The Greene County e-sports team placed first in the state in SMITE, topping Iowa Falls – Alden 2-0 June 1. Other teams playing SMITE were Central Decatur, Lone Tree, Osage, Belmond – Klemme, Roland – Story and West Delaware. Greene County beat Roland-Story in the semi-finals to advance to the finals against Iowa Falls – Alden. The Iowa High School…
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Boys fall in first round of state soccer tourney
The Greene County boys soccer team lost in the first round of the Class 2A state soccer tournament Tuesday, falling 5-0 to the Gilbert Tigers at Des Moines’ James Cownie Soccer Complex. The Rams end the season with 13 wins and five losses. The win put the Tigers at 19-2 on the season. The shut-out is only the second time…
Read MoreRam softball team goes 4-2 on the week, now at
Shannon leading Class 3A in stolen bases ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team started their season last week with six games, picking up four wins and two losses. On Monday, May 22, the Rams traveled to Roland-Story High School where they won their first game 3-0. Two hits came off the bats of Olivia…
Read MoreRam baseball team 1-2 last week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Ram baseball team had a one win, two loss week last week before a busy week ahead. On Tuesday, May 23, the Rams hosted Nodaway Valley, winning 4-3. Four hits came off the bats of Rams, including a triple from Matthew Hovick. On the field, the Rams had 21 putouts, 10 from…
Read MoreRam boys soccer to state tournament
The Ram boys soccer team advanced to the Class 2A state soccer tournament with a 3-0 win over the Chariton Chargers in Jefferson Wednesday. The Rams took a 12-4 record into the game while the Chargers’ record was 12-2. Ram junior Gesser Gutierres scored all three goals for the Rams, bringing his season total to 42 goals, leading in Class…
Read MoreRams earn medals in four events at state track & field meet
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County High School track and field team sent 10 events to the Class 2A state meet and came home with medals in four of them. Girls Coach Derek Merk had these comments: “Overall, we were incredibly pleased with how the weekend went. Early in the season, we knew we had a special group…
Read MoreRam baseball season opens with home loss to Denison-Schleswig
Greene County began their baseball season last week, kicking off with an at home game, falling 14-4 to Denison-Schleswig. The Rams saw hits from Matthew Hovick, Brayden Roberts, Noah Hinote, Crew Conner and two from Camden Jacobs. Roberts hit a double, plating two runs for the Rams. Gavyn Winters and Jacobs each accounted for two runs. On the field, the team…
Read MoreRam golf seasons wrap up
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Ram junior Nathan Behne ended his golf season last week after placing 24th in the district meet at the Landsmeer Golf Club. He shot a 92. Behne needed to place in the top two individuals to advance on to the next round of play. The Greene County girls golf team saw their season…
Read MoreGirls soccer season ends with one win for the season
The Greene County girls soccer team ended their season last week with a 4-0 loss to East Sac County on Monday. In the regional match, Ram goalie, Lucy Vander Linden had 10 saves. No other stats were available for the game. The Rams ended their season with a 1-12 record, hoping to improve when they return to the field next…
Read MoreRams open baseball season with loss to Denison-Schleswig
Greene County began their baseball season last week, kicking off with an at home game, falling 14-4 to Denison-Schleswig. The Rams saw hits from Matthew Hovick, Brayden Roberts, Noah Hinote, Crew Conner and two from Camden Jacobs. Roberts hit a double, plating two runs for the Rams. Gavyn Winters and Jacobs each accounted for two runs. On the field, the team…
Read MoreBehne advances to district golf
The Greene County boys golf team saw their season come to an end in the Class 3A sectional golf tournament on May 11. Junior Nathan Behne placed fourth overall with an 18-hole total of 78 and advanced to district competition in Orange City May 15. Behne had knee surgery following a basketball injury and was medically cleared to play golf…
Read MoreRam soccer report
The Ram final regular season soccer matches were played on Friday night at Linduska Field in Jefferson as Greene County hosted East Sac County. The Raiders won 9-0 in the girls contest while the Class 2A No. 6 Rams boys team won 10-0 by the 10-goal margin rule with just under 10 minutes to play in the second half. Greene…
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