~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County girls basketball team ended its season last week in Class 3A regional action, finishing the season 1-21 overall and 1-13 in conference play, finishing last in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. On Feb. 5, the team traveled to Southeast Valley High School, falling 61-29 to the Jaguars after trailing…
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Rams boys finish 2023-24 hoops campaign with two wins
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys went 1-1 in their last week of regular season play, topping Southeast Valley before falling to Perry ahead of the first round of district play on Feb. 12. The Rams ended the regular season 2-19 overall and 1-13 in Heart of Iowa Conference play, finishing last in the conference…
Read MoreRam boys play three hoops games
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team went 0-3 last week as the team works to make up games missed due to winter weather. On Jan. 23, the Rams hosted sixth ranked Roland-Story with Greene County falling 79-44 after trailing 41-24 at the halftime break. Nathan Behne led the Rams with 10 points and…
Read MoreRam girls still looking for hoops win
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The search for the season’s first win is still underway for the Greene County girls basketball team after going 0-3 last week. The Greene County girls hosted number five ranked Roland-Story on Jan. 23 with the Rams falling 65-12. Ella Shipley scored five points for Greene County with Makenna Ebersole scoring three and…
Read MoreRam bowlers back on the lanes
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County bowlers were back in action after a month of no competition due to winter break and winter weather. On Jan. 22, the team traveled to Ida Grove to face OABCIG with the boys picking up a 75 point loss, the girls falling by a wider margin. The junior varsity boys…
Read MoreRam grapplers have successful week
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team traveled to Manson Northwest Webster Jan. 23, going 2-0 against CAM and the host school, then took fourth at the powerful AC/GC Charger Invitational on Saturday. According to IAwrestle’s newest rankings, senior Gavin Scheuermann at 157 and junior Brent Dennhardt at 165 are both ranked fourth at their…
Read MoreRam wrestlers place second in HOIAC meet
Scheuermann and Dennhardt win titles ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestlers had two meets last week with a quad at home on Tuesday and the HOIC tournament on Friday. The Rams were a close second in the Heart of Iowa Conference Tournament and crowned two champions in Gavin Scheuermann and Brent Dennhardt. On Jan. 16,…
Read MoreRam boys get within one quarter of beating undefeated
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Rams boys basketball team got in one game last week as they worked around the winter weather, hosting the South Hamilton Hawks Jan. 19 and falling 73-60 to the 11-1 team. Greene County put up an impressive fight against the nearly undefeated team with the score tied at 32 at half time.…
Read MoreRam girls lose to Hawks on the hardwood
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal With more winter weather in the area, the Greene County girls basketball team managed to fit one game in last week after Monday was snowed out. The Rams hosted South Hamilton on Jan. 19, falling 61-16. Missed shots and turnovers didn’t help the Rams in their ongoing quest for the first win of…
Read MoreRam grapplers open 2024 with 12th place in Atlantic tourney
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys wrestling team started the new year off with a Jan. 2 wrestling meet at Nodaway Valley and a Jan. 6 tournament at Atlantic High School. The team was scheduled to wrestle on Thursday, Jan. 11 at South Hamilton. Up next is a home quad on Jan. 16 and the…
Read MoreRam bowlers fall to Gilbert
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys bowling team faced their first loss of the season Dec. 18 while falling by 314 points to Gilbert, with the girls suffering a similar fate. The Rams will bowl again on Monday, Jan. 8, in Waukee. Gilbert traveled to bowl at Spare Lanes in Jefferson, and with the boys’…
Read MoreRams top Eagles for first hoops win of the season
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball team notched their first victory of the season by downing Saydel last week. The girls team showed offensive improvement but came up short on the scoreboard. Ram boys – The boys team fought their way to pick up their first win of the season, beating Saydel 57-52 on…
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