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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist

Five Spartans named to 2025 WaMaC East All Conference baseball teams

July 23, 2025

Second Team Tate Miller A freshman, Miller was selected as a pitcher with a 7-0 record in six starts and nine appearances on the mound for 45-2/3 innings. He gave up 22 hits and 14 runs (five earned),...

Senior Jackson Link had a tough start to Friday’s Class 3A Substate No. 5 first round game against the Grinnell Tigers. Link faced two batters and watched helplessly as both drilled solo homeruns just before the game was suspended for severe weather.

Tigers bite Spartans baseball to end the season

July 16, 2025

Solon finished the 2025 campaign at 19-14 overall while the Tigers improved to 15-19 and advanced to a Monday, July 14 semifinal game against Assumption Catholic (25-11). The Knights blew away the Washington...

Senior Jackson Link delivers a pitch in the first inning of game one of a varsity doubleheader against WaMaC West rival Clear Creek Amana Thursday, July 3 at home. The Spartans split with the Clippers 9-19 and 6-3.

Solon and Clear Creek Amana split varsity baseball doubleheader 9-19 and 6-3

Ella McEntaffer, Intern July 9, 2025

SOLON — The Solon Recreation and Nature Center had a bustling parking lot well before the first pitch of the doubleheader between the Clear Creek Amana Varsity Clippers and the Solon Varsity Spartans....

Worth the wait – Solon baseball tops Benton Community

July 9, 2025

VAN HORNE — Mother Nature pushed the pause button back on June 26 when Solon and Benton Community tangled in Van Horne. The Bobcats won the opener 7-5 as the Spartans were forced to wait for the opportunity...

Spartans and Hawks split baseball wins

July 9, 2025

MANCHESTER — The varsity Spartans moved to 16-11 on the season Monday, June 30, with a road split against the West Delaware Hawks (13-13). The Hawks soared to a 6-0 lead in game one with four runs...

Maddox Kelley, a sophomore, slides in as a Cedar Rapids Washington Warrior leaps for the ball in varsity action
Thursday, June 12, in Solon. The Warriors edged the Spartans by one run to win 4-3.

A pair of sweeps as Williamsburg and Grinnell fall to the Spartans baseball team

June 25, 2025

Solon shuts out Raiders 2-0, 10-0 WILLIAMSBURG — The perfect week started Monday, June 16 with a trip to WaMaC West foe Williamsburg. Seniors Ty Bell and Jackson Link scored in the top of the...

A challenging week of baseball for the Spartans ends 2-3

June 18, 2025

Marion gets the sweep 8-7, 10-0 MARION — The week opened with a trip to the WaMaC East’s leading team, the Marion Wolves Marion, June 9, and suffered a pair of losses as the Wolves won game one...

Jackson Link (21) receives the ball at first base ahead of a charging Viking Thursday, June 5. The Spartans swept Vinton-Shellsburg 4-3 and 12-0.

Solon sweeps Vikings 4-3, 12-0 in baseball doubleheader

AJ Dolan, Intern June 11, 2025

SOLON — The Spartan boys came away with a hard-fought sweep in their doubleheader outing against the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings, keeping their control in game one and letting their offense run loose...

Little Hawks shell Spartans 13-1 in Crosstown Classic

June 11, 2025

SOLON — Once again Solon hosted the annual Fight With Flash Foundation’s Crosstown Classic with the Spartans, Iowa City High, Iowa City West High, Regina Catholic, Regina Catholic, and Clear Creek...

Spartans split with Indee 11-10, 4-13 in baseball games

June 11, 2025

INDEPENDENCE — The Spartans opened another week on the diamonds with a trip to Independence Monday, June 2 and a doubleheader against the Mustangs. An eight-run effort by Solon in the eighth inning...

Brady Wick celebrates getting the final out, via strikeout, in game two of a varsity doubleheader against Mount Vernon Wednesday, May 28, at home. The sophomore went the distance in the 5-1 win giving up two hits and one earned run with four strikeouts.

Spartans go 3-2 on the diamond this baseball season

Chris Umscheid, Editor June 10, 2025

Xavier Catholic 2 Solon 1 SOLON — Cedar Rapids Xavier Catholic visited Tuesday, May 25, for a Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) vs. WaMaC non-conference game and left with a 2-1 win. Junior Hayden...

Maddox Kelley, a freshman last season, makes a tag at second base in game one of a home doubleheader against Independence Thursday, May 23, 2024.
Kelley returns to the line-up as an infielder and pitcher with a .333 batting average with ten doubles, one home run, and 14 stolen bases.

Experience on the mound and a good nucleus to lead Spartans

Solon Economist May 21, 2025

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...

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