The Greene County Rams boys track and field team took first place among large schools at the Eagles track and field invitational in Saydel April 17. Other teams in the division were Ballard, Nevada, North Polk, Roland-Story, and the host Saydel Eagles.
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Greene County girls win Carroll meet, boys come in third
The Greene County girls track and field team won the title at the Carroll Coed Invitational track and field meet April 15 in Carroll. Team scoring at the end of a cold, chilly night found the Rams with 154.5 points. Carroll finished second with 135 points. Other team scores were MVAO (Maple Valley) at 92, Audubon with 90, Woodward-Granger with…
Read MoreRam girls, boys second at Kip Janvrin Invite in Panora
The Greene County Rams were second behind Panorama on both the girls’ and the boys’ side of the Kim Janvrin coed Track and Field Invitational in Panora April 7. The Panthers won the girls’ team title with 180 points to 178 for the Rams. Woodward-Granger had 90 with Glidden-Ralston at 44, Guthrie Center 37, Ogden 27, and Iowa Christian Academy (West Des…
Read MoreDeHoet at Special Olympics Iowa
Greene County High School junior Cole DeHoet competed at the University of Iowa Field House in Iowa City March 16 with more than 900 other Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) athletes from across Iowa at the Mid-Winter Tournament. DeHoet earned second place (silver medal) in his division for basketball skills. Athletes are division by age, gender and abilities. His mother Alysha and sister Calya attended…
Read MorePowerlifters take first place at meet in Des Moines
The Greene County powerlifting team placed first at the Natural Strength Association Powerlifting meet in Des Moines on Saturday March 15. Lifters were (pictured, from left) Isaac Perez, Mark Kendall, Wyatt Taggart, Nic Walsh, Dalton Weber, Jacob Monthei, Roman Phillips and Dyan Lansman. A Power Award goes to Roman Phillips with a strict bar curl of 143 lbs at a…
Read MoreWrestling season ends for three Ram grapplers
All three Greene County wrestlers at the high school state tournament finished their seasons Friday. On the winners’ side of the bracket, senior Jeremy Scheuermann (152) wrestled Bret Tomoson of Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the quarterfinals and lost by decision 7-1. He finished the season at 42-6. Sophomore Tommy Bradshaw (138) wrestled senior Wyatt Forsythe of Charles City in the second…
Read MoreScheuermann on winners’ side, Challen and Bradshaw in consolation bracket
First day of state wrestling tournament Greene County senior Jeremy Scheuermann in the 152-lb weight class won in the opening round of 2A action in the state individual wrestling tournament Thursday with a 7-3 win over Tanner Hild of Webster City. His next opponent will be Sergeant Bluff-Luton senior Bret Tomoson. Scheurmann is at 42-5 on the season while Tomoson…
Read MoreQuartet of Rams to state wrestling tournament
Greene County will be represented by four wrestlers at the state tournament in Des Moines this Thursday through Saturday. Placing first in the 2A district meet in Atlantic Saturday was Tommy Bradshaw in the 138 weight class. Placing second and also advancing to the state tournament were Dylan Forkner at 126, Jordan Challen at 132, and Jeremy Scheurmann at 152.…
Read MoreDifferent foes, same results for Ram basketball teams Saturday
The Greene County girls and boys basketball teams both lost games Saturday. The girls suffered a lopsided 65-26 loss to the Heart of Iowa conference champion Nevada Cubs in the regional tournament opener in Nevada. The game was the sixth consecutive loss to end the season for the Rams with a 9-13 record.
Read MoreRocket teams have winning seasons
The Paton-Churdan boys and girls basketball teams are finishing their seasons with winning records. The girls, as of Feb. 10, are 14-7 on the season. The girls won Jan. 31 in Churdan vs Glidden-Ralston 56-35, on Feb. 1 at Mondamin vs West Harrsion by a 56-31 score, on Feb. 7 at home vs Boyer Valley by a 60-49 score, and…
Read MoreRam boys end HOIAC losing streak with win over Saydel
The Greene County Rams topped Saydel 65-50 in boys basketball Feb. 11 in Jefferson to end a six game losing streak. Trey tucker scored 22 points. Landon Braun scored 17 and Tyler Beger added 11. Braun’s points included four 3-point buckets. Five Rams scored at least one 3-pointer. The Rams are now 6-13 overall and 5-12 in the Heart of Iowa…
Read MoreRam team at Special Olympics
The Greene County High School Special Olympics team proudly displays new shirts, courtesy of the Jefferson Kiwanis Club and ShineOn Designs – also of Jefferson. The team competed at the North Central basketball competition held in Fort Dodge Feb. 6. All divisions are separated by age, gender and skill ability. The athletes took home the following places and ribbons:…
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