The second quarter had just begun, and the Solon Spartans were lined up at the 11-yard line for 3rd and goal. The Spartans were still looking to score their first offensive touchdown against Winterset’s...

One year ago, Spencer Michels was ready to quit cross country for good. He had no way of knowing that a year later, he’d embrace a hug from his coach at the finish line of the biggest, and final race...

Falyn Svalstad was named to the Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) Class 3A All-State Cross Country Second Team for her performance this season. A junior, Svalstad led the Lady Spartans with a...

Benton football fans left lukewarm hand warmers scattered across the wobbly, steel bleachers in the away stands at Spartan Stadium. They abandoned half-drank Xtra Pibb and Diet Coke bottles, crystallized...

FORT DODGE — The Solon Spartans capped off their season in Fort Dodge competing at the Iowa Class 3A state championship meet. The Spartan girls placed sixth out of 15 teams, led by a strong 17th overall...

They were so close. Yet, they always will be. After Marion jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five regional volleyball championship game, Solon clawed its way back to force a fifth set. It came...

Kiley Devery A senior, Devery was a unanimous First Team pick after leading the Lady Spartan offense with 338 kills in 99 sets and 39 matches this season. Devery made five assists and was second in...

The rolled-up poster sat there untouched, its colors peered through the peephole and the vacant backside decorated with a tiny metal bar taped to the edge. It collected dust all night as Solon and...

FORT MADISON — The Spartans closed out the nine-week regular season of varsity football with a 51-2 victory over winless Fort Madison in the Bloodhounds’ dog pound Friday, October 24. Solon’s...

She tried to hold it back. But she just couldn’t. Solon’s Cydney Jaster watched from the sidelines with a boot on her right foot as her teammates fought relentlessly for the 2025 WaMaC Volleyball...