~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…
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Ram 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…
Read MoreRams eSports team state champions in SMITE
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…
Read MoreBoys 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…
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