The Greene County Rams trailed the Class A Wolverines of Nodaway Valley for most of the game Friday at Linduska Field, but managed a fourth quarter TD to claim a 22-19 homecoming win. The Wolverines received the opening kick-off and were held on downs. The Rams took possession of the ball on their own 31 yard line. They were at…
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Rams run in Panorama invitational
The Greene County boys and girls cross country teams ran in the Panorama cross country invitational Sept. 17. “This is always one of the toughest meets of the year, both in regards to the course, as it is very challenging with many hills, and the competition level,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. “Many of the top teams in the area were…
Read MoreTough week for Ram volleyball
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team had a rough week of competition that saw losses to Prairie City-Monroe on Sept.8, to Roland-Story on Sept. 10, and four in the South Hardin tournament on Saturday. The Rams are now 2-7 overall, and 0-2 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. All the Rams volleyball matches have been at…
Read MoreRams drop district opener to Atlantic, 31-18
The Greene County Rams held a lead over the Atlantic Trojans after three quarters of football Friday, but they were unable to hold on for a fourth quarter. The host Rams didn’t score in the fourth as the visiting Trojans added 15 points to claim a 31-18 win in the Class 2A District 9 opener. Both teams were 1-1 coming…
Read MoreRams can’t keep up with So Central Calhoun Titans, fall 34-7 at home
The South Central Calhoun Titans’ defense and running back Blake McAlister were too much for the Greene County Rams, as the Rams lost their home gridiron opener 34-7 Friday night in Jefferson. Both teams had won their first game and both were ranked going into Friday’s game, with the Rams ranked #9 on Class 2A and the Titans ranked #2…
Read MoreRam boys look good to start cross country season
The Ram cross country team started the 2020 season with a meet Sept. 3 hosted by West Central Valley in Redfield. The boys finished third in a field of eight teams. Junior Logan Woodruff was the sixth runner across the finish line, posting a time of 18:38. The winning time was 17:45, posted by senior Toby Bower of Nodaway Valley.…
Read MoreRam v’ball team 2-1 on season
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball team opened the season with a pair of victories in a triangular held in Glidden Aug. 25. The Rams defeated Glidden-Ralston 2-1 and Collins-Maxwell 2-1. In both matches the Rams took games one and three while their opponents won game two. Greene County held on in a hard-fought battle with the…
Read MoreRams open gridiron season with 49-0 win over Perry
The Greene County Rams started their varsity football season with a 49-0 win over the Perry Blue Jays in Perry Friday night. The entire second half was played with a continuous clock, as the Rams were up 43 points at the half. Junior Bryce Stalder started his first varsity game as quarterback and scored three of the Rams’ touchdowns, with…
Read MoreRam volleyball looking for improvement in 2020
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Tuesday signaled the start of fall sports for Greene County High School with the volleyball team traveling to Glidden-Ralston for a triangular with Collins-Maxwell. Volleyball coach Chris Heisterkamp begins her sixth year coaching at the varsity level and her third year at Greene County. Adrianna Vargas will assist. The Rams went 12-20 on the season…
Read MoreRams prepare for 2020 gridiron season
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Football practices for the Greene County Rams started Monday, Aug. 10. All practices and games are dependent on the Covid-19 situation. Districts were reassigned this spring and will be active for this year only. All schedules were shortened to seven games, five district and two optional. All teams will enter playoff competition, beginning Oct. 16.…
Read MoreHOIAC honors for trio of Ram baseball players
~by Joseph Beaudet, Scranton Journal summer intern A rocky start to the baseball season saw the Rams finish quite strongly, winning three of their final six games and upsetting Kuemper Catholic in the Class 3A, Region 2 quarterfinal. The Rams will look to build on their strong finish to the season in 2021. After an up-and-down season that saw Greene…
Read MoreHOIAC honors for Hoyle, Beyers, Bravard
~by Joseph Beaudet, Scranton Journal summer intern After a shortened season full of ups and downs for Greene County softball that saw the team start 1-7 and finish 5-11, the Rams had three players named to the Heart of Iowa all-conference teams. Headlining for the Ram softball team was freshman Emma Hoyle, who was named to the HOIAC second team…
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