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Rebels roll into quarters with sweep of AGWSR

REINBECK - NICL West Division foes Gladbrook-Reinbeck and AGWSR met up for one final meeting on Tuesday night as the Rebels hosted the Cougars for the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament.Just like the last time the two teams faced off, G-R found itself in the winner's circle, ...

Rebels rebound by blanking Belle Plaine

INDEPENDENCE - Just six days after its first loss of the season - and first loss in several seasons - the Class A No. 8 Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team got back to its winning ways with a Class A District 5 win over Belle Plaine, 43-0, on Friday night at Independence High School.Quarterback ...

Hudson snaps GR’s 29 game win streak 5-0

GLADBROOK - The elements and the opponent combined to make an insurmountable adversary.Twenty hours after postponing their originally scheduled football game, Gladbrook-Reinbeck got bogged down by Hudson and a venue that truly resembled its nickname.A sideways rain, slippery footballs, a whole ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...