Late rally falls short as Cedarville drops battle to Malone
By Emily Tuttle
On a blustery Thursday evening, as students headed to their homes for Christmas break, the Cedarville men’s basketball team (4-4) attempted to defend its home court against the Malone Pioneers (7-1) in a matchup where neither team led by more than six points. The Pioneers came up clutch down the stretch with multiple threes, beating the Yellow Jackets 68-67.
In the final seconds, the Jackets rallied to within one after Jaylen Davis rose above his defender for a three-...
Community Christmas Celebration: an annual event that promotes unity and joy
By Linnea Doughman
Summoned by the return of the Christmas season, melodies echoed throughout Jeremiah Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 7th, 2025. Cedarville University’s annual community Christmas celebration commenced once again.
People from all walks of life congregated in the chapel to enjoy the university’s choral and instrumental ensembles.
Performer Madelyn Mowery, a senior Keyboard Pedagogy major, reflected that her favorite part of the concert was the instrumental music with the ...
Track and Field takes off at the Wittenberg Opener
By Matt Schaeckenbach
After a long fall of training, the Cedarville Track and Field team got its first taste of competition at the Wittenberg Opener in Springfield, Ohio. The Yellow Jackets showed the team’s strength in an exciting outing at their first meet, securing six individual victories on the day, highlighted by two NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks from sophomores Summer Swartwout and Josh Paul.
Paul handily won the men’s triple jump at the meet, leaping to a ...
Arts in Action: Wind Symphony blows away audience with concert lineups
by Megan Deets
The Wind Symphony, also called band, is a large group of woodwind instruments along with brass and percussion instruments, omitting stringed instruments generally. The winds are positioned in the front with the brass in the middle and the percussion the farthest from the conductor.
The Wind Symphony at Cedarville is made up of 79 students, over half of which are non-music majors. These students play in many important services on campus, including the Veteran’s Day ...
GMAC championship game ends in a 5-set loss to Ohio Dominican
By Danielle Cherry
The final game stood before the Jackets as fans packed out the gymnasium. The back-and-forth match sent everyone’s hearts pounding into their throats. The well-fought battle went to five sets, with Ohio Dominican coming out on top 15-10 in the final set to bring them the GMAC title.
Cedarville and Ohio Dominican were tied 1-1 in regular-season games, making the game not only the championship but a test to see which team was truly worthy of victory. ...
Cedarville beats Hillsdale in tight G-MAC semifinal game, moves on to final
By Danielle Cherry
Excitement was high as the women's volleyball team stepped onto the court to face the Hillsdale Chargers. Energy thrummed throughout the packed-out stands, fans ready to support their Yellow Jackets. On the court, yells of encouragement and determination echoed out to the back of the gymnasium.
In a fast-paced game, Cedarville’s blocking strength, stamina and selfless communication brought them a close three-set victory against Hillsdale: 25-22, 25-27, ...
Men’s basketball wins home opener in blowout; new faces join the Jackets
By Danielle Cherry
Nine new faces joined the ranks of the Jackets as the men’s basketball season tipped off with their home opener against Wright State Lake. Returners and newbies played side-by-side, destroying the Lakers 101-53, showcasing the Jackets' potential to the anticipatory fans.
Head coach Rob Jones came out with a mission: to integrate new faces onto the court. Throughout the night, four or five players would be subbed in and out, mostly comprised of the new recruits.&n...
Jackets win GMAC tournament quarterfinal game
By Danielle Cherry
Cedarville came out ready, being the No. 1 seed in the G-MAC conference, but so did Northwood, the No. 8 seed. Both teams fought tooth and nail, keeping the audience on their toes, wondering who would come out on top. In a riveting four-set game, Cedarville grasped the win by a hair and advanced to the semifinal game.
“From the very beginning, we knew [Northwood was] going to be a tough serving team, and they never gave up,” head Coach Greg Smith said.
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Men’s basketball focuses on growth for 2025-26 season
By Emily Tuttle
Last season, the Cedarville men’s basketball team experienced a whirlwind playoff journey. After upsetting the No. 1 team in the conference toward the end of the regular season, the Jackets carried that momentum into the playoffs, defeating Findlay once again.
But in the next round of the GMAC tournament, against Thomas More, a series of unfortunate events sent the game to overtime, then a strange call led to a one-point loss.
“That's an experience that can ...
Cedarville women’s soccer advances to GMAC semifinals in victory over Thomas More
By Tayler Sharp
A soccer game in which the only two goals were scored within the last five minutes of the first half.
Though that sounds crazy, it’s exactly how the Cedarville women’s soccer team defeated Thomas More 2-0 on Saturday afternoon in the GMAC conference quarterfinals.
The Lady Jackets soccer team finished the regular season with a 12-2-5 record, entering the GMAC conference as the No. 3 seed. The No. 6-seeded Thomas More Saints (7-10-2) were the Lady ...
