~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…
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Rams 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…
Read MoreRam spikers look for more success
~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…
Read MoreRams 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…
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