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G-R’s Pifkin wins Pine Lake Run boys title

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ELDORA – Gladbrook-Reinbeck sophomore harrier Caleb Pikfin raced his way to the boys title at the Pine Lake Run on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Pine Lake Country Club in Eldora. Amid sweltering temperatures, Pifkin won the meet in a time of 19 minutes, 2.1 seconds, beating out runner-up Nathan ...

Rebels notch win over Meskwaki following forfeit

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REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team recorded a Week 2, district victory last Friday night without setting a cleat on the gridiron following a forfeit by the Meskwaki Settlement Warriors who were due to host the Rebels. “Due to low numbers and injury concerns from our opponent, ...

GMG football travels to Clarksville, records first district loss

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CLARKSVILLE – The GMG football team was on the road last week Friday for a Week 2 8-Man District 6 clash with the Clarksville Indians. After a 2-game winning streak to open the season, the Wolverines were drubbed, 59-20, by the Indians. Clarksville got out to early lead, scoring a single ...

Rebels compete at 18th annual North Tama Volleyball Tournament

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TRAER – Eight area volleyball teams came together in Traer last Saturday ahead of the Labor Day holiday for the 18th annual North Tama Volleyball Tournament, including the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels who in their first match of the morning proved competitive against the eventual tournament ...

Wolverines womp Warriors, notch second win to remain undefeated

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GARWIN – GMG triumphed on the gridiron for the second time this season, decisively defeating Calamus-Wheatland, 40-22, here last Friday, Aug. 28, in Week 1 non-district 8-Man action after notching a Week Zero win over Belle Plaine. The Wolverines led Calamus-Wheatland 12-10 following the ...

Herron helps Rebels roll in opener

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JANESVILLE – Treyvon Herron rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns, returned two punts for scores and threw for another as the Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team drubbed Janesville 56-6 in Friday night's 8-Man opener. Herron had 11 carries and 145 of G-R's 240 rushing yards in the win. ...

Rebel runners open season at Marshalltown

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MARSHALLTOWN – Senior Caleb Bowser led the way for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys cross country team at the season-opening Bobcat Early Bird which took place Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Marshalltown Community College course. Bowser placed 47th, crossing the finish line in 21 minutes, 40.5 ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball defeats GMG for first win

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GARWIN – The Class 1A preseason No. 12 Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team got its first win of the season, beating host GMG in a Thursday, Aug. 27 triangular in Garwin. The Rebels (1-4) fell to BGM in straight sets, 25-16, 25-22, before bouncing back to beat the Wolverines 25-17, 25-10, in ...

Wolverines withstand Plainsmen 32-28

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BELLE PLAINE — For the first time since 2021, GMG football opened the season victoriously, bagging Belle Plaine 32-28 last Friday night in a Week Zero non-district 8-Player road game. Roughly four minutes into the first quarter — and on only the second play of their first possession ...

A ringer for dad

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GLADBROOK – He’s a ringer for his dad. It has been more than three decades since Gladbrook native Joe Smith won the Junior Boys World Horseshoe Championship at age 14. This past July, his son, rising GMG seventh-grader Zachary Smith, 12, followed in his footsteps by winning the 2026 ...