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Edel leads Mustangs at Benton

BENTON — Johnathan Edel was the 190-pound runner-up to lead East Marshall/GMG/Meskwaki boys wrestling at last Saturday’s Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational. Edel won his first three matches by decision but was on the losing end of an 8-3 decision with Don Bosco’s Landon Fernandez in the ...

Area athletes selected for 2023 T-R All-Area Football Team

Several talented Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG football players were recently named to the 2023 Times-Republican All-Area Football Team alongside Rebels head coach John Olson who was named Co-Coach of the Year. G-R’s Isaac Clark and GMG’s Slate Witte, both seniors, were named as quarterback ...

G-R gallops past North Tama

REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck galloped past North Tama in a 61-21 girls basketball blowout at G-R High School on Thursday night ahead of the Christmas holiday. G-R improved to 8-3 overall while North Tama slipped to 4-6. Kennedy Brant scored a career-best 28 points to lead the Rebels and ...

Rebels rough up Redhawks

REINBECK — Extra effort went a long way for Drew Eilers and the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball team Thursday evening prior to winter break. Eilers scored a career-high 25 points and the Rebels sprinted past North Tama, 83-39, at G-R High School. G-R moved to 6-3 and North Tama dropped ...

Top-ranked Pirates put Gladbrook-Reinbeck away

HUDSON — Culin Ugrin scored a game-high 27 points to lead Class 2A No. 1 Hudson past the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball team 81-52 in last Monday’s (Dec. 18) NICL showdown. The Pirates (8-0) got 76 of their 81 points from their five starters. Ugrin shot 10-of-15 from the floor, ...

Rebels rally past Hudson girls, 48-45

HUDSON — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls’ basketball team outscored Hudson in the second half to take a 48-45 victory in last Monday’s (Dec. 18) NICL contest. Elly Sieh led the Rebels (6-3) with 22 points, while Kennedy Brant had a double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds to go with six ...

Wolverines wallop Baxter in Iowa Star South

GARWIN — The GMG girls’ basketball team controlled Baxter from the outset, beating the Bolts 67-39 in last Tuesday’s (Dec. 19) Iowa Star Conference South Division clash. Makayla Pendleton led GMG (6-3, 4-2) with 13 points and nine rebounds, including six offensive boards. Jocee Mason had ...

Wheater, Edel lead Mustangs in home triangular

LE GRAND — The East Marshall/GMG/Meskwaki boys wrestling team suffered a pair of North Iowa Cedar League defeats in a home triangular last Thursday night ahead of the holiday break. The Mustangs (1-13, 1-7 NICL) fell to Union Community, 72-12, and then Hudson, 54-30, to close the evening. ...

Tigers outlast Rebel boys in OT

ELDORA — Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball erased a 14-point deficit to start the fourth quarter but South Hardin escaped with a 53-51 overtime victory at South Hardin High School on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Michael Boyd scored 21 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Rebels in both categories. Drew ...

Storm gets one at home boys quad

CONRAD — South Hardin-BCLUW boys wrestling defeated Dike-New Hartford/Gladbrook-Reinbeck via tiebreaker criteria as part of quadrangular action at BCLUW High School on Thursday, Dec. 7. The Storm came up short in their two other duals, falling 60-24 to Union and 48-27 to Iowa ...