Chris Meglio, For the Solon Economist
• October 29, 2025
The rolled-up poster sat there untouched, its colors peered through the peephole and the vacant backside decorated with a tiny metal bar taped to the edge. It collected dust all night as Solon and...
FORT MADISON — The Spartans closed out the nine-week regular season of varsity football with a 51-2 victory over winless Fort Madison in the Bloodhounds’ dog pound Friday, October 24.
Solon’s...
Mike Kabela, Special to the Solon Economist
• October 29, 2025
MANCHESTER — The Solon cross country teams travelled to Manchester for the boys’ and girls’ state qualifying meets Wednesday October 22. The No.10 ranked Lady Spartans grabbed a spot in Fort...
Aidan Wirtz, For the Solon Economist
• October 29, 2025
The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Solon. At least it is for Tripp Johnson. Every gameday, the senior Spartan linebacker reaches into the top right drawer of his four-tiered brown wooden dresser...
CEDAR FALLS — City High’s Little Hawks finished fourth in the 2025 Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Swimming Championship Saturday, October 25 at Cedar Falls behind Champion Cedar Falls (459),...
JOHNSTON — From regional battles to the big stage, Iowa girls are chasing championship dreams! Don't miss a moment - Iowa PBS will be there live as champions are crowned.
The statewide network's...
Chris Meglio, For the Solon Economist
• October 29, 2025
They were so close. Yet, they always will be.
After Marion jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five regional volleyball championship game, Solon clawed its way back to force a fifth set. It came...
Chris Meglio, For the Solon Economist
• October 23, 2025
She tried to hold it back. But she just couldn’t.
Solon’s Cydney Jaster watched from the sidelines with a boot on her right foot as her teammates fought relentlessly for the 2025 WaMaC Volleyball...
MOUNT PLEASANT — The Spartans are District Champions again and locked into the playoffs again. Solon’s varsity football team made the 60-mile trip to the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex in Mount Pleasant...
Jonah Frey, For the Solon Economist
• October 23, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — Championship season has arrived for high school cross country in Iowa, meaning the stakes are the highest they’ve been all season for the Solon Spartans. Solon competed at the WaMaC...
Jonah Frey, For the Solon Economist
• October 23, 2025
Hunched over with his hands on his knees in an attempt to catch his breath, a young Rene Meza knows that the hardest part is still ahead of him. He’s one lap into a four lap run around the track, and...
This was not your typical Solon Senior Night.
The storied Senior Night traditions for Solon remained the same, with the announcement of each senior athlete, the passing of the torch to the kindergarteners,...
