Mount Gilead High School

Local high schools were well represented at the track and field state finals over the weekend, with six athletes competing in their respective division’s meet.

The Mount Gilead boys’ and girls’ track teams both won the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference titles at the conference meet on May 7.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon May 13.

The Mount Gilead track and field team took part in the Clear Fork Tri-Meet with Clear Fork and Galion.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon May 6.

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 29.

The Mount Gilead boys’ track and field team placed fifth and the girls were ninth out of 20 teams at the Hank Smith Invitational meet on April 13 at Heath High School.

The Mount Gilead track and field teams traveled to a four team meet at Highland High School on April 9, with the boys’ team taking the top spot, and the girls being runners up behind Highland.

The Northmor Golden Knights improved to 4-0 on the young season, beating KMAC rival Mount Gilead in a pair of tightly contested battles including one that ended with a walk-off RBI single by Garrett Harvey.

Local Division III girls’ basketball players were well represented for the 2024 All-Ohio team, with one senior and five juniors selected after exceptional seasons on the court this winter.

The Mount Gilead track teams are coming off successful seasons where the boys’ team won KMAC and the Central District, and the girls’ team was KMAC runner up. They bring back a large talented team this spring, and Coach Lauren Huelsman is excited to see what the team can do in 2024.

The Mount Gilead baseball team is coming off a season where they went 9-18-1, but they have several players coming off solid freshmen seasons who should be difference makers this spring on the diamond.

Grant Bentley became the first Northmor Golden Knight boys’ basketball to win the KMAC Player of the Year Award since 2017-2018, highlighting this year’s selections for the KMAC All-Conference teams.

The No. 6 Mount Gilead girls’ basketball team wrapped up its season with a 51-25 loss to No. 1 Newark Catholic in the Division IV District Semifinals last week, and while they saw their hopes of a state title vanish, Coach Danielle Bault said it was another strong push for the Indians in the postseason.

The Centerburg girls’ basketball team garnered plenty of praise and awards after what was a strong season for the Trojans, including Kayla Larimore winning KMAC Player of the Year and Coach Bill Abner winning KMAC and District 11 Coach of the Year honors.

No. 20 Mount Gilead shot well and gave No. 2 North Union a run for their money, but the Wildcats did a good job capitalizing off turnovers, and the Indians took a 65-61 loss in the Division III Central 2 Sectional Finals on Feb. 27.

Local boys’ wrestling teams recently competed in their sectional championships last weekend, and below are some highlights of winners and top wrestlers in their respective meets.

Junior Faith White has been integral in the success of the Mount Gilead girls’ basketball team this season, as she has played out of position most of the season after the team lost its starting point guard to injury. Most recently, she has led the Indians to a pair of upset wins in the playoffs and helped Mount Gilead secure their second straight Sectional title.

No. 6 Mount Gilead (13-11, 6-6) is playing some of its best basketball of the season at just the right time, as the Indians were able to knock off No. 4 Wellington School (19-5, 10-3) to to win the Sectional title in the Division IV Central 1 tournament.

It was a tight battle in the first round of the Division IV Central 1 Sectional playoffs between No. 6 Mount Gilead (12-11, 6-6) and No. 3 Madison Christian (18-4, 12-0), but the Indians were able to improve off a shaky first half and comeback to take a 49-45 upset win on Feb. 21.