Northmor High School

Northmor (6-2, 4-1) is getting hot at just the right time with the regular season winding down, with the Golden Knights winning their third straight game 31-3 over KMAC rival Mount Gilead (2-6, 0-5), who have lost five straight.

The Fredericktown Freddies managed just 28 yards passing in a 35-0 loss to the Northmor Golden Knights, Friday night in Galion.

In the movie “Hacksaw Ridge,” when Desmond Doss (played by Andrew Garfield) is dragging his comrades in arms to safety, he keeps going back, asking God to “help me get one more.”

The Northmor volleyball team returns a pair of All-KMAC players and two experienced seniors this season, and Coach Shelbie Wiseman hopes that they can lead the team to success in her first year at the helm for the Golden Knights.

The members of the Central District Baseball Coaches Association (CDBCA) selected the top high school baseball players from the area and invited them to play in all-star games Tuesday, June 6, starting at 5:30 p.m.

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.