~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team took on the Saydel Eagles on Oct. 12 on the Eagles’ home court, winning 3-0 and increasing their record to 15-9 for the season. The Rams overtook the Eagles right away in the first set, going 25-11 to start the night. The next two sets also went to…
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Ram boys second in HOIAC conference meet
~by Taylor Teays for the Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams cross country team made the trip to Jewell on Oct. 11 to compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference championship. The boys team earned second place out of seven complete teams at the race. It was a cloudy, rainy day at the Jewell Golf and Country Club. The girls…
Read MoreRams attack Clarke 49-2
Remain undefeated in Class 2A District 8 ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County varsity football team faced off against Clarke on Friday night and took the win 49-3 to increase their season record to 7-1. The Rams finished play in Class 2A District 8 undefeated. In the opening round of Class 2A playoffs, Greene County (7-1)…
Read MoreRams move on in post-season volleyball
The Greene County Ram volleyball team topped OABCIG in Class 3A Region 3 quarterfinal play in Jefferson Monday by scores of 20-25, 25-22, 25-20, and 25-16. The Rams will travel to Orange City Wednesday to take on the Unity Christian Knights in the Region 3 semifinal. The Rams are 16-12 on the season while the Knights are 26-4.
Read MoreRams to host R-S Norsemen in first round of post-season gridiron play
The Greene County Rams football team will host the Roland-Story Norsemen Friday in the opening round of Class 2A playoff football. The Rams are 7-1 on the season and Class 2A District 8 champions, having won every game except the season opener against Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center. They finished the regular season 5-0 in their district, outscoring district opponents 254 to 9.…
Read MoreRams punish Mustangs 54-6, now 6-1 on season, 4-0 in district play
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams continue to do well this season, holding the Shenandoah Mustangs to just six points versus their own 54 for Senior Night last Friday. In the first quarter of the game, the Rams picked up 12 points and prevented the Mustangs from gaining much traction on the scoreboard. Ram quarterback…
Read MoreRam spikers split in recent matches
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams volleyball team faced off against the Perry Jayettes on Perry’s home court Oct. 5, winning all three sets of the night. The sets went 25-11, 25-9 and 25-23, all to the Rams. Once again, Greene County junior Bella Schroeder led the team in kills for the night, adding 12…
Read MoreRams run in two meets last week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County cross country teams ran in the South Central Calhoun Cross Country Invitational at the Lake City Country Club on Tuesday, Oct. 5. There were two runners for the girls. Olivia Shannon came in 32nd and Autumn Stevens came in 56th. There was no team score for the Rams. Seven runners…
Read MoreRam spikers host tourney Saturday
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team saw the court seven times during the week starting Monday, Sept. 27. The team traveled to Roland-Story High School in Story City to face Marshalltown and Newton during the Roland-Story Tournament. The first game was a loss for Greene County, winning the first set 21-13 but falling short…
Read MoreRams win homecoming game 55-0
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team came away with a win for homecoming after facing Red Oak Friday night, scoring 55 points and holding the Tigers to zero. This brings the Rams to 5-1 for the season. The Rams scored in each quarter of the game, with 14 points in the first quarter and…
Read MoreRam spikers split in play last week
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team hosted a triangular with a pair of non-conference teams last Tuesday, Sept. 21. It was their only action last week. The Rams lost to South Central Calhoun but defeated Panorama. The Rams are 9-5 on the season after losing 21-25, 18-25 to the Titans, and beating the Panthers 25-10, 30-28.…
Read MoreRams run at Roland-Story
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County high school cross country team had two meets scheduled last week. The Rams ran Thursday at the Roland-Story Norseman Invitational but the meet on Monday at West Marshall was cancelled due to inclement weather / course conditions. “We have some illness going through the boys team so we only ran five…
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