Dan Werner

2 weeks ago | richlandsource.com | Dan Werner |Larry Phillips

AKRON — Say it loud: State championship bound!The Mount Vernon girls softball team will play for a Division II state championship on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Akron. In a game that could’ve followed a Hollywood script, the Yellow Jackets stopped Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 5-4 in Saturday’s state semifinals to earn the honor of being the first Mount Vernon High School team in any sport to play for a state championship.

Feb 26, 2025 | richlandsource.com | Dan Werner |Larry Phillips

COLUMBUS — While Mother Nature was putting on a light show with thunderstorms outside of the Bishop Ready gymnasium, inside  the Silver Knights were putting on a show of their own, trouncing Fredericktown 80-41 on Wednesday night. The victory sends third-seeded Ready into Saturday’s 7 p.m. Division V Central District final against top-seeded Africentric at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.