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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

Lamb, McDermott earn All-State baseball

August 13, 2025

Mount Vernon senior Erik Lamb was named to the second team for the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State team last week. Senior AJ McDermott was a third team pick. Lamb hit .416 with...

Lisbon players earn all-conference honors

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 30, 2025

By almost every metric, Lisbon baseball improved in 2025. The Lions finished 11-15 and were 5-7 in the Tri-Rivers East. That was a jump from 5-24 and 4-8 of a year ago. Lisbon had three players earn...

Mount Vernon has three first-team all conference players

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 30, 2025

Mount Vernon baseball finished one game short of the state tournament at 19-13 overall with a 10-8 record in the WaMaC East. Three players were named first-team all-conference – senior AJ McDermott,...

Mount Vernon’s Hayden Gookin player of the year

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 30, 2025

Mount Vernon sophomore Hayden Gookin was named the WaMaC East Player of the Year for the second straight season last week. Gookin went 21-5 on the mound with a 0.95 ERA and 0.77 WHIP. She struck out...

Mount Vernon’s Jacob Yock (No. 4) swings at a pitch during his at bat.

Mt. Vernon falls to Assumption 5-0

Ryan Suchomel, Editor July 23, 2025

Mount Vernon baseball finally did the thing. They won a massive substate game, upsetting No. 3 Marion on Monday, July 14, 6-2. “It was pretty dang exciting,” senior Cole Thurn said. “We just...

Teammates wait to congratulate Erik Lamb (No. 8) for his homerun at the bottom of the seventh inning.

MV wins quarterfinal game 8-0

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 15, 2025

At the movies, the Lambs are known for Silence. At Ash Park, Mustang senior Erik Lamb, made a lot of noise. Lamb crushed a two-run home run in the fourth inning against Central DeWitt on Saturday,...

Lisbon baseball season ends

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 15, 2025

Midland had other plans. The Eagles won 5-2 in a Class 1A District quarterfinal on Monday, July 9, at City Park. “We would’ve liked to play at least one more,” Lisbon coach Lance Kamaus said....

Lisbon’s Dakota Clark (No. 9) swings at a pitch in play last week.

Lions Baseball close week with 2-2 record

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 8, 2025

Lisbon baseball closed the regular season 11-14. A nice uptick from 5-24 a year ago. Last week the Lions played River Valley Conference teams all week, going 2-2. On Monday, June 30, Lisbon lost at...

Mount Vernon’s Colin Bentley (No. 19) slides safely into second.

Mount Vernon sweeps West Delaware on senior night

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter July 8, 2025

That’s what good teams do. They find ways to win. Mount Vernon baseball took both games on Senior Night on Thursday, July 3, against West Delaware at Ash Park, 5-4 and 2-1. In the nightcap, the Mustangs...

Mount Vernon’s Erik Lamb (No. 8) swings at a pitch in play last week.

MV baseball takes win over Cascade

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter July 3, 2025

Mount Vernon baseball headed toward the end of June with an 8-3 win over Cascade on Saturday, June 28, at American Legion Field. It was hot outside, and the Mustangs are getting hot, too. They were...

Lisbon’s Carew Kamaus (No. 23) pitches at home last week for the Lions.

Lisbon baseball drops games to Midland

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter July 3, 2025

One step back and one step forward for the Lisbon baseball team this season. And last week was no exception. On Monday, June 23, the Lions dropped a game at Midland 13-3 in five innings. The second...

In a defensive scramble, Lions catcher Carew Kamaus (No. 23) sends a
quick throw to third in a bid to catch a Lynx runner mid-steal at Lisbon City Park.

Lions baseball slashed by Lynx 18-7

Ryan Suchomel, Reporter June 25, 2025

Lisbon baseball has come a long ways from that five-win team of a year ago. On Thursday, June 19, they were leading No. 7 (1A) North Linn 6-5 at City Park when the wheels came off. The...

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