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

This week’s Mount Vernon News ATHLETE of the WEEK is taking a week off, as the sports calendar is a bit sparse locally, but Winter sports are heating up, so we need high school ADs, coaches and the public to share their nominees with us. The Mount Vernon News sports department’s ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action.

The Ohio All-Central District high school football teams, selected by a media panel from the district have been announced for the 2021 season. Local teams were well-represented, with 14 student-athletes named to First Team Offense and 13 names to First Team Defense squads. In all, 55 student-athletes from local high school football programs were selected to receive District honors.

Let’s talk showmen and show-offs. The world of sports has evolved as entertainment to reach a fan base that is younger, and in tune with swag and showing off. That means that older fans have to evolve too, or take issue. Pure sport vs. entertainment. Let’s take issue.

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

MOUNT VERNON – Mr. And Mrs. Gerald (Gary) Fesler of Kenyon Road, Mount  Vernon will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20, 2021.

The Mount Vernon News is looking for sportswriters and reporters to write about community news and sports to help keep residents informed. We cover Knox County sports, including the Ohio Cardinal Conference, KMAC and local colleges, as well as community receation, sports and events.

KMAC ALL LEAGUE in Golf. The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington,Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Highland, Mt Gilead, Northmor along with affiliate member Elgin (girl’s golf) High Schools and Middle Schools has announced the following All League award winners and team champions.

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

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington,Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Highland, Mt Gilead, Northmor along with affiliate member Elgin (girl’s golf) High Schools and Middle Schools would like toannounce the following All League award winners and team champions.Audrey Brininger Cardington-Lincoln Volleyball Player of the YearMichaela McGill Mt.

Let’s Talk Sports for 11-13-21 Let’s Talk sportsmanship and respect. Sports is about competition and doing your best on the field or in the arena and not getting off the gas until victory is assured.

Thursday, Nov. 11All Veterans are invited to attend the annual East Knox Veterans Day Breakfast honoring those who have served in the U.S.

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington, Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Highland, Mt. Gilead, Northmor along with affiliate member Elgin (girl’s golf) High Schools and Middle Schools has announced the following All League award winners and team champions. Dane Nauman of Highland and Max Lower of Northmor were named Players of the Year.

Keep Knox Safe: ASK and Safe Bar Training is a free training for bars, restaurants, breweries and other alcohol-serving establishments to adhere to Mount Vernon's new DORA compliance requirements.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s eighth group of ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established trend of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action. This week, Volleyball takes center stage for the ladies and football is the focus for the guys. Highland has a nominee in each category,

This season’s football play-offs started last week, and there were six local schools in the competition in three divisions/regions. This week, there are still three schools standing (one in each division/region) for the semi-finals: Highland, Northmor and East Knox.

Let’s talk about the World Series. Is it just me, or was the entire spectacle of this year’s World Series simply not as exciting as it was back in the day?

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

The Highland Scots earned their way into the OHSSA volleyball play-offs and then advanced to round-two, after sweeps over Granville and Bloom-Carroll. The Flying Scots (2204 and 14-0 MOA), advanced to the play-offs with a 3-0 District Semi-Final win versus Granville, Oct. 27. The Scots won the match 25-15, 25-7, 25-9. The Cardington-Lincoln Pirates continue to roll over the net. Cardington-Lincoln, 21-3 continued on in its season with 3-0 sweep over Fairbanks, Oct. 29 and a first-round play-off win, 3-1 over Johnstown Northridge, Oct. 30.

Northmor ground game and one bomb beats Freddies 28-14The Freddies jumped into the lead, but sixth-seeded Northmor built on a 7-6 first quarter lead and never looked back, defeating 11-seeded Fredericktown 28-14 in Division VI, Region 23 action.Ben Mast completed a 23-yard TD pass to Xavier Mullins, less than five minutes in, to give the Freddies a 6-0 lead, but a determined Golden Knights defense and three Max Lower scores followed by a Marcus Cortez bomb-and-run of 74 yards to Andrew Armrose, put the Knights too far ahead for a successful comeback.