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✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Abby Princehouse, Junior Hometown: Urbandale, IA Major: Journalism and Mass Communications Fun fact: Abby has never traveled outside of the country Looking forward to: growing my skills in photography and reporting. Welcome to our team!

Meet our Spring 2026 team Aidan Wirtz, Senior Hometown: La Grange, IL Major: Journalism and Mass Communications Fun fact: Aidan has swam with sharks on multiple occasions Looking forward to: continuing to tell important stories of our local sports communities.

✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Drew Grimm, Senior Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Major: Sport Media and Culture/Journalism Fun fact: Drew attended the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. Looking forward to: Continuing to write and photograph high school sports. Welcome to our team!

✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Megan Heine, Sophomore Hometown: Sussex, Wisconsin Major: Journalism & Spanish Fun fact: Megan's birthday is on Earth Day! Looking forward to: digging deep into stories that matter to smaller communities. Welcome to our team! #UIPrepSportsReport

✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Quinn Felderman, Junior Hometown: Solon, Iowa Major: Philosophy and Sport Media and Culture Fun fact: Quinn met Antonio Brown at a track meet once Looking forward to: Learning more about the ground journalism process Welcome to our team!

Read this awesome story @freyjonah23 wrote on Solon's Tate McCollum. This story was published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. It also features photos from @AbbyPrincehouse! thegazette.com/iowa-prep-spor…

Meet our Spring 2026 team Chris Meglio, Senior Hometown: Addison, Illinois Major: Journalism Fun fact: There’s no sport that Chris doesn’t love, literally. Looking forward to: learning more about myself through the journalism process and sharpening my skills in story hunting.

Meet our Spring 2026 team Ryan Paris, Junior Hometown: Frankfort, IL Major: Journalism and Sports Media Fun fact: Ryan has spent the past 2 summers working for the baseball team Bill Murray owns. Looking forward to: the ability to cover a variety of sports that I haven't before.

Busy week this week! We’ll be on the sidelines bringing you all the action. Stay tuned. #UIPrepSportsReport

Check out this story @freyjonah23 wrote about the Solon boys basketball game against Independence. soloneconomist.com/2026/02/11/spo…

Read about the solons girls basketball game against independence written by @freyjonah23. Click the link to read. soloneconomist.com/2026/02/11/spo…

✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Emma Reiter, Junior Hometown: Waterloo, IA Major: Sports Media and Culture Fun fact: Emma has been to over 10 national parks! Looking forward to: Getting more experience in sports that I don't work in as much. Welcome to our team #UIPrepSportsReport

Lisbon wrestling photos from last week captured by Megan!

This week’s action kicked off last night with some Solon girls basketball. Be on the lookout for the link to sign up for our newsletter, so you don’t miss any of our work.

✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Jonah Frey, Junior Hometown: Johnston, IA Major: Journalism and Mass Communication Fun fact: Jonah writes for the Daily Iowan and covers women's and men's basketball. Looking forward to: Writing features to tell athletes' stories! #UIPrepSportsReport

Busy week ahead, and our team is out covering it all. Stay tuned! #UIPrepSportsReport

@emma_rreiter started the semester off with Solon boys wrestling!

✨Meet our Spring 2026 team✨ Lance Peterson, Junior Hometown: Dubuque, IA Major: Journalism and Sociology Fun fact: Lance attended his first-ever NBA game this year, and it was canceled due to condensation on the court. Looking forward to: Improving my lead writing skills.

Spring semester has officially begun and we are back in action this week!

✨Meet our fall 2025 team✨ Abby Princehouse, Sophomore Hometown: Urbandale, IA Fun fact: Abby loves country music and country concerts! Looking forward to: photographing sports she hasn’t before. Welcome to our team!