Articles Tagged: Mount Vernon High School

Boys’ basketball 2024-25: 15 area players to watch for the upcoming season.

Rivalry Saturday: No. 2 Mount Vernon avenges a Class 3A state-semifinal loss to No. 1 Estherville-Lincoln Central, 52-42.

Girls’ basketball: IGHSAU releases its preseason state rankings. Johnston, Sioux City Heelan, Estherville ELC, Eddyville EBF and Algona Garrigan are No. 1.

Girls’ basketball 2024-25: Preseason area Super Ten teams to watch. Mount Vernon, Clear Creek Amana, Cedar Rapids Prairie look like three of the area’s best.

Girls’ basketball 2024-25: 15 area players to watch for the upcoming season, including six first-team all-staters.

For the first time since 1977, there are no Gazette-area teams in the Iowa high school state football championships. But the Prep Football Huddle is making picks for all seven of this week’s games anyway.

Third-ranked Humboldt forced a fourth turnover to thwart Mount Vernon’s last chance for a victory. The Wildcats held on for a 28-25 Class 3A state football semifinal win.

IGCA all-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is the state volleyball player of the year.

Third-ranked Humboldt forced a fourth turnover to thwart Mount Vernon’s last chance for a victory. The Wildcats held on for a 28-25 Class 3A state football semifinal win Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

The Mustangs have parlayed their blue-collar, nose-to-the-grindstone approach into a successful season and second Class 3A state football semifinal in three seasons. They will face No. 3 Humboldt Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

We discuss last week’s Iowa high school football state quarterfinal results, preview some noteworthy semifinal matchups and pick the champions in all seven classes on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle.

Prep football state semifinals: Iowa City Liberty faces Southeast Polk on Friday; Mount Vernon meets Humboldt on Saturday.

The Mount Vernon football team fell behind Algona, 22-0, in the first half of its Class 3A state football playoff quarterfinal Friday night. But the Mustangs hung around and scored late for a 31-28 victory.

Area volleyball Super Ten rankings (2024, final): Class 3A state champion Mount Vernon closes at No. 1.

Mount Vernon swept Western Christian to win the Class 3A Iowa high school state volleyball championship Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.