~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Greene County grapplers saw the mat on Thursday and Saturday last week, traveling to West Marshall High School for a duals meet on Thursday and going to Ogden for a duals tournament on Saturday. Against Roland-Story, Greene County fell 45-33. Jaron Jacobs, Brennan Jacobs, Jacob Harmeyer, Crew Conner, Jackson Turner and Brent Dennhardt…
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Ram bowlers split with Dowling Catholic
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County bowling teams hosted Dowling Catholic last Tuesday, the boys varsity and junior varsity teams picking up wins with the girls narrowly missing their first victory of the season. “The girls won the baker’s format. The boys did awesome,” commented coach John Woodford. “We need to make spares an important process…
Read MoreRam basketball teams still looking for first win
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County basketball teams faced three tough opponents last week, falling to South Hamilton, Glidden-Ralston and Roland-Story, as their quest for a win this season continues. The Rams were scheduled to play again on Tuesday at home against Nevada. They’ll host West Marshall in a Rams Against Cancer event on Friday and…
Read MoreRam grapplers attack the mats
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys wrestling team has kicked off their season with a Nov. 28 quadrangular in Ogden and a Dec. 2 tournament in Independence. On Tuesday, the team traveled to Ogden High School to face the Bulldogs, Van Meter and PCM. Greene County beat Ogden and Van Meter, with a 39-39 tie…
Read MoreBowlers split with Ballard Monday, also go to Osceola tourney
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Greene County’s bowling season continues after a home meet on Nov. 27 and a Saturday baker tourney in Osceola. Greene County bowling hosted Ballard on Monday, the varsity boys picking up their second win while the girls and junior varsity boys battled but came up short. The top bowler for the Greene County…
Read MoreFirst win eludes Ram boys hoops team
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Ram boys hoops team opened their home season Nov. 28, hosting Panorama and falling 62-46 to the Panthers. The Rams had the lead in the first quarter with an 11-9 score, but it wasn’t long before they lost the lead and the score gap opened up, trailing 28-16 at the end of…
Read MoreRam girls lose 56-23 in consecutive games
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Ram girls basketball team had their first home game on Tuesday, Nov. 28, facing the third ranked team in 2A, Panorama. Greene County had a difficult time getting on top of the Panthers, trailing 36-7 at the half and ultimately falling 56-23. Greene County game leaders were Kaycee Pittman who…
Read MoreRam boy keglers 2-0, girls 0-2
The Greene County bowling teams kicked off their season last week, with a Monday home meet, the girls falling and the boys finding a win, both against Clarke. The girls team has six bowlers, with the boys having 22 from Greene County and one from Carroll. Many of the members on the boys team have plenty of bowling experience, having…
Read MoreRams girls improved over last season, but still looking for a win
The Greene County girls basketball team has an 0-3 record to start the season, but scoring is much improved over last season. During the 2022-23 campaign the Rams scored 30 or more points only three times. Early in this season, the Rams have scored more than 30 points in both of their first two games. The team played their first…
Read MoreGrCo Esports team wins another state title
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Esports team has seen success this season as the fall portion of the competition comes to an end ahead of winter play. Esports, competitive video gaming, takes the “best of the best” and lets them compete with other students from around Iowa, sometimes from around the world, explained esports coordinator…
Read MoreRam boys eager to improve on last year’s 10-13 hoops season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team is gearing up for the start of their season, with coach Chris Nelson looking for the team to improve on last year’s 10-13 record. This will be Nelson’s 17th year coaching, year eight at Greene County. This season puts 25 athletes on the roster, with players taking…
Read MoreRams open inaugural bowling season Nov. 20
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal For the first time, Greene County students have the opportunity to join a bowling team as a school sanctioned sport. Nearly 30 students will open competition at Spare Time Lanes in Jefferson on Monday, Nov. 20, against Clarke of Osceola. John Woodford, owner of the bowling alley, is a volunteer coach. Some of…
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