Highland High School

Six student artworks from the Highland Local School District were selected by representatives from Akron Children’s Hospital.

Highland High School won the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference (MOAC) season crown with an 11-3 conference mark en route to a 19-7 overall season mark. Several of their top players were among the elite performers in MOAC play and were selected to All-Conference teams. Additionally, two of the student-athletes have been recognized by high school baseball rating organization Prep Baseball Report as being among Ohio’s top graduating prospects.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 32nd ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action. This week we have a track star who ran away from the field in a record-breaking performance and a softball phenom who does it game after game at bat and in the circle.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 29th ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action. This week we have co-winners in both baseball and softball. Two softball players dominated – on in the circle and at the plate and two baseball student-athletes were equally as dominating on the mound and at the dish.