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Brant breaks through to Drake Relays

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REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Kennedy Brant has set the bar high — literally — this season in the girls track and field high jump by taking gold over and over again in the event. And now, such prowess has led to a qualification for the prestigious 115th Drake Relays. While ...

GMG boys golf records best team score since 2021

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COLO – The GMG boys golf team recorded its best team score since 2021 during the Tuesday, April 8, Colo-NESCO meet held at Twin Anchors Golf Course in Story County, finishing with a 223 to the host’s 192. Leading the Wolverine charge on the links was senior Jay Bru who set a personal ...

G-R teams take sixth at Spartan Early Bird Co-Ed

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GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center girls and boys track and field teams won their respective team titles at the Spartan Early Bird Co-Ed at Spartan Stadium on Tuesday, April 8. The Grundy girls scored 172 points to finish ahead of Aplington-Parkersburg (124) and Hudson (119-1/2); ...

Bru leads GMG golfers at Don Bosco season opener

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WATERLOO – GMG golfer Jay Bru recorded the Wolverine boys lowest score on Thursday, April 3, at the season-opening Don Bosco Invite held at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo. Bru, a senior, tied with North Tama’s Bryce Dostal for 16th with a score of 57. Other Wolverine finishes ...

Rebel boys mark golf season opener with a win over North Tama

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TRAER – On Friday, April 4, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys golf team launched the 2024-25 spring season with a win over hosts North Tama. Teeing off at the Traer Golf & Country Club, the Rebels defeated the Redhawks with a team score of 163 to North Tama’s 177. Senior Cole Fleshner led ...

GMG’s Bessman takes gold at Comets’ Early Bird meet

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CONRAD — The BCLUW boys track and field team scored 76 points to finish third as a team at the Comets’ Early Bird meet at BCLUW High School on Thursday, April 3. Jesup won the team title with 124 points, followed by Des Moines North with 94 points. GMG placed eighth with 21 points, North ...

Brant named NICL West MVP

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REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball made its run to the top of the NICL West Division for the first time since 1997, and the Rebels might not be done yet. G-R junior Kennedy Brant was named the NICL West’s Outstanding Player after helping the Rebels reach their first conference ...

Rebels push Lynx to the brink

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DES MOINES – With 31 years between state tournament appearances, Amber Gerringer would understand if there were questions about whether Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball belonged at Wells Fargo Arena. The G-R head coach thinks everyone has their answer now after last Wednesday’s ...

G-R’s Kennedy Brant selected to IPSWA all-state squad

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DES MOINES — Kennedy Brant of Gladbrook-Reinbeck helped lead her team to the girls’ state basketball tournament this winter, and was rewarded for it appropriately. The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association recently named Brant to the Class 1A first team in a vote of statewide media and ...