~by Noah Rohlfing The Rams ended a six-game losing streak Wednesday night in Story City, splitting a doubleheader with the Norsemen of Story City. They broke the skid with an 11-3 win in the second game of the night, with senior Austin Delp pitching five innings and giving up two runs (one earned) to get the win. Nick Breon got…
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Rams come close to softball wins but don’t quite get there
~by Noah Rohlfing The Greene County softball team came close to winning a pair of games but came up short to remain winless on the season. The Rams came close to defeating the Jayettes of Perry, but the result was a 7-6 loss Tuesday night. Emma Hoyle once again was the starter for the Rams, and she went 4 and…
Read MoreGutierrez named to All-Iowa Elite soccer team by Register
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal The accolades have arrived for Greene County’s stellar junior attacking midfielder Junior Gutierrez. The Rams’ talisman has been named to the Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa Elite soccer team following a season in which he led the Rams to a Class 1A state tournament berth in just the second season of soccer in boys’…
Read MoreRam softball team still winless after B-F tourney
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team’s rough start to the season continued on Saturday, as the Rams lost both games they played in the Bondurant-Farrar tournament.
Read MoreGrCo baseball loses fourth straight game
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal It’s been a rough week for Greene County baseball. The Rams’ recent skid continued Friday night with a 10-3 loss to Winterset. The Rams had a tough job to do, with multiple players from the team having played in the boys’ soccer team’s state tournament quarterfinals match earlier in the day. It didn’t…
Read MoreOvertime goal ends Greene County’s season at state tourney
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal It was over in just one minute and 15 seconds. A left-footed, curling shot was fired into the top left corner of the net, sealing a golden-goal victory. The crowd roared, and emotion poured out from the players of both Iowa City Regina and Greene County. Euphoria on one sideline, and utter despair…
Read MoreRam baseball, softball swept at home
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal Thursday night was not a fruitful one for Greene County baseball and softball. The Rams were swept on their home field, with softball falling short against North Polk and Ballard (Huxley) defeating Rams baseball. Emma Hoyle took the mound for Greene County softball against the Comets, pitching four innings and falling to 0-2…
Read MoreRam baseball falls to Webster City Lyn
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal The Greene County baseball team ran into the strong performance of Webster City pitcher Tyler Olson, as the Rams fell 3-0 to the Lynx on Wednesday night in a pitchers’ duel. The Rams were unable to get a hit on Olson, who struck out eight Greene County batters. Only one Ram batter reached…
Read MoreState soccer opener postponed due to weather
~by Noah Rohlfing Greene County boys soccer fans will have to wait longer than expected to see the Rams play their first-ever state tournament game this week. The IHSAA announced Wednesday that due to the recent rain and scheduling concerns, the first round of the Class 1A, 2A and 3A tournaments will take place on Friday instead of Thursday. So,…
Read MoreRams girls end golf season at regional meet
The Greene County High School Girls Golf Team wrapped up its 2019 golf season at the regional tournament held at Carroll Country Club. With just five players available, the team struggled to card four solid scores and finished in 12th position with a team total of 519 strokes for the 18-hole tourney. Scoring for GCHS were: Senior Mariah Block (60+48=108),…
Read MoreGrCo softball falls to Carroll, Webster City
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team remains winless on the season, following losses to Carroll and Webster City on Saturday. The Rams lost 7-3 to Carroll and 11-1 to Webster City in five innings. The Tigers scored four straight runs off pitcher Jenna Beyers to win the game. Beyers allowed five earned runs in…
Read MoreMiddle school students at Special Olympics
Greene County eighth grader Addie Naberhaus and sixth grader Devin Burke participated in the Iowa Special Olympics Summer Games at Iowa State University Friday. Addie won gold in both the 100m walk and the tennis ball throw. Devin received a silver medal in the tennis ball throw. “Addie and Devin represented Greene County very well,” teacher/coach Samantha Telleen said.
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