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GMG blanks Royals, Bolts for pair of conference wins

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GREEN MOUNTAIN – After a somewhat bumpy start to the season, the GMG girls softball team turned up the heat, run-ruling both Colo-NESCO and Baxter at home on Friday, May 29, and Monday, June 1, respectively, to move to 2-3 on the season. Against the winless Colo-NESCO Royals on Friday, ...

Wolverines run past Royals in extra innings

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GREEN MOUNTAIN — The GMG baseball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Colo-NESCO 3-2 in eight innings in last Friday’s (May 29) Iowa Star Conference South Division contest. Relief pitcher Brayton Davis struck out three in two innings for the win in support of Ethan Klemesrud, who ...

Playing golf like it’s 1999

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NEWTON – On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26-27, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys golf team traveled to Westwood Golf Course to participate in the 1A Iowa High School State Golf Championships for the first time since 1999. The Newton course proved to be a tough test for the Rebels, who shot a two-day ...

GC/G-R boys soccer qualifies for state

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REINBECK – The Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys soccer team qualified for the 2026 IHSAA State Soccer Tournament last week by shutting out MFL Mar-Mac, 8-0, on Thursday, May 28, followed by Cedar Valley Christian/Alburnett, 1-0, on Friday, May 29, in the second and final rounds, ...

GMG’s Pierce narrowly misses podium

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DES MOINES — Three area athletes competed in the Class 1A girls shot put competition at the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships inside Drake Stadium last week, all of them making the finals. East Marshall junior Ashtyn Wheater finished fifth, BCLUW senior Grace Farnsworth ...

Bessman 20th at state track and field championships

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DES MOINES – GMG senior Jay Bessman was the fifth athlete to take to the throwing ring for the Class 1A discus competition at the 2026 Iowa High School Track & Field Championships held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, May 21-23, eventually finishing in 20th place in his state meet ...

GMG throwers qualify for state

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BELLE PLAINE — GMG track and field produced a pair of state qualifiers following the Class 1A state-qualifying meet held at Belle Plaine High School, Thursday, May 14. In Class 1A, the top-place finisher in each event plus the next 14 best district (state-qualifier) performances statewide ...

On to state!

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FORT DODGE – On Monday, May 18, the Rebel boys golf team competed at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, where the top three teams advanced to the Class 1A State Tournament. Lakeside provided two very different styles of golf: an open and forgiving front nine, followed by a ...