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Back-to-back honors for G-R’s Brant

REINBECK – The future of Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball is in great hands. G-R junior middle hitter Kennedy Brant was named to the all-NICL West Division first team for the second year in a row as the Rebels look to rise again in the competition-rich conference. Brant ranked in the top ...

Rebels outscore Iowa Valley in second round, 57-32

GLADBROOK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team advanced to within one win of the UNI-Dome by beating Iowa Valley 57-32 in last Friday’s 8-Man playoffs at “The Pit.” The seventh-ranked Rebels (9-1) led by 24 points after Drew Eilers converted his third touchdown run of the night, ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball falls to BCLUW in regional final

MARSHALLTOWN – The BCLUW volleyball team returned too many pieces of last year’s squad to accept anything less than a return trip to the state tournament. After a grueling four-set victory over neighboring Gladbrook-Reinbeck last Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Comets are going ...

Rebels ruin GMG’s uprising

REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball kept its cool on Monday night. The Rebels fought off an initial challenge from GMG, then settled in for a 3-0 sweep in a Class 1A Region 5 semifinal at G-R High School. G-R won, 25-19, 25-16, 25-8. The Rebels (23-20) will take on No. 6 BCLUW in ...

​​Rebels flee past Kee, 62-30

GLADBROOK — A consistent Gladbrook-Reinbeck offense eventually overwhelmed Kee, 62-30, in a first-round 8-man playoff game at The Pit in Gladbrook last Friday evening. “We executed pretty much everything we wanted to do offensively,” G-R head coach John Olson said. “Very efficient, ...

GMG volleyball bombs Baxter for 20th win

GARWIN — The GMG volleyball team breezed past Baxter in last Wednesday’s (Oct. 23) Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinals, beating the Bolts 25-7, 25-18, 25-16. The Wolverines (20-10) got a balanced attack to help them advance into Monday’s regional semifinals at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (22-20). ...

Rebels put away pesky Regents in regional quarterfinal

REINBECK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team needed four sets to dispatch Waterloo Christian in last Wednesday’s (Oct. 23) Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinals, eliminating the Regents 25-19, 25-19, 26-28, 25-15. The Rebels (22-20) were led by junior middle hitter Kennedy Brant with a ...

​​GMG cross country boys get bronze at Iowa Star

WAVERLY — The GMG boys cross country team earned a third-place finish at last Thursday’s (Oct. 17) Iowa Star Conference Meet at the Max Cross Country Course in Waverly. The Wolverines scored 85 points, finishing behind champion Baxter (35) and runner-up Collins-Maxwell (63). Grady ...

GMG competes at Iowa Star Conference Volleyball Tournament

BAXTER — North Tama knocked off BCLUW in the rubber match, winning a three-set thriller in the finals of the Iowa Star Conference Volleyball Tournament on Saturday at Baxter High School. The Class 1A No. 7 Redhawks emerged atop the talented championship bracket, beating No. 6 Janesville in ...