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HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (7-7, 0-2) opened conference play at Huntington University (10-6, 2-0) on Tuesday, March 12. In the opening game, MVNU took the lead by scoring in the top of the first, courtesy of an RBI from Avery Miller. However, Huntington managed to tie the score at one in the bottom of the inning. MVNU surged ahead to a …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cincinnati Purcell Marian junior Dee Alexander was announced as the 2024 Ohio Ms. Basketball Wednesday by a statewide media panel. She won the award last year as a sophomore. Now in its 37th year, the prestigious award was first given by the Associated Press in 1988. It has been voted by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association since 2017. …

WINONA LAKE, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (10-6, 6-0) remained perfect in Crossroads League play as it beat the Grace College Lancers (7-10, 1-5) twice on the road on Monday, March 11. MVNU trailed 5-7 heading into the top of the ninth in the first game but rallied to come back and win thanks to four late runs. A bases-loaded double by …

FORT PIERCE, Fla.– The Kenyon College baseball team had the perfect recipe for a big win over Gettysburg College (2-8). The Owls fired up some immediate offense, mixed in a career game from Jackson Yelland, and sprinkled run support and strong defense throughout. All that led to Kenyon serving up a 9-0 shutout against the Bullets, which moved the Owls …

VERO BEACH, Fla.– The Kenyon College baseball team showed up and showed out on a big stage when the team played a doubleheader against Norwich University at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex. Taking a quick trip up north from the rest of their spring break slate, the Owls orchestrated a sweep of the twin bill at Holman Stadium, conquering the Cadets …

IGERVILLE, SC. – The (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (10-4, 6-3) had a matchup on Thursday, March 7 at NCAA Division II opponent North Greenville University (7-6, 6-2). MVNU volleyball concluded its spring break trip with a four-set triumph on the road. The initial set saw MVNU clinching a narrow victory by a score of 25-23. North Greenville countered by …

CARLISLE, Pa. – The #20 Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team took on its highest-ranked opponent of the season on Wednesday afternoon, traveling to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to battle with the #5 Dickinson College Red Devils in a matchup of two undefeated teams. After the Owls took a lead going into halftime, the offense fizzled out and allowed the Red Devils to …

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD WOOSTER, Ohio — Kenyon College competes in the Fighting Scots Invitational track and field meet in the Gault Recreation Center at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio on January 20, 2024. Orth obtains another All-Region award NEW ORLEANS, La. — For the second time in his Kenyon College career, Riley Orth was declared an …

News Release – Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association For Immediate Release – March 6, 2024 OPSWA members voting now through noon Monday; winner announced Wednesday, March 13 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association has announced the finalists for the 2024 Ohio Ms. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced next Wednesday, March 13. Voting is currently underway for the 224 …

The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) named its weekly Athlete of the Week winners on Tuesday, and Kenyon College’s Thomas Nelson was tabbed as the face of the men’s lacrosse award. Nelson nabbed his second career NCAC Athlete of the Week honor after helping the Owls continue their unbeaten start to the season with a pair of home wins. The …