The Greene County Ram wrestling team placed fourth in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference tournament held Jan. 24 in Gilbert. A trio of Rams were champions at the tournament. Senior Abe Yoder (132), ranked 10th in Class 2A, improved his season record to 30-4 en route to the champions’ stand. The championship round placed him against sophomore Xavier Miller…
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Rockets get wins in Rolling Valley play at home vs CAM
Both Paton-Churdan teams topped the CAM (Anita) Cougars in home basketball Friday night, Jan. 23. The girls improved their record in the Rolling Valley Activities Conference to 9-5 with a 43-29 victory.
Read MoreRam girls win but boys find frustration vs S. Hamilton Hawks
The Greene County Rams split varsity basketball games with the South Hamilton Hawks in Jewell Friday night, Jan. 23. The girls won the first game 55-39 and the boys lost 78-60. The Rams dominated the girls game from the start. The Hawks didn’t score in the first 5:42 of the game, and that bucket was the Hawks’ only score in…
Read MoreRams pick up two wins in HOIAC wrestling
The Greene County Ram wrestling team won both ends of a Heart of Iowa dual meet in Alleman Jan. 22. The Rams were 42-36 winners against the North Polk Comets and topped the South Hamilton Hawks 40-19. The Rams take a 3-4 HOIAC record into the conference meet Saturday. They’re 8-9 in dual meets.
Read MoreRams split dual meet in Gilbert
The Greene County Ram wrestling team traveled to Gilbert Tuesday and split in a dual meet. The Rams fell to Gilbert 42-25 but beat Kuemper Catholic of Carroll 39-24. The meet with the Gilbert Tigers counted as a Heart of Iowa Activities Conference match, dropping the Rams to 1-4 in the conference. Greene County is 6-9 overall in dual meets.…
Read MoreRams top CMB in two overtimes, 93-88
High school basketball fans were treated to a high scoring barn-burner of a game when the Greene County Rams hosted the Raiders of Collins-Maxwell-Baxter in Jefferson Tuesday evening for Heart of Iowa Activities Conference hoops. With 181 total points in the boys game, after two overtimes the Rams held 93 of them for a 93-88 victory.
Read MorePaton-Churdan splits games vs Ar-We-Va in Westside
The Paton-Churdan Rockets split basketball games vs Ar-We-Va (also the Rockets) in Westside Tuesday, Jan. 20. The girls started the twin bill with a 47-38 Paton-Churdan victory. P-C was ahead by only two points, 15-13, at the end of the first quarter. The home team Rockets scored only three points in the second quarter, but the P-C Rockets didn’t do…
Read MoreRam win puts girls over .500 in the HOIAC
The Ram girls basketball team improved to 6-5 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference and 6-7 overall with a 65-52 win over the CMB Raiders of Maxwell in Jefferson Tuesday. A trio of seniors – Kayla Mobley, Stacy Mears and Hannah Onken – scored in double figures for the game. Team leader Mobley had 20 points, Mears was close…
Read MoreCarleigh Paup in 1000 Point Club
For the second time this basketball season Paton-Churdan principal Annie Smith and the P-C fans honored a high school basketball player at a home game with a balloon bouquet and a signed basketball for joining the 1000 Point Club. Jake Carey, a senior, was honored earlier in the year and on Jan. 10 in the game against Woodbine, Carleigh Paup, a junior,…
Read MoreRams fifth of nine at S. Hardin wrestling tournament
The Greene County Ram wrestlers finished fifth of nine teams at the South Hardin wrestling tournament Jan. 17 in Eldora. The Rams had two champions and one runner-up. One Ram finished in third place, two in fourth place, and three in sixth place. A dozen Rams wrestled at the tournament.
Read MoreRams win pair of hoops games at home v. winless Colfax-Mingo
The Greene County Ram girls snapped a six game losing streak and the boys moved closer to a winning overall record with a pair of lopsided victories over Colfax-Mingo in Jefferson Friday night. The C-M Tigerhawks have yet to win a basketball game this season.
Read MoreRockets split home games v. Spartans of E/EH-K
The Paton-Churdan Rockets hosted the Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton Spartans in Friday night hoops and split games. In the girls game, the Spartans topped the Rockets 67-45. In the boys game, the Rockets beat the Spartans by nearly the same margin, 60-39.
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