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January 9th

No. 9 Wahawks overpower the Lightning’s ladies, 64-24

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 12:22pm

NORTH LIBERTY– The Waterloo West Wahawks, the No. 9 varsity girls’ team in Class 5A per Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) Thursday, Jan. 2, weekly rankings, overpowered the Liberty High Lightning Friday, Jan. 3, at Liberty. West defeated the “Bolts” 64-26, improving to 8-1 and dropping un-ranked Liberty to 1-7.


Wahawks overrun the Bolts

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 12:20pm
Telander leads Liberty boys in 52-32 loss to Waterloo West

WATERLOO– Liberty High’s varsity boys basketball team opened 2020 with its second loss of the season Friday, Jan. 3, on the road at Waterloo West. The Wahawks soared past the Lightning 52-32 and improved to 6-1 while dropping the “Bolts” to 4-2.
West took a 13-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 21-14 halftime advantage. The Wahawks outscored Liberty 16-6 in the third period to take a 37-20 lead into the final quarter. The Bolts had their best effort in the fourth with a dozen points, but the Wahawks’ lead held.


The Creek rises over the Raiders in doubleheader

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 12:07pm
Stratton and Withrow lead CCA in girl-boy wins over Williamsburg

TIFFIN– Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School celebrated the New Year with a varsity basketball sweep of rival Williamsburg Friday, Jan. 3, at home. The Creek Girls had no trouble rolling past the Raiders to a 62-36 win while the Creek Boys had a tough battle throughout, pulling out a 58-56 victory.


Several Spartans named to Your Prep Sports All-Decade Football Team

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 11:58am
Coons, Bock, Linderbaum brothers, Ferguson, Flansburg and Koehn receive recognition

IOWA CITY– YourPrepSports.com released its All-Decade Football Team, in an article posted by Ryan Murken on Sunday, Dec. 29, and several Solon Spartan football players made the cut.


Wrestlers win Solon Duals

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 11:54am
Spartans run the table at home tournament

SOLON– The Spartans ran the table.
Solon’s varsity wrestlers went 5-0 at their own Solon Duals Saturday, Jan. 4.
The Spartans opened with a 54-30 victory over Midland and racked up wins against Muscatine (41-32), Vinton-Shellsburg (60-18) and Keokuk (65-18) before taking down Anamosa in the championship, 59-24.


Lady Spartans swarmed by Indians 50-18 to open 2020

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 11:44am
Solon holds No. 2 Marion to lowest total this season

MARION– Although the Lady Spartans varsity basketball team opened the 2020 portion of the season on the road suffering a 50-18 loss to the No. 2 (Class 4A) Marion Indians on Friday, Jan. 3, their defense held the Indians to their lowest scoring total yet this season.
Undefeated Marion met Solon having outscored its prior opponents significantly: Benton by 37 points (61-24), Williamsburg by 33 (78-45), South Tama by 83 (95-12), Clear Creek Amana by 29 (59-30), Vinton-Shellsburg by 30 points (73-43) and Maquoketa by 12 points (72-60).
Solon held Marion to just 50 points.


Indians take win from Spartans in OT

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 11:31am
Bluder drops 30 points in high-scoring loss

MARION– The Spartans built a lead, but the Indians whittled away.
It took an extra period, but Marion pulled away from Solon with an 83-76 win in Marion Jan. 3.
“It was a great game, both teams left it all on the floor,” noted Solon Head Coach Matt Lesan. “Got to give Marion a ton of credit for making the plays down the stretch. I was proud of our effort, though, we had our chances to win the game.”
The Spartans built a 12-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Indians chipped away.
Solon led 34-30 at the half and the margin was down to 53-52 heading into the fourth quarter.


January 8th

Bringing kids together

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 4:22pm
Students helping students in the CCA Middle School’s Peer PE program

TIFFIN– Seventy Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Middle School students have taken on a role typically more mature of seventh and eighth graders, and their classmates with special needs are the beneficiaries. The students, led by Physical Education (PE) Teacher Nick Boeset, spend time each week in a Peer PE program working one-on-one with their classmates in an open gym format.


Records set locally and statewide for First Day Hikes

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 4:20pm
145 people ply the trail at Lake Macbride

SOLON– At least 4,358 people participated in “First Day Hikes” in Iowa’s State Parks on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported it was the highest attendance since the start of the annual event in 2012, and coincided with kicking off the Iowa State Park Centennial Year (2020).


Benefit for Norm Ziskovsky Jan. 18 at DanceMor Ballroom

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 4:16pm

SWISHER– A benefit for Norm Ziskovsky will be held Saturday, Jan. 18, beginning at 4 p.m. at the DanceMor Ballroom in Swisher.
The benefit will feature a silent and live auction, as well as a ribeye ($12) or Maid-Rite ($8) dinner.