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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

Brady Wick, a sophomore, sign signals an out ending the Stormin’ Pointers’ half of the seventh inning of game two Thursday, June 26 at home after gunning down CPU’s Geovanni Perez on a dive back to second base.

Postponements, sweeping the Pointers, and postseason brackets for Spartans baseball

Chris Umscheid, Editor July 1, 2025

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...

Maddox Kelley, a sophomore, slides in as a Cedar Rapids Washington Warrior leaps for the ball in varsity action
Thursday, June 12, in Solon. The Warriors edged the Spartans by one run to win 4-3.

A pair of sweeps as Williamsburg and Grinnell fall to the Spartans baseball team

June 25, 2025

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...

Harlow Meade (6) prepares to meet her doom at home
plate as Marion’s catcher receives the ball with which to
tag her.

Lady Spartans have a perfect softball week

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...

Izzy Frees (15) gets an out Wednesday, June 4 during a varsity doubleheader against Vinton-Shellsburg.

Lady Spartans sweep Vikettes 5-2, 6-1 in WaMaC Softball Tourney

AJ Dolan, Intern June 11, 2025

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...

Ready and eager to tell your story

Ready and eager to tell your story

June 10, 2025

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...

Lady Spartans finish their track season Saturday with sprint medley

Joel Kellar May 24, 2025

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...

Girls’ 4×400 Relay top ten finish highlights Friday at State Track

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...

Spartan’s jump out of the blocks to start the 2025 State Coed Track Meet

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.
One year in

One year in

Alli Walker May 14, 2025

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,...

Above: Griffin Spence (18), a freshman, threads the needle between a pair of Bobcat defenders on his way toward the goal Tuesday, April 29 at home.

Spartans fall to Bobcats

Solon Economist May 6, 2025

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...

Senior Cole Carney leaves the blocks for the first leg of the sprint medley relay Tuesday, April 22 in Solon’s Denny Gruber Co-Ed Relays. Carney, junior Brady White, senior Evan Burg, and junior Eli Kampman not only won the event in 1:37.38 but also set a new meet record in the process. The previous time of 1:37.63 was set by Solon in 2023.

Spartan’s Track and Field break meet record at Denny Gruber Relays victory

Abbey Ballauer, For the Solon Economist April 30, 2025

The Solon boys' track and field team made strides on the track as well as team history at the Denny Gruber Relays on April 22 at Solon High School, setting a new personal record in the 800-meter sprint...

A great day to be a kid in Solon

A great day to be a kid in Solon

Chris Umscheid, Solon Economist April 24, 2025

SOLON — Joe Krob stood before a line of children and their parents, arranged in groups by age. Behind him were 3,456 plastic eggs containing candy and scattered across the football field at the Solon...

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