Lisbon boys’ track comes into 2024 as the defending Class 1A champions. Anybody thinking repeat?
The Lisbon girls’ track team won the 4x100 relay at the State Meet. Overall, they finished tied for 15th in 1A, with 18 points.
The Mount Vernon boys’ said goodbye to two of the strongest 400-meter runners in school history – Zach Fall and Jensen Meeker, who finished first and fourth in the open 400 at the 3A state meet, and ran legs on the winning 4x400 and distance medley relays.
The Mount Vernon girls’ track team qualified for 17 (of 19) events last year for the Class 3A State Meet.
The Lisbon boys track team started 2024 like it ended 2023, with a team title.
Esteban Perez singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 1 of Cornell's 3-2, 14-2 baseball doubleheader sweep over former conference foe St. Norbert Sunday at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex.
Mac Graves notched her team leading 26th win of the year as Cornell's women's tennis team downed Maryville College 7-2, Sunday at the Van Der Meer tennis center in South Carolina.
Central College’s distance medley relay, which qualified in 9 minutes, 50.50 seconds (a school record) at the Wartburg Final Qualifier on March 2, were seeded second for nationals.
Cornell's men's tennis team made its spring break trip debut in South Carolina, defeating Johnson & Wales and Penn State Harrisburg by identical 8-1 scores.
Junior Torii Greiskalns became Cornell's all-time leader for caused turnovers in Sunday's 16-4 men's lacrosse victory over Anderson (Ind.) at Van Metre Field at Ash Park.
Cornell's Linnea Drever racked up six hits and six RBIs in her collegiate debut Sunday as the Rams split a season-opening softball doubleheader against Fitchburg State.
Cornell's Isaac vanWestrienen completed a stellar sophomore indoor season Saturday running his second distance event of the 2024 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at Virginia Beach Sports Center.
Cornell's women's lacrosse team earned a weekend split against two undefeated Wisconsin foes, highlighted by Saturday's 9-6 victory over UW-Stout.
The Mount Vernon Mustangs girls’ basketball team finished with 22 wins and four losses. Three of those losses were to teams that ended up winning a state championship – Clear Creek Amana in 4A, Solon in 3A, and North Linn in 1A.
Mount Vernon senior Jackson Kutcher earned first-team all-WaMaC honors. Kutcher led the team in scoring with 16.1 points per game. He made a team-high 39 3-pointers.
Cornell's men's and women's tennis teams took on the Augustana Vikings in a doubleheader Saturday at the Cornell Tennis Courts. The women fell 8-1, while men had their six-dual win streak snapped in a 9-0 loss.
Cornell's women's lacrosse team left little doubt to its second victory of the season, scoring nine times in the opening half of Saturday's 15-6 road win over Beloit at Strong Stadium.
Cornell's tracksters were at it again this weekend, breaking yet another record at the Wartburg Last Chance Qualifier.
Cornell's wrestling team landed two NCAA qualifiers and put eight wrestlers on the podium during Friday's conclusion of the Lower Midwest Region Championships at Alliant Energy Powerhouse.
Hadler-Strumlauf reaches 100 career wins milestone
Sean Alvarez's two-run double sent the Rams off a 19-9 winner via the mercy rule over Central Sunday, capping an explosive offensive weekend for Cornell's baseball team at Ash Park.
Cornell's men's lacrosse team used a 4-0 scoring run early in the fourth quarter to break free from Beloit in Saturday's 9-7 victory at Van Metre Field at Ash Park.
Cornell women's tennis team swept their six singles matches in their dual against NAIA Saint Ambrose, taking down the Bees for the second time this season, 8-1. The Rams move to 8-5 on the year.
As Mount Vernon girls’ basketball plays this week at Wells Fargo Arena, opponents must navigate the “tip of the spear.”
Lisbon senior Michael Gadberry was selected to the first-team of the Tri-Rivers East all-conference boys’ basketball team.
All five regular starters for the Mount Vernon Mustangs earned some kind of All-WaMaC honor this past week.
Cornell's attack had limited opportunities against Illinois Tech in Saturday's 12-3 men's lacrosse loss at Stuart Field.
Cornell's men's tennis team added two more victories against nonconference foes Saturday, posting a 9-0 shutout over Simpson, and a comeback win, 5-4 over Saint Ambrose in the arena of the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
Cornell's men broke two meet records and reset one school record Friday, fueling the Rams into first place of the team race after Day 1 at the Midwest Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the Willmore Center.
Cornell captured its first-ever women's indoor relay title with a record-setting effort in the sprint medley at Friday's Midwest Conference Track & Field Championships inside the Willmore Center.
Senior India Smith netted a career-high six goals and became Cornell's all-time leader in caused turnovers during Saturday's 21-5 season-opening rout at Augustana.
Rams stomp Augustana on Senior Night, 40-3
The Mount Vernon girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals in the state basketball tournament Monday, Feb. 26, with a 67-25 win.
Between “getting his face smashed into the mat” as a freshman, to undefeated champion as a senior, it has been a fun ride for Mount Vernon senior Klayten Perreault.
Lisbon had three wrestlers make the podium at the Class 1A State Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
No. 4 Mount Vernon is heading to the IGHSAU state basketball tournament for the first time since 2016, and the sixth time in school history, after taking care of Mediapolis, 61-34, on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon closed the regular season with a 64-38 non-conference win Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Washington.
Lisbon advanced to a Class 1A District semifinal, but lost to Dunkerton, 54-42, on Thursday, Feb. 15, in Dunkerton.
Cornell drew a tough opening assignment to start the 2024 men's lacrosse season, dropping a 26-1 decision to Carthage Saturday at Art Keller Field.
Cornell's men's tennis team had its way against two nonconference foes Saturday, posting identical 8-1 victories over Dubuque and Bethany Lutheran in the arena of the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
Cornell's Isaac VanWestrienen tuned up for next week's Midwest Conference Championships with another scintillating performance Saturday at the Liz Wuertz Invitational, hosted by Wartburg College.
Cornell's men's basketball team spotted Knox an 18-2 lead and couldn't make up the difference in Saturday's season-ending 50-44 Midwest Conference loss at Memorial Gym.
Seniors Rachael Adewusi and Ani'ja Simmons netted 10 points apiece Saturday as Cornell's women's basketball team closed the season with a 67-40 loss to Midwest Conference runner-up Knox at Memorial Gym.
Members of the Mount Vernon Wrestling Club qualified for the AAU State Wrestling meet February 24 and 25 in Des Moines. The boys qualified at the district meet hosted by Prairie High School Feb. 4.
Mount Vernon crowned five champions and advanced eight wrestlers to the state meet following its performance at the Class 2A District 9 Meet on Saturday, Feb. 10, in Solon.
It was a pretty fun week for the Mustangs, clinching the WaMaC East title and winning a first-round regional game.
Lisbon crowned three champions and advanced six wrestlers to the state tournament following the Class 1A District Meet on Saturday, Feb. 10, in Wilton.
For Mount Vernon, most of the season has been about getting the gang back together.
Lisbon closed out the regular season by splitting a pair of road games, losing at Prince of Peace, 69-61, on Monday, Feb. 5, and winning at Midland, 64-32, on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Lisbon closed its season with a first-round regional loss at Dyersville Beckman. The Trailblazers won a defensive battle, 38-22, on Saturday, Feb. 10. Statistics were not reported.