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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — Eighty-three minutes of scoreless soccer ended with a Kenyon College goal as the Owls walked off the artificial turf at Don Shula Stadium with a 1-0 non-conference victory over the host Blue Streaks of John Carroll University. The outcome added another chapter to a seven-year stretch of thrilling games between these two teams with John Carroll …

Newark beat Mount Vernon 36-14 Ontario beat Centerburg 35-21 Danville a 24-14 winner over Utica East Knox 25-12 winner over Wynford Northridge 14-13 over Fredericktown Highland lost 48-26 against Dalton Johnstown Shut out Coshocton 39-0 Newark Catholic lost 62-28 to Allen East Heath fell 21-20 versus Buckeye Valley Shelby beat Lexington 21-10 Granville beat Clear Fork 31-14

Mount Vernon falls 31-27 to Marion Harding Danville knocked off Worthington Christian 50-21 East Knox falls to Northridge 8-7 Fredericktown Beat Highland 30-28 Centerburg a winner over Utica 21-6 Johnstown shut out Zanesville 40-0 Cardington Lincoln beat Elgin 26-22 Perkins a 55-0 winner over Clear Fork Loudonville falls 36-24 to Mapleton Lakewood shut out 42-0 to Lakewood Newark 31-21 winners …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College swimming and diving programs added to their staff to start the 2024-25 season as Jason Glorius was named as Kenyon’s Diving Coach and Aquatics Director.  “I’ve admired Kenyon’s success in the pool for quite some time now,” said Glorius. “I felt like this is the place I need to be the moment I stepped …

TEMPE, Ariz. – A half dozen members of the Kenyon College men’s tennis program earned Scholar-Athlete recognition from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Making the list of honorees for the 2023-24 academic year were Christophe Leblanc, Eliezer Gonzalez, Gianluca Bocanegra, Harshal Rukhaiyar, Eric Zhang and Paulo Pocasangre Kreling. To be eligible for the annual ITA Scholar-Athlete award, individuals had to …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards have awarded $200,000 to 200 recent high school graduates as part of the OHSAA’s Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Program. The 2024 distribution marks the most dollars, and highest number of recipients, in the college scholarship program’s 30-year history. Last year, the OHSAA awarded $169,000 in college scholarships. Each …

GAMBIER, Ohio — In an announcement made Monday, Jill McCartney, Kenyon College’s Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation, stated that Sarah McClellan was hired to become the sixth head coach of the Owls women’s soccer program, which just completed its 40th season of varsity play. McClellan, who will commence coaching duties at Kenyon on August 1, comes to campus after …

CLEVELAND — National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics recently released the final standings for the 2023-24 Learfield Directors’ Cup and the Kenyon College Department Athletics, Fitness and Recreation placed 51st among the 322 NCAA Division III institutions that earned points in the standings. Kenyon’s final score was 359.75 points. Among all institutions in the North Coast Athletic Conference, only …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors has approved 14 requests from 11 schools to move up to Division I in specific fall and winter sports for the 2024-25 school year. The requests were made possible by the passage of Referendum Item 1B that OHSAA member schools passed earlier this spring, which permits schools to request …

The Heath Bulldogs capped off a magical season with a State Title Sunday with a 3-1 win over Millbury Lake. The Bulldogs finished 28-2 and are now 3-0 in State Finals. They also won in 2007 and 2002. Wyatt Binckley threw a five hitter for the Bulldogs. Connor Corbin had a sac fly and Tannar Patterson had a 2 out …