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GMG falls in Colfax-Mingo title match

COLFAX — The GMG and East Marshall volleyball teams competed in the Colfax-Mingo Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 31, with GMG falling to Coon-Rapids Bayard in the title match. GMG (5-1) went 4-1 on the day with straight-set wins over Nodaway Valley (21-8, 21-16), East Marshall (21-17, 21-11), ...

Rebels return star power in search of next step

REINBECK — Toughness drives everything that Gladbrook-Reinbeck football does. The Rebels have shown steady improvement since moving to 8-man in 2018 and reached new heights last fall as state semifinalists, making their first appearance in the UNI-Dome as an 8-man squad. G-R returns three ...

Numbers and experience are scarce for Wolverines

GARWIN — GMG football will experience trial by fire this fall. The majority of the approximately 15 players Wolverines head coach Devon Diederichs expects to play for the 8-man squad this season are underclassmen, as GMG seeks to fill in for six seniors that graduated from last year’s 4-5 ...

GMG’s Teske tabs back-to-back honors

GARWIN – GMG junior shortstop Colin Teske was named to the all-Iowa Star Conference’s South Division first team for the second year in a row, highlighting the list of five area baseball players honored to the league’s top squad. Teske garnered the third all-conference honor of his ...

Sienknecht named to all-division Iowa Star Conference South squad

TRAER – The North Tama softball program continued its upward trajectory this season under second-year head coach Madonna Merchant by landing seven players on the Iowa Star Conference South all-division teams including former GMG pitcher Adelyn Sienknecht. For the second year in a row, ...

NICL to increase ticket price for conference high school athletic events

The North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) has announced an adjustment to ticket prices for high school athletic events, effective at the start of the 2024-25 school year. Beginning with the upcoming season, ticket prices will increase from $5 to $7 for adults and from $5 to $7 for students for all ...

Keller and Silhanek represent Tama County in 4-H National Shooting Sports

AMES – Eighteen Iowa delegates showcased their skills and sportsmanship at the 2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Neb., June 23-28. The event attracted a record number of 708 youth from 40 states, competing in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air ...

Dozen area baseball players recognized with all-district honors

Twelve area high school baseball players were recognized by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association on all-district teams released last Monday. In the Class 2A Central District, West Marshall’s Grayson Shaver, Owen Siegert and Beckham DeSotel earned first-team spots, as did Grundy ...

Coach Chuck Neubauer’s memorabilia returns to Gladbrook

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Museum was fortunate to receive recently a little bit of memorabilia that harkens back to the heydays of the Gladbrook school community. On July 8, Glen and Carol Neubauer of Westminster, Colo. set up an appointment to meet Gladbrook Museum volunteer Jeanne ...

Gaels overtake Rebels late in district opener

FORT DODGE — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck baseball team surrendered three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and suffered a 3-2 loss to Fort Dodge St. Edmond in last Saturday’s first-round game in Class 1A District 6 bracket. The Rebels (3-21) led 2-0 through five innings before the host ...