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Iowa Star South clash makes for night of great softball

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GREEN MOUNTAIN – It was a great night of softball last Friday evening in Green Mountain as the GMG Wolverines (8-7) hosted conference rival North Tama (3-10). And while GMG ruled the mound after six-and-a-half innings to more than earn the 10-5 win, superb moments from both teams, ...

Fifth inning rally helps Wolverines best Redhawks in walkoff win

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GREEN MOUNTAIN – For much of the June 20 Iowa Star South clash between in-county rivals GMG and North Tama, Redhawk baseball retained control of the game, but a fifth-inning surge of the bats helped deliver the Wolverines to a narrow 7-6 walk-off victory. Heading into the bottom of the ...

‘They were surprised by us’

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GREEN MOUNTAIN – After not even fielding a team last year, GMG softball has been turning bats and turning heads this season. When not racking up the wins, GMG’s majority underclassman roster has been giving stronger teams some of their fiercest competition yet. That performance – as ...

G-R baseball goes 1-1 at BGM Tournament

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BROOKLYN — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck baseball team won its way into the championship game of the BGM Tournament before falling to Highland on Saturday, June 7, at BGM High School. The Rebels (3-6) defeated Grand View Christian, 5-4, to advance to the championship. G-R scored four times in the ...

Teske’s one-hitter helps GMG baseball get first win

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GREEN MOUNTAIN — The GMG baseball team earned its first win of the season, shutting out Collins-Maxwell 3-0 in the Wednesday, June 4 Iowa Star Conference South Division showdown. Ethan Klemesrud was 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Wolverines (1-5, 1-4), who totaled eight hits. Colin Teske ...

Wolverines outlast Colo-NESCO for conference win

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MCCALLSBURG – The GMG softball team scored its second Iowa Star Conference victory with a 4-3 triumph on Friday, May 30, at Colo-NESCO. The Wolverines (2-1, 2-1) got a 13-strikeout showing from freshman pitcher Riah Boege, who allowed two hits and three unearned runs while walking four. ...

Rebels can’t keep pace with Dike-New Hartford

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DIKE – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck baseball team couldn’t keep up with Dike-New Hartford in a 12-6 loss to the Wolverines in Friday’s (May 30) cross-NICL clash. The Rebels (2-3) were led by Brandon Mathern, who hit a two-run home run. Trevor Mathern was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, ...

Brant strikes bronze in 400 hurdles

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DES MOINES — In what she may describe as a love/hate relationship, Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Kennedy Brant took on the 400-meter hurdles for only the third time in her career, coming away with third place on Friday, May 23, at the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships. What her mom ...

Rebels, Comets close out final day at state track

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DES MOINES — State track Saturday sees all classes and competition come together and celebrate the sport of track and field. Enjoying the atmosphere was something all three Class 1A area entries partook in during the final day of the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships. Anchoring ...