~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track team finished in second place, just six points behind champions Woodward-Granger at the Kip Janvrin Invitational held in Panora April 3. The Rams scored 114 points to the Hawks’ 120. AC/GC was third with 101.
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Ram boys see great season fizzle 16 minutes too early
The Greene County boys basketball team and its fans enjoyed the best season in years, with a 14-7 record, only to see it end with a disappointing 66-36 loss to Dallas Center-Grimes in the first round of Class 3A District 15 play. The Rams went in as under dogs, being the Number 7 seed against the Number 2 seed from…
Read MoreRockets end season with loss in first district game
The Paton-Churdan boys basketball team ended the season at 10-11 overall after losing in the first round of district play Thursday night to the Algona Golden Bears in Algona. The Rockets were ahead 14-11 after one quarter but trailed 28-23 at halftime, The Golden Bears scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter, putting the Rockets behind 44-27. The final score…
Read MoreRams’ Ruth finishes state mat tourney in consolation round
Greene County senior grappler Hunter Ruth (220) ended the season with 31 wins and five losses after bowing out of the state wrestling tournament Friday evening. In the first round Ruth lost 6-2 to Nick Smith of Central DeWitt. The match was tied 2-2 with only seconds left, but Smith sc0red a takedown and a two point near fall for…
Read MoreFouls contribute to Ram loss to Perry in last regular season game
The Greene County boys basketball team finished the regular season with a non-conference loss Tuesday to the Perry Blue Jays in a game that went right down to the last buzzer. With eight seconds to play in the game, Ram senior Trey Tucker scored his last two points of a career-high 43 point game to tie the score at 62.…
Read MoreRuth qualifies for state wrestling tournament
Greene County senior Hunter Ruth (220) earned a place in the state wrestling tournament with a first place finish in Class 2A District 8 wrestling in Webster City Saturday.
Read MoreRam girls end hoops season with loss in Region 8 opener
The basketball season ended Saturday for the Greene County girls team with a 67-26 loss to the Kuemper (Carroll) Knights in the Class 3A Region 8 opening round in Carroll.
Read MoreRams stay undefeated on the road with win in Monroe
The Greene County boys varsity hoops team finished the Heart of Iowa season undefeated on the road with a 70-65 win over Prairie City-Monroe in Monroe Friday. They finished 13-3 in the HOIAC. The team is 14-6 overall with one more regular season game to play against non-conference rival Perry in Perry Tuesday.
Read MoreP-C girls season over with Region 8 loss to CR-B
The Paton-Churdan girls basketball season came to an end with a 50-28 loss in Coon Rapids to the CR-B Crusaders in the Class 1A Region 8 opening round Thursday. The Rockets out scored the Crusaders by one point in the second half, but they were down 32-9 at halftime.
Read MoreRams get along-awaited win over Gilbert Tigers
Now in second place in HOIAC at 12-3 This year’s graduating seniors were in seventh grade the last time the Jefferson-Scranton Rams beat the Gilbert Tigers in varsity boys basketball. The Tigers’ domination ended with a 64-55 Ram win in Gilbert Tuesday.
Read MoreRam girls lose last game of regular season
The Greene County girls varsity basketball team finished its regular season with a 4-17 record overall and 3-13 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. Their last game was a 56-17 loss to the Gilbert Tigers in Gilbert Feb. 7.
Read MoreRockets lose two against SE Valley
The Paton-Churdan Rockets lost both basketball games with the Southeast Valley Jaguars in Gowrie Feb. 7. The girls lost 54-34 and the boys lost 61-58.
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