The Greene County cross country teams competed in the Roland-Story Invitational Thursday, Sept. 21, with the boys finishing sixth in an 11-team field. Noah Hinote once again paced the Rams with an 11th place finish in 18:06.39, a personal best. Not far behind was Gavyn Winters in 15th place with a time of 18:13.68. Both are juniors. Completing the team…
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2-0 week for Ram v’ball team
Senior Kaylee Stalder leads HOIAC in kills, 21st in Class 3A ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a 2-0 week, increasing their overall season record to 10-6, putting them near the top in the Heart of Iowa Conference. Nevada and Roland-Story are undefeated in conference action. The Rams have one loss. The Rams…
Read MoreRams open District 8 play with 41-0 win over Saydel Eagles
The Greene County Ram football team has now played six consecutive quarters without being scored against. Last week the Perry Blue Jays were held scoreless in the second half, and this week the Rams held the Saydel Eagles scoreless for the entire game while posting 41 points. The Sept. 15 game in Saydel opened play in Class 2A District 8.…
Read MoreRams run in Panorama CC Invitational
The Ram cross-country teams competed Sept. 14 in the Panorama cross country invitational at Panora. Noah Hinote paced the Rams with a time of 18:24, good for 16th place. Other Ram times and places were Brady Carstensen, 289th, 19:03; Gavyn Winters, 36th 19:19; Carter Hinote, 62nd, 20:23; Kolby Angell, 77th, 20:39;, Blaise Schilling, 124th, 22:25; Eli Carstensen 22:40, Maddox Carstensen,…
Read MoreRams romp over Atlantic Trojans in 41-6 win
~with Taylor Teays of The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team picked up a win while hosting Atlantic on Friday night, beating the Trojans 41-6. It was the second consecutive game the Rams finished with the clock running continuously due to the 35-point rule. The Rams were on the scoreboard within two minutes of the opening whistle. The Trojans…
Read More2-3 week for Ram volleyball
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a 2-3 week after a Thursday home loss against Nevada and a Saturday tournament at South Hardin. On Thursday, the Rams hosted Nevada, falling 3-0 after sets of 25-13, 25-19 and 25-16. Stat leaders for the game were Violet Reedy with 12 assists; Kaylee Stalder, Emma Shipley…
Read MoreRam boys win home cross country meet
The Ram boys cross country team won the Greene County Cross Country Invitational held Saturday on the middle school grounds. Three of the first four finishers were Rams, with Noah Hinote in first with a time of 19:34 for the 5K distance. Brady Carstensen was third in 19:48 and Gavyn Winters was fourth in 19:58. Other Rams’ places and times…
Read MoreRam spikers go 3-1 in action last week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal With one loss followed by three wins last week, the Greene County volleyball team is on a hot streak this season. On Monday, Aug. 28, the team traveled to Boone, facing the Kuemper Catholic Knights and the Boone Toreadors. The Rams faced the Knights first, falling in two games, 25-18 and 25-22. Game…
Read MoreRams dominate second half to down Blue Jays in Battle for the Cowbell
Greene County hosted the “Battle for the Cowbell” Friday night on Linduska Field with overwhelming success. The Rams used a big third quarter to break open a close game with Perry, winning the right to keep the cow bell for another year with a 55-14 win. Greene County scored first with an 80 yard, seven play drive on their first…
Read MoreRam cross country teams open season at West Central Valley
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County cross country teams opened their season with a meet at West Central Valley last Thursday, Aug. 31. For the girls, Ava Minnehan and Becca Anderson cracked the top 20, placing 11th and 16th respectively. In the boys’ race, Noah Hinote, Brady Carstensen and Gavyn Winters placed ninth, 10th and 13th. …
Read MoreTigers hand Rams a loss in first gridiron game of the season
The Greene County football team kicked off their season last Friday, falling 20-0 at Carroll High School in a hot and humid contest. The first quarter resulted in no points for either team, with Carroll putting up six points in the second, eight in the third and six more in the fourth. Ram senior quarterback Gabe Ebersole ran 62 yards…
Read MoreRam spikers open season with success
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team officially kicked off their season last week with a quadrangular on Tuesday, picking up one win, followed by another win from Thursday’s game. The Rams traveled to Dallas Center-Grimes on Tuesday to take part in the Mustang Invitational. Greene County faced Ballard, falling in three games. The Bombers…
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