UIPrepSportsReport

The Official X of the @UIowa_SJMC Prep Sports Report class. Covering prep sports in Eastern Iowa | Taught by @W_Drehs

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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!

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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.

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✨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!

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✨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.

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✨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!

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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!

https://t.co/5HxySbIsm8

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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.

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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.

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Busy week this week! We’ll be on the sidelines bringing you all the action. Stay tuned.
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Check out this story @freyjonah23 wrote about the Solon boys basketball game against Independence. https://t.co/r36ODlq6Le

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Read about the solons girls basketball game against independence written by @freyjonah23. Click the link to read. https://t.co/QsiQmhbPV2

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✨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
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Lisbon wrestling photos from last week captured by Megan!

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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.

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

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@emma_rreiter started the semester off with Solon boys wrestling!

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✨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.

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

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✨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!