~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal Off and running is the best way to describe the season for the Greene County Rams girls’ track team. The girls started off their season at the A.D. Dickinson Relays March 11 at the University of Northern Iowa. In an extremely packed field, this meet is a great way for the team to…
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Two HOIAC all-conference nods for Ram boys hoops players
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal With the conclusion of the 2024-25 basketball season for Iowa high school boys’ basketball, a few Greene County Rams players took home some honors. Overall, the Rams finished 4-19 and 2-14 in Heart of Iowa Conference play to close out the season. They doubled their win total from the season prior when they…
Read MoreSoccer season still two weeks away
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal Mother Nature hasn’t quite figured out what season it wants to be yet, which is good for our Greene County soccer players as their seasons haven’t started yet. The seasons for the Rams girls’ and boys’ soccer teams doesn’t officially begin until March 31 against Grand View Christian for both squads. For the…
Read MorePath to the podium: Ram wrestler Brent Dennhardt wins Class 2A state championship
by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal Nothing is quite like winning a wrestling match and proving that you were better than your opponent at your craft. What’s even better? Doing it on the biggest stage that Iowa High School wrestling can provide and becoming a state champion. Some of the best stories in sports revolve around perseverance and resilience;…
Read MoreSix GrCo wrestlers represent Rams at state tourney
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal It shouldn’t be forgotten that the Greene County Rams wrestling team sent a school record six wrestlers on to the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament this year. Rams qualifying for the tournament were sophomore Brennan Jacobs at 106 pounds, sophomore Jaron Jacobs at 113 pounds, senior Gavyn Winters at 120 pounds, senior…
Read MoreGreene County bowlers finish second season
In just their second season of existence, the Greene County Rams girls and boys wrestling teams saw great success. Starting the girls squad, they placed sixth overall at their state qualifying meet with a score of 1,663 pins. The top team was St. Albert, with 2,503 pins. For the individual finishers, Allison Fields placed 11th with a 476 series, Trinity…
Read MoreRam girls basketball falls in first round of post season
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The 2024-25 season has ended for the Greene County Rams girls’ basketball team. This season was winless for the Rams; they finished the year out 0-23 overall and 0-16 in Heart of Iowa Conference play. Their last game of the year was a loss to Cherokee Washington, 67-13. The Braves would move on…
Read MoreRam boys hoops fall to Pleasantville to end season
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal Things are moving in the right direction for the Greene County Rams boys’ basketball team, as they finished this year with more wins than last season. This season ended at the hands of the Pleasantville Trojans in the first round of the postseason by a final of 80-42. The Rams finished with an…
Read MoreRams send school record six to state wrestling tourney
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal It’s a good day at the office when you can qualify a wrestler for the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament; it’s even better when you qualify a school-record number of wrestlers. The Greene County Rams headed to Humboldt for their Class 2A District Tournament, and six wrestlers, a school record, qualified for…
Read MoreRam boys hoops enters postseason on heels of 93-57 win over SH
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys basketball team is entering the first round of their postseason after a scoring outburst. With a regular season record of 4-18, the Rams are heading into the first round of the postseason after picking up a head of steam in their regular season finale. The last two games…
Read MoreRam girls end regular hoops season without a win
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams girls’ basketball team recently finished their regular season schedule and showed improvement as the season progressed. Last week featured the final two regular season games of the year for the Rams girls, and they ended up with a 40-26 loss to Southeast Valley Feb. 10 and a 57-21 loss…
Read MoreP-C Rockets close boys regular hoops season with loss to Woodbine
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets boys basketball team closed their regular season slate of games against the Woodbine Tigers Feb. 17. The Rockets traveled to Woodbine to face off with the Tigers in their last regular season game of the year and came away with a 98-47 loss to one of Class 1A’s Iowa High…
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