Greene County e-Sports has had an outstanding fall season. The team competing in Smite finished the regular season undefeated and will be the number one seed at the State Showdown on Nov. 15 in Marshalltown. The Rams hope to defend their State Title from last year.
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Hinote runs at state cross country meet
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Noah Hinote, a junior at Greene County High School, ran at the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge on Saturday, placing 87th out of 133 racers. The Class 3A boys race kicked off at 2:45 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. Hinote was in 67th after the first meter…
Read MoreStalder, Shipley on HOIAC first team in volleyball
The Heart of Iowa Activities Conference released All-Conference honors teams for the 2023 volleyball season with five Rams being selected. On the All-Conference first team are senior Kaylee Stalder and junior Emma Shipley. On the second team, junior Violet Reedy was selected. Senior Graci Cooklin and junior Payton Kokenge were chosen as honorable mention. The Rams placed third in the…
Read MoreGreene County spikers finish season 15-13
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The end of the season has come for the Greene County volleyball team after a 3-2 loss to Van Meter on Tuesday on the Bulldog’s court in regional action, the Rams ending their season 15-13 overall and 5-2 in Heart of Iowa Conference play. Greene County battled throughout the night, winning the first…
Read MoreNoah Hinote qualifies for second trip to state cross country meet
Ram junior Noah Hinote will run at the 3A state cross country meet Oct. 28 in Fort Dodge. The Rams finished eighth overall in the 3A state qualifying meet Wednesday in Winterset. Hinote finished in 18th place with a time of 17:31.10. He trimmed more than 15 seconds off his season-best time of 17:46.29, set at the HOIAC meet last…
Read MoreRam spikers go 2-2 in action
~by Taylor Teays for the Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a 2-2 week last week ahead of their first regional game as the end of the season approaches, putting the team 15-12 overall and 5-2 in the conference play, placing them third in the standings. On Thursday, the Rams hosted Perry for senior night, going 3-0 with…
Read MoreRam gridiron season ends with 34-33 lost to DSM Christian
The Greene County Rams saw their football season come to an end last Friday night on Des Moines Christian’s home field in Urbandale in a 34-33 loss. The Rams ended their season 3-5 overall and a 1-4 district record. Des Moines Christian kicked off the action, scoring on their first possession with a 10-play, 69 yard drive that ended when…
Read MoreRams host HOIAC cross country meet
The Ram boys cross country team finished fifth in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference meet held Oct. 9 in Jefferson on the middle school grounds. Noah Hinote finished fourth with a season best time of 17:46.29. That’s just 13 seconds off the Greene County record, which he holds. Hinote was followed by Gavyn Winters, 25th, 19:05.00; Brady Carstensen, 26th,…
Read MoreRams lose to SEV after penalty nullifies winning TD
~with Taylor Teays of The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team hosted their final home game of the season Friday night, falling 26-21 to Southeast Valley on senior night. The game went down to the final minute. The Rams’ final possession began with just less than 6 minutes to play. The Rams had retaken lead of the game with…
Read MoreRam spikers win two matches
Ram Spikers Win Two Matches ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal A two-win week boosted the Greene County volleyball team to a 13-10 overall season record, going 4-2 in conference play and putting them third in the Heart of Iowa Conference. The Ram volleyball team hosted West Marshall on Tuesday, winning 3-0 with set scores of 25-11, 25-23 and…
Read MoreRam boys take third place in South Central Calhoun Cross Country Invitational
Ram junior Noah Hinote led the Rams to a third place finish with a time of 18:14.9, crossing the finish line in sixth place. Junior Gavyn Winters was also in the Top 20 with a time of 19:04.94, good for 20th place. Other Ram finishes were Brady Carstensen, 23rd place, 19:25.40; Kolby Angell, 29th place, 19:59.98; Carter Hinote, 35th, 20:20.40;…
Read MoreRoland-Story tops Rams in 62-31 gridiron shoot out
Ebersole, Hansen set school records ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Despite falling 62-31 at Roland-Story High School Friday night, the Greene County football team walked away with something to be proud of, with new program records set in the game. Ram quarterback Gabe Ebersole had a huge night, throwing the ball for 464 yards. Jack Hansen was on…
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