~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball season officially kicked off on Tuesday, with the team looking to fill the gaps after graduating five seniors from last year. The team will be led by head soach Chris Heisterkamp and assistant coaches Adrianna Vargas and Heather Patrick. Seniors on the team this year will include Graci Cooklin…
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Rams look for continued gridiron success in 2023
2022 District champs with 8-2 record ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team will be taking the field again soon, with a scrimmage this Friday at home against Ogden. This will be Coach Caden Duncan’s fifth season with the team, having a record of 32-9. With 26 returning letter winners, the Rams look to have a…
Read MoreSaydel advances to state softball tourney with win over Rams
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team saw their season come to an end July 11 in Saydel, falling 12-2 in the regional championship game. The action started with the Eagles scoring a run in the first inning, with three in the second and five in the third. The Rams remained scoreless until the fourth…
Read MoreRams advance to 3A Region 3 final, will face Saydel Cougers (again)
The Greene County Rams and Saydel Eagles will face each other for the third time this summer, this time for the Class 3A Region 3 championship July 11 in Saydel. The Heart of Iowa Activities Conference foes take identical 22-6 records into the game. In the conference, Saydel finished in first place (13-1) with the Rams in second place (12-2).…
Read MoreRam softball team advances in post- season play with 12-0 win over Cherokee Washington
Next opponent, the Southeast Valley Cougars The Rams softball team stretched their season record to 21-6 with a three-inning, 12-0 win Thursday over the Cherokee Washington Braves in the first round of Class 3A Region 3 post-season play. The host Rams scored four runs in each of the first three innings before the game ended via the 10-run rule. The…
Read MoreRam softball team finishes second in HOIAC with 12-2 record
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team had a two win, one loss week last week, putting their season at 19-6 as the end of the regular season approaches. On Monday, June 26, the Rams traveled to Nevada to face the 3-21 Cubs, winning 6-1. At bat, the Rams had seven hits, with two doubles…
Read MoreRam softball team at 17-5 as regular season winds down
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team had a four-win week last week, increasing their season record to 17-5. The Rams hosted West Marshall Monday, June 18, taking the win 2-1. There were no runs in the game until the Rams scored two in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Trojans had another at…
Read MoreRough week for Ram baseball
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Last week, the Greene County Rams baseball team lost all four games, putting their season record at 2-17 as the end of the season approaches. The Rams hosted West Marshall on Monday, June 19, falling 14-3. At bat, Greene County had four hits, three singles with a double from Brayden Roberts. Camden Jacobs…
Read MoreRam softball team at 13-5, four players ranked in Class 3A
~by Taylor Teays for the Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team saw plenty of action last week, playing eight games resulting in seven wins. As of June 17, the Rams are 13-5 on the season and are tied with Saydel for the Heart of Iowa Conference lead with an 9-1 mark. The Rams kicked off the action right away…
Read MoreRam baseball team goes 1-3 last week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Rams baseball team picked up their second win of the season last week after starting off with two losses. Greene County is 2-13 this season. On Monday, June 12, the Rams hosted South Hamilton, falling 9-4. Greene County started strong with three runs in the first. SHE countered with two runs in…
Read MoreRam softball team wins two, including upset of Saydel
Seniors Hoyle, Shannon, Stream leading HOIAC ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team picked up two wins last week, improving their season record to 8-4 overall. A share of the Rams success can be credited to senior pitcher Emma Hoyle. Hoyle is leading the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference and is in the top 10…
Read MoreRam baseball team goes 0-4 for the week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams baseball team played three games last week, falling each time. The team has a 1-10 record, 0-4 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. On Monday, June 5, the Rams hosted Nevada, falling 15-5. There were three Greene County hits, singles from Dakota Mobley and Isaac Carman and a…
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