~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Paton Churdan Rockets girls basketball team was looking to ride the wave of their first win to a few more this past week. The Rockets girls had two games, one against the Boyer Valley Bulldogs Jan. 14, where they fell 52-18, and another against the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats Jan. 17, where they fell…
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Ram boys bowl over Kuemper Catholic
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The 2025 portion of meets for the Greene County Rams bowling team started better than they could have asked. The Rams boys hadn’t bowled since early December against Dowling Catholic and returned to the lanes after the New Year against Kuemper Catholic Jan. 9. The Rams boys earned a 2,747-1,979 win over the…
Read MoreRam girls hoops stays positive, focused on improvement
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal While the season for the Greene County Rams girls’ basketball team hasn’t brought a win in their first 10 games, they are staying positive and focusing on improvement. For the Rams girls, this last week featured matchups against the West Marshall Trojans Jan. 7, where they fell 71-7, and the South Hamilton Hawks…
Read MoreRam wrestling enjoys success at HOI traiangular and Rollin Dyer tourney
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys wrestling team shows no signs of slowing down as the season progresses. This last week held plenty of action for the Rams as they first headed out Jan. 9 for a Heart of Iowa Conference triangular against Perry and Nevada. The Rams finished the event with a 2-0…
Read MoreRam boys earn third hoops win over S. Hamilton
~by Dustin Teays for the Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams boys’ basketball team battled their way to their third win of the season. Last week was short for the Rams boys in terms of games, as they only had two on the schedule. The week started with a 54-21 loss to the West Marshall Trojans in a Heart of…
Read MoreUpcoming action in winter sports seasons
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The winter sports season is officially upon the State of Iowa and there is plenty of upcoming action for Greene County High School. For the Rams, the winter season means the start of boys and girls basketball, boys wrestling and boys and girls bowling to get excited about. For the girls basketball team,…
Read MoreRam spikers receive All-Conference honors
~by Dustin Teays The season has officially concluded for the Greene County Rams volleyball team and multiple players received all-conference honors. The Rams closed out their season 12-17 overall and losing in the Class 3A Regional 7 Quarterfinal to the Des Moines Christian Lions 3-0 (7-25, 22-25, 21-25.) Outside of the first set, the Rams fought tooth and nail the…
Read MoreRam football players receive all-district nod
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal While the season didn’t end with a state championship for the Greene County Rams football team, multiple players have received honors for their play. The Rams battled their way to a 5-5 finish overall with a miracle run into the playoffs that included three straight wins: 10-7 over Southeast Valley, 14-13 over Des…
Read MoreAthletic Hall of Fame inductees announced
The Greene County High School activities staff has announced the fifth class to enter the Greene County Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2025 incudes Bruce MacDonald, class of 1964 track, Scranton HS; Will Thomsen, class of 1994 wrestling, Jefferson-Scranton HS; Matt Lautner, class of 2000 football, JSHS; John Sawhill, class of 2008 football, JSHS; Jennifer Kennedy Seratto, class…
Read MoreRam football continues season with 30-6 win over Clarinda
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams football team is riding high again after their first-round win in the Class 2A playoffs. The Rams got on the bus and headed to Clarinda to take on the Cardinals in the Class 2A first round. They won 30-6, sending the Rams to the next round of the playoffs.…
Read MoreNoah Hinote qualifies for state cross country meet for third time
~ by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams cross country teams recently competed at the state qualifying meet in Red Oak. One runner punched their ticket to the state meet. For the Rams, both the boys and girls teams finished in eighth place. The difference between the teams was that Noah Hinote finished eighth overall and…
Read MoreRam volleyball team says farewell to seniors
~by Dustin Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Rams volleyball team concluded their season with a match against the Des Moines Christian Lions. The Rams traveled to Urbandale to face off against the Lions and ultimately fell by a final score of 3-0 (7-25, 22-25, 21-25), ending their season in the 3A Quarterfinal round. The Rams finished their…
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