The Ram girls placed fifth and the boys placed 11th at the South Central Calhoun Cross Country Invitational held Tuesday at the Lake City Country Club. Ashlee Harmeyer finished first among the Ram girls with a time of 24:01 and in 20th place. It’s the first time this season Harmeyer has been the Rams’ lead runner. Conner Allender placed 23rd…
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Kuemper Knights hand Rams first gridiron loss
Ram fans have been excited by the Rams’ high scoring offense and tough defense that led to a 5-0 record, but realistic fans admitted the Rams hadn’t yet played a really tough team. The Rams met a tough team in the Kuemper Knights in Carroll Friday night and took their first loss of the season, a 16-8 loss in which…
Read MoreRam runners at Leon Fox Invite in Perry
The Ram cross country teams competed in the Leon Fox Cross Country Invitational Thursday in Perry. “While our placing wasn’t as high as we would like for both boys and girls, if you look at our times, the kids did really well,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. Several runners set personal records, led by Connor Brus with a time of 19:06,…
Read MoreRams v’ball team on the road twice, win two and lose two
The Ram volleyball team traveled to Roland-Story Monday and came away with one win and two losses in the non-conference play. The Rams took two games from Madrid by scores of 22-20 and 21-16. They lost two games to BCLUW by identical 17-21 scores, and then lost to Carlisle 13-21, 12-21.
Read MoreRams get first v’ball conference win vs Saydel
The Ram varsity volleyball team got its first win in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference in a convincing 3-0 match against the Saydel Eagles in Jefferson Sept. 20. Game scores were 25-17, 25-15, 25-12.
Read MoreRam Carter Morton nominated as Male Athlete of the Week by DSM Register
Ram football player Carter Morton has been nominated for the Des Moines Register’s Male Athlete of the Week. The winner is selected by online voting available to the public. The Register on Sept. 23 published the following about Morton: “Morton, a junior receiver, has helped lead Greene County to a 5- 0 start this season. His team beat Shenandoah, 62-…
Read MoreRams run at Roland-Story meet
The Ram cross country team competed in the Norsemen Cross Country Invitational hosted by Roland-Story at River Bend Golf Course in Story City Sept. 20, on a very hot, windy day. Coach Jeff Lamoureux said there were several ranked teams on both the girls and boys side of the meet. “Considering the conditions, I was pretty pleased with the kids’…
Read MoreRams open district play with gridiron win, now 5-0 on season
The Greene County Ram varsity football continued its perfect season with a 62-0 home win over the Mustangs of Shenandoah.
Read MoreRams lose to N. Polk Comets in v’ball
The Ram varsity volleyball team lost all three games to the North Polk Comets Sept. 18 in the Greene County Middle School gym. Game scores were 14-25, 21-25, 11-25. The Rams served at 91.7 percent, with Sophie Havens leading the way, making nine of nine serves. She also had 10 digs. Brianna Osterson made 16 of 17 for 94 percent,…
Read MoreP-C v’ball team loses close home match to E-EHK
The Paton-Churdan Rockets won the first game when they hosted the Exira-EHK Spartans for volleyball Thursday, but lost three close games to go to 3-4 on the season. Game scores were 25-20, 23-25, 25,27, 23-25.
Read MoreRams lose five of six games of v’ball triangular in Gilbert
The Ram varsity volleyball team lost both matches at a triangular in Gilbert Sept. 13. The Rams won their first game against the Carroll Tigers 25-19, but lost the next two, 20-25, 11-15. The Rams lost all three games against the Gilbert Tigers 13-25, 18-25, 6-25. Against Carroll, the Rams served at 93.2 percent, their best serving of the season.…
Read MoreMiddle school sports update
Boys finish first at Panorama Invitation cross country meet The Greene County middle school cross country team opened it season with a first place finish for the boys. Three runners finished in the top 10 at the Panorama Invitational Thursday. The girls finished seventh of eight teams that had enough runners for a team score.
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