~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team won the championship at the Class 2A District 14 sectional in Woodward Saturday, Feb. 6. The Rams accumulated 220 points with six champions and two runners-up advancing to district action in Adel Saturday. “I am really proud of this team for everything they have had to endure this season,” stated…
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Ram hoops teams fall to Harlan, Nevada
The Greene County girls basketball team lost 58-16 to the ranked Cyclones in Harlan, Monday, Feb. 1. The Feb. 4 game against Prairie City-Monroe was cancelled due to bad weather. The Rams hosted Nevada Friday, Feb. 5, and fell 50-32. Greene County was scheduled to play Southeast Valley and Saydel early this week. Regional tournament action begins Saturday with the…
Read MoreRam grapplers place 11th at Charger Invite
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team was scheduled to host a quadrangular on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The snow storm on Monday and Tuesday forced the cancellation of the event and with postseason tournaments on the immediate horizon, the quad will not be rescheduled. The Ram wrestling team finished in 11th place with 82 points Saturday at…
Read MoreTough week for Ram basketball
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County basketball teams lost to the West Marshall Trojans on Friday, Jan. 29, and to the Roland-Story Norsemen Saturday, Jan. 30. Games against Kuemper Catholic slated for Jan. 26 was cancelled due to weather. Games slated for Jan. 27 were postponed to Thursday, Feb. 4. The Rams will host Nevada Friday, Feb. 8.…
Read MoreBusy week of action for Ram grapplers
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team lost both duals at West Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 19. The hosts won 43-42 and Roland-Story was victorious 42-36. The Rams are 8-9 in duals this season. The Rams were unable to fill five weight classes, which was costly in team scoring. The West Marshall/Greene County match ended in a 42-42…
Read MoreRam girls post two hoops wins, now 5-7 on season
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball team picked up two wins last week, defeating Woodward-Granger 39-32 in Woodward on Monday, Jan. 18, and the Blue Jays in Perry Thursday 36-29. South Hamilton topped the Rams 47-20 on Tuesday in Jefferson. Greene County improved to 5-7 on the season and is 2-4 in HOIC play. Rams 39…
Read MoreRam boys win three on the hardwood
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys’ basketball team tallied three victories last week, topping Woodward-Granger 66-59 in Woodward Monday, Jan. 18. They defeated South Hamilton 50-47 Tuesday in Jefferson on a last second three-pointer by Bryce Stalder and defeated Perry 71-38 on Thursday in Perry. The Rams finished the week 2-4 in Heart of Iowa Conference standings…
Read MoreRams lose games to Panorama, Nevada
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County basketball teams dropped both contests last week. The Greene County girls basketball team was no match for the potent offensive attack of Class 3A #10 Panorama Monday, Jan. 11. The Panthers topped the Rams 66-26. In conference action Tuesday, Jan. 12, Nevada ran over the Rams 50-23. Games across the state were…
Read MoreBusy week for Ram matmen
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team traveled to Burnside Jan. 7 where they battled Audubon, Ogden and Southeast Valley. The Rams came away with two victories, defeating Audubon 60-12 and Ogden 51-23. They fell to the hosts, 53-24. It was career victory number 50 for sophomore McKinley Robbins. The top ranked Class 2A wrestler at 120…
Read MoreRam girls get third hoops win of season
The Greene County girls basketball team fell in non-conference action Jan. 4 to Webster City 53-18 but won their Heart of Iowa Conference clash with Saydel Jan. 8, 59-42. Both games were played at the new Greene County gymnasium in Jefferson. The Rams are now 2-2 in conference play and 3-4 overall. Friday was Senior Night. Eliza Carlson, Brianna Osterson,…
Read MoreRam boys get first win of hoops season
The Greene County boys basketball team celebrated its first victory of the season and in the new gymnasium, a 59-45 win over Saydel on Jan. 8. On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Rams lost to Webster City 51-36 in non-conference action. GC is 1-6 overall and 1-3 in Heart of Iowa Conference standings. “I thought we did a lot of nice…
Read MoreBusy week for Ram wrestlers
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal After multiple delays, Greene County began the wrestling season Dec. 15 with three duals at Iowa Falls. The Rams won 53-6 over Baxter, and lost a couple of close contests to Gilbert 43-34 and 39-37 to Iowa Falls-Alden. Nevada and Interstate 35 were dual meet wrestling winners over Greene County on Thursday night in Nevada.…
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