~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The season is fully underway for the Greene County girls track and field team after competing in Audubon Early Bird meet last Tuesday, March 26. The team was scheduled to compete at Panorama High School Tuesday, but the meet was rescheduled due to weather. They’ll compete at home on Friday, April 5, with…
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Greene County boys soccer team has big expectations this year
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The spring sports season brings Ram soccer into play, with coach Carl Behne leading the team for his sixth year on the sidelines, seventh year overall due to the 2020 pandemic. Last season, the team made their third state soccer appearance in five attempts, and Behne looks for a strong show this year,…
Read MoreSeason has started for Ram girls track & field team
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls track and field team is ready to take on the 2024 season, with coach Derek Merk at the helm for his seventh year with girls track and field at Greene County Schools. The Rams traveled to Indianola on Tuesday to compete in the Simpson High School Classic. They’ll be…
Read MoreRam boys track & field team excited for spring
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track and field team, along with coach Chad Morton, are ready to take on the season and have their first meet under their belts as they prepare for a strong season ahead. The team had their first outdoor meet at Simpson College on March 12, and will compete at…
Read MoreRam bowlers improve scores in inaugural season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The inaugural season of Greene County bowling came to a close last week as neither team qualified for the state tournament. The girls got the first go at qualifying for state, with a trip to Atlantic Feb. 12 to compete in the Class 1A District 7 meet. With the first place team advancing…
Read MoreRam boys hoops season ends with 2-20 record
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team saw their season come to an end Feb. after 12 after falling 60-42 to the Manson Northwest Webster Cougars in the first round of 2A postseason play. Greene County ends their season 1-13 in conference play and 2-20 overall, sitting last in the Heart of Iowa Conference. …
Read MoreScheuermann places sixth at state wrestling tournament
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal A quartet of Greene County wrestlers competed at Wells Fargo Arena in the state tournament last week with Gavin Scheuermann placing sixth in the 2A-157 weight class. Scheuermann was 30-6 his senior season, losing in the fifth place match by a fall with 35 seconds left in the match. Scheuermann’s first loss of…
Read MoreQuartet of Ram wrestlers advance to state meet
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Gavyn Winters, Gavin Scheuermann, Brent Dennhardt and Degan Miller advanced to the Class 2A state wrestling meet after the team took on districts last Saturday, placing third as a team. The Rams wrestled on Tuesday at Woodward-Granger ahead of the district meet. Those advancing to state will compete in the tournament at Wells…
Read MoreRam girls end one-win hoops season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball team ended its season last week in Class 3A regional action, finishing the season 1-21 overall and 1-13 in conference play, finishing last in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. On Feb. 5, the team traveled to Southeast Valley High School, falling 61-29 to the Jaguars after trailing…
Read MoreRams boys finish 2023-24 hoops campaign with two wins
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys went 1-1 in their last week of regular season play, topping Southeast Valley before falling to Perry ahead of the first round of district play on Feb. 12. The Rams ended the regular season 2-19 overall and 1-13 in Heart of Iowa Conference play, finishing last in the conference…
Read MoreRam boys play three hoops games
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team went 0-3 last week as the team works to make up games missed due to winter weather. On Jan. 23, the Rams hosted sixth ranked Roland-Story with Greene County falling 79-44 after trailing 41-24 at the halftime break. Nathan Behne led the Rams with 10 points and…
Read MoreRam girls still looking for hoops win
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The search for the season’s first win is still underway for the Greene County girls basketball team after going 0-3 last week. The Greene County girls hosted number five ranked Roland-Story on Jan. 23 with the Rams falling 65-12. Ella Shipley scored five points for Greene County with Makenna Ebersole scoring three and…
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