Local Sports

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Kenyon College softball team opened the 2022 season Sunday at Lee County Sports Complex. The Ladies poured on the offense in a 21-4 win over Martin Luther College and then relied on solid pitching to hang on for a 1-0 win against Albion College. In game one, the Ladies needed just five innings to invoke …

A tight game turned near rout as the East Knox Bulldogs knocked off Grove City Christian Saturday 51-36 in a Division Four District Final from Capital University. Caleb Ransom got the scoring started for the Eagles with a bucket at the 6:43 mark, after a pair of Shane Knepp free throw misses the Division Four Player of the Year Knepp …

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (6-10, 3-7) fell to Thomas More University (4-9, 2-6) in three sets on Thursday, March 3. After losing the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-22, the Cougars fought until the final point in a third set that did not want to end. The Cougars displayed …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Mount Vernon Nazarene University is strengthening its Student Life experience with club-level competitive sports and drama through Club Sports and Arts.  The new program provides opportunities for students outside the 7 percent of high school varsity athletes who go on to compete at the college level.  “As a college varsity athlete, you are told to be …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s lacrosse team (4-0, 0-0) defeated Cleary University (0-3, 0-0) by a final score of 24-1 on Wednesday, March 2. The Cougars did not lack offensive opportunities against Cleary. MVNU dominated Cleary from the start and did not look back. MVNU scored seven goals in each of the first two quarters. …

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (4-5, 0-0) fell to No.8 Keiser University (14-6) by a score of 10-3 at the Chain of Lakes Ball Park on Tuesday, March 1. Mount Vernon opened the game extremely strong, jumping out to a three-run lead in the top of the first. A two-run double from Devin Pearl …

GAMBIER, Ohio — With three divers recently joining the list, the Kenyon College Lords have a roster of 16 making the trip to Indianapolis for the 2022 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship. The three divers, who qualified over the weekend, are Israel Zavaleta, Mason Fishell and Drew Albrecht. They will join swimmers Noah Althoff, Joe Black, Daniel Brooks, …

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (4-2, 0-0) took on Point Park University (2-4, 0-0) and the University of Michigan-Dearborn (5-2, 0-0) on Monday, February 28. Game One In the first, Kylee Matern reached base on an error and Macee Marcum drove her in with a single. Point Park responded to the early run, getting three …