CEDAR RAPIDS — After heavy rains rendered their own diamond unplayable, the Spartans opted to move to Mount Mercy’s field as they hosted the Marion Wolves in a double header on Monday, June 8, which...
In Iowa, when kids are just getting started in the vast world of sports, basketball, baseball, softball, and football come to mind. Lacrosse usually doesn’t cross the minds of youth athletes and their...
The Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association released its All-State selections for the 2026 season with six student athletes from Solon recognized for their efforts on the pitch and in the classroom.
Boys
Class...
Mike Kabela, For the Solon Economist
• June 17, 2026
Solon earned a hard fought pair of WaMaC wins versus Marion in Solon Tuesday, June 9, postponed one day by weather. Game one was a wild affair with Solon racing out to a 5-0 lead behind four scoreless...
Mike Kabela, For the Solon Economist
• June 17, 2026
ANAMOSA — The Solon softball team picked up wins of 3-2 and 7-2 in Anamosa Friday, June 12, behind strong pitching performances from juniors Zoey Melloy and Emerson Miller.
Each threw complete...
Iowa City’s Fight With Flash Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit designed to support families affected by a cancer diagnosis of their child or young adult, held a charity baseball event Saturday,...
The 2026 varsity girls soccer season ended in dramatic fashion last Thursday night as the No. 13-ranked Lady Spartans battled No. 1-ranked (and 2025 State Runner-Up) Denver in a Class 1A Regional Championship...
The Solon Lady Spartans split a pair of WaMaC games with Independence in Solon Monday, June 1, winning 7-2 before falling 6-4 in the nightcap.
Solon led wire to wire in game one after getting three...
2026 WaMaC All Conference Boys Soccer
1st Team
Tucker Spence
A senior, Spence produced seven goals and made six assists this season in 19 matches.
Tripp Johnson
A senior, Johnson made one...
The No. 13-ranked Solon Lady Spartans had no trouble whatsoever with unranked West Liberty last Thursday in a Class 1A Region 1 Quarterfinals match at home, shutting out the Comets 10-0.
Jillian Janssen,...
Xavier Catholic 15 Solon 5
The Spartans traveled to Xavier Catholic in Cedar Rapids Tuesday, May 26, and fell to the Saints 15-5 with one run in the top of the first inning, one in the third, and a...
The Spartans held the Fairfield Trojans scoreless through 79 minutes of a Class 2A Substate semifinals match Wednesday, May 27. Then, with but seven seconds remaining, the Trojans’ Lane Stever slipped...
