New Philadelphia High School

The No. 5 New Philadelphia Quakers made it to the Division II District Finals with a pair of District 2 Central 1 tournament wins, but were topped by No. 1 St. Clairsville, 5-1, on May 22.

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.

West Holmes had the dramatics going with two walk-off wins in as many games, making it five straight victories to put the Knights at 7-5 on the year.

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.

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.

It was the Colton Slaughter show in the final game of the regular season, with the senior guard putting up 35 points to lead the New Philadelphia Quakers past Liberty Union in a tight 54-51 win. The scoring surge is now just in time for the postseason, as Slaughter is playing some of his best basketball.

Local girls’ wrestlers competed last weekend, with athletes from Mount Vernon and Highland taking wins in their respective weight classes.

Here is a local recap of last week's hoops action during the final portion of the regular season.

Winning streaks continued, school records were set and conference rivals went head to head in local boys' hoops last week, and here are some games to highlight from the Mount Vernon News coverage area from last week.

Wrestling dual meet roundup

West Holmes (13-5, 10-1) moved into a tie for first place in the Ohio Cardinal Conference with a key win over OCC leading Mansfield Senior (17-2 11-1), which followed conference wins against Wooster (4-13, 3-7) and New Philadelphia (3-15, 1-9) last week.

The New Philadelphia boys’ basketball team (9-5, 6-3) took a 51-25 conference win over West Holmes on Jan. 20, highlighted by staunch defense and a spread out scoring attack where nine Quakers put points on the board.

The Freddie Invite was held on Jan. 13 with 22 teams competing, and New Philadelphia came away with the top spot with a score of 285.

The New Philadelphia and Wooster boys’ basketball teams battled all four quarters, but the Quakers ended up on the winning side with a 47-42 victory over the Generals on Jan. 9.

Colton Slaughter has consistently been one of the top scorers in the Mount Vernon News coverage area, and last week he helped the New Philadelphia Quakers get above the .500 mark with his hot hand. For that reason, Slaughter is the newest Mount Vernon Athlete of the Week.

The New Philadelphia boys' basketball (5-4, 3-3) team went 2-1 last week to get above the .500 mark, but Coach Zach Ross said the team needs to keep working to reach the most of their potential.

Colton Slaughter continues to be scoring at a high rate with a 22 point game to lead the New Philadelphia Quakers to a lopsided 58-27 victory over Madison Comprehensive (1-6, 1-3) on Dec. 22.

The New Philadelphia boys’ basketball team recovered from an opening night loss with a pair of wins to get above .500, thanks to a solid week on the court by Colton Slaughter.

The New Philadelphia wrestling team is coming off a 13-6 season and started off this winter successfully, with a 48-21 win over John Glenn high School.