Articles Tagged: Mount Vernon High School

The Gazette’s area softball Super Ten, through games played Tuesday, June 25: Western Dubuque, Williamsburg, Benton Community continue their ride as the top three.

Mount Vernon beat Fort Dodge 2-1 in a Linn-Mar/Alburnett softball tournament semifinal game Saturday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.

Mount Vernon lost a tough substate baseball final to eventual state champion Western Dubuque last season. The Mustangs took advantage of a regular season rematch, beating the Bobcats, 6-5, Wednesday night at Mount Mercy’s Plaster Athletic Complex.

Conference races heat up in the Upper Iowa and River Valley. Iowa City Liberty and Linn-Mar face off in Mississippi Valley Conference action. Western Dubuque comes to Mount Mercy for two midweek games. Here are five Iowa high school baseball games to watch this week.

Led by the Gookin sisters, Class 3A No. 4 Mount Vernon weathered some pregame distractions and swept Marion in a softball doubleheader.

Mount Vernon swept an Iowa high school softball doubleheader against Marion by scores of 10-5 and 13-1 Wednesday night at Marion High School.

Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 5): Western Dubuque holds onto the top spot; the Bobcats are 8-0 in MVC play.

Area softball Super Ten and standings (May 29): Western Dubuque climbs to the top spot; Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Jefferson make swift jumps.

No. 7-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Mount Vernon 3-0 in a Class 2A Iowa high school girls’ soccer regional semifinal game Wednesday at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids.

The 20th edition of Rivalry Saturday is set for Nov. 30, and 10 of the 16 teams played in the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ basketball state tournament.

Youth can be used as a crutch. Or an excuse. For the Solon softball team Monday night, it was neither. The Class 3A 11th-ranked Spartans earned a Wamac Conference split with No. 6 Mount Vernon

Ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington beat Mount Vernon 5-1 in a Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ soccer substate semifinal game Monday night at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

A good portion of Willliamsburg’s nucleus is back from its 2023 state softball championship team, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union took note. Williamsburg is the top-ranked team in the 3A preseason rankings, released Monday afternoon.

Here are 16 Gazette-area players to watch for the 2024 Iowa high school softball season.

State track and field, Class 3A girls: Third-place finishes by Eastin Whisner (400 hurdles) and Libby Dix (shot put) have Mount Vernon on top heading to the final day.