Mount Vernon News

Let’s talk big-money contracts. The big baseball news lately hovers around the “Face of the Yankees,” and one of the faces of major league baseball, Aaron Judge. Judge is larger than life. At 6-foot-7 and 282 pounds, he IS a big man. When he hits home runs – in his 2017 rookie season he hit 52 of them and in his career he has 159 bombs in 584 games -- his exit velocity and distance are second only to teammate Giancarlo Stanton.

Bulldogs run up football score on Indians, 27-0. It was softball, but the final was football-scorey, as the East Knox Bulldogs rang up 27 runs to down Mount Gilead, 2-0, April 14.Danville no-hits Northmor, romps to 10-0 victory, wins second game 14-6. In the resumption of a suspended game, a four-run Danville first inning was all the Lady Blue Devils needed, as two-pitcher shut out nd not hit the visiting Northmor Lady Knights, 10-0, April 15.

Golden Knights hold Danville to one hit in 13-1 romp.The Danville Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead after one inning, but were held to one hit and the Northmor Golden Knights scored five in the second and seven in the fifth and connected for eight hits to take a 13-1 decision April 15.

Friday, April 22Board of Directors of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District meeting.Kent State University Tuscarawas, 330 University Drive NE, New Philadelphia, Ohio.WHEN: 9 a.m.

Let’s talk rally caps. Baseball season is here … get out your rally caps. OK, they look dumb, but you can’t overlook anything that guarantees your team a win. Your team is down a couple of runs in the ninth. You need them to rally and their bats have been dead all game. How do you wake them up? A cheer? A dance? Banging a drum? Rally caps.

The Zanesville Civil War Roundtable will meet Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at the Putnam Presbyterian Church located at 467 Woodlawn Ave., Zanesville.

OngoingKnox Public Health has posted a notice on vaccine availability that will be updated regularly as conditions change.

The Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) will host an Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 16, from noon until 4 p.m.

The Knox County Pomona Grange met on Monday, March 21, at Wayne Grange on State Route 95. The meeting was called to order by Master Lonnie Totten with 24 members and three guests present. After the opening of the grange, the 5th degree was presented. Master Lonnie Totten thanked all that participated in the degree.

Wayne Grange met on March 18, at 7 p.m. with Master Jordan Miller presiding. There were 14 members, six children and three guests present.

Saturday, May 7The Mount Vernon Farmers Market, one of downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio's most popular weekend traditions resumes.

Children from across the county participated in the annual DD Awareness Month coloring and essay contest for Knox DD.

Shield & Armor Lawn Care, a family-owned company in Knox County, prides itself on completing jobs when promised, even if that means working after the sun goes down.

April is Donate Life Month

Chuck and Jean McKenzie are celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 28th 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 belongs to softball and baseball players. Two softball stars hit and pitched in stellar fashion and a baseball player blasted two homers in an inning get this week’s recognition. All of their exploits resulted in wins for their schools

Freddies hand Lady Devils first loss, 8-1. A seven-run second inning by Fredericktown’s softball squad, derailed Danville’s perfect 3-0 season as the Freddies handed the Lady Blue Devils an 8-1 loss. Lady Jackets recover from first loss, bomb Generals 15-0. Following a 5-0 spring break road trip to Florida, the Lady Jackets returned home jetlagged and sluggish and fell to Lincoln 10-0. The stung Yellow Jackets responded in a big way, the following day. Mount Vernon’s softball squad moved to 6-1 on the season with a thorough onslaught of the Wooster Generals, 15-0, April 5.

Northmor wins baseball game by football score, 14-7 over Pirates. East Knox scores late to tie, takes Centerburg in extras, 10-6. Blue Devils-Golden Knights game suspended after two.

Let’s talk about the reason they play the games. Did you ever get frustrated watching your team play poorly or just be outplayed so dominantly that you walked away, turned the TV off or wondered why they even need to continue the game? Did you ever study a match-up and wonder why they should even play when one team was so obviously superior to another? From casual sports fans to die-hard enthusiasts, it crosses many minds on occasion.

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