~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County bowlers were back in action after a month of no competition due to winter break and winter weather. On Jan. 22, the team traveled to Ida Grove to face OABCIG with the boys picking up a 75 point loss, the girls falling by a wider margin. The junior varsity boys…
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Ram grapplers have successful week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team traveled to Manson Northwest Webster Jan. 23, going 2-0 against CAM and the host school, then took fourth at the powerful AC/GC Charger Invitational on Saturday. According to IAwrestle’s newest rankings, senior Gavin Scheuermann at 157 and junior Brent Dennhardt at 165 are both ranked fourth at their…
Read MoreRam wrestlers place second in HOIAC meet
Scheuermann and Dennhardt win titles ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestlers had two meets last week with a quad at home on Tuesday and the HOIC tournament on Friday. The Rams were a close second in the Heart of Iowa Conference Tournament and crowned two champions in Gavin Scheuermann and Brent Dennhardt. On Jan. 16,…
Read MoreRam boys get within one quarter of beating undefeated
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Rams boys basketball team got in one game last week as they worked around the winter weather, hosting the South Hamilton Hawks Jan. 19 and falling 73-60 to the 11-1 team. Greene County put up an impressive fight against the nearly undefeated team with the score tied at 32 at half time.…
Read MoreRam girls lose to Hawks on the hardwood
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal With more winter weather in the area, the Greene County girls basketball team managed to fit one game in last week after Monday was snowed out. The Rams hosted South Hamilton on Jan. 19, falling 61-16. Missed shots and turnovers didn’t help the Rams in their ongoing quest for the first win of…
Read MoreRam grapplers open 2024 with 12th place in Atlantic tourney
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys wrestling team started the new year off with a Jan. 2 wrestling meet at Nodaway Valley and a Jan. 6 tournament at Atlantic High School. The team was scheduled to wrestle on Thursday, Jan. 11 at South Hamilton. Up next is a home quad on Jan. 16 and the…
Read MoreRam bowlers fall to Gilbert
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys bowling team faced their first loss of the season Dec. 18 while falling by 314 points to Gilbert, with the girls suffering a similar fate. The Rams will bowl again on Monday, Jan. 8, in Waukee. Gilbert traveled to bowl at Spare Lanes in Jefferson, and with the boys’…
Read MoreRams top Eagles for first hoops win of the season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team notched their first victory of the season by downing Saydel last week. The girls team showed offensive improvement but came up short on the scoreboard. Ram boys – The boys team fought their way to pick up their first win of the season, beating Saydel 57-52 on…
Read MoreRam wrestlers close out 2023 action with success
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams rounded out the 2023 portion of the wrestling season after a dual with Saydel at home on Thursday and a Saturday meet in Carroll. The Rams will return to the mat Jan. 2 at Nodaway Valley with a tournament on Jan. 6 at Atlantic High School. On Thursday, the…
Read MoreWins elusive for Ram basketball
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County basketball teams are still looking for their first win of the 2023/24 season. Both teams struggle to put points on the scoreboard, unable to keep up with their opponents. The teams fell to Nevada, West Marshall and Kuemper Catholic last week. Greene County was scheduled to play on Tuesday at…
Read MoreRam bowlers show improvement
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys bowling team is now 4-0 while the girls team is 0-4 after the teams played in Ankeny last Thursday. The Rams were scheduled to bowl at home on Monday against Gilbert. Their next competition is set for Jan. 8 in Waukee. The varsity girls lost by 530 points…
Read MoreRam wrestlers in dual tournament
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal Greene County grapplers saw the mat on Thursday and Saturday last week, traveling to West Marshall High School for a duals meet on Thursday and going to Ogden for a duals tournament on Saturday. Against Roland-Story, Greene County fell 45-33. Jaron Jacobs, Brennan Jacobs, Jacob Harmeyer, Crew Conner, Jackson Turner and Brent Dennhardt…
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