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Brant, Larsen mark volleyball milestones

LA PORTE CITY – During the Saturday, Oct. 4, Union volleyball invitational, Gladbrook-Reinbeck standouts Kennedy Brant and Kailey Larsen both reached career milestones with senior Brant recording her 500th career dig and junior Larsen reaching her 2,000th career assist. The Class 1A No. 8 ...

Wolverines wallop Collins-Maxwell on Senior Night

GARWIN — The GMG volleyball team scored an Iowa Star Conference sweep of Collins-Maxwell (2-20, 1-4) on Senior Night, winning 25-10, 25-15, 25-22 on Thursday, Oct. 2. The Wolverines’ offense was led by seniors Rhianna Murty with 10 kills and Landry August with seven. Sophomores Riah Boege ...

Local XC teams compete at South Hardin Invitational

ELDORA — The East Marshall cross country teams swept the South Hardin Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 4, getting third-place individual finishes in both races. The Mustang boys scored 25 points to pace the field of five scoring teams, getting all five scoring runners inside the top 10. ...

Redhawks rumble past GMG for Homecoming win

TRAER — The North Tama football team took command of its Homecoming game against GMG with a 30-point second quarter on its way to a 74-22 triumph over the Wolverines on Friday, Oct. 3. The Redhawks (4-2, 3-1) picked up their third-straight win by pulling away from a 16-8 first-quarter lead ...

Brant records 1,000th career kill

OELWEIN – Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior middle hitter Kennedy Brant was celebrated during the Tuesday, Sept. 23, triangular in Oelwein for reaching an astonishing 1,000 career kills. Brant, pictured with her teammates in the Oelwein High School gym, recorded the milestone during the Rebels’ 2-0 ...

Comets rise above GMG’s threat

CONRAD — The BCLUW volleyball team boasts two of the taller players and the two leading attackers in the Iowa Star Conference’s South Division. On Thursday, Sept. 25, in a conference clash against GMG, the Comets didn’t need to lean on their pillars of power. Grace Farnsworth still ...

Pifkin medals at Sam Iverson Invite to lead local runners

GRUNDY CENTER — Caleb Pifkin raced his way to a medal finish at the competitive Sam Iverson Invitational to pace the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys cross country team on Thursday, Sept. 25, at Town & Country Golf Club in Grundy Center. Pifkin, a freshman, garnered a medal by finishing eighth ...

Local teams compete at Belle Plaine Invite

BELLE PLAINE — Gladbrook-Reinbeck freshman Caleb Pifkin took fourth place at the Belle Plaine Invitational cross country meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Franklin Park. Pifkin clocked in at 19 minutes, 52 seconds, to lead the Rebels to a fifth-place finish with 104 team points. Meskwaki was ...

Collins-Maxwell speeds away from GMG

GARWIN — Collins-Maxwell jumped out to a 49-0 halftime lead and defeated the GMG football team 55-24 last Friday night in 8-Man District 6 play. C-M quarterback Cooper Wierson ran for 113 yards and three touchdowns while passing for 111 yards and three more scores for the Spartans (5-1, ...