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Wolverines building culture from ground up

GARWIN — In order to build its program back up, the GMG football team is starting at ground level. First-year head coach Justin Witte wants to see the Wolverines succeed again, but the wins won’t come without first establishing a winning culture. The former junior high head coach may have ...

Rebels trying to keep their 8-Man climb alive

REINBECK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team has won at least seven games in every season since it started playing 8-Man in 2018, reaching new heights with last year’s trip to the state championship game. Now the Rebels have to maintain that level of play despite graduating eight ...

Teske three-peats on first team

GARWIN – For the third year in a row, GMG’s Colin Teske is a first-team all-conference pick. The Wolverines’ top all-around player, Teske was one of seven local preps selected to the first team of the all-Iowa Star Conference’s South Division. It’s the fourth all-conference honor of ...

Iowa Star honors for GMG softball

GARWIN – A year after not fielding a varsity team, GMG finished third in the Iowa Star Conference South Division and was awarded with two first-team selections plus a Co-Coach of the Year selection. Freshman catcher Skyler Murty and freshman pitcher Riah Boege both gained their first ...

‘They’re not going to go away’

CONRAD — BCLUW senior Klayre Gallentine was reprimanded for her facial expressions, so she held her emotions in check the best she could. When she couldn’t control her pitches and was replaced in the circle, she finally got to smile again. Gallentine was glad to give way to freshman ...

Hosch pitches perfect game as Sailors stump Rebels

MASON CITY — Waterloo Columbus senior Aiden Hosch pitched a perfect game as the Sailors shut down Gladbrook-Reinbeck for a 10-0, six-inning victory in the Monday, July 7 Class 1A District 6 first-round baseball game at Newman Catholic High School. Hosch needed only 68 pitches to put away the ...

Boege jolts Bolts

GREEN MOUNTAIN — A year after not even fielding a team, GMG softball advanced through the first round of regional play this past Monday (July 7) for the first time in a long time. The Wolverines beat Baxter for the third time this season, powered by freshman pitcher Riah Boege’s ...

GMG baseball beats back Moulton-Udell

GREEN MOUNTAIN — The GMG baseball team scored in four of its six at-bats to beat Moulton-Udell on Saturday, June 28, in non-conference play. The Wolverines (7-11) led 3-0 before Moulton-Udell got back to within one in the fourth. GMG responded with a three-spot in the home half of the ...

Wolverines bury Bolts for Iowa Star South victory

GREEN MOUNTAIN — The GMG softball team broke a 3-all tie with six unanswered runs to topple Baxter 9-3 in the Friday, June 27 Iowa Star Conference South Division showdown. The Wolverines (10-8, 8-7) led 3-0 before Baxter (1-18, 1-13) scored three times in the top of the fifth inning to draw ...

Iowa Star South clash makes for night of great softball

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, ...