Licking County League

Mount Vernon (1-0, 0-0) started off its season against Grove City (0-1, 0-0) with a 3-1 victory on Saturday, led by senior setter Tori Burdette, who led the team with 26 assists in the opening match on Saturday.

Caylen LeMaster rushed for 189 yards and was in on eight tackles in leading Centurburg over Utica, 34-6.

Saturday, August 19: Cardington-Lincoln varsity volleyball at Northridge, 11:15 a.m.; Centerburg varsity volleyball at Bishop Ready, 11 a.m.; Danville varsity volleyball at Granville Christian, 11 a.m.; Fredericktown varsity volleyball vs. Utica, 11:30 a.m.; Mount Vernon varsity volleyball vs. Grove City, 10:30 a.m.

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.

This week, the spotlight is on the 27 male student-athletes who were selected as Athletes of the Week.

This week we present 30 different females who were chosen ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, and we will follow up next week with the 27 males who were also selected.

A six-run second inning propelled the Mount Vernon Lady Jackets (19-6, 10-2) to handing the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks (2-19, 0-8) their 13th straight loss, 12-3, May 10.

High School Baseball May 6: Cardington-Lincoln 8, Loudonville 0; Centerburg 11, Newcomerstown 7; East Knox 10, Danville 0; East Knox 12, Danville 2; Mount Vernon 11, Newark Catholic 3; Utica 6, Lakewood 5

Highland 11, River Valley 1; Highland 11, Clear Fork 1: Highland (19-3, 13-0) secured the MOAC title with a pair of back-to-back 11-1 victories, thanks to strong pitching by Zach Church and Kort Sears.

On May 6, the Mount Vernon Lady Jackets won a romp and a tight game, beating Mansfield 15-0 and Tri-Valley 9-5, to improve to 18-6 on the season and 10-2 in OCC play.

Konnor Daughriety knocked in six runs and blasted a homer to lead the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets (16-4, 9-3) to an 11-3 win over Newark Catholic (14-5, 10-2) on May 6.

Highland 7, Galion 3. Abby Jordan provided some pop in the bat against Galion (5-9, 1-8), leading the Highland Fighting Scots (9-8, 7-3) to a 7-3 win on April 26.

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Landon Spearman was nearly perfect on April 27 against the Lucas Cubs (9-3, 5-1), with the Bulldog ace tossing a complete game one-hitter to lead East Knox (11-4, 7-3) to a 3-0 win. Landon Spearman was nearly perfect on April 27 against the Lucas Cubs (9-3, 5-1) on April 27, with the Bulldog ace tossing a complete game one-hitter to lead East Knox (11-4, 7-3) to a 3-0 win.

The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets (13-5, 8-1) tamed the Mansfield Tygers (1-7, 0-6) on April 27, with a 15-1 blowout, no-hitting them in the process.

Mount Vernon 6, West Holmes 3 Caden Rowland was a standout at the plate and also on the hill for Mount Vernon (12-4, 7-3), putting together a solid day on the mound while pitching a complete game to get the win in a 6-3 victory for the Yellow Jackets over West Holmes (5-7, 2-3) on April 25.

Mount Vernon softball recaps

Saturday, April 29: Centerburg Baseball at Marion Harding, noon, Fredericktown Baseball at Pleasant, 10 a.m., Highland Baseball at St. Francis DeSales, 11 a.m., Mount Gilead Baseball at Granville, noon

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