~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer season came to a crushing end May 20 in Humboldt when the Rams fell 2-1 to the 13-1 Wildcats. The match was scoreless for the first half. After halftime, the Wildcats managed to score twice in just 12 minutes. Gesser Gutierres kicked a goal, Nathan Behne with the…
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Rookie Rocket Trevon Keely places second in state high jump
Paton-Churdan freshman Trevon Keely placed second in Class 1A high jump competition at the state meet last week. Keely (pictured, left) and senior Kolby Culbertson of Coon Rapids-Bayard (pictured, right) both cleared the bar at 6′ 5″, with the silver medal going to Keely based on the number of misses. Senior Lance Bunde of AC/GC (pictured, center) took the gold…
Read MoreRams compete at state track/field meet
Greene County track and field athletes took part in the state meet last week at Drake Stadium, putting an exciting cap on a strong season for the Rams. The top placer for the Rams was Isaac Carman, finishing 10th in the Class 2A discus throw with a final distance of 149-03. Kaycee Pittman had a personal record in the 800…
Read MoreRam boys end soccer season with loss in second round play
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team has advanced to the second round of postseason play after topping Panorama 11-1 last Monday at home. The Rams traveled to Humboldt High School to face the 12-1 team on Monday, May 20. The season ended there for the Rams with a 2-1 loss to the Wildcats.…
Read MoreRam girls finish soccer season in double overtime
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls soccer team ended their season last Monday in a close double overtime game, falling 4-3 to AHSTW on the Vikings’ home field. The Rams led 3-2 at the end of the first half, with the Vikings tying it up 3-3 to end regulation. The first overtime period was scoreless,…
Read MoreRam girls finish golf season in first round of post season play
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Even though the season didn’t end how the Greene County girls golf team would have hoped, they made a lot of progress throughout the season. Last week, the Ram girls headed to Nishna Hills for their first round of post season play but unfortunately were unable to move on. They finished the day…
Read MoreRam girls finish soccer season with overtime loss in Region 6 play
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The regular season ended with an 0-11 record for the Greene County girls soccer team, but the Rams came close to qualifying for post-season play at Avoca Monday. The team played AHST Monday for the Class 1A – Region 6 game. AHSTW had a 1-11 record heading into the game. The Rams…
Read MoreRam boys qualify five events for state track & field meet
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track and field team finished their regular season last Thursday, competing in the Class 2A state qualifying meet in Manson, qualifying five events for the state meet, taking place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. First and second place finishers in each event automatically…
Read MoreThree Ram events to girls state track & field meet
Two new school records set at qualifying meet ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Three events for the Greene County girls track and field team will compete at the state meet after automatically qualifying last Thursday at Manson-Northwest Webster High School. The state meet will be held May 16, 17 and 18 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Kaycee…
Read MoreRam boys finish regular golf season with win, but don’t make the cut at sectional
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys golf team closed out the regular season with a win. First up the Ram boys finished out the regular season at home at the Jefferson Community Golf Course against Madrid and Grand View Christian where they took first place with a team score of 332. Grand View Christian…
Read MoreRam boys end regular soccer season at 11-2, then win first post-season game
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team wrapped up the regular season last week, going 3-0 with solid wins over Grand View Christian, Nevada and East Sac County. On 6, the Rams hosted Grand View Christian for Senior Night. Seniors honored for their time on the team were Gabe Ebersole, Jack Hansen, Nathan Behne,…
Read MoreRam girls track & field results
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls track and field team competed twice last week, taking sixth at North Polk and fifth at the Heart of Iowa Conference meet, ahead of this Thursday’s state qualifying meet. The team will travel to Manson on Thursday for the state qualifying meet. State track will take place at Drake…
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