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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 ...

Boege, Murty repeat on all-Iowa Star softball

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AREA – The future of the Iowa Star Conference's South Division of softball is going to look a lot like it did this summer, if the all-conference teams prove pertinent. Eight of the 12 girls selected to the all-ISC South squad were underclassmen, meaning the future of the division is what ...

Area baseball teams net all-Iowa Star honors

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AREA – The BCLUW and GMG baseball teams finished at the bottom of the Iowa Star Conference's North Division this season, but their talent was recognized just the same. Three Comets were named to the Iowa Star North's 12-player first team, including the second-straight such honor for senior ...

Clark hauls in final HS football honor at 2026 Iowa Shrine Bowl

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CEDAR FALLS – Class of 2026 standout Hudson Clark got the chance to play football as a Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel one last time on Saturday, July 25, with the North team in the 54th annual Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Classic at the UNI-Dome. The North squad beat the South squad ...

Mustangs rally past Rebels in districts

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GILMAN — Jackson Busch drove in the game-winning runs with a two-out single down the left-field line, lifting the East Marshall baseball team to a 3-2 victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck in the Friday, July 3, Class 1A District 4 opener. G-R left fielder Treyvon Herron fell down trying to make ...

Murty’s homer helps Wolverines to victory

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BELLE PLAINE — GMG senior Rhianna Murty hit her first career home run and the Wolverines pounded out a 9-2 victory over Belle Plaine in the Tuesday, June 23 non-conference contest. Murty finished 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs as GMG (7-12) tallied the win. Skyler ...

Royals rally past GMG

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ZEARING — A four-run outburst by Colo-NESCO helped the Royals knock off the GMG baseball team 5-4 in Iowa Star Conference South Division action here Wednesday night, June 24. GMG (3-15, 3-13) led 3-1 before the Royals rallied to take the lead for good. Ethan Klemesrud allowed three runs ...