The Facebook home of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Prep Sports Report class. Covering prep sports in Eastern Iowa.
Taught by Wayne Drehs
04/29/2026
✨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!
04/15/2026
✨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.
Welcome to our team!
04/01/2026
✨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!
03/11/2026
✨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!
03/04/2026
✨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!
03/02/2026
Read this awesome story Jonah wrote on Solon's Tate McCollum. This story was published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. It also features photos from Abby!
Read below.
https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-prep-sports/solons-tate-mccollum-has-found-his-home-as-a-spartan/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
02/25/2026
✨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.
Welcome to our team!
02/18/2026
✨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 (Jolliet Slammers), and high-fived him after they scored a run.
Looking forward to: the ability to cover a variety of sports that I haven't covered before.
Welcome to our team!
02/17/2026
Busy week this week! We’ll be on the sidelines bringing you all the action. Stay tuned.
02/12/2026
Read about the Solon girls' basketball game against Independence, written by Jonah. Click the link below to read.
https://soloneconomist.com/2026/02/11/sports/it-felt-like-we-got-beat-by-20/