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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 …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Trailing 5-1 in Sunday’s season-opening game at North Myrtle Beach Park, the Kenyon College softball team rallied for three runs in the final two innings, but came up just short in a 5-4 loss to Wilson College. In the second game of the day, Delaware Valley University unleashed an offense that amassed 11 hits and hung …

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (2-2) continued its spring break trip in Clermont, Florida against Ohio Christian University (2-3) and Point Park University (2-4) on Thursday, February 29. MVNU took down Ohio Christian in its first game of the day by a final score of 5-1. It was a slow start for both teams as neither …

ALL AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM 2023-24 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: KAYLA LARIMORE, CENTERBURG COACH OF THE YEAR: BILL ABNER, CENTERBURG Larimore led the KMAC in scoring and averaged over 5 rebounds per game in helping Centerburg claim it’s first conference title in 10 years and reach it’s first District Final since 2012. FIRST TEAM Cally Carpenter, Fredericktown Kayla Larimore, Centerburg …

ALL AREA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM 2023-24 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: GAVIN TOOMBS, FREDERICKTOWN COACH OF THE YEAR: DEREK DIBLING, FREDERICKTOWN FIRST TEAM TREVIN HARRIS CENTERBURG GRAYSON REYNOLDS CENTERBURG BLAKE SIPES FREDERICKTOWN JACK MARHEFKA MOUNT VERNON GAVIN TOOMBS FREDERICKTOWN SECOND TEAM CARSON RINEHART FREDERICKTOWN ISAIAH SULE CENTERBURG TREVOR BELLMAN FREDERICKTOWN WESLEY PAYNE DANVILLE ANDREW BURKE MOUNT VERNON

LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (0-2) opened its season in Lake Wales, Florida against Warner University (6-10) on Wednesday, February 28. MVNU fell in the first game by a final score of 5-6. MVNU started strong as it got off to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first. Mollie Pentz, Kiera Myer, …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — On Wednesday, the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) released its annual women’s basketball All-NCAC teams, and Kenyon College’s Claudia Cooke collected all-conference recognition. The senior secured a spot on the All-NCAC Second Team, her first all-league laurels. Cooke was a consistent and significant contributor throughout the season, and she was the only Owls player to start all …

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (3-3) bounced back with a win over Cornerstone University (2-1) on Tuesday, February 27. After falling to Point Park and Cornerstone on Monday, February 26 to begin the spring season, MVNU’s offense carried it to a 13-3 victory in the series finale against the Golden Eagles. A big first inning set …

CLEVELAND — For the second time in as many years, Gefen Bar-Cohen was named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men’s basketball team. The conference made the announcement Tuesday and the Kenyon College junior learned of his spot among the third-team selections.  Bar-Cohen, a 6-4 forward, started all 26 games for the Owls during the 2023-24 season. He led …