Honored for scoring more than 1,700 career points Paton-Churdan senior Carleigh Paup was honored earlier this month for scoring her 1,500th career point, and according to coach Chris Petersen, she finished January with more than 1,700 points. Paup leads all girl players in Class 1A with a 25.5 point per game average, with #2 being senior Regan Shockley of…
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P-C girls top Boyer Valley in Saturday hoops
The Paton-Churdan Rockets hosted the Boyer Valley Bulldogs for Saturday hoops and claimed a 73-55 win in the girls game to split the series. The Bulldogs won the December match-up in Dunlap 66-61. The Bulldogs scored the first 12 points of the game, but the Rockets battled back to bring themselves to within one point at the end of the quarter, 18-17,…
Read MoreP-C girls take second game from Woodbine Tigers
The Paton-Churdan girls basketball team more than doubled up on the Woodbine Tigers in Woodbine Jan. 30, topping the Tigers 78-32. The Rockets had won their December meeting in Churdan 71-49. P-C was up 24-13 after one quarter and 40-18 at halftime. The Rockets didn’t let up, scoring another 26 in the third quarter and building their lead to 66-26.
Read MoreRams lose two at home to Gilbert Tigers
The Greene County boys basketball team started out shooting well enough in a home game against the Gilbert Tigers Friday, but it takes more than one quarter to win a basketball game. The Rams led the Tigers 17-11 after the first quarter, having shot at 47 percent, but trailed 56-42 at the final buzzer.
Read MoreP-C hoops teams split vs Glidden-Ralston in Churdan
The Paton-Churdan boys basketball team answered a three-point double overtime loss to the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats in December with a one-point victory in Churdan Tuesday night. The teams stayed within two points of each other for the first 10 minutes of play. The Wildcats were hot early in the second quarter and led 21-14 with five minutes to play in the…
Read MoreRam boys top Nevada Cubs on the road
Girls score only seven points in loss The Greene County boys 2015-16 season may be remembered as a Tale of Two Seasons. The Rams’ 55-49 win over the Nevada Cubs in Nevada Tuesday night is an example. The Rams lost the first game with the Cubs this season, a home game Dec. 10, 64-47. In the teams’ second meeting, the Rams got…
Read MoreBorgeson, Bradshaw HOIAC mat champions
Greene County crowned two champions at the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference wrestling meet Jan. 23 in Nevada. Senior Tommy Bradshaw continues to dominate the competition. Sophomore Kane Borgeson returned to the line-up following a shoulder injury to win the title at 113 pounds.
Read MoreP-C Rockets sweep COU Bobcats in hoops
The Paton-Churdan teams swept the Charter Oak-Ute Bobcats in Charter Oak Jan. 22, with the girls winning the first game 64-52 and the boys winning the second game 67-49. The Rockets won all four games against the Bobcats this season.
Read MoreRams girls end long losing streak, score more points than boys
Ram basketball fans had reasons to cheer for the girls Friday night as they ended a 10 game losing streak with a convincing win over the South Hamilton Hawks in Jefferson. Their win was convincing, 61-50, as the Rams scored more than twice their season average. That game, a high scoring game for both teams, preceded a comparatively low scoring…
Read MoreGames end with identical scores, but one win and one loss for Rams
The Greene County Rams split basketball games against Collins-Maxwell/Baxter in Baxter Jan. 19. In something not likely to happen again, the scores in the boys’ game and the girls’ game were identical, 45-34. The girls were on the short end, although they scored nine more points than their season average. The boys were on the long end in their game,…
Read MoreRockets play A-C Bombers, same result
The Paton-Churdan Rockets and the Adair-Casey Bombers met for the second time this season, this time in Adair. The results were the same; the P-C girls lost and the boys won. The girls fell behind the #9 ranked A-C Bombers early and trailed 20-8 after the first quarter. The Rockets outscored the Bombers in the second quarter and shortened the…
Read MoreRockets split in hoops vs 2A Southeast Valley
The Paton-Churdan Rockets split non-conference basketball games against Southeast Valley in Churdan Jan. 12. Girls coach Chris Petersen said his team played “great team basketball at a fast pace” to earn a 73-36 win.
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