The Greene County cross country team opened the season at a strong meet hosted by Gilbert on Thursday, Aug. 24. The girls team placed eighth while the boys were 13th. “I was extremely proud of the way we competed and pleased with the times. For a lot of these runners, this is their first experience running a 5K, especially on…
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Rams lose on gridiron 21-14 to Kuemper Knights
Edited Aug. 29 with statistics Ram fans saw a football team much improved over last year when the Rams opened the season hosting the Carroll Kuemper Knights Friday evening. The Rams lost, 21-14, but for comparison, the Rams opened the 2016 season with a 34-0 loss to the Knights. The offense played an up-tempo team game, as new coach head…
Read MoreDanielson, Block sixth at state coed golf meet
Ram golfers Rachael Danielson and Elijah Block competed in the state coed meet June 6 at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames and placed sixth in the state with a score of 76.
Read MoreDanielson sixth in state, earns First Team honors
Greene County junior Rachael Danielson played in her second straight Class 4A State Golf Tournament May 23-24. Danielson is the first female in 55 years of girls’ high school golf in Jefferson to play in two State tournaments. The Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association honored her with a spot on the Class 4A first team All-State list.
Read MoreRam baseball off to 1-1 start
Greene County high school baseball got underway Monday, May 22, with a 1-0 loss at Prairie City-Monroe. The Rams evened their record with an 8-0 victory at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter Thursday, May 25.
Read MoreRams lose first two softball games by one run each
Greene County softball suffered a 7-6 loss in its first game of the season to Prairie City-Monroe on Monday, May 22. Collins-Maxwell-Baxter handed the Rams another one-run loss on Wednesday, 1-0. Both the Mustangs and Raiders are expected to compete for the HOIAC title.
Read MoreDanielson finishes first day of state tourney +10, in fourth place
Rachael Danielson played well in the first day of the Class 4A state golf tournament at Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown Tuesday, shooting an 88 and tied for fourth place.
Read MoreDanielson on to state golf tourney with first place finish at regional meet
Ram junior Rachael Danielson earned a return trip to the state golf tournament by shooting the low score at the Class 4A regional meet held at Majestic Hills Golf Course in Denison Monday. Danielson led all scorers with an 85. She will be the only Ram golfer at the state tournament next Tuesday and Thursday at Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown, as the team ranked…
Read MoreRam results from Day 2 of state track & field meet
The Greene County Rams placed 12th in the preliminaries of the Class 3A boys 4 X 100 m relay at the co-ed state track and field meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Friday.
Read MoreDurbin takes second in Class 3A high jump
Jumped two inches higher than last year Ram junior Megan Durbin, defending state champion in the girls Class 3A high jump, placed second at the co-ed state and field meet at Drake Stadium Thursday. Durbin cleared the bar at 5′ 7″ on her first attempt, but missed all three attempts at 5′ 8″. Last year, it was a jump of 5′ 5″…
Read MoreRams at district track and field meet in Denison
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County competed at Denison-Schleswig on Thursday, May 11, to qualify for state competition. Megan Durbin, Olivia Hansen, Janelle Brophy, Megan Doran and Melanie Doran will represent the Rams at the state coed meet as will Carter Morton, Logan Lansman, Chase Stoline, Colby Kafer and Nick Schroeder.
Read MoreRams top field in girls golf at Perry
In a very tight meet, the Ram varsity girls golf team picked up three wins at Perry Monday. Coach Heath Telleen said it was “a great night,” and noted that Ellie Madson and Emily Heupel shot personal best rounds. Greene County tallied 209, Perry had 210, Dallas Center-Grimes had 211 and Winterset shot 229.
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