MOUNT VERNON – Maybe it was because it was Friday the 13th, in October. Or it was a day away from a new moon. Or maybe it was the annular eclipse coming up. Mount Vernon’s home finale against Mansfield Senior was anything but routine. Eight personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct calls. Players and fans taunting […]
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3 Rams selected to first-team in OCC girls soccer
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Rams added another trophy to the case and a few more names to the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference honor roll. Madison won its fourth straight OCC title this fall and seniors Navaeh Lewis, Callie Cyrus and Natalee Back were selected to the OCC first team. The Rams shared the conference crown with […]
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Lex players top All-OCC boys soccer squad
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen returned to the top of the Ohio Cardinal Conference standings this fall and were rewarded for their efforts. Brody Earick was selected the Defensive Player of the Year and Peter Them was recognized as the Coach of the Year when the all-conference awards were unveiled Wednesday. Wooster’s Luigi Canas was selected […]
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Madison blanks Mount Vernon to earn 1st win of the year
MOUNT VERNON – Despite loss after loss, head coach Brent Besancon never stopped working to build the Madison Rams into winners. Not just on the scoreboard, but in the game of life as well. Friday, it finally came together. The Rams played by far their most complete game all season under their first-year coach, dominating […]
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Here’s the Oct. 6 Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Boys Football Roundup – October 06, 2023
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Lexington’s 1-2 punch KOs Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON – Lexington head football coach Andrew Saris knew Friday’s game against Mount Vernon was going to be as rough as a heavyweight title fight. So, he brought out Lexington’s one-two punch: Joe Caudill and Markale Martin. “At one point, I looked at those two and said, ‘We’re going to ride you to the […]
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High School Football Preview: Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets
Jay Campbell returns for his second season at Mount Vernon. The Yellow Jackets were 1-9 in Campbell’s first year. … Senior receiver and defensive back Jonny Askew is a two-time All-Ohio Cardinal Conference first-team pick and a two-time All-Ohio honorable-mention selection in Division II. Askew has offers from Division II Mercyhurst and Notre Dame College. […]