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Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

The Mount Vernon Mustangs celebrate a return to the state tournament after the bout against Anamosa

MV VB returns to state tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter November 5, 2025

Last season Mount Vernon rode two of the hardest-hitting players in the state to a Class 3A state title. They graduated and moved on to university. This year, the Mustangs still have some swingers,...

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon boys’ cross country team takes off from the starting line.

MVLXC boys’ second, girls’ third at state

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter November 5, 2025

Both Mount Vernon-Lisbon programs got called out onto the deck Friday, Oct. 31, at the clubhouse at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge. For the first time in program history, the boys and...

Mount Vernon’s Kellen Haverback (No. 8) tries to fire off a pass under a tight Clear Lake defense.

Mustang FB season ends at Clear Lake 41-0

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter November 5, 2025

Like Ned warns in “Groundhog Day …” Watch out for that first step, it’s a doozy. No. 9 Mount Vernon had a disastrous start to its first-round Class 3A playoff game on Friday night at top-ranked...

Lions VB season ends to Wapsie

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter November 5, 2025

Lisbon volleyball continued to pile up wins this fall, but again fell short of that elusive state tournament trip. The Lions lost to No. 12 Wapsie Valley 25-7, 25-14, 25-16, in a Class 2A regional semifinal...

Cornell College inducts four members in 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame Class

November 5, 2025

Two hometown classmates who helped transform women’s sports, a three-time wrestling all-American and a rare same season dual-sport athlete were enshrined in Cornell College’s Athletics Hall of Fame...

Mount Vernon’s Maddox Curran (No. 11) returns the ball for some yards in play against Davenport Assumption.

Mustangs FB stampedes past Knights 42-6

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter October 29, 2025

Mount Vernon, coming off back-to-back district losses, got up off the mat in a big way and took it to Davenport Assumption 42-6 on Friday, Oct. 24, at Jack & Pat Bush Stadium in Davenport. With...

Mount Vernon’s Sophia Meester defends the ball at the net.

Mount Vernon VB smashes past Tipton in four sets

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter October 29, 2025

It might seem odd, but if the Mount Vernon volleyball team is shoving each other on the court, good things are happening. No. 9 Mount Vernon found its happy place in a Class 3A regional semifinal win...

Lisbon’s Shea Benhart (7), Mykala Luzum-Selmon (8), Alexa Roos (2), Kyla Kahl (10), Lauren Stolte (20), and Kamryn Kahl (4) celebrate a point during Lisbon’s Class 2A Region 6 Quarterfinal match against West Branch on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Lions defeated the Bears 3–1 to advance.

Lions VB smashes past Bears in four

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter October 29, 2025

Lisbon volleyball picked up its 34th victory of the season in the regional quarterfinal round of the Class 2A playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 22 with a 25-15, 25-27, 25-15, 25-19, win over West Branch. Getting...

Lisbon FB earns post-season honors

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter October 29, 2025

For Lisbon football, there were some diamonds to dig up during their 0-8 season. The Lions had three players earn first-team all-district honors in Class 1A, District 5 for the 2025 season. Senior...

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Girls Cross Country team with the WaMaC trophy after winning the WaMaC title.

MVLXC ready for state meet

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter October 29, 2025

It is a good cross-country season when you finish in Fort Dodge. Both the boys’ and girls’ team for Mount Vernon-Lisbon qualified to run there again, winning the State-Qualifying Meet on Wednesday,...

Sports Brief | MV’s Cali Whitaker commits to SD

October 29, 2025

Last week Mount Vernon senior Cali Whitaker gave her commitment to run track for South Dakota. Whitaker, who placed second in the 200, third in the 400 in 3A at the 2025 State Meet, like the campus...

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Cross Country’s Dawson Scheil runs Thursday, Oct. 16, finishing first at the meet.

MVLXC sweeps team, individual titles at Seminole Valley

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter October 23, 2025

Mount Vernon-Lisbon cross country swept both team titles and both individual titles Thursday, Oct. 16, at the WaMaC Championships at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids. Both teams were impressive. Junior...

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