Northmor High School

This week, OHSAA post-season competition takes center stage as softball and baseball players rise to the top. Our Athletes of the Week are Maddy Cotsamire (East Knox softball) and Grant Bentley (Northmor baseball).

With baseball, softball and track events filling up the calendar, this week, two athletes get their due, and both are past winners for their skills on several fields of battle. Our Athletes of the Week are Ella Bouton (Fredericktown track) and Grant Bentley (Northmor baseball).

Our Athletes of the Week are Stevie Asher (Highland softball) and Grant Bentley (Northmor baseball).

The Northmor Golden Knights are coming off an 18-9 season where they went 6-6 in KMAC play, and while the team has a duo of top-tier pitchers, the team will have the daunting task of replacing a standout shortstop and a group of key seniors this season.

One local wrestler won gold in the OHSAA district competition and our Athlete of the Week is Cowin Becker, Northmor wrestling.

Two local teams entered berths in the OHSAA boys basketball district semifinals and one team emerged with a shot at the Divison IV, Region 16 championship – the Northmor Golden Knights. The other qualifier, Fredericktown, saw their playoff run stopped in the semis.

Our Athletes of the Week are Madilyn Elson (Mount Gilead basketball) and Grant Bentley (Northmor basketball)

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The Mount Vernon News sports department's MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.

The Mount Vernon News sports department's MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s MVN ATHLETE of the WEEK is a weekly feature that spotlights local student-athletes and their schools. Based on their performances, we will select an ATHLETE of the WEEK and recognize other outstanding athletic accomplishments. Our Athletes of the Week are Kameron Stover (Highland basketball) and Grant Bentley (Northmor basketball).

In a low-scoring contest, the Northmor Lady Knights survived a third quarter comeback by East Knox (2-3, 1-1) to take a 36-24 win, improving their record to (3-2, 2-1).

The Northmor boys basketball team hopes to see another jump in the win column under third-year head coach Blade Tackett.

This year's Northmor girls' basketball team looks to four seniors for leadership.

Between trick plays, 50-yard bombs, physical play, takeaways, and fans booing both the referees and the play-by-play announcer, this year’s Northmor vs East Knox rivalry game had it all, and the Friday night thriller ended with a Northmor victory, 26-23.

Following last week’s games and entering Week 7 of the 2022 high school football schedule, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released its official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, and seven local school made the Top-20.

Fredericktown 22, Northmor 15. A defensive squeaker yielded only a safety in the first half and a flurry at the end of the game made it close, as Fredericktown (4-2, 2-1) faced Northmor (4-2, 1-2) on Friday. The Feddies held only a 2-0 advantage at halftime, before Fredericktown outscored Northmor by five points in the second half to secure a 22-15 victory.

Northmor Golden Knights boys and girls teams sweep first-place titles at the 48th annual McGowan Invitational Cross-Country meet, Sept. 10.

The Northmor Golden Knights were 10-4 in KMAC play behind Highland and Cardington-Lincoln, and went 19-7 overall, and the volleyball squad looks to build off a season where they ended with three tournament wins before losing a tight five set loss to Newark Catholic.

EK’s Streby wins Northmor Cross-Country Invite, Knights, Lady Freddies win team competition. At the Northmor Cross County Invite, August 22, Nathan Streby of East Knox won with a time of 17:02.38, more than 13 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Ryan Lehman of Northmor, at 17:15.53