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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 junior Cade Happel works an opponent on the mat at Jesup regional duals.

Lisbon boys’ wrestling misses chance at state duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter February 12, 2025

No. 13 Lisbon didn’t quite have enough juice to upset No. 4 Jesup in a Class 1A, Region 4 dual Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Jesup. Jesup won, 41-22, and earned a spot in the 1A state duals, finishing fourth....

The Mount Vernon boys’ wrestling squad pulled off a win at regional duals
tournament that earned them a trip to the state regional duals tournament.

Mount Vernon boys compete at state dual tourneys

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter February 12, 2025

The good news for Mount Vernon boys’ wrestling? They got a banner to hang up in the gym: State Duals Qualifier in Class 2A. “There’s a lot of those things in there already,” Mount Vernon coach...

Coach Trevor Trende hugs Gracie Pinckney in one of the consolation matches.

Mount Vernon girls runner-up at state tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter February 12, 2025

Mount Vernon senior Libby Dix just finished her high school wrestling career Friday, Feb. 7, at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Dix held up two fingers to the crowd. “At first I kind of forgot,” Dix...

Kate Martin is declared the winner of a 105-pound semifinal match against Tipton’s Finley Rushton in a Class 1A Regional Tournament at Solon High School. Martin pinned Rushton in 2:56.

MV girls’ sending six to state tourney

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter February 6, 2025

There was history being made all over the place for the Mount Vernon and Lisbon girls’ wrestling programs on Friday, Jan. 31, at the Class 1A State Qualifier in Solon. Mount Vernon won the team title...

Lisbon wrestlers second at Tri-Rivers tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter February 5, 2025

As anticipated, the Tri-Rivers Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 1, at North Linn High School ended up becoming a lot of matches where Lisbon had to square off against Alburnett. The No. 2 Pirates came out...

Mount Vernon wrestling has two WaMaC champs

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter February 5, 2025

Let’s focus on the positive. Mikey Ryan and Ethan Wood won WaMaC titles Saturday, Feb. 1, at the conference meet at Benton Community High School in Van Horne. Top-seeded and ranked No. 2 in the state...

Connor Dunn does all he can to avoid getting pinned by Mount Vernon’s Mikey Ryan in the 150-pound match Thursday, Jan. 23 at home. Ryan won by technical fall, 17-1, in 1:29 and the Mustangs took the WaMaC East rivalry dual meet 38-32.

Mount Vernon boys’ wrestling topples Solon 38-32

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter January 29, 2025

With the dual on the line, No. 8 Mount Vernon was able to send out senior Jakie Haugse to wrap things up against No. 20 Solon on Thursday, Jan. 23, in Solon. Just 25 seconds later, and the dual was...

Lisbon’s Carter Gadberry (132) grapples with an opponent at Rich Gray Invite. (Jennifer Tischer | Contributed photos)

Lisbon boys’ wrestling second at Rich Gray Invite

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter January 29, 2025

Lisbon boys’ wrestling picked up two dual wins Thursday, Jan. 23, in Starmont, then finished second at a 21-team tournament in central Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Lions throttled Springville 78-3...

Kiersten Swart works on Solon’s McKenna Rogers in the 110-pound match Thursday, Jan. 23 in Solon. Swart and Rogers battled nearly to the end of the third period with Swart getting the pin in 5:51.

MV girls’ wrestling third at WaMaC Invite

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter January 29, 2025

Mount Vernon senior Libby Dix continues to make the amazing seem routine. On Friday, Jan. 24, Dix became the first girls’ wrestler to be a four-time WaMaC Champion by pinning her way through her bracket...

Lisbon wrestler Lillian Gaiser named first Tri-Rivers champ

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter January 29, 2025

Girls’ wrestling keeps growing. The Tri-Rivers Tournament, held Friday, Jan. 24, in Wyoming, double in size this season. Lisbon, in its first year, finished second to East Buchanan as six teams took...

Lisbon girls’ splits six duals over week

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter January 16, 2025

Lisbon girls’ wrestling split six duals over two days last week, with a double dual at Midland on Thursday, Jan. 9, and the Lady Cat Duals on Friday, Jan. 10 at Benton Community. The Lions beat Midland...

MV girls’ have busy week of duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter January 16, 2025

Mount Vernon girls’ wrestling celebrated senior Libby Dix on Thursday, Jan. 9, with a pair of dual victories on Senior Night, then stayed busy with four duals Friday, Jan. 10, in Van Horne, and a fourth-place...

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