MOUNT VERNON — The anticipation in the air could be cut with a knife on Saturday as Spartan fans packed the house of the Mount Vernon Mustangs, fighting for a chance to move on in the postseason.
This...
SOLON — Every summer, a familiar sight pops up just off Highway 1 in Solon. A truck filled with freshly picked ears of peaches and cream sweet corn, and a group of residents ready to sell it. Behind...
SOLON — Dylan Gorham, a junior, achieved hero status last Thursday evening as he smacked an RBI double, scoring courtesy runner Tyler Greazel, breaking a 5-5 tie with the Stormin’ Pointers, and delivering...
Solon shuts out Raiders 2-0, 10-0
WILLIAMSBURG — The perfect week started Monday, June 16 with a trip to WaMaC West foe Williamsburg. Seniors Ty Bell and Jackson Link scored in the top of the...
Mike Kabela, Special to the Solon Economist
• June 18, 2025
Lady Spartans sweep the Wolves
MARION — Liv Nelson and Laeni Hinkle starred as Solon travelled to Marion sweeping the Wolves in a WaMaC softball doubleheader Monday, June 9, by scores of 6-4...
SOLON — Sighs of relief swell over the diamond as the late inning attempted comeback is squandered with a fly out. Cheers erupt from the Solon stands. Victory music sings as the Lady Spartans take...
SOLON — Again this year the Solon Economist is fortunate to have some extra help in the form of interns through our ownership by The Daily Iowan (Student Publications, Inc.) and partnership with...
DES MOINES — As the sun rose on a cloudy Saturday morning in Des Moines, the final day of the Lady Spartans track season had arrived. One event left, one more attempt at a podium finish. It had eluded...
Joel Kellar, For the Solon Economist
• May 23, 2025
DES MOINES — It’s been the same group of girls all season long; Quinn Armentrout, Jerzey Haluska, Grace Hoeper, and Kobie Lietz. Those four make up a dominant 4x400-meter relay team. One that has...
Joel Kellar, For the Solon Economist
• May 22, 2025
This year the Solon Economist is fortunate to have Joel Kellar on the scene in Des Moines to cover the 2025 Class 3A State Coed Track and Field Meet. Joel will provide reports for all three days and an in-depth summary of the Spartans' and Lady Spartans' time on the Blue Oval in the May 29 edition.
SOLON — A little over one year after the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) opened a substation in downtown Solon, city leaders say the move has improved public safety, officer visibility,...
SOLON — The varsity boys slipped to 4-7-0 on the season with a pair of losses last week.
Benton Community visited Tuesday, April 29 and took a 2-1 victory over Solon. Ethan Ulch, a junior, scored...
