~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team beat the PCM Mustangs 3-0 Sept. 20 on the Mustangs’ home court. The Rams won all three sets, going 25-17, 25-10 and 25-13. The win brings the Rams to an 11-4 overall record, and a 3-0 conference record. It was the only contest last week for the Rams. …
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Rams ranked #10 in 2A football after 43-12 win over Clarinda
The Greene County Ram football team got its second win in Class 2A District 8 in Jefferson Sept. 23, beating the Clarinda Cardinals 43-12. The Rams are now 4-1 overall, 2-0 in district play. The Des Moines Register rankings have the Rams 10th in Class 2A football. Clarinda is 2-3 overall and 1-1 in District 8. The Rams had 483…
Read MoreRam runners in Story City for Norsemen Invitational
The Greene County cross country teams ran in the Roland Story Norsemen Invitational Sept. 22 at River Bend Golf Course in Story City. “This is traditionally a fast course and conditions were pretty good,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. “We had several PRs in both boys and girls. We are making tremendous progress.” He also noted that exchange student Bork Ersnes…
Read MoreBoys place second at W. Marshall cross country invitational
The Greene County cross country teams competed at the West Marshall Invitational Sept. 20 at Lincoln Valley Golf Course in State Center. “I am really proud of the effort from this team. This is a difficult course in ideal conditions, much less when Temperatures are in the mid-90s,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. “I’m really pleased with how this team continues…
Read MoreRams win homecoming football game 30-22
The Greene County Rams won their Homecoming football game Sept. 16 against the Des Moines Christian Lions by a 30-22 score. Ram senior Patrick Daugherty led his team with 234 yards rushing. The Rams totaled 353 yards on the ground and 58 through the air for a total of 451 total yards of offense. DMC junior quarterback Tate Platte threw…
Read MoreRam Spikers hit another big win
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team picked up a win last week in their only match of the week, 3-0 at home against South Hamilton. In the first set, the Rams won 25-15. The second and third sets each went to the Rams 25-19. No stats were available for the game. The Rams were…
Read MoreRams run in Panorama cross country meet
Editor’s note: Cross country coach Jeff Lamoureux reported there were several errors in the initial results provided by the host school for the boys race. He provided updated results as follows. The Greene County boys cross country team finished in 7th place of 12 teams and the girls finished in 10th place of 11 teams at the Panorama Cross Country…
Read MoreRam spikers split in matches last week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team split their wins and losses last week with two of each after one regular match and a Saturday tournament. On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Rams hosted the Roland-Story Norsemen. After losing the first set 25-22, the Rams bounced back and won the next three, 25-18, 25-23 and 25-13,…
Read MoreRam football team falls to Kuemper Knights, 35-0
The Greene County Rams were on the winning side of a shut-out a week ago when they beat the Perry Blue Jays 61-0 on the gridiron. The Rams were in a shutout again Friday, but on the short side, losing to the Kuemper Knights 35-0 in Carroll. The game started poorly for the Rams. They received the opening kick off…
Read MoreRams blank Perry Blue Jays 61-0 in football
The Greene County varsity football team retained custody of the cow bell, beating Perry 61-0 in Perry at the traditional “Battle for the Cowbell” Sept. 2. The Rams are now 2-0 on the young gridiron season while the Blue Jays are 0-3. Ram junior Gabe Ebersole in his second appearance as varsity quarterback completed nine of 18 passes for 144…
Read MoreRam boys, girls cross country teams place fifth at West Central Valley meet
The Greene County cross country teams ran their first meet of the season, traveling to West Central Valley in Stuart for the Wildcat Classic. Both the girls and the boys teams placed fifth. “It was nice to have a full girls team to score as a team,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. A minimum of five runners are needed for a…
Read MoreRam volleyball team opens season with three wins
Record now at 5-2 The Greene County volleyball team is 5-2 on the season as of Aug. 30, having started the season with a three-match winning streak last week, losing two at a triangular at home Monday, and winning both matches at a triangular in Panora Tuesday. The girls opened their season Aug. 23 with a triangular at Collins-Maxwell High…
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