Mount Vernon High School

The Mount Vernon wrestling team is coming off a season in which they went 5-3 in dual meet action and Coach Corey Firebaugh hopes that with a solid core of 13 returning letter winners they can put together a strong 2022-23 campaign. The team started the season strong, with a second-place finish at the John Brown Invitational.

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 Athlete of the Week is Hudson Rohler, Mount Vernon basketball.

Mount Vernon head basketball coach Nick Coon is relying on five senior returning lettermen to make this season memorable. Ben Bridges, Caden Rowland, Trevor Buttke, Cooper Carpenter, and Hudson Rohler all return to the fold.

Looking to build off a strong 2021-22 season in which the Mount Vernon Lady Jackets went 13-8 and 8-4 in Ohio Cardinal Conference play, Mount Vernon girls basketball coach Nate Short is optimistic in what he believes will be a competitive team led by a core of returning players from last year’s squad.

Mount Vernon's cross country reams traveled to the NW Conference XC Championships at Civic Field in Bellingham, Washington, Oct. 20, and while the boys found tough sledding, the girls squad finished in third place.

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 ATHLETE of the WEEK WINNERS for this week are Tori Burdette (Mount Vernon Volleyball) and Tyler Johnson (Centerburg Football).

MOUNT VERNON —  An OCC tournament tennis was played locally and the Yellow Jackets fought to a fourth-place finish.

In a game of missed opportunities vs. converted chances, the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets lost at home to the New Philadelphia Quakers, 44-6, Friday night.

Richard Harrison Hoyt, known to his friends and fans as Rich or Richie Hoyt, passed away August 31, 2022 at the age of 83.

Mount Gilead 42, Elgin 6. Mount Gilead took on Elgin Friday, Sept. 2 and the Indians showed an impressive display of offense and defense to take a 42-6 blowout win to improve to 2-1.

Mount Vernon High School's Jacket Athletic Booster Club is teaming up with the Ohio National Guard, Knox Veterans Services, Mount Vernon Police Department and Mount Vernon Fire & EMS to present and promote Armed Forces and First Responders Recognition Week September 22-24.

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

Taking over a football program that is looking for its first conference football championship since 2002, Jay Campbell, the new head coach at Mount Vernon High School, is excited in what he sees as strong work ethic and determination in his student-athletes, as he instills a “finish” expectation for the team.

Long-time Mount Vernon resident, Arthur L. “Buck” Keen, passed away Dec. 6, 2021, and the area lost a friend and a real fan of baseball and the local kids who play it. After Keen’s passing, his wife, Juanita, and Mount Vernon High School baseball coach, Nate Hunt, set up a remembrance of “Buck” in the form of a scholarship to a worthy Yellow Jackets baseball player.

Mount Vernon High School has shared results of the 2022 Grand Concours (National French Test) which was completed in mid- March.

Nathan Streby of East Knox ran away from the men in the 800-meter run and Mount Vernon’s Sophie Zoldak did the same to the women in the 3200, as 16 local teams squared off at the Fredericktown track meet, on the Freddies’ track, April 29.

Centerburg puts up four three times to defeat Madison Christian 14-3. The Centerburg Trojans scored four runs in each of the third, fourth and sixth innings to down Madison Christian 15-3 on April 8. Pinkerton’s four hits leads Scots to 10-3 win over Stallions. Zach Pinkerton connected for four hits and the Highland Fighting Scots banged out 15 safeties to outscore St. Francis DeSales 15-3, Friday to improve to 5-2 on the season.

The Mount Vernon Lady Yellow Jackets hit three homeruns and completed their spring break Florida softball trip with a 9-3 win over Franklin (Ohio)) at the Beach Bash in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. The Lady Jackets ended the week with 5 wins and 0 losses, and head coach Ryan Pentz said, “The word of the week was GROWTH and the Lady Jackets saw growth individually and as a team.”

Nova the police dog fulfills her mission at Mount Vernon Schools daily by calming defiant students down and helping others turn their bad days into better ones.

Mount Vernon High School Skills for Life students donated 60 gift bags to Knox County Job and Family Services for children ages birth to age 12 in the Foster Care program.The donations were given to Ray Guajaro, Foster & Adoption Social Worker on Dec. 6, 2021.