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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

Lisbon softball makes all-state teams

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter August 7, 2024

Lisbon followed its seventh-straight state tournament trip last week with three players honored as all-state by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Lisbon senior Addi Petersen added to her postseason...

Mount Vernon senior Addison Gookin lays down a sacrifice bunt during the sixth inning against Cedar Rapids Prairie on Wednesday, July 3, at Van Metre Field in Mount Vernon.

Gookin sisters lead MV All-State softball picks

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter August 7, 2024

Everyone knows that the Gookin sisters are great softball players. But apparently, they are also as tough as rusty nails. Freshman Hayden Gookin was a first-team all-state pick in Class 3A for the Iowa...

The Lisbon Lions hold their state trophy aloft following the game (Kerry Kahl / contributed)

Lions softball season ends at state

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter July 31, 2024

If you get to play in Fort Dodge in the middle of July, you had a pretty good season. That goes for the other teams there, too. And No. 8 Lisbon ran into a pretty good team that put together a pretty...

Lisbon sophomore Kamryn Kahl (13) gets a hug from Alexa Roos (12) as the entire team celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning Tuesday, July 23, in a Class 2A
regional final against Osage. Lisbon won, 4-2.

Lisbon softball earns state tournament berth

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter July 24, 2024

There was never any doubt Lisbon would advance to the state softball tournament in Fort Dodge for the seventh straight season. Well … maybe some doubt. Lisbon used a two-run home run by Kamryn Kahl,...

MV, Lisbon SB players earn postseason honors

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter July 24, 2024

Mount Vernon sophomore Haley Gookin was named the WaMaC East Player of the Year last week, as postseason honors started to roll in for the Mustangs and Lions. Gookin finished 21-6 as a pitcher with a...

Lisbon pitcher Kyla Kahl prepares to fire the ball to home plate against Denver in a Class 2A regional playoff game Wednesday, July 10, at City Park in Lisbon.

Rain doesn’t stop Lisbon SB’s post season wins

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor July 18, 2024

Three hits, seven runs and three bags of Quick Dry. It all added up to a Lisbon softball victory in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal Wednesday, July 10, at Bunting Field. Denver had already arrived...

Mount Vernon pitcher Hayden Gookin gets a postgame hug from her senior sister Addison Gookin after the Mustangs failed to advance following a 3-0 regional semifinal loss to Center Point-Urbana on Saturday, July 13, in Mount Vernon.

Mustangs lose to Stormin’ Pointers 3-0

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor July 18, 2024

Not every team gets the fairy tale ending. So it was with No. 4 Mount Vernon, which lost a Class 3A regional semifinal Saturday, July 13, to Center Point-Urbana, 3-0, at Van Metre Field. “It’s...

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