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 community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

Mount Vernon alum transfers to Murray State

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • April 23, 2026

In the world of college athletics, things can change in a hurry. Mount Vernon grad Sydney Huber and the Evansville Purple Aces were feeling pretty good after making it to the Missouri Valley Conference...

Lisbon’s Kamryn Kahl part of All-Star game

Lisbon’s Kamryn Kahl part of All-Star game

April 8, 2026

Kamryn Kahl of Lisbon participated in the Larry Niemeyer senior girls’ basketball game hosted by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Kam was part of the Class 2A White team. Game was held March 14...

Evansville’s Sydney Huber (4) takes a shot over Murray State’s Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (23) during their championship game at the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, on Sunday, March 15. Murray State won 91-70.

Evansville Purple Aces advance to title game

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • March 26, 2026

Former Mount Vernon all-state basketball player Sydney Huber had a lot of fun in Coralville. A freshman starter for Evansville, Huber and the Evansville Purple Aces came into the Missouri Valley Conference...

MV girls basketball top postseason teams

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • March 18, 2026

And after a Class 3A state runner-up finish, a lot of the awards have been for sophomore guard Savanna Wright and the Mount Vernon girls basketball team. Named captain of the all-tournament team in...

Mustang boys’ Haverback player of the year

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • March 18, 2026

This season, after a game in Independence, a grade-school student came up to Mount Vernon senior Kellen Haverback and asked him if he was going to play basketball in college. The Mustang standout had...

Taylor Franck (#11) drives to the basket through Cherokee defenders during IGHSAU state tournament on March 2, 2026, at the Casey’s Center

MV girls’ runner-up at state tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • March 10, 2026

The Mount Vernon girls’ basketball team left Des Moines sad and disappointed. The top-ranked Mustangs lost in the Class 3A championship to No. 2 Maquoketa on Friday, March 6, at the Casey's Center,...

Mount Vernon’s Sophia Meester (No. 21) goes up for a shot against Benton earlier this season.

Mustang girls’ ready for state contest

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • March 4, 2026

The numbers from junior posts Rylee Rasmussen and Sophia Meester are not going to jump off the stat sheet. But the centers have had an important role to play for the 2025-26 Mustangs as they head to...

Mount Vernon’s Seth Rushford (No. 33) drives to the hoop after failing to find an open teammate against a Bondurant-Farrar defender in postseason play Monday, Feb. 23, at home.

Mustangs season ends against Bluejays 54-48

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter • March 4, 2026

Sometimes you can have a bad day. And sometimes, it is in the playoffs. Mount Vernon boys’ basketball was upset by Bondurant-Farrar, 54-48, in a Class 3A substate quarterfinal on Monday, Feb. 23. It...

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