~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team lost three straight sets in Nevada Oct. 8 with scores of 15-25, 9-25 and 20-25. The Rams couldn’t match the power of the Cubs as Nevada dominated every aspect of the game. They posted 43 kills to GC’s 20; had 38 digs to 14 for the Rams, and recorded 96…
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~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County eighth grade girls volleyball team traveled to Carroll on Sept. 29 to play ABC matches with the Tigers. The two teams were pretty evenly matched and GC had some good volleys. The Rams won the C match along with four of the nine games. Game Scores: A: 19-21, 16-21, 15-13; B: 21-16,…
Read MoreBoys x-country team places second at HOIAC meet
The Greene County boys cross country team finished second at the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference meet Monday. The meet was hosted by Saydel. Junior Logan Woodruff earned a medal with his sixth place finish. His time was 18:23.93. The top eight finishers received medals – sophomore Ethan Frederick finished ninth in 18:52.06, and junior Jayden Carstensen finished 10th in…
Read MoreRams put up 499 yards of offense in 42-6 road win in Shenandoah
Ram junior quarterback Bryce Stalder, with the help of the entire Ram offense, played his best game of the season as he led the Rams to a 42-6 win over the Shenandoah Mustangs on their home field to finish the regular season. Stalder compiled an impressive 430 yards of offense, completing 11 of 16 passes for 224 yards through the…
Read MoreRam boys third at Saydel X-country Invite
The Ram boys cross country team placed third of 10 teams at the Saydel Eagles cross country invitational Oct. 8. Logan Woodruff finished first of the Ram boys, in 15th place with a time of 18:38. Other places and times were Luis Velazco, 22nd, 19:19; Ethan Frederick, 23rd, 19:19; Jayden Carstensen, 26th, 19:49; and Dakota Mobley, 27th, 19:51. North Polk…
Read MoreRam volleyball christens new gym with several matches
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a full week of action, starting with a road trip to Story City Sept. 28 for a triangular meet with #12 Roland-Story and Prairie-City Monroe. The Rams lost 2-0 to the Norsemen and 2-1 to the Mustangs. Tuesday the Rams lost to West Marshall in State Center by scores…
Read MoreRams pick up OT win against Clarinda, now at 4-2 overall, 2-1 in District 9
The Greene County Rams finished the home portion of the regular gridiron season with a battle of two evenly matched teams when they hosted the Clarinda Cardinals Oct. 2. The score was tied at zero at halftime and tied at 15 at the end of regulation play. The Rams won in overtime, 22-15, to improve to 4-2 on the season…
Read MoreRams at Leon Fox Invite in Perry
The Ram cross country teams competed at the Leon Fox Invitational at the Perry Golf and Country Club Oct. 1. The boys placed eight of 11 teams and the girls placed ninth of nine teams. “Although we didn’t place as high as we would like as a team, I can’t complain about the times,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. “Several of…
Read MoreRam spikers top Panorama, So Central Calhoun
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County got a big lift in a non-conference volleyball triangular on Sept. 22 with Panorama and South Central Calhoun in Rockwell City. Greene County defeated both teams in four sets. The Rams are now 4-7 overall. Greene County won 25-22, 25-21 over the Panthers and 25-17, 25-23 against the Titans. On the night, Lily…
Read MoreRams compete at Roland-Story invite
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County cross country teams competed Sept. 24 on the River Bend golf course at the Roland-Story Norseman Invitational. The boys were fourth out of 12 scoring teams with 127 points. Madrid was the top team with a low 25 points and Ogden finished second with 89. Roland-Story girls took top honors with a…
Read MoreRam boys win Trojan XC Invitational
The Greene County cross country teams competed Sept. 28 in the Trojan Invitational hosted by West Marshall. The boys won the team title with an excellent score of 46. Three Rams placed in the top 10 with Logan Woodruff taking second, Luis Velazco third and Ethan Frederick ninth. South Hamilton was second with 67 points and Collins-Maxwell third with 78.…
Read MoreRams top winless Red Oak after falling behind 14-0
For the second week in a row the Greene County Rams were behind 14-0 before they scored, and for the second week in a row they claimed a victory. Last week it was a 22-19 win over Nodaway Valley in the Rams’ homecoming game. This week it was a 55-14 win over the Red Oak Tigers in the Tigers’ homecoming…
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