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GAMBIER, Ohio — College Sports Communicators (CSC) released today the 2024 NCAA Division III Academic All-District Baseball Team and five Kenyon College Owls were included as honorees. Seniors Malcolm Gaynor and Drew Robinson were joined by juniors Dustin Lee and Nate Rosen, as well as sophomore Theo Canning, on the Academic All-District Team, which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for …

The state tournament pairings are set for this week’s Ohio High School Athletic Association baseball and lacrosse state tournaments. The lacrosse state semifinals are Tuesday and Wednesday, with the winners advancing to the state finals on Friday and Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, while the baseball state tournament begins Friday morning at Canal Park in Akron. Tickets for …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association has announced the results of its annual writing and photography contest following the association’s annual meeting last Thursday. Writer of the Year honors went to Jeff Gilbert of the Dayton Daily News, Rob McCurdy of the Marion Star and Todd Stumpf of the Medina Weekly News. The contest included submissions from the 2023 …

BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The Kenyon College men’s golf team built on its historic day-one mark and vaulted up to solo second place at the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships, posting a five-under-par team score of 283.  The Owls took on Boulder Creek Golf Club, just 20 minutes away from yesterday’s Legacy Golf Club, as …

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Kenyon College baseball team’s 2024 campaign came to a close on Friday, but the Owls capped a stellar season with a strong showing in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament. Kenyon played two games at the V. A. Memorial Stadium, starting the day with a dominant 10-2 victory over DePauw University in an elimination game …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the 2024-25 winter sports postseason tournaments. The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions and tournament representation for all winter sports except wrestling at its April board meeting, which included the previously announced fall sports divisions. Wrestling will be announced …

DELAWARE, Ohio — Despite being down by four goals late in Thursday night’s North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinal, the Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team put together an incredible rally that ended with a Rollins Heath goal. That score, which hit twine with just 10 seconds left in the game, gave the Owls a 13-12 victory in a crazy …

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Kenyon College women’s lacrosse team faced off against Ohio Wesleyan in the semifinal round of the 2024 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Women’s Lacrosse Tournament on Wednesday night on the road.  Powered by a five-goal first quarter to build an early lead and a six-goal fourth quarter to put the game away, the Owls battled past …

GRANVILLE, Ohio — After keeping things close in doubles play, the Kenyon College men’s tennis team was unable to keep pace in singles matches against the Denison University Big Red, which utilized home courts advantage to defeat the Owls, 5-1, and win Sunday’s finale of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament. Denison, ranked at No. 9 nationally, improved to …

WOOSTER, Ohio – The Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team battled their fair share of adversity on Tuesday night in the team’s final North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season road matchup this season, taking on The College of Wooster from a cold and rainy John P. Papp Stadium.  Although the Owls started the contest down 4-0 and lost the turnover …