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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

Reid and Walker hope to strike it big for Little Hawks

Solon Economist November 20, 2024

IOWA CITY — Two Solon Spartans, Carson Reid and Trendon Walker, will don Iowa City High School red this winter as they once again bowl for the Little Hawks. Reid, a senior, has been bowling for three...

Lawsin Sinnwell gets up after pinning Williamsburg’s Sawyer Kirby in a varsity 144-pound match Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at home.

Solon Wrestling ready for another successful season under veteran leadership

Kyle Prondzinski November 20, 2024

SOLON — As the Solon Spartans wrestling team prepares to hit the mats for the 2024-25 season, Head Coach Aaron Hadenfeldt and his staff are gearing up for what promises to be another exciting year. Entering...

Kendall Jensen battles West Delaware’s Parker Robinson in a 155-pound match Thursday, Jan. 11. Robinson soured Senior Night for Jensen by pinning the Solon senior in 5:04

Solon girls’ wrestling gears up for promising season with depth, talent, and growth

Kyle Prondzinski, Solon Economist November 20, 2024

SOLON — The Solon High School girls wrestling team is stepping onto the mat this season with high expectations and a strong foundation of talent. Coming into the year ranked #7 in Class 1A out of...

Austin Knight puts up two points against Marion Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at home.

A new crop of seniors leads the way for Spartan basketball

November 20, 2024

SOLON — It’s a brand-new team for Solon boys' basketball head coach Jared Galpin. The team saw all five starters, plus three key depth pieces, graduate last spring after falling a few games short of...

The Lady Spartans take the floor for the second half of the Class 3A Championship Game Friday, March 1, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Solon defeated Estherville-Lincoln Central 54-47 for their first 3A State Championship, and the first since 1998 (2A).

New team, same expectations for Lady Spartan Hoops

Joel Kellar, Solon Economist November 20, 2024

SOLON — Last season was right out of Hollywood for the Solon girls’ basketball team. After dropping two games in mid-January, the team won 12 consecutive games on their way to a Class 3A Iowa State...

Grace Erwin

Grace Erwin named to IGCA volleyball teams

Solon Economist November 20, 2024

Solon senior Grace Erwin was named to two honorary teams this week by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association (IGCA). Erwin was a 3rd Team pick for Class 3A All-State and was chosen for the Class 3A Northeast...

Grace Hoeper and City High swimming and diving coach
Mandi Kowal share a moment of celebration at the 2024 Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet in Marshalltown this past weekend. Hoeper, a senior, won both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events to bring her State Championship total to five.

Hoeper wins twice at State Swimming

Solon Economist November 20, 2024

MARSHALLTOWN — Grace Hoeper, the Solon senior swimming for the Iowa City High School Little Hawks (with sophomores Madelyn Elkins and Ella Pressler, and freshman Nora Bumsted), brought home a pair of...

3A-5 All District Football Teams announced

Solon Economist November 20, 2024

All-District selections for varsity football’s Class 3A District 5 were released last week with 11 Spartans named. Senior Eddie Johnson, the 2024 Homecoming King, earned Defensive Line MVP honors as...

Senior Grace Hoeper dives into the pool during the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union State Qualifiers competition at Linn Mar High School on Nov. 9, 2024. Hoeper is a student at Solon High School but swims with Iowa City’s City High School.

Grace Hoeper State Swimming bound

Jami Martin-Trainor, Executive Editor for The Daily Iowan November 12, 2024

MARION — The few seconds right before swimmers dive into the pool before a race begins is eerily quiet. It’s only a few seconds, but anticipation is thick in the air. The line of swimmers adjust...

Senior Eddie Johnson (10), attempts to escape a Humboldt Wildcat after disposing of another while grinding out yardage Friday, Nov. 8 in a Class 3A Quarterfinals game against the Humboldt Wildcats in Humboldt. The Wildcats ended the Spartans’ season with a 35-3 loss.

Wildcats end season for Spartans

November 12, 2024

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt, in Humboldt County, is a three hour, 186 mile drive from Solon. A long time to spend on a bus, and even longer when the return trip follows a season-ending loss. The Spartans,...

The Solon Spartans celebrate a 34-27 upset win Friday over No. 5 Benton Community in Van Horne. The Bobcats handed Solon (No. 9) their first loss of the season on October 4.

Redemption

Kyle Prondzinski November 7, 2024

VAN HORNE — It is very rare that you get a second chance. Benton Community ended Solon's undefeated run in early October 21-20. At the end of the game, as the scoreboard cast a haunting glow over...

Grace Erwin named to WaMaC East First Team.

All-Conference honors for four Lady Spartans

November 7, 2024

The WaMaC Conference issued its 2024 All-Conference Volleyball Teams last week with four Solon Lady Spartans selected for honors. The team, in their first year under head coach Ruben Galvan, finished...

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