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School Sports

  • Lady Vikings start hoops

    The North Posey Viking Girls Basketball team held a scrimmage last Friday with Washington. The girls begin their season on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at home against Harrison. Mount Vernon will begin their season at home Thursday, Nov. 10 at home against Central.

  • Motz excels at collegiate level

    North Posey Graduate, Hunter Motz, has continued his cross country experience with Vincennes University. He recently turned in a top 10 individual performance last Saturday at the NJCAA Region XII Cross Country Meet in Lansing, Michigan.

  • Players named all-conference

    The Pocket Athletic Conference and the Big Eight Conference both have released the All-Conference team lists for football. In the Big Eight, Mount Vernon is represented by Tyler Ritzert and Aaron Roberts.
    North Posey was well represented on the PAC team.
    Team members were Bryce Koester, Nick Neidig, Colton Motz, Wes Harness, and Alex Geobel. Honorable mentions were Jared Reidford, Austin Little, Kurt Seibert, and Jourdan Cox.
    Motz was named the team offensive captain.
     

  • Soccer players recognized at season-end banquet

    The Mount Vernon Boys Soccer team had their end of the season banquet this past week. The team finished the season with a mark of 1-15-1, and were 0-6 in the Big Eight.

  • Wildcats make North earn win

    By: Corey Woolsey
     HYPERLINK "mailto:sports@mvdemocrat.com" sports@mvdemocrat.com

    The Mount Vernon Wildcat boys basketball team had a rare opportunity last Wednesday. The team had a chance to upset a team opening a new venue.
    The North Huskies opened their new gym with the Wildcats and Mount Vernon gave them a tough fight, at least for the first two and a half quarters, falling 87-66.

  • Viking honored for play

    Nick Neidig was honored earlier this season for his play in the meeting with Heritage Hills. Neidig was given the US Marine Corps/Local 7 Player of the Game award. Pictured are Coach Gengelbach, Jenifer Neidig, Nick Neidig, and US Marine Sgt. Jones.

  • Dodge Ball winners crowned

    The Mount Vernon Wrestling Program sponsored a Dodgeball tournament recently. There were two divisions, Junior High and Third, Fourth, Fifth. The coaches and wrestling parents decided that the proceeds that normally go to fund wrestling programs in Mount Vernon would instead be given to the Pate Family to help with expenses after their recent fire. Collin Pate is a wrestler at the Junior High as well as for PAWS Elite.

  • Mount Vernon Youth Volleyball Teams

    Mount Vernon’s championship Gray Team. Below is the group involved in Mount Vernon’s youth fall volleyball.

  • Fall league wraps up

    Five teams and 47 girls played in this year’s Fall Volleyball League in Mount Vernon.
    Two teams were made up of fifth graders, two were sixth-grade teams and one team consisted of fifth and sixth-graders. Schools involved were West, Marrs, Farmersville, St. Matthew and Mount Vernon Junior High School.
    Mount Vernon’s fall teams participated in the North Posey League. Three North Posey teams and one New Harmony team were part of the league. The teams played on Saturday mornings. The final Saturday was a tournament.

  • Lady Wildcats win sectional


    Volleyball sectionals started this past week in Southern Indiana and North Posey and New Harmony had to take a road trip for their games. Mount Vernon was home, hosting their sectional.
    North Posey faced the number four team in Class 2A,Tell City Marksmen in the Forest Park sectional. Tell City handed the Vikings a 3-0 defeat. The scores in the match were 25-19, 25-13, 30-28. North Posey fought hard to stay alive in the third set but fell short, ending their season.