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Solon Economist

Gavin Wisman (24), a senior, enters the “tunnel” made up of teammates and senior parents as Senior Night draws to a close Friday, October 10.

An emotional Senior Night full of tradition and solace ends with the Spartans shutting out the Washington Demons 42-0

October 16, 2025

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,...

Falyn Svalstad and Addison Seamans were the first two Lady Spartans across the finish line at North Linn’s Bob Mudd Lynx Invitational Saturday, October 11. Svalstad took third in 19:32.5 while Seamans was fifth in 19:52.3 with PR’s for both as Solon won the varsity girls race.

Solon sweeps boys’ and girls’ races at North Linn’s Bob Mudd Lynx Invitational

Mike Kabela, Special to the Solon Economist October 16, 2025

COGGON — Solon’s cross country teams have battled injury, sickness and inconsistency all season, but with post-season around the corner, the Spartans and Lady Spartans put down clutch performances...

Freshman Amelia Guinn has produced 190 kills (as of Sunday, October 12) this season for the varsity Lady Spartans.

Solon volleyball’s Amelia Guinn building confidence amid strong freshman season

Chris Meglio, For the Solon Economist October 16, 2025

Comparison is the thief of joy, and it always will be. Going into the 2024-25 school year, Amelia Guinn had her doubts. The soon-to-be freshman attended Solon volleyball open gyms in the summer, questioning...

Jozie Lahr attempts one of her nine kills against Independence Tuesday, October 7. The senior hit a career milestone with her 300th block in a 3-0 sweep of the Mustangs

Lady Spartans clinch 1st WaMaC East championship since 2012

October 16, 2025

INDEPENDENCE — The varsity Lady Spartans clinched the WaMaC East Championship, their first since 2012, Tuesday, October 7 with a 3-0 sweep of the Independence Mustangs. Solon held off the Mustangs...

The Spartans charge onto the field through a tunnel made up of Solon’s Youth Football players Friday, October 3 for the Homecoming Game against Keokuk. The Spartans rolled the Chiefs 58-6 to improve to 6-0 ahead of Senior Night this Friday, October 10.

Eli Kampman continues to defy all expectations in dismantling of Keokuk

Chris Meglio, Special to the Solon Economist October 8, 2025

After Solon’s Maddox Kelley scored a 49-yard rushing touchdown in the first drive of the game versus Keokuk, quarterback Eli Kampman isolated himself on the bench with a computer and watched film. He...

Solon head coach Ruben Galvan addresses his players during a crucial timeout in the third set of their match against West Delaware. The Lady Spartans controlled the match to win 3–0.

More than a win: Solon seniors’ final home match

Abby M. Princehouse, Special to the Solon Economist October 8, 2025

As fans arrived, posters lined the wall showcasing the eight seniors (Jillian Elijah, Gretchen Hammill, and Jaelyn Posekany on the JV squad and Kennedey Whitford, Cydney Jaster, Jozie Lahr, Kiley Devery,...

Anders Holmes, a sophomore, is leading the varsity cross country boys this season. The only Spartan to make it to the state meet last year, Holmes is determined to run in Fort Dodge again this year, but alongside his teammates.

‘Just try to pass someone’

Jonah Frey, Special to the Solon Economist October 8, 2025

Every breath became a gasp for air, but Anders Holmes’ legs only began moving faster. He couldn’t tell exactly how many guys were ahead of him, but he knew it was too many. The cheerful shouts from...

Owen Bock prepares to slam a metal folding chair against the locker room floor after a recent win. Bock, a sophomore, had made a touchdown, earning the right to pummel the chair in what has become a Spartan tradition.

This seat is taken

Aidan C. Wirtz, Special to the Solon Economist October 8, 2025

It sits in the corner of the Solon football locker room. Rust bleeds through the flaking tan powder coat, peeling like old bark. Steel is warped and thinned from years of abuse. Its legs wobble. One...

Boden Laing personifies cross country athletics in Iowa as he runs past tall grass and colorful weeds with a cow herd in the background Saturday, Sept. 27 at Anamosa’s invitational. The Solon Middle School boys won the 2-mile event.

Solon Middle School boys win at Anamosa Invitational

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 1, 2025

ANAMOSA — Solon Middle School’s boys cross country team took the team title Saturday, Sept. 27 in Anamosa’s invitational meet edging out Anamosa’s closest rival – Monticello – 32-37, and...

Falyn Svalstad leads an Oelwein Husky past flowering weeds, prairie grass, and content cows in the distance Saturday, Sept. 27 during Anamosa’s invitational meet. Svalstad led the Lady Spartans to a runner up finish with her third place showing in 19:42.9.

Lady Spartans 2nd, Spartans 6th at XC Anamosa Invitational

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 1, 2025

ANAMOSA — The north end of the Anamosa Middle School campus features prairie grass, tall weeds, and a nearby farm with cows peacefully grazing on corn stubble. Then comes another herd, this one consisting...

Little Hawks fall to Linn-Mar 110-76

October 1, 2025

MARION — Solon’s Avery Feuerbach won the junior varsity (JV) 100-yard backstroke in 1:18.78 Tuesday, Sept. 23 as the Iowa City High Little Hawks took on the Linn-Mar Lions in Marion. Feuerbach, Madelyn...

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