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Northmor shuts out Freddies in KMAC baseball action

Northmor avenged their previous loss to Fredericktown in an 8-0 win on April 22, with Trevor Brubaker spinning a gem against the Freddies.

By Bob Martin | Apr 22, 2024

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Highland baseball stays hot with wins over Lexington and Lucas

The Highland baseball team continued their torrid start to the season with a pair of wins over Lexington and Lucas last week, making it six straight and a 12-2 record for the Fighting Scots.

By Bob Martin | Apr 22, 2024

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Centerburg bats get hot in 3 game winning streak

By Bob Martin | Apr 22, 2024

Centerburg beat a pair of KMAC rivals last week to improve to 5-1 in the conference, and with a blowout win over Northridge to end the week, it put the Trojans at 7-5 overall.

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Reed wins 2 gold medals for Utica track and field

By Bob Martin | Apr 22, 2024

Katie Reed won a pair of gold medals for the Utica Redskins at the Sara Robinson Relays in Lakewood on April 19, dominating the throwing events and leading Utica to a third place finish out of nine teams. The boys’ team finished sixth in the meet.

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Lady Yellow Jackets win Sara Robinson Relays

By Bob Martin | Apr 22, 2024

The Mount Vernon girls’ track and field team won the Sara Robinson Relays at Lakewood on April 19, and the boys’ team was the runner up, with three school records being broken in the meet.

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Freddies top Northmor in extra innings

By Bob Martin | Apr 21, 2024

Fredericktown and Northmor battled it out for eight innings, and the Freddies were able to come out on top 5-4 when Carson Rinehart scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded.

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Which former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 22?

By Mount Vernon News | Apr 21, 2024

These former Mount Vernon News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon April 22.

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Pirates go 1-1 against KMAC teams in pair of pitcher's duels

By Bob Martin | Apr 19, 2024

The Cardington-Lincoln softball team's pitching has been on point this week, and while they dropped a game to Danville, they followed up nicely with a solid win over Centerburg led by Genevieve Longsdorf's 15 strikeouts.

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Mount Vernon boys and girls track beat Mansfield Senior in dual meet

By Bob Martin | Apr 18, 2024

Mount Vernon hosted a dual meet with Ohio Cardinal Conference rival Mansfield Senior on April 16, and both the girls’ and boys’ track and field teams came out on top for the win.

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Church drives in 4 for Highland in win over Galion

By Bob Martin | Apr 18, 2024

Jayden Collins set the table nicely, while Kort Sears and Zach Church combined for seven RBIs, in a 12-5 win for Highland over Galion on April 16.

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Knights win back-to-back games with walk-off hits

By Bob Martin | Apr 18, 2024

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.

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Mount Vernon wins back-to-back blowouts over OCC foes

By Bob Martin | Apr 18, 2024

Hailey Rudrick was a beast at the plate for the Mount Vernon softball team in an 18-3 win over OCC rival Ashland on April 15, going yard three times and knocking in seven runs to lead the Yellow Jackets.

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Mount Gilead's Baker wins silver and bronze at Hank Smith Invitational

By Bob Martin | Apr 15, 2024

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.

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Simpson's 3 hits lead Northmor to 14-7 win over Pleasant

By Bob Martin | Apr 15, 2024

After starting last week with back-to-back losses to Cardington-Lincoln, Northmor bounced back with a 14-7 win over Pleasant on April 13, with Maddie Simpson just a homer shy of the cycle.

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Mount Vernon News Athlete of the Week: Marissa Rutter of Mount Vernon track and field

By Bob Martin | Apr 15, 2024

Mount Vernon senior Marissa Rutter has had an outstanding season running track for the Yellow Jackets, and last week she was a huge part of the third place finish at the Hank Smith Invitational with two golds, a silver and a bronze medal.

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Yellow Jackets boys and girls track place third at Hank Smith Invitational

By Bob Martin | Apr 15, 2024

The Mount Vernon track and field teams fared well at the Hank Smith Invitational on April 13, with both placing third out of 20 teams and Marissa Rutter pacing the way with two golds and a silver in the meet.

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Redbirds continue strong start with 3 wins

By Bob Martin | Apr 14, 2024

The Loudonville Redbirds have been hot to start the season, with the softball team winning three games and improving to 8-2 on the year.

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Danville dominates in 3 blowout wins

By Bob Martin | Apr 14, 2024

The Danville softball team had a perfect combination of high powered offense and dominant pitching last week, with the Blue Devils winning three games to improve to 8-1 on the season.

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Wade hits inside the park homer to lead Pirates to blowout win over Cristo Rey

By Bob Martin | Apr 14, 2024

It was a huge day for the Cardington-Lincoln offense with 18 hits in a 16-6 win over Cristo Rey on April 9, where the Pirates put 10 runs on the board in the first inning.

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Householder out-duels Northmor's Hammond in one-hit shutout for East Knox

By Bob Martin | Apr 14, 2024

Bryar Householder was a force to be reckoned with on the mound for East Knox, going eight innings of near perfect baseball in an extra-inning 1-0 shutout over Northmor.

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