Sports

The Solon High School Science Fair was March 6. Out of the 65 projects entered, 15 students advanced to the finalist round. At the end of the finalist round, first place was awarded to Skyler Stookey (left) for testing the effect of ball height on hitting force. Second place was awarded to Lance Martin (middle) for testing the effect of ratio of natural-to-artificial food on the life expectancy of brine shrimp. Third place was awarded to Donovan Waddle (right) for testing the effect of movie script length on word frequency. Other finalists were: Hannah Bock, Kaia Burkum, A.J.

SOLON– The season begins for the Spartan varsity soccer team March 30 as the boys travel to Kalona to face Iowa Mennonite.
Solon finished 11-8 last year, one of six teams in the WaMaC East Division to post a winning record, including eventual state champion Dyersville Beckman. The Spartans lost a 3-2 Class 1A substate semifinal to West Liberty.

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By Chris Umscheid
TIFFIN– Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity football co-head coaches Ronnie and Matt Hughes resigned Tuesday, March 21. Matt Hughes posted his letter of resignation on the program’s Facebook page saying, “Today was one of the toughest decisions I have had to make because this community and its kids mean so much to me. There are many reasons behind my decision that most of you will not ever know- but please know and understand that I’m doing what I feel is in the best interest of the kids of CCA and my family.”

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TIFFIN– Tim Benson has six seasons at the helm of the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) boys varsity soccer program and one thing has become abundantly clear to him.
“There are no easy games in our conference.”
The Clippers went 13-5 last year and secured the WaMaC Conference West Division Title before falling to Central Clinton-DeWitt in a Class 2A substate semifinal. This year, the Creek Boys want to not only win another title, but also go even further.

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TIFFIN– 2016 was a little rough on the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) girls golf team. The squad finished 13th out of 15 teams in the WaMaC Conference and were sixth out of seven teams in the conference’s West Division. Coach Cam Stockman doesn’t expect things to be any easier this year for the Clippers.
“The conference will probably be pretty tough,” he said. “We haven’t finished very high in the conference standings, so we are hoping to move up this year with a nice mix of experience and newcomers.”