Lisbon, the No. 17-ranked dual team in Class 1A, got a pair of big wins Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Dyersville.
The Lions beat Dyersville Beckman 65-15 and topped MFL MarMac 62-15.
Senior Wesley Sadler...
Mount Vernon junior Will Goodlove is moving into powerhouse status.
Goodlove had one of 10 Mustangs wins during a dual against Clear Creek Amana on Thursday, Dec. 12, in Mount Vernon. The Mustangs...
Lisbon girls wrestling continues to learn and evolve. Co-coach Seth Hall has been teaching his team to use “The Butcher” a top-position move to try and get your opponent on their back.
“My...
Starting 0-7 in duals was never an indication of the quality of wrestlers the Mount Vernon girls had.
The No. 4 team in Class 1A girls’ wrestling is good, no doubt. And Thursday, Dec. 12, they...
Don’t call it an upset.
No. 1 Mount Vernon boys’ wrestling lost its opening dual of the season Thursday, Dec. 5, in the middle school gym, falling to Williamsburg, 36-27.
“Some of us are still...
Lisbon girls’ wrestling picked up its first dual win in program history Tuesday, Dec. 3, topping Lone Tree 46-15, in Durant.
The Lions also battled, and lost, to the Durant Wildcats, 42-37.
“There...
The Cliff Keen Independence Invitational is a massive tournament. So, Lisbon finishing 14th with a few wrestlers on the podium makes for a pretty successful two days.
“We had a really good tournament,”...
Mount Vernon senior Libby Dix has a ton of medals, and a state tournament title, to call her own.
But before Saturday, Dec. 7, she had never won the Dan Gable Donnybrook.
“This has been her goal,”...
Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• December 4, 2024
Freshman Emma Dietsch became the first Lisbon wrestler to win a tournament title Tuesday, Nov. 26, when she pinned her way through the field at the Midland Tournament in Wyoming.
Lisbon finished...
Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• December 4, 2024
Mount Vernon girls wrestling finished 0-5 at the Linn-Mar Duals on Saturday, Nov. 30, but their biggest foe was the dreaded forfeit.
In losses to bigger schools, the Mustangs had four or five empty...
Last season, Mount Vernon and Lisbon wrestlers were on the same team. On Saturday, Nov. 23, the separate girls’ programs finished second and 11th at the Wilton Invitational.
“We brought nine girls...
