Marion buries Mt. Vernon, 42-3

Junior Colton Storla ran for 196 yards and three touchdowns and Marion buried Mount Vernon under a third-quarter scoring avalanche, 42-3, last night in a non-district high school football game at Thomas Park. Marion (1-0) ran five offensive plays, but four of them resulted in touchdowns, during a 27-0 third quarter onslaught. Storla scored on runs of 30 and 64 yards, senior Dusty Albaugh ripped off a 70-yard scoring jaunt and junior Jake McDonald dashed 6 yards for a score. “We didn’t do ...

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Mount Vernon volleyball team ranked No. 32 in national poll

Prepvolleyball.com ranks Mount Vernon 32nd in its preseason national rankings. The Mustangs were Class 2A state champions last year, finishing with a 43-1 record and a No. 38 national ranking by prepvolleyball.com. They’ll play in 3A this year, as will Waverly-Shell Rock, with is the only other Iowa team ranked — the Go-Hawks are No. 72. Here is the website’s preseason bio on the Mustangs: 32. Mount Vernon (Iowa) Last year’s record: 43-1; 2009 final ranking: 38 The Mustangs moved down to ...

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LIVE CHAT TONIGHT: Mount Vernon vs. BCLUW, state softball semifinal

Sportswriter Jeff Linder will provide live coverage of today’s state softball games with teams in our area. The first is a game between Clear Creek Amana vs. Keokuk, which started at 4 p.m. The second is a Class 2A semifinal game pitting No. 1 Conrad BCLUW (39-3) against local favorite Mount Vernon (31-12). at 5:30 p.m.

Mustangs on the doorstep of history

FORT DODGE, Iowa — One in 134 million. Those are odds of a random school sweeping the four major girls’ sports championships in one school year. One in 134 million. There’s a reason it’s never happened before in Iowa. The Mount Vernon Mustangs are two games away from pulling off the near-impossible. Then again, there’s nothing random about this run of success, or the athletes who have enjoyed it. “It’s pretty awesome, huh?” said Mike Dick, executive director of the Iowa ...

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Stoner spins Mount Vernon into the semis

FORT DODGE — She won’t overpower you with her speed. She won’t dazzle you with her strikeouts. But when she hits her location, keeps the ball low and lets her defense do the rest, Emily Stoner will drive you loopy with her effectiveness. Stoner scattered five hits as sixth-ranked Mount Vernon blanked Jesup, 2-0, in a Class 2A state softball quarterfinal Monday evening at the Rogers Sports Complex. “I love the curveballs, the junk balls,” Stoner said. “My focus was ...

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VIDEO: Mt. Vernon Mustangs to state in 2A

MOUNT VERNON - Sarah Ryan and Megan Cannon provided the punch last night as Mount Vernon defeated Durant, 7-2, in a Class 2A regional softball final at Mount Vernon to advance to next week’s state tournament in Fort Dodge. Ryan had two hits and drove in two runs, and Cannon had two hits and scored three runs as the Mustangs improved to 30-12. Emily Stoner threw a three-hitter and struck out five to earn the win for the Mustangs, who will open ...

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Regina’s Verducci goes the distance

SOLON - Regina couldn't have written a better script for its district opening baseball game against Mount Vernon. Booming bats and solid pitching, coupled with Mount Vernon's shaky defense made for an easy time for the Regals in a 13-1 six-inning victory. "It went just the way we wanted it to," Brian Romanowski said. "We got ahead early and started fast. We didn't make many mistakes at all, and we played hard the whole game." Regina will face ...

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Regina trounces Mount Vernon

The Regina baseball team beat Mount Vernon 7-1 Tuesday at Regina. George Sehl had a two-run home run for the Regals, Jack Verducci had two hits with a double and a home run, Jake Lehman had two hits and two RBIs, and Drew Coffin had two hits. Tyler Nelson pitched a complete game with five strikeouts. "It was just a good all-around effort by the team tonight," Regina coach Andy Gahan said. "We did a nice ...

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Another season, another strong showing for Mount Vernon

For a well-traveled coach like Gary Stamp, this is one long honeymoon period. Stamp is in his fourth year of his 13th coaching job. He’s enjoying it as much as the day he was hired. Maybe more. “This is a unique group of kids,” Stamp said. “They like the game. They like each other. They’re fun to be around.” It’s more fun when you’re winning, of course. And these days, winning is all that female athletes at Mount Vernon ...

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Golf postseason hits stride today

Prep golfers hit the course for Iowa High School Athletic Association championship meets today as 35 sectional meets in all three classes across the state. Decorah senior Andrew Peter will look to defend his individual state title, and help lead the Vikings back to the Class 3A state meet. The Vikings, who placed fourth at state last season, travel to Charles City for a sectional with Clear Lake, Crestwood, Forest City, Hampton-Dumont, Iowa Falls-Alden and New Hampton. The top four individuals and top two ...

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