Mount Vernon High School

The Ashland Arrows had three tight wins on the baseball diamond last week, highlighted by a pair of Ohio Cardinal Conference wins over Mount Vernon.

The Mount Vernon track and field teams competed at the Berlin Invitational on April 5, with the girls’ team placing third and the boys’ team in fifth out of eight teams.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 8.

The following school events are scheduled to take place in Knox County this week.

Marissa Rutter had a huge day for the Mount Vernon girls’ track and field team at the Newark Invitational on March 30, winning the 300 meter hurdles with a personal record and barely missing her PR in the 100 meter hurdles.

The Mount Vernon baseball team started off the season 3-1, which included a pair of conference wins, led by senior Konner Daughriety’s two homers and 10 RBIs.

The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets have had a hot start to the softball season, going 4-1 in the early going leading up to conference play.

The following events are scheduled to take place in Knox County this month.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 1.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon March 25.

The Mount Vernon boys’ tennis team brings back a huge team of 27 players this spring, led by senior Wyatt Rhoades who is coming off a season where he was the team’s Co-MVP and a bronze medalist at last year’s OCC tournament in second doubles.

At first glance, the 2024 Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets softball team has made one very obvious improvement over last season – pitching depth. Last year, the Jackets were 21-8, finishing the regular season as Ohio Cardinal Conference co-champions and winding up as Central District runners-up. Last year, senior pitcher Addison Parker logged over 100 innings and accounted for 16 of those wins. Parker (16-4), will have more help in the circle, this season.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon March 18.

West Holmes was well represented in the Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) accolades, as they had the player of the year in Keegan Uhl, coach of the year with Lindsy Belden and four others selected for All-OCC.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon March 11.

The following school events are scheduled to take place in Mount Vernon area this week.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon March 4.

The following school events are scheduled to take place in Mount Vernon area this week.

The following events are scheduled to take place in Mount Vernon area this month.

Local girls’ wrestling teams recently competed at the Pre-Registration Tournament: Region 4 at Claymont High School, and while Warren took the top spot with 167 points, here are some highlights from Mount Vernon News coverage area teams.