SOLON — The varsity Lady Spartans moved to 9-5 on the season after a loss to rival Mount Vernon and a home victory over Vinton-Shellsburg in addition to appearing in Linn-Mar’s tournament.
Mount Vernon 3, Solon 0
Solon’s arch-rival defeated the Lady Spartans 25-11, 25-16, and 28-26 Tuesday, Sept. 10 in the Mustangs’ corral. Seniors Grace Erwin and Yasmine Sell led Solon with eight kills apiece. Jozie Lahr, a junior, produced six with four by junior Gable Knight, three by junior Kiley Devery, two from freshman Charleigh Whitford, and one by senior Addie Miller. Erwin and Knight had one solo block each, Devery delivered two ace serves with one from Charleigh Whitford, and Kennedey Whitford made ten digs with eight from Cydney Jaster. The Mustangs improved to 14-2 with the win.
Solon 3, Vinton-Shellsburg 0
Thursday, Sept. 12 was Military Appreciation Night with veterans recognized before the varsity match. Solon took the first set 25-16 and dominated the second for a 25-5 win before ending the night 25-10 for the sweep. Grace Erwin led all with nine kills, Yasmine Sell produced eight with seven from Kiley Devery, six by Jozie Lahr, four from Addie Miller, and one by Charleigh Whitford. Devery made one solo block, and Scarlett Ferin, a sophomore, produced five ace serves. The Lady Spartans improved to 9-3 while the Vikettes dropped to 4-8.
LINN-MAR TOURNEY SCORES AND STATS
Solon 2, Tipton 0
The Lady Spartans shut out the Tigers 21-16 and 21-18 with four kills each by Grace Erwin and Yasmine Sell and two apiece by Addie Miller, Jozie Lahr, and Kiley Devery plus one from Gable Knight. Erwin made two solo blocks with one each by Sell and Devery while Erwin and Charleigh Whitford each had an ace serve.
Linn-Mar 2, Solon 1
Solon took the first set 21-16 but the Lions won the second set 21-18 and took the third set 15-13 for the match win. Grace Erwin slammed out eight kills with four by Addie Miller and three apiece from Jozie Lahr, Yasmine Sell, and Kiley Devery with one by Gable Knight. Miller, Erwin, Sell, Knight, and Devery had one solo block each with three ace serves by Erwin and one apiece from Macy Fuller, Izzy Frees, and Charleigh Whitford.
Solon 2, N. Tama 1
The Red Hawks, ranked No. 10 in Class 1A in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s (IGHSAU) Sept. 12 rankings, won the first set 21-11 but Solon regrouped and won the second set 21-15 before pulling out a 15-12 win in the third set. North Tama’s Kruiz Ewoldt, a junior, kept the Solon defenders busy as she slammed out 14 kills. Grace Erwin and Gable Knight produced four kills each with three apiece from Addie Miller, Jozie Lahr, Yasmine Sell, and Kiley Devery. Devery made a pair of solo blocks, Kennedey Whitford had two ace serves with one ace by Izzy Frees.
Solon 2, Marion 0
The Lady Spartans shut out the Wolves 21-12 and 21-19 with a team high five kills by Yasmine Sell. Grace Erwin, Jozie Lahr, and Kiley Devery had three each with two from Addie Miller and one by Gable Knight. Erwin also produced three solo blocks with two by Lahr and one each by Sell and Knight.
Solon 2, Linn-Mar 0
The Lady Spartans faced the Lions for the third time this season after falling to them in Cedar Rapids Washington’s tourney the week before and falling again earlier in the day. The third time was the charm as Solon won 21-12 and 21-17. Addie Miller and Grace Erwin slammed out five kills each with four apiece by Jozie Lahr and Yasmine Sell, three from Kiley Devery, and one by Gable Knight. Erwin made three solo blocks with one by Sell, and Macy Fuller made three ace serves. Kennedey Whitford and Erwin had one ace each.
Pleasant Valley 2, Solon 1
The Lady Spartans topped the Pleasant Valley Spartans (ranked No. 4 in Class 5A) 21-19 in the first set but fell 21-17 and 15-10. Grace Erwin paced PV’s Gabriella Ragins with seven kills to lead Solon. Addie Miller had five kills with four by Jozie Lahr and one apiece from Yasmine Sell, Gable Knight, and Kiley Devery. Erwin, Lahr, and Devery made a solo block each with two aces by Kennedey Whitford and one each by Erwin, Cydney Jaster, and Charleigh Whitford. Solon finished the week at 13-5.
Solon dips in IGHSAU weekly rankings
Solon dipped from No. 9 to No. 11 in the IGHSAU’s Class 3A rankings released last Thursday. Mount Vernon remained in the No. 1 spot with Dubuque Wahlert and Davenport Assumption in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Center Point-Urbana improved from No. 11 to No. 10 and welcomed Solon on Tuesday after this edition