DES MOINES — As the sun rose on a cloudy Saturday morning in Des Moines, the final day of the Lady Spartans track season had arrived. One event left, one more attempt at a podium finish. It had eluded...
Joel Kellar, For the Solon Economist
• May 23, 2025
DES MOINES — It’s been the same group of girls all season long; Quinn Armentrout, Jerzey Haluska, Grace Hoeper, and Kobie Lietz. Those four make up a dominant 4x400-meter relay team. One that has...
Joel Kellar, For the Solon Economist
• May 22, 2025
This year the Solon Economist is fortunate to have Joel Kellar on the scene in Des Moines to cover the 2025 Class 3A State Coed Track and Field Meet. Joel will provide reports for all three days and an in-depth summary of the Spartans' and Lady Spartans' time on the Blue Oval in the May 29 edition.
SOLON — The Lady Spartans made school history last year as “The Best 18-24 Team You’ll Ever See” in their first State Tournament appearance since 2016. Solon defeated Center Point-Urbana (CPU)...
SOLON — Last season Coach Keith McSweeney celebrated 25 years with the Spartans who saw their 202 campaign end in a 6-2 Class 3A Substate semifinals lo WaMaC West rival Clear Creek Amana (CCA). Seniors...
MOUNT VERNON — Solon’s varsity girls and boys track and field teams are sending eleven events to the 2025 Class 3A State Coed Meet this week at Drake University in Des Moines after last Thursday’s...
Solon’s Middle School boys’ track team wrapped up a record setting season placing second in the 8th grade Large School Division of the Mike Henderson Boys’ State Track Meet in Waukee Saturday...
Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• May 14, 2025
MOUNT VERNON — The WaMaC Super Meet has never been loaded like this.
Fourteen conference records were broken Thursday, May 8, at Rogers Family Field in Mount Vernon, where the Clear Creek Amana...
SOLON — Rivals, friendly foes, ‘frenemies.’ Call it what you will but when Mount Vernon and Solon take to the f ield or floor of competition you can be sure it will be an intense contest. Such...
SHELLSBURG — The varsity Spartans won the WaMaC East Divisional golf meet Monday, May 5 at Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg with 294 to lead the six-team field.
Isaiah Zoske won the individual...
SOLON — WaMaC East rivals Solon and Mount Vernon met under ‘severe clear’ skies Saturday morning in Spartan Stadium for a physical and hard-fought match.
The Lady Spartans attacked early as...
SOLON — For the third year straight the varsity Lady Spartans golf team has claimed the WaMaC East Championship. Solon hosted the divisional meet Monday, May 5 at Saddleback Ridge and led the field...
