Local Sports

UPLAND, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (27-19, 19-17 CL) competed in the first day of the Crossroads League Softball Tournament against Goshen College (18-28, 14-22 CL), hosted by Taylor University on Tuesday, April 29.   MVNU entered the elimination game as the sixth seed against the seventh-seeded Maple Leafs.   Goshen struck first, taking a 2-0 lead in the …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns for the upcoming fall sports of golf, girls tennis, soccer and girls volleyball. The divisions and regional assignments for football will be announced on Thursday. The divisions for cross country were announced last Thursday. Earlier this month, schools were given the opportunity to move up to …

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GAMBIER, Ohio — In a Sunday make-up doubleheader, the Kenyon College Owls and The College of Wooster Fighting Scots battled for positioning in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) standings. The visiting Fighting Scots squeaked out a 2-0 win in game one and then rolled to a 15-1 win in game two. Those Sunday results dropped Kenyon’s overall record to …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With cross country expanding to four divisions this fall, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns, along with a new three-year contract with Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park to host three OHSAA cross country events each fall. Divisional breakdowns for the fall sports of golf, girls tennis, soccer and girls volleyball will be …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After one of the most clutch hits in the Kenyon College baseball season so far, Luke Meister made his way onto the North Coast Athletic Conference’s (NCAC) radar and earned Athlete of the Week honors. The award marked the second time in Meister’s career that he hauled in Athlete of the Week honors, with the fifth-year senior …

IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the names of those players who made the 2024-25 Hampshire Honor Society, a group of football student-athletes in their final year, from all collegiate divisions, who maintained a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or better throughout their collegiate careers.  Included on the prestigious list were Kenyon …

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Men’s Volleyball honors on Wednesday, April 16. Head Coach Doug Sherer was named the WHAC Champions of Character Coach for the fifth consecutive season. Sherer has exemplified the five core values that the NAIA embraces throughout the season. These values are integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant-leadership, and Sherer …

JACKSON, Mich. – After a great week at the plate for the Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team, Skylar Zimmerman earned her first career Crossroads League Softball Player of the Week on Monday, April 14. Zimmerman was on fire for the Lady Cougars as she finished the week batting .357 with three home runs, one double, and 13 runs batted …

MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (17-12, 10-10 CL) played at Bethel University (8-26, 3-17 CL) on Thursday, April 10 in Mishawaka, Indiana. Game 1 Summary: MVNU got off to a speedy start, scoring eight runs through the first two innings of the game in the 12-3, run-rule win. MVNU had 11 hits in the game and saw …