~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team nearly pulled out a victory over North Polk Tuesday, leading until the fourth quarter when the Comets went ahead and grabbed the win 71-68. The Rams defeated Saydel 54-43 on Friday, ending the regular season 5-16. The Greene County Rams will meet the Glenwood Rams on Monday, Feb. 24,…
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Quartet of Rams to district wrestling tournament
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County wrestlers traveled to Adel for sectional tournament action Saturday, Freshman McKinley Robbins was the only first place winner for the Rams. The 106-pound wrestler posted two quick pins to advance to districts in Atlantic Saturday. Robbins is ranked second in Class 2A. He’ll be accompanied by three teammates who qualified with second place…
Read MoreRam boys 1-3 in recent hoops action
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team lost two Heart of Iowa Activities Conference games last week. League-leading Gilbert dropped the Rams 79-45 Feb. 3 and third place Nevada won 74-60 the following night. Both games were in Jefferson. Greene County defeated 1-17 Saydel 54-44 on the road Friday and fell in non-conference action to Carroll…
Read MoreRam girls top Saydel for second win of season
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball team picked up its second win this season over winless Saydel, topping the Eagles 45-23 on Friday. The girls were unable to post much offense in losses against Gilbert 70-9 on Monday; Nevada 57-13 on Tuesday; and Carroll 77-9 on Saturday. The Rams enter Regional tournament action on Saturday, Feb.…
Read MoreRam wrestlers set new record
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team set a new record, reaching 20 dual meet victories in a season. The Rams are 20-4 after winning two of three dual meets in Story City on Jan. 14. Their previous mark for most wins in a dual meet season for the Rams was 19-5 in 2012-13. The Rams picked…
Read MoreRam wrestlers sixth at Tiger-Knight Invite
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County wrestlers traveled to Carroll Dec. 21 for the Tiger-Knight Invitational. The Rams entered nine of 14 weight classes, finishing sixth among 11 teams. Brenner Gallagher (113) and Will Hansen (152) each placed second. Braden Gallagher (120), Brady Stauffer (138), and Nate Black (145) were third, while Chance McCollum (126) was fourth, and Matt…
Read MoreRoland-Story takes twin bill from Rams
Courtesy of The Scranton Journal Roland-Story, the seventh-ranked basketball team in Class 3A, stormed past the Greene County girls 76-11 in Jefferson on Friday, Dec. 20. The Norsemen held leads of 16-3, 41-7 and 64-11 after three periods. A continuous clock was run through the second half and benches were cleared in the fourth quarter.
Read MoreRam grapplers dominate Dec. 19 quad meet
~by The Scranton Journal Greene County hosted a quad meet Dec. 19, topping Coon Rapids 72-12, Nevada 57-18 and Saydel 57-9. Rams 72 – CR-B 12106: Ethan Frederick; 113: Brenner Gallagher; 120: Braden Gallagher; 126: Chance McCollom; 132: McKade Owens; 138: Brady Stauffer; 145: Nathan Black; 160: Cameren Miller; 170: Gunnar Goble; 220: Sawyer Schiltz; 285: Matthew Naberhaus won by…
Read MoreRams fall to PC-M in hoops doubleheader
~by The Scranton Journal Greene County basketball teams lost a doubleheader to Prairie City-Monroe on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Ram girls quickly fell behind as PCM tossed in 23 points in the first period while Greene County scored five. At the break the Mustangs owned a 30-point advantage 39-9. The Rams kept pace in the third quarter as each team…
Read MoreRam wrestlers second at Ogden dual tourney
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County wrestlers went 1-1 in a double dual held in Jefferson Dec. 12. Coach Zach Beekman’s Rams lost 42-39 to Heart of Iowa Activities Conference rival Gilbert to start the night, then doubled up on ADM 54-27 to finish the evening. The Rams are 3-2 in dual meets.
Read MoreGrCo girls still looking for first hoops win
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County girls basketball had a rough week on the court, losing 85-15 at Gilbert and to #1 North Polk 85-16. Gilbert 85 – Rams 15 Gilbert’s offense totally out matched that of the Greene County girls, scoring 85 points while their defense held the Rams to 15 in a very lopsided basketball game in…
Read MoreRam boys at 1-3 after loss to N. Polk
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys played two quarters of winning basketball, but cold shooting that started midway through the third quarter and continued into the fourth quarter doomed them to their third loss of the season Dec. 13 in Alleman against the North Polk Comets.
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