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
Sydney Maue cleared 5’-8” to win the girls varsity high jump Thursday, May 8, in the WaMaC Conference Meet in Mount Vernon.

Mustang girls’ first at WaMaC Super Meet

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 13, 2025
Luke Paulus cleared 5’-8” for eighth place Thursday, May 8, in the WaMaC Conference Meet in Mount Vernon.

MV boys third at WaMaC Super Meet

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 13, 2025
The Lisbon boys track team won another Tri-Rivers title on Thursday, May 8, in Alburnett. But for the first time during the recent run of state-championship seasons (2023, 2024) there was a tiny bit of doubt. The Lions scored 131 points to top the host school, Alburnett, by eight points. A disqualification in the 4x200 may have hurt the Lions from posting a larger overall margin of victory. Lisbon still won the 4x100 and sprint medley relays with Quinn Coleman, Dakota Clark, and Chase McFarlane. Daylin Schaefer ran the 400 leg of the sprint medley, and Tiernan Boots completed the 4x100 relay, which finished in 43.89 seconds. Gage Holub was the only Lion to win an individual race, crossing the tape in the 100 hurdles in 14.69 seconds. Girls The Lion girls finished sixth with 57 team points. Maquoketa Valley won the title with 146 team points, followed by Edgewood-Colesburg (99) and North Linn (82). Lisbon didn’t win any events. Their top finish was a second-place in the 4x100 with Brynn Epperly, Quinn Roos, Addie Clark, and Brynnley Patterson finishing in 52.08 seconds. That set a season best. “We got our relays pretty well set for districts,” Lisbon coach Brett Epperly said. “We need to finish getting ourselves healthy.” Individually, Emersyn Reiter was second in the high jump, and Brynn Epperly was third in the long jump and fourth in the 100 hurdles. Patterson was third in the 100. Maleeah Adams set a personal best in the 1,500, clocking in at 5 minutes, 59.85 seconds and placing seventh.

Lions boys’ win Tri-Rivers title

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 13, 2025

Lion girls win Washington Invitational

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 13, 2025

MV girls’ tennis second at WaMaC meet

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 13, 2025

MV boys’ pick up two wins for week

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 13, 2025

MV girls’ tennis lose to Grinnell

Ryan Suchomel
May 7, 2025

Mount Vernon boys take win against South Tama

Ryan Suchomel
May 7, 2025
Mount Vernon senior Keira Bergmann gets a pass off around a CPU defender.

Mustang girls’ tie Marion 1-1

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 7, 2025
Mount Vernon junior Isaac Dausener defends a CPU attacker.

Mount Vernon boys’ best West Delaware

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 7, 2025
Lisbon golfer Tyler Sauser hits the ball during a golf meet at Kernoustie Golf Club against Eaton Valley High School on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Lisbon boys’ top East Buchanan, Midland

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 7, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Cayden Scheil and Graham Vavricek run in the 3200 meter at Clear Creek-Amana.

MV girls win Pacha Relays, MV and Lisbon boys tie for fourth

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 7, 2025

Mount Vernon names new girls’ basketball coach

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
May 7, 2025
Lisbon’s Quinn Coleman leads off the 4x100 race at Drake Relays Saturday, April 26.

Area athletes place at Drake Relays

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Molly Bany serves the ball in play at Mount Vernon.

Mustangs smash South Tama 7-2

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025
Lucy Wischmeyer leapt 16’-1/2” to win the long jump Tuesday, April 22 at Solon’s Denny Gruber Co-Ed meet.

MV girls second, boys third at Gruber Relays

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025

Lions boys third at Grinnell Invite

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025
Lisbon’s Kyla Kahl putts the ball toward the hole.

Lisbon girls first at Cardinal

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025
Mount Vernon sophomore Carter Gadberry swings a cross in on a free kick.

Mustang boys earn two wins this week

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025

Lisbon boys second at Center Point-Urbana

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025

MV boys lose to Grinnell, third at TaterTough

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2025
Lisbon boys win home meets

Lisbon boys win home meets

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 22, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Logan Stanerson hands off to Grady Olberding in the distance medley relay event.

MV boys third at Benton Community

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 22, 2025
Lisbon golfer Evan Coleman hits the ball during a golf meet at Kernoustie Golf Club against Eaton Valley High School on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Lisbon boys slice to two wins

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 22, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Liliana Grosse (No. 30) kicks the ball towards the goal Thursday, April 17.

Mustang girls trounce past South Tama 10-0

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 22, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Ashtyn Rollinger and Nora Dye tap rackets during their double meet celebrating a point.

MV tennis pick up pair of wins

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 22, 2025

MV boys’ golf team bests Williamsburg

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 22, 2025

Mount Vernon tennis loses to Union

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 16, 2025
Lisbon’s Henry Reiling throws a discus at Davenport Assumption

Lisbon boys, girls take team titles at Alburnett

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 16, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Brendan McNeal kicks the ball during a soccer match between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Clear Creek Amana Clippers at Clear Creek Amana on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Mustangs beat the Clippers, 1-0.

MV boys lose to West Liberty

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 16, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Rose Pisarik kicks her leg out during a soccer match between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Clear Creek Amana Clippers at Clear Creek Amana on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Mustangs beat the Clippers, 3-0.

Mustang girls trot past West Liberty 5-1

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 16, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Sam Schoff races in the 800 solo meter relay

Mount Vernon girls make statement at EITC festival

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 16, 2025

Mount Vernon girls’ basketball coach resigns

Ryan Suchomel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
April 16, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Cali Whitaker crosses the finish line at Mount Vernon’s home meet Thursday, April 3.

Mustang girls win home meet

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 9, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Cayden Scheil and Graham Vavricek race around the track at Tipton, Tuesday, April 1.

Mount Vernon girls compete at Benton

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 9, 2025
Mount Vernon’s Cole McDermott sends the ball to a teammate from the sidelines.

MVL boys’ soccer ties Marquette, lose to Iowa City Regina

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 9, 2025

Mount Vernon tennis opens season with win

Ryan Suchomel, Sports Reporter
April 9, 2025
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
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