~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track team had two meets last week, winning the championship at the April 11 meet in Carroll and placing sixth with a smaller team traveling to Indianola on April 15. Monday’s meet brought a strong showing for the Rams who won the meet with multiple personal records set by…
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Ram soccer report
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team had two matchups last week, with a Monday night win against Ballard and a Friday night loss to Van Meter. On Monday, the Rams took the game at Ballard High School 6-1 with two goals each by Jose Velazco and Gesser Gutierres, and one each by Nathan…
Read MoreRams finish indoor track/field season at BVU
The Greene County track and field teams closed out the indoor portion of their 2022 season at the Buena Vista High School Indoor Elite meet at Storm Lake Saturday. On the boys side, the Rams had two second place finishes. Jackson Morton was second in the high hurdles with a time of 8.84 seconds. The 4 X 400m relay team…
Read MoreRam boys at ISU indoor meet
by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track team placed seventh in 2A at the Iowa State University indoor track and field meet March 11. Jackson Morton finished in second for the boys 60 meter hurdles, Nathan Black finished in fifth in the high jump and Bryce Stalder took sixth in the long jump. The Rams…
Read MoreRam girls start track/field season with pair of indoor meets
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls track and field team kicked off their season last week with two indoor meets, one at UNI on Monday and the second at ISU on Thursday. On March 8 the girls traveled to the University of Northern Iowa to take part in the A.D. Dickinson Relays. The Rams had…
Read MoreRams start indoor track/field season at UNI Dickinson Relays
The Greene County track and field teams competed at the Dickinson Relays at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls Monday, March 1. The indoor event includes athletes from classes 1A through 4A, all competing against each other in one large class. Boys track and field coach Chad Morton called it “a great first meet for the Rams,” and added that about…
Read MoreRams strike gold, silver at state wrestling tournament
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Greene County wrestling had a successful state tournament showing, with two of the three bringing home medals. The state tournament took place at Wells Fargo Arena Feb. 17-19. Junior Kale Petersen, who has seen the state tournament before, was the second seed in the bracket although he was a Class 1A defending state…
Read MoreRams fall 65-57 to Jaguars to end hoops season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team finished their season in the opening round of Class 2A tournament action last Feb. 14 against Southeast Valley. The Rams traveled to Kuemper High School in Carroll to face the Jaguars. The teams had faced each other a week earlier, resulting in a win for SEW. The…
Read MoreTrio of Rams to state wrestling tournament
Petersen, Robbins, Scheuermann On To State! ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team will have three wrestlers at the Class 2A state competition in Des Moines on Feb. 17-19. The Rams competed in the district tournament in Glenwood Saturday. The top two finishers in each class move on to the state tournament. Advancing to state…
Read MoreRams send six to Class 2A district mat tourney
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Greene County High School advanced six wrestlers to the district competition last Saturday. While all 10 wrestlers placed at the Class 2A sectional meet, only those receiving first or second in their weight class advanced to the district tournament. Kale Petersen at 120, McKinley Robbins at 132, and Gavin Scheuermann at 152 each…
Read MoreWeather slows Ram wrestling
Weather Slows Ram Basketball, Wrestling ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team had a shortened week due to the winter weather, but it was a successful week for the Rams.Tuesday brought a triangular at home where Greene County faced Harlan and Perry. Harlan beat the Rams 36-34 in a close match. 106 – Gavyn Winters…
Read MoreRam boys go 2-1 in hoops
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team picked up two wins, one against West Marshall and the other against Perry, but lost to Kuemper Catholic in play the week ending Dec. 18. The Rams started their week on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at home against the West Marshall Trojans. Greene County took the lead right…
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