Photos: Mount Vernon vs. Mid-Prairie girls basketball - (2/21/26)

See photos as the Mustangs hosted the Golden Hawks in a Sub-State final.

Feb. 21, 2026 11:28 pm

Mid-Prairie’s Morgyn Bender shoots the ball during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon head coach Jacob Misener talks with players during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) shoots the ball during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Savanna Wright (10) dribbles during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Savanna Wright (10) shoots the ball during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (22) shoots the ball during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Savanna Wright (10) lays the ball up during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (22) reacts during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Alivia Truitt shoots the ball during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Myli Hershberger (23) dribbles during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Katelyn Harland (5) dribbles during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Jeorgia Evans (15) dribbles during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck inbounds the ball to Savanna Wright (10) during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Tessa Bombei drives to the basket during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (22) and Mid-Prairie’s Katelyn Harland (5) fight for the ball during a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) hugs Courtney Franck (22) after a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Savanna Wright (left), Taylor Franck (center), and Courtney Franck (right) celebrate with teammates following a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon players celebrate following a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon players stand for a photo with a state tournament qualifier banner after a girls basketball game between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at Mount Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The Mustangs defeated the Golden Hawks 58-50. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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