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

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter

Ryan Suchomel is a sports reporter for the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun.

All content by Ryan Suchomel
Lisbon’s Drew Bixler lands in the long jump at University of Dubuque Friday, March 28.

Lisbon track teams compete at University of Dubuque

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 3, 2025

Mount Vernon track races at Grinnell

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 3, 2025

Soccer and Track previews

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 3, 2025

A few grumbles in the sports world

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
March 26, 2025
The Mount Vernon girls basketball team with the trophy after the game. Members include Alivia Truitt (no. 3), Quinn Pershing (No. 4), Eryn Jackson (No. 5), Savanna Wright (No. 10), Taylor Franck (No. 11), Lucy Wischmeyer (No. 14), Chloe Meester (No. 20), Sophia Meester (No. 21), Courney Franck (No. 22), Sydney Huber (No. 23), Rylee Rasmussen (No. 24) and Ella Wilson (No. 25).

What worked for the Mustangs at state basketball

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
March 19, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Sydney Huber (No. 23) leads an offensive run.

MV boys, girls basketball earn post-season honors

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
March 19, 2025

Lisbon, MV track teams compete at indoor meets

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
March 19, 2025

MV FB players determining post-high school plans

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
March 19, 2025
Chloe Meester holds the trophy aloft as her fellow teammates cheer after winning the 3A state championship.

MV girls Class 3A State champions in 2025

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
March 13, 2025
Chloe Meester (left) and other members of the team cheer upon receiving the first place trophy at Wells Fargo Arena Friday, March 7.

MV girls Class 3A State champions in 2025

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
March 12, 2025
Mount Vernon’s A.J. McDermott (No. 12) tries to get off a shot against Keokuk Thursday.

Mount Vernon season ends to Keokuk Chiefs

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
March 5, 2025
Eryn Jackson goes up for a layup in play during her junior year against a defender trying to steal the ball.

Mount Vernon girls ready for another state bout

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
March 5, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Cooper Hird takes an opponent to the mat in the class 2A 165-pound division.

Jaspers state champion, MV team places sixth overall

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 27, 2025

Lisbon boys take loss to Monticello 74-60

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 26, 2025

Mustang boys topped Washington 65-37

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 26, 2025

Lisbon girls lose to J-Hawks 62-25

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 26, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (No. 22) tries to find a way around Solon defenders in play last week.

Mustang girls stampede to state tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 26, 2025
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots tries to escape from Chance Hoyt in the Class 1A 150-pound division.

Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots second at state

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 26, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (No. 11) goes for a layup uncontested at the net.

MV girls’ basketball starts postseason run

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2025
Mount Vernon wrestling team was the district champion and qualified many wrestlers to the state tournament. (Contributed photo)

Mount Vernon wrestling sends nine to state wrestling tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2025

Lisbon boys’ hoops slashes Prince of Peace 53-47

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2025
Mount Vernon players head in for a time out at XTream Arena.

MV boys’ basketball loses to CC-A 80-51

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2025
Lisbon’s Kamryn Kahl (No. 23) tries for the jump ball at the beginning of the game.

Lion girls claw past East Marshall 35-12

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2025
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
Lisbon Lion Emma Pleasant shoots the ball during a basketball game between Libson and the Tipton Tigers at Lisbon on Feb. 8, 2025.

Lions girls topple Midland 52-25

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 12, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Savanna Wright (No. 10) is all smiles after releasing the ball at home last week for a free throw.

Mount Vernon girls’ set new school record in Marion win

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 12, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Josef Briesemeister (No. 32) goes up for a basket at play in home last week.

Mustang boys’ basketball has three game win streak

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 12, 2025
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
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
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
Lisbon’s Grayson Wollum (No. 23) goes up for a jump ball to start the boys game against Easton Valley.

Lisbon boys hoops picks up a pair of wins

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2025
Lisbon’s Kamryn Kahl (no. 23) drives the ball to the basket in play last week.

Lisbon girls rally against North Cedar

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Jayden Scieszinzki attempts a steal from West Delaware.

Mustang boys basketball trots over Hawks 72-36

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2025

Lisbon wrestlers second at Tri-Rivers tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2025
Mount Vernon’s No. 23, Sydney Huber, leads the offense at the top of the arc.

MV girls dunk on West Delaware 67-40

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2025

Mount Vernon wrestling has two WaMaC champs

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
February 6, 2025
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
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
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
Head coach Nate Sanderson displays quiet confidence as he goes over strategy with his Mustangs during a time out in the Friday, Jan. 24 varsity game against rival Solon in Solon. Sanderson’s No. 1-ranked (in Class 3A) squad had little trouble with the Lady Spartans as they improved to 15-1 with a 57-33 win.

Mustangs girls’ basketball crushes Solon 57-33

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 29, 2025

Lisbon wrestler Lillian Gaiser named first Tri-Rivers champ

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 29, 2025
Solon held off off the Mustangs for a 58-41 win on Jan. 24 at Solon.

MV boys’ basketball drops pair of games on week

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 29, 2025

Lisbon boys’ basketball wins pair of games

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 29, 2025

Lisbon girls’ basketball has tough week

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 29, 2025
Lisbon’s Dakota Clark (No. 3) scrambles for a rebound against Prince of Peace Jan. 7. (Jennifer Tischer | Contributed photo)

Lisbon boys’ dunk on Prince of Peace 80-56

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025

Lions girls’ slash Prince of Peace 69-25

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025

Lisbon girls’ splits six duals over week

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025

MV girls’ have busy week of duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025

MV girls’ beat V-S, South Tama

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025

Mustangs boys’ basketball stomp past ST, VS

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025

MV boys’ 4-3 in duals last week

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 16, 2025
Lisbon junior Elliott Moehlman (junior varsity) wrestles at Tripoli. (Jennifer Tischer | Contributed photo)

Lisbon boys’ wrestling loses to Alburnett 63-12

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
January 15, 2025
Caleb Brown of Lisbon gets the pin against Watson Krob of Mount Vernon as Lisbon’s bench erupts to the needed points for a win against the cross-town rivals. (contributed photo)

Lisbon wins Lions’ Den duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 9, 2025

Lisbon boys’ and girls’ basketball win against Midland

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 9, 2025

MV girls’ topple IC Regina 80-34

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 9, 2025

Raiders topple Mustangs 59-56

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 9, 2025

Lisbon girls’ outshine North Cedar 47-16

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025

Lisbon girls’ grapplers win home duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025

MV grapplers top of field at Dike-New Hartford duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025

Lisbon boys’ top Regina Duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Carly Elliott grapples with a Clear Creek-Amana wrestler earlier in the season.

MV girls’ wrestlers split duals

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025
Lisbbb1 - Lisbon’s Dakota Clark (No. 3) dribbles the ball down the court against North Cedar. (contributed photo)

Lions slash Knights 76-28

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025
MV 5 Chloe Meester (20) puts up two of her 18 points against Solon Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Mustangs charged past the Lady Spartans 62-30 to improve to 6-1 on the season.

MV girls’ dunk on Solon 62-30

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025
Solon’s Eddie Johnson (33) and Nolan Seagren (10) try to trap Luke Rushford (3) in the corner Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Mustangs improved to 5-0 with a 54-40 win over the Spartans.

Mustangs topple Spartans 54-40

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Editor
January 2, 2025
Lisbon senior Gage Holub grapples with an opponent on the mat at Dyersville-Beckman.

Lions win against MFLMarMac, Dyersville Beckman

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024
Kyla Kahl (13) catches a pass as she runs down the court at the X-treme Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Monday, Dec. 9th, 2024. Her opponent, Addie McLaughlin, scored 18 points for Regina Catholic.

Lisbon girls’ win against Calamus-Wheatland

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024
MV’s Will Goodlove grapples with a Clear Creek-Amana wrestler at Mount Vernon Thursday, Dec. 12. Below left: MV’s Watson Krob takes an opponent down to the mat.

MV boys’ wrestlers pin CC-A

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024

MV girls’ beat Williamsburg 64-42

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024

Mustangs tromp Raiders 52-40

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024

Lisbon eighth at Zimmerman Invite

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024

Lions roar past Warriors 61-58

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024

Mustangs pin Lady Clippers

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 18, 2024

Mount Vernon boys’ wrestling loses opening dual

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2024
Lisbon’s Addie Clark grapples with a wrestler from Lone Tree.

Lion girls’ grapplers topple Lone Tree 46-15

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2024
Lisbon Lion Ethan Stone shoots the ball during a basketball game between Lisbon and Marquette Catholic at Lisbon High School on Dec. 6, 2024. The Lions defeated the Defenders, 45-27.

Lisbon boys’ dunk on Springville 67-52

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2024
Lisbon Lion Kyla Kahl shoots the ball during a basketball game between Lisbon and Marquette Catholic at Lisbon High School on Dec. 6, 2024. The Lions fell to the Defenders, 43-62.

Lisbon girls’ drops pair of games

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2024
Lisbon junior Jackson Knapp works on pinning a wrestler from Durant.

Lisbon boys’ 14th at Cliff Keen invite

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2024
Kate Martin grapples with Lily Baker of Freedom in the consolation round of wrestling at Donnybrook.

Libby Dix champ at Donnybrook

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Alivia Truitt (No. 3) drives the ball to the basket in play last week.

Mustang girls’ dunk on Grinnell 77-20

Ryan Suchomel
December 11, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (No. 20) tries to snap the ball away from an Estherville-Lincoln Central player Saturday, Nov. 30.

Mustangs trample Midgets 45-37

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
December 4, 2024

Lisbon girls’ slash Prince of Peace 50-23

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
December 4, 2024

Lions girls’ wrestling has first tournament champ

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
December 4, 2024

Mount Vernon girls’ finish 0-5 at Linn Mar duals

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
December 4, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Libby Dix dominates an opponent from last season. Dix placed first in 190 pounds at Wilton.

MV girls place second at Wilton Invite

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 27, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (No. 16) spikes down a ball at the state tournament. Meester was named player of the year in Iowa this year, as well as Class 3A player of the year.

Chloe Meester named VB player of the year

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 27, 2024

MVFB players earn postseason honors

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 27, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Tyler Williams (No. 50) works at tackling a Humboldt Wildcat player at the UNI-Dome Saturday, Nov. 16.

Mustangs slashed by Wildcats 28-25

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 20, 2024
Mustangs UNI-Dome bound

Mustangs UNI-Dome bound

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
November 13, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Cali Whitaker hits a ball past two Western Christian blockers for a kill.

MVVB sweeps Class 3A state tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
November 13, 2024
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots (No. 7) fights against a Madrid tackler to gain a few more yards in a drive Friday, Nov. 8.

Lisbon stumbles to Madrid 27-14

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
November 13, 2024
Mount Vernon’s Mavrik Schweer (No. 1) and Sydney Maue (No. 9) as well as other teammates celebrate a point at home last week.

MVVB advances to state tournament

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 6, 2024
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots (No. 7) gives a strong arm to a defender as he pushes for more yards down the field.

Lions slash Comets 56-12

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 6, 2024
Michael Ryan (3) makes a reception, to the amazement of a trio of Carroll Tigers, in a Class 3A First Round (Round of 16) game this past Friday at home. The Mustangs (9-1) rolled over the Tigers 42-6 to advance to the Quarterfinal round with a game this Friday at Algona (9-1).

Mount Vernon gallops over Carroll 42-6

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 6, 2024

Lions VB season ends

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
November 6, 2024
Lisbon’s Dakota Clark (No. 1) catches a punt for the Lions under the defense of Starmont.

Lions slash Stars 49-0

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2024
Members of the Mount Vernon football team enter the field before a game against Keokuk at Mount Vernon High School on Oct. 25, 2024. The Mount Vernon Mustangs beat the Keokuk Chiefs, 62-7.

Mount Vernon beats Keokuk 62-7

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2024
The Mustangs celebrate a point on the court at play at home last week.

MV volleyball smashes PCM

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2024
The Lions team including Mykala Luzum-Selmon, Sarah Dietsch, Kaitlynn Hasselbusch, Keira Bergmann and Presley Studt celebrate a point in the regional matchup.

Lisbon advances further into post-season

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2024

MVLXC girls’, boys’ teams state bound

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2024
Sophomore Evelyn Moeller finishes second overall in girls’ varsity race, leading Mount Vernon-Lisbon to a team victory and conference championship.

MVLXC girls win WaMaC for third straight season

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
October 23, 2024
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