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Kiburis completes journey by leading G-R back to state

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REINBECK — It was a hump the Rebels just couldn’t get over in William Kiburis’s sophomore and junior seasons at Gladbrook-Reinbeck. Two straight years in which a fourth-quarter lead in the substate finals went begging, including a heartbreaking loss in overtime against Bellevue in ...

Rebels reverse fortune on Bobcats

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MARSHALLTOWN–Their scrimmage two weeks ago seems like a distant memory. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team suffered its first defeat of the season, falling 6-1 to Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck in Monday’s rematch of a preseason friendly on the very same pitch. When GC/G-R ...

Gladbrook Greats: 1962 Gladbrook Panther Football

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This article is dedicated to the memory of Tom Street who passed away in 2013. Tom was a great teammate and an even better friend. Expectations were high as the Gladbrook football squad approached their 1962 season. Coming off an Iowa River Valley Conference (IRVC) championship, the ...

Gladbrook Greats: 1961 Gladbrook Panthers Football

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On a cool November night, the lights shown down on Wentzien Athletic Field in Gladbrook as the 1961 Gladbrook Panther football team ran on to the gridiron to play the final game of their undefeated season. The Traer-Clutier Redhawks provided the opposition. Like most communities, Gladbrook ...

Kiburis is all-state again

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A career-best season and a first trip to the state tournament as a player resulted in a unanimous second-straight appearance on the Class 1A Iowa Print Sports Writers Association first team, it was announced Tuesday, March 14. This is the third-straight year the Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior has ...

Kiburis three-peats as league MOP

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William Kiburis’s senior season with the Gladbrook-Reinbeck basketball team ended March 6 in a 57-47 loss to Remsen St. Mary’s at the boys’ state basketball tournament. His first appearance at state was the final notch in a senior year of big stats and big success, which culminated in a ...

State Team Bowling

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GMG’s Jayden Beichley competed Feb. 23 at the State Bowling Tournament as part of Marshalltown’s team at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo. The team lost to Waterloo West in the first round. Beichley said going to state made him both nervous and excited. He was excited to go as a freshman, but ...

Rebels run dry at the Well

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Gladbrook-Reinbeck was flying early in Monday afternoon’s Class 1A state basketball quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Jumping out to a 9-2 lead in the opening minutes, leading 17-11 after one quarter and holding a 24-13 edge two minutes into the second, things were falling ...

Third time’s the charm

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On the face of senior Gladbrook-Reinbeck guard William Kiburis, jubilation and relief were one and the same last Saturday night in the MHS Roundhouse when the final buzzer sounded. All of the ups and downs were over — the Rebels, the No. 3-ranked team in Class 1A, were finally back in the ...

Rebels fly by Eagles, 77-57

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Gladbrook-Reinbeck has been here before. For the third straight season, the No. 3 Rebels were in a 1A District final — and for the third straight year, they put themselves on the precipice of a state boys’ basketball berth. A dominant third quarter and consistent scoring from multiple ...