Highland High School

The Mount Vernon News sports department is in its third year of the MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK, a school-year weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.This week’s ATHLETES of the WEEK are Kameron Stover (Highland volleyball) and Jonnie Askew (Mount Vernon football).

The Mount Vernon News sports department is starting its third year of the MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK, a school-year weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.Our first ATHLETE of the WEEK WINNERS for 2023-24 are Payton VanSickle, Loudonville volleyball and Kolton Stover, Highland football.

Dane Nauman put on a clinic on the gridiron last year in a season in which the star running back was named Mount Vernon News Athlete of the Year. Entering his senior year, Highland is looking for another monster season on the ground to propel them to the playoffs.

Anglin continues his rise in professional baseball with the Columbia Fireflies, Kansas City Royals Single-A Affiliate

Eleven student-athletes won the the ATHLETE of the WEEK honor more than once, two won it three times and one competitor took home the honor five times. The finalists: Dane Nauman (Highland), Grant Bentley (Northmor) and Nathan Streby (East Knox). And the MVN Male ATHLETE of the YEAR is Dane Nauman.

Highland Local School District's basketball program is under new leadership and they have selected one of their own to take the reigns. Highland High School Athletic Director Mike DeLaney has announced that Ryan Stover has taken over as boys head basketball coach.

For this year, there were many deserving student-athletes, but we cut the list down to three female finalists, and have selected one overall winner as the Mount Vernon News FEMALE ATHLETE of the YEAR. There is a definite lean toward the track this year. The finalists are: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Madilyn Elson and Elsa Hoam.

Track championships saw a motherlode of gold mined by several track stars, and baseball leaders played with gemlike consistency. Our Athletes of the Week are Juliette Laracuente (Highland track) and Kaid Carpenter (Fredericktown baseball).

The Highland Fighting Scots soccer team is graduating the first two soccer players in their program’s history to go on to play collegiately for an NCAA program. Twin brothers, Cody and Dylan Thomas, signed to play at Heidelberg University (Tiffin, Ohio), during a signing event on March 21 at the Highland High School cafeteria/auditorium.

Our Athletes of the Week are Stevie Asher (Highland softball) and Grant Bentley (Northmor baseball).

The track season broke the tape in powerful fashion with the Black Bear Relays on March 25 at River View High School in Warsaw, Ohio. Of five teams competing, Mount Vernon dominated and Highland placed well.

The Highland Local School District Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 Hall of Fame Class and it will include four athletes and four contributors.

This week’s winners come from the world of track and boys volleyball. Our Athletes of the Week are Juliette Laracuente-Huebner (Highland track) and Cooper Carpenter (Mount Vernon Boys Volleyball).

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. Based on their performances, we will select an ATHLETE of the WEEK and recognize other outstanding athletic accomplishments. Our Athletes of the Week are Kayla Larimore (Centerburg basketball) and Cael Gilmore (Highland wrestling).

Highland’s Zoya Winkelfoos, a former MVN Athlete of the Week winner, has signed to play college volleyball at the University of Findlay.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools. Based on their performances, we will select an ATHLETE of the WEEK and recognize other outstanding athletic accomplishments. Our Athletes of the Week are Kameron Stover (Highland basketball) and Grant Bentley (Northmor basketball).

The Highland wrestling team lost three key seniors to graduation, but Coach Adam Gilmore feels the Fighting Scots should compete for a title with eight returning letter winners, including several state alternates and district qualifiers.

Highland High School senior Zoya Winkelfoos will play volleyball for the University of Findlay after graduation.

The Highland girls’ basketball team is coming off a tough season in which the Fighting Scots went 8-15 and 4-10 in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference, but Coach Matt Bradley hopes that another year of experience for his squad will lead to more wins this winter.