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<p><strong>MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - </strong>A loaded field showed up here on Saturday morning for the 2024 Mount Vernon Fall Classic. Pleasant Valley emerged 4-0, and the hosts finished at 3-1. Dike-New Hartford, Liberty and City High also tested themselves against other ranked teams. </p>
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<p>Here's the first of two Prep Dig photo galleries from the event: </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A9739-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695674" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'26 Mount Vernon MH CaliAna Whitaker (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0218-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695672" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Pleasant Valley MH [player_tooltip player_id='508627' first='Stella' last='Smith'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0927-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695659" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'28 Dike-New Hartford L Ruby Varney (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0224-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695658" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'26 Pleasant Valley OH [player_tooltip player_id='243182' first='Isabelle' last='Kremer'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0415-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695656" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Liberty OH [player_tooltip player_id='497594' first='Lucy' last='Maassen'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A9783-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695655" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Mount Vernon RS [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A9844-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695654" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Mount Vernon RS [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0855-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695653" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'26 Dike-New Hartford DS Mallory Petersen (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0233-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695652" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'26 Pleasant Valley S [player_tooltip player_id='389006' first='Carsyn' last='Kelley'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A1023-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695665" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'26 Dike-New Hartford S [player_tooltip player_id='455738' first='Addy' last='Joslin'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0078-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695664" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'27 Pleasant Valley OH [player_tooltip player_id='490015' first='Mazie' last='Sweers'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0211-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695663" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Pleasant Valley L Abbie Staats (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0395-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695662" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'27 Liberty S [player_tooltip player_id='316380' first='Hadley' last='Miller'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0985-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695649" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'28 Dike-New Hartford L Ruby Varney (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0106-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695648" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Pleasant Valley L Abbie Staats (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/09/137A0288-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-695643" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">'25 Pleasant Valley S Lauren Brohm (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure>
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MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - A loaded field showed up here on Saturday morning for the 2024 Mount Vernon Fall Classic. Pleasant Valley emerged 4-0, and the hosts finished at 3-1. Dike-New Hartford, Liberty and City High also tested themselves against other ranked teams.
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