Category: Sports

~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The winter sports season is officially upon the State of Iowa and there is plenty of upcoming action for Greene County High School. For the Rams, the winter season means the start of boys and girls basketball, boys wrestling and boys and girls bowling to get excited about. For the girls basketball team,…

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~by Dustin Teays The season has officially concluded for the Greene County Rams volleyball team and multiple players received all-conference honors. The Rams closed out their season 12-17 overall and losing in the Class 3A Regional 7 Quarterfinal to the Des Moines Christian Lions 3-0 (7-25, 22-25, 21-25.) Outside of the first set, the Rams fought tooth and nail the…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal While the season didn’t end with a state championship for the Greene County Rams football team, multiple players have received honors for their play. The Rams battled their way to a 5-5 finish overall with a miracle run into the playoffs that included three straight wins: 10-7 over Southeast Valley, 14-13 over Des…

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The Greene County High School activities staff has announced the fifth class to enter the Greene County Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2025 incudes Bruce MacDonald, class of 1964 track, Scranton HS; Will Thomsen, class of 1994 wrestling, Jefferson-Scranton HS; Matt Lautner, class of 2000 football, JSHS; John Sawhill, class of 2008 football, JSHS; Jennifer Kennedy Seratto, class…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams football team is riding high again after their first-round win in the Class 2A playoffs. The Rams got on the bus and headed to Clarinda to take on the Cardinals in the Class 2A first round. They won 30-6, sending the Rams to the next round of the playoffs.…

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~ by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams cross country teams recently competed at the state qualifying meet in Red Oak. One runner punched their ticket to the state meet. For the Rams, both the boys and girls teams finished in eighth place. The difference between the teams was that Noah Hinote finished eighth overall and…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams volleyball team concluded their season with a match against the Des Moines Christian Lions. The Rams traveled to Urbandale to face off against the Lions and ultimately fell by a final score of 3-0 (7-25, 22-25, 21-25), ending their season in the 3A Quarterfinal round. The Rams finished their…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets volleyball team closed their year with a first-round postseason matchup against the Madrid Tigers. The Rockets faced off against the Tigers in the first round and were able to host the game as well. The Rockets battled but ultimately fell 3-1 (14-25, 25-23,17-25, 26-28), but they fought to the very…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal Getting a win in high school football is no small feat, and the Greene County Rams team had a huge win this past week. The Rams closed out their regular season at Linduska Field against the Des Moines Christian Lions, a team that was ranked on and off all season long. That said,…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams volleyball team took on a tournament this year in their last regular season action. The Rams headed to Winterset Oct. 19 for their tournament that closed out regular season play and went 0-3 in matches on the day. The Rams opened up against the Winterset Huskies, and although they…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets volleyball team was able to pick up its third win of the season this past week. The Rockets had a busy week this past week with four matches and one of those was against Colo-Nesco where the Rockets came away with their third win of the year, 3-1 (23-25, 25-16,…

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~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams football team came out on the right side of a defensive battle that kept their playoff hopes alive. The Rams took on the Southeast Valley Jaguars Oct. 11 and won a game that saw just 17 combined points scored. The Rams were able to come away with a 10-7…

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