overall game of the season so far.

The Fredericktown Freddies managed just 28 yards passing in a 35-0 loss to the Northmor Golden Knights, Friday night in Galion.

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.