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Wilkening’s Wolverines move up

GRUNDY CENTER - The 19th annual Spartan Invite on Thursday was likely the hottest in quite a while, as the area cross country teams had to deal with 90-degree-plus temperatures on the day as well as a tough course at the Town & Country Golf Club.Top-area finisher Kyla Wilkening didn't ...

JV Rebel Football

It was a rainy Monday night at the Pit in Gladbrook. The Fresh-Soph 8 man Rebels were the closing act on a night when the Junior High started our night off with a bang defeating Baxter in a dominate display. Coach Rickert and Coach Formanek have been working these guys pretty hard and are ...

Newman makes instant impact for South Hardin

GRUNDY CENTER - An area runner had a shot at the top spot at the Spartan Invite on Thursday afternoon at the Town & Country Golf Club, but it wasn't a known commodity for local racing fans.South Hardin sophomore ZaKee Newman, running in his first varsity race of the season, was barely ...

Second-ranked Rebels overcome early deficit

GLADBROOK - Hunter Lott threw five touchdown passes to help Class A No. 2 Gladbrook-Reinbeck overcome an early deficit en route to a 38-13 win against BGM in Friday's District 5 win.The Rebels (5-0, 3-0) extended their win streak to 27 consecutive games despite trailing the visiting Bears by a ...

Spartans harriers compete in Jesup

JESUP - The Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck cross country team traveled to compete in the Jesup Invitational on Tuesday at the Jesup Golf Course, and the Spartans girls came away in eighth out of 20 teams in the event with a team score of 217.Lily Ehlers was the top GC/G-R finisher, coming in ...

GR runs win streak to 29 straight

DES MOINES - The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team won its 29th straight game on Friday night with a 55-13 drubbing of Class A District 5 opponent Grand View Christian on the road.Quarterback Hunter Lott was 12-for-17 passing with 203 yards and two touchdowns in the game, and Walker Thede hauled ...

Rebels run roughshod on GMG

GARWIN - The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football extended its current winning streak to 26-straight games with a 46-0 route of GMG on the road Friday night.Hunter Lott had two passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and a fumble return for a touchdown for the Class A No. 2 Rebels, while Josh Peterson ...

Royals go 1-4 at GR tournament

REINBECK - The Colo-NESCO volleyball team finished the Gladbrook-Reinbeck tournament at 1-3 on Saturday, earning its second victory of the season on the day.The Royals (2-10) defeated Waterloo Christian in pool play, 22-20, 21-11, while losing to GMG (21-17, 16-21, 15-11), tournament-host ...

BCLUW volleyball falls to GR in five

CONRAD - The BCLUW volleyball team lost in a five-set match to NICL West Division rival Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Tuesday, 25-16, 13-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-13.Easton Swanson was the lead attacker on the night with 28 kills for the Comets (8-6, 1-1), while Cate Nason had 36 assists. Kaylee Goecke had ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 42 North Tama 0

GLADBROOK - Hunter Lott threw three touchdown passes and ran for a career-high 241 yards as the Class A No. 2 Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team opened District 5 play with a 42-0 rout of North Tama on Friday night at "The Pit."Walker Thede broke open the game's scoring with a 40-yard touchdown ...