~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Greene County cross country teams ran at the Gilbert Invitational on the ISU course on Monday, Aug. 22, and at the West Central Valley Invitational on the 5×80 golf course on Thursday, Sept. 1. Gilbert: The Gilbert girls team crossed the finish line in first place while Dallas Center-Grimes boys were first. Greene County girls…
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Ram team shows improvement but loses to Harlan 42-19
(Stats added Sept. 7, courtesy of The Scranton Journal. See below) The Greene County Ram varsity football team played better offense than during the season opener last week, but they still came up short against the highly regarded Harlan Cyclones. The Rams played the non-conference game in Harlan and made the long ride home carrying a 42-19 loss.
Read MoreRams fall 34-0 to Kuemper in opening football game
Editor’s note: Statistics are expanded from the recap posted Friday following the game. ~by The Scranton Journal The 2016 football season got underway Friday for most teams in the area. Greene County traveled to Carroll for a non-district matchup with Kuemper Catholic. Kuemper had a potent offense, scoring two touchdowns in the first half, two field goals and a TD…
Read MoreRam volleyball team splits HOIAC triangular to start season
The Greene County varsity volleyball team opened the 2016 season splitting a pair of Heart of Iowa matches in Saydel Aug. 30. The Rams topped the host Saydel Eagles 25-22, 25-7, 25-6. Coach Donna Carhill has experienced players returning this season, with junior Megan Durbin and all other starters seniors.
Read MoreRams fall to Kuemper Knights in football opener
The Greene County Rams, starting a new season with a limited number of players with significant varsity experience, were shut out by the non-district Kuemper (Carroll) Knights 27-0 in Carroll Friday evening. The Rams were working from behind almost the entire game. They received the kickoff and went out on downs.
Read MoreChampions told for Jefferson golf course tourney
Shawn Angell has bragging rights as club champion for the year at the Jefferson Community Golf Course following the club tournament held July 31. Angell won in the championship division with a 106. Other place winners in the championship flight were Tyler Tiffany, Chris Anderson and Chris Nelson in places 2, 3 and 4, respectively. All shot 110.
Read MoreLocal archers compete in Iowa Games
A group of nine archers who participated in the Jefferson park and recreation department’s archery program this summer competed in the Iowa Games in July. Wyatt Russell, Kristin Wailes, Noble Hoyt and Kaleb Fisher won gold medals. Cheyanne Anderson won a silver medal and Joseph Anderson and Jax Carstensen won bronze medals.
Read MoreWhipple to play in Shrine Bowl
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Daric Whipple will participate in the annual Shrine Bowl football game on Saturday, July 23, as a member of the South squad in the North-South contest. The game will be played inside the air conditioned UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Read MoreBoone ends baseball season for Greene County Rams
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Eighth-ranked Boone had too much fire power for Greene County when the teams met in the Class 3A Substate District 4 baseball tournament on Friday, July 15. The Toreadors reeled off 15 runs in four innings to shut-out the Rams in the first round game played on the Boone diamond.
Read MoreJeff swim team finishes second at IWSC meet
The Jefferson swim team competed Saturday in the Iowa West Swim Conference meet at Guthrie Center. Jefferson had many strong performances but couldn’t pull out the win against a very strong Carroll team. Jefferson took second place edging Perry, who finished a strong third. Team scores were Carroll 312, Jefferson 227.5, Perry 213, Guthrie Center 197, Denison 153, Sac City 121.5,…
Read MoreJeff swim team continues successful season
With one more meet before the conference championship, the Jefferson swim team stands at 7-1 on the season. The swim team lost at home to Carroll 332-303 Tuesday, July 5. There were many outstanding performances on a night that saw a lot of fast times for both clubs. Gabe Schroeder broke a 19-year butterfly record, swimming the race in 17:15. He also…
Read MoreRam softball season ends with 4A Region 7 loss
Blue Jays 13, Rams 7 in Perry The softball season ended for the Greene County Rams with a first round 4A Region 7 loss to the 15th ranked Perry Blue Jays in Perry Thursday. The Jays outscored the Rams 13-7 in a game that was played early to avoid predicted severe weather.
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