A football season that started with high hopes with the Rams under the leadership of coach Mitch Moore ended Friday with a 1-8 record, the same record as the 2016 season. With a comfortable temperature and a south breeze that challenged quarterbacks and kickers, the Rams lost 49-14 to the Ballard Bombers from Huxley. The Rams were plagued by turnovers,…
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Hall qualifies for state cross country meet
Greene County senior Haley Hall qualified for the Class 2A state cross country meet by finishing in 12th place at the qualifying meet Thursday at the Lake City Country Club. Hall’s time was 22:41.54. She’ll run in the state meet Oct. 28 in Fort Dodge. The Ram girls finished sixth in team rankings. Conner Allender finished 21stin 23:39.05. Bailey Cunningham…
Read MoreRams finish vball regular season with win over Perry
The Ram varsity volleyball team ended its season with a win in four games over the Perry Blue Jays in Perry Monday. Game scores were 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18.
Read MoreRams win two games at Winterset vball tourney
The Greene County Ram varsity volleyball game played at the Winterset tournament Oct. 14 and won two games of the eight games they played. Game scores against Atlantic were 10-21, 21-18, 4-15. Scores against Treynor were 3-21, 8-21, and scores against Norwalk were 23-21, 20-22, 8-15.
Read MoreRams lose in OT to Perry, 17-14
The outcome wasn’t what Ram fans wanted, but the last two minutes of the football game against the Perry Blue Jays in Perry Friday evening will be remembered for a long time. After trailing the entire game, the Rams tied the score in the last second of play. They lost in overtime 17-14.
Read MoreRams drop three vs S. Hamilton in vball
The Ram varsity volleyball team lost three games to South Hamilton in Jewell Thursday. Scores were 15-25, 10-25, 14-25. “South Hamilton was a very aggressive team offensively so we spent a great deal of the evening on defense. Our blockers adjusted to their quick offense after the first game and we did start to dig more of their attacks as…
Read MoreRam v’ball team ends home season with win over PCM
The Ram varsity volleyball ended its home season Oct. 10 with a win in four games over PCM. Game scores were 25-15, 25-18, 20-25, 25-12. “After seniors put in four years for a sport, it’s nice to see them end their home season with a win. All of the seniors played well, contributing offensively and defensively,” coach Donna Carhill said.…
Read MoreRams compete in HOIAC cross country meet
The Rams placed sixth among girls teams and eighth among boys team at the Heart of Iowa conference cross country meet at the Jewell Country Club Oct. 9.
Read MoreRams use Pella vball tourney as a learning experience
The Greene County Ram varsity volleyball team won just one game of 11 at the Pella tournament Saturday, but coach Donna Carhill said the tournament was a good experience for the team.
Read MoreRams lead after three quarters but lose 37-31 in Gilbert
The Rams lost to the Gilbert Tigers 37-31 in a soggy game in Gilbert Friday night. The game was moved up to 5 pm because of the weather forecast, but even then, the last two minutes of the game were delayed for nearly an hour by lightning and heavy rain. The Rams held the lead after the first quarter of…
Read MoreRam vball team has frustrating outing to N. Polk
The Ram varsity volleyball team lost three games to North Polk in Polk City Tuesday. Game scores were 12-25, 12-25, 14-25. “We just couldn’t find any rhythm to our play this evening. We had moments where everything clicked and we played well. North Polk was just able to capitalize on our frustration,” coach Donna Carhill said.
Read More‘Solid’ meet for Ram cross country teams
The Greene County Ram cross country teams competed at the South Central Calhoun Invitational in Lake City Tuesday. Coach Jeff Lamoureux described it as “another solid meet for Greene County.” The girls varsity team finished fourth of 12 teams and the boys finished 11th of 14 teams.
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