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Rebels crush CRB to reach Final Four

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GLADBROOK – Last week Thursday, the sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels earned a return trip to the UNI-Dome. The Rebels rocked the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders here on Nov. 5, winning 56-8 in the 8-Man state football playoff quarterfinals at 'The Pit’. G-R got out to a 41-0 ...

Local volleyball players earn all-conference honors

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AREA – The BCLUW volleyball team claimed the Iowa Star Conference's South Division title for the third time in the last four years, and the Comets were recognized for it. Senior outside hitter Raine Sireno was named the division's Co-Player of the Year, sharing the honor with North Tama ...

‘I can keep being me’

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GARWIN – GMG eighth grade phenom Brianna Ferch’s cross country season was on a record-setting pace this past fall when an unexpected diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes suddenly and quite literally stopped her in her tracks. But despite the bump in the trail, the Wolverine harrier, who also ...

Iowa PBS presents the 2026 IHSAA Football Championships

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IOWA – From the first kickoff to the final whistle, Iowa’s top teams are battling for a state title! Don’t miss a moment as Iowa PBS brings you the 2026 IHSAA Football Championships live. Iowa PBS returns for its second year of coverage of the IHSAA Football Championships, bringing ...

Rebels bulldoze the Braves in Round of 16

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GLADBROOK – The undefeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels took a bulldozer to Montezuma here on Halloween Eve — burying the Braves, 66-0, in an 8-Man Round of 16 shutout to advance to the state quarterfinals. Montezuma started hot on the first drive of the game, nearly scoring a passing ...

G-R blows by Orioles in playoffs

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GLADBROOK – The sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team breezed into the second round of the state playoffs, splattering Springville 47-7 in the opening round of 8-Man play Friday night, Oct. 23, at "The Pit." The Rebels (9-0) averaged 9.2 yards per play on offense, had three ...

Bobcats swim to Alliance title

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FORT DODGE – For the first time in five years, the Iowa Alliance Conference girls swimming title belongs to the Bobcats. The Marshalltown girls' swimming and diving squad claimed its first Alliance meet title, overcoming a 23-point deficit to start the day and win with 305 points on ...

Wolverines bow to Baxter

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BAXTER – The GMG volleyball team got the second game but couldn't get any more, falling 3-1 to Baxter in the Monday, Oct. 19 Class 1A Region 8 first-round pairing. The Wolverines (10-26) saw their season end by scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-14, 25-8. Arianna Pierce picked up a team-leading 11 ...

Area runners end season at district meet

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MITCHELVILLE — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG cross country teams both competed in the highly competitive Class 1A state qualifier hosted Thursday, Oct. 22, by Colfax-Mingo at Thomas Mitchell Park near Mitchellville. In the girls race, GMG's Grace Mathern, a sophomore, scored 21st in ...