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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

Iowa Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet to move to Iowa City this fall

January 30, 2025

WEST DES MOINES — The Board of Directors of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) approved the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center as the new home of the Iowa...

Cedar Falls soaks swimming Little Hawks 137-30

January 16, 2025

CEDAR FALLS — City High’s boys swim team traveled to Holmes Jr. High School in Cedar Falls Tuesday, Jan. 7 to face the Cedar Falls Tigers and fell 137-30. Solon’s Elliot Hamm and William Thomsen...

Little Hawks splash the Wahawks, fall to the Warriors and Rams

December 18, 2024

IOWA CITY — The City High varsity boys swim team opened the 2024-25 season with a home win Tuesday, Dec. 3 as they splashed the Wahawks of Waterloo West 93-76. Solon freshmen Elliott Hamm and William...

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...

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...

Solon senior Grace Hoeper (shown here in the varsity 100-yard backstroke against Iowa City West High/Liberty High) was named the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division Swimmer of the Year.

Grace Hoeper named MVC Valley Div. Swimmer of the Year

Solon Economist November 7, 2024

The Mississippi Valley Athletic Conference (MVC) released its 2024 Swimming and Diving All-Division selections last week with Solon’s Grace Hoeper receiving Valley Division Swimmer of the Year honors...

Little Hawks fifth in MVC Swimming Championship

October 31, 2024

IOWA CITY — Cedar Falls took the team title with 475 points Saturday, October 26 in the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Swimming Championship tournament hosted by Iowa City High School at the Mercer...

Solon senior Grace Hoeper won the 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard butterfly events Tuesday, October 8 as the City High Little Hawks celebrated Senior Night.

Little Hawks fall to Cedar Falls 129-57 on Senior Night

Sydney Goldberg October 16, 2024

IOWA CITY — Grace Hoeper took the board for her final race (of the night) on senior night. Calm, cool and collected, Hoeper took a deep breath before making her splash. Competing for the Iowa...

Solon senior Grace Hoeper won the 
varsity 100-yard backstroke last Tuesday as Iowa City High met Iowa City West High/Liberty High in the annual crosstown rivalry meet. Hoeper
also won the 50-yard freestyle.

Little Hawks fall to Trojan-Bolts in crosstown rivalry meet

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 9, 2024

CORALVILLE — Iowa City West High and Liberty High’s (North Liberty) Trojan-Bolts dominated the annual crosstown rivalry meet against City High last Tuesday at the Coralville Recreation Center with...

Little Hawks fifth in home relays

October 2, 2024

IOWA CITY — City High’s varsity Little Hawks took fifth place in their home relays Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center as the Iowa City West High/ Liberty High Trojan-Bolts won...

Lions splash past the Little Hawks

October 2, 2024

IOWA CITY — All four Solon High School swimmers saw action with the City High Little Hawks last Tuesday (Sept. 24) as Mississippi Valley Conference foe LinnMar visited the Mercer Park Aquatic Center....

Solon senior Grace Hoeper won the varsity 200-yard IM and the 500-yard Freestyle events last Tuesday at Cedar Rapids Washington High School, easily out-pacing the field and besting the state qualifying times in both.

Hoeper smokes the field in 200 IM and 500 Freestyle but CR Wash tops City High

Chris Umscheid, Solon Economist September 25, 2024

CEDAR RAPIDS — City High’s Little Hawks dipped to 2-1 on the season after dropping a dual meet 98-88 (varsity) last Tuesday (Sept. 17) at Cedar Rapids Washington. Solon’s Grace Hoeper, Madelyn...

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