~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…
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P-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…
Read MoreRam bowlers end regular season with wins
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal There is no better way to end your regular season slate of action than with a win as the postseason is set to begin. The Greene County Rams girls and boys bowling teams welcomed the Carroll Tigers to Spare Time Lanes and Lounge in Jefferson Feb. 13 for the last regular season meet…
Read MoreRam grappler Brent Dennhardt reaches 100 wins
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal One Greene County wrestler recently reached a significant milestone in his high school career. The Greene County Rams take wrestling seriously, very seriously. Not only do they consistently have a great program, but year after year, they send wrestlers who perform well to the state tournament, and then they often go on to…
Read MoreRam bowlers take 4th, 6th spots in Denison
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams girls and boys bowling teams participated in a Monarch Baker Tournament Feb. 6 at Lucky Lanes Bowling in Denison. The Rams girls placed sixth overall out of six teams and the Rams boys took the fourth spot out of six teams. The girls finished with 1,621 pins, while the…
Read MoreP-C boys battle CR-B, Exira-EHK on the hardwoods
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets boys basketball team faced two tough opponents in back-to-back conference play last week. The Rockets squared off against two Rolling Valley Conference opponents in the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders Feb. 3 and the Exira-EHK Spartans Feb. 4. The Rockets fought hard in both games but fell 88-53 to the Crusaders and…
Read MoreP-C girls fall to Spartans, Crusaders in hoops
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Rolling Valley Conference has no shortage of tough opponents, and the Paton-Churdan Rockets’ girls basketball team faced two of them last week. As the regular season is coming to a close, the Rockets have shown immense improvement all season long, especially considering how young the team is overall. This past week, the…
Read MoreRam girls to Cherokee for first round of Region 5 play
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal After their past week of games, the Greene County Rams girls basketball team knows where they will be heading for the first round of the postseason. Last week featured two games against Heart of Iowa Conference opponents for the Rams girls, and they fell in both games. The Rams faced Saydel Feb. 4…
Read MoreRam boys hoops team falls to Saydel, W. Marshall
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys’ basketball team fell to a pair of Heart of Iowa Conference opponents last week. With the postseason looming, the Rams boys are still focused on closing out the regular season slate of games. This past week featured two games, resulting in losses for the Rams in a 77-53…
Read MoreRam wrestlers have three champions at Charger Invitational
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams wrestling team had an extremely successful week this past week. The Rams closed the week at the 24-team Charger Invitational in Guthrie Center Saturday, Feb. 1. The Rams placed fifth with 160.5 points. Southeast Polk finished first with 237.5 points. The Rams crowned three champions during the event. The…
Read MoreP-C boys hoops get sixth win on season
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets boys basketball team has continued to improve upon their season from a year ago. The Rockets finished last year with just one win; this year, they’ve earned six. In their last week of action, they earned their sixth win of the year with a 68-41 victory over West Harrison. There…
Read MoreP-C girls hoops fall to WCV, CAM
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton-Churdan Rockets girls’ basketball team had a tough week this past week with two losses. The Rockets played the West Central Valley Wildcats Jan. 28, resulting in a 49-12 loss. The Rockets finished their week against the CAM Cougars Jan. 31, ending in a 52-27 loss for the Rockets. Their game against…
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