MANCHESTER – The Lady Spartans suffered a setback Tuesday, October 1 as they fell 3-1 to the West Delaware Hawks in Manchester.

Solon fell 10-25 in the first set but rallied back to a 29-27 win in the second. Unfortunately the Hawks took the third and fourth sets 25-15 and 25-14 dipping the Lady Spartans to 16-10 on the season.
Stats were not available as of deadline for this publication.

Little movement in 3A rankings
Solon held onto the No. 11 spot in the Thursday, October 3 weekly rankings released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Mount Vernon, Western Christian, West Delaware, Wahlert Catholic, Assumption Catholic, Sioux Center, Kuemper Catholic, Mid-Prairie, Cherokee, and Wilton kept their top-ten spots from the previous week.

Anamosa moved up to No. 12 from No. 14, Roland-Story dipped to No. 13 from No. 12, Clarinda moved up from No. 15 to No. 14, West Liberty dropped out, and Nevada entered the rankings in the No. 15 spot.

Solon picks up four wins at Union’s tourney
Solon 2 Beckman Catholic 1 – 18-21, 21-12, 15-13

Solon 2 Central Springs 0 – 21-19, 22-20

Solon 2 Gladbrook-Reinbeck – 25-20, 25-20

Solon 2 Beckman Catholic 1 – 15-25, 25-20, 15-11

Upcoming Events

Saturday, October 12 – CPU tournament. 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 17 – WaMaC tournament, Marion HS. 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 22 – 3A Regional Quarterfinals

Thursday, October 24 – 3A Regional Semifinals

Tuesday, October 29 – 3A Regional Championship

Monday, Nov. 4-Thursday, Nov. 7 – 2024 State Tournament, Xtream Arena, Coralville