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Puumala climbs 42 spots in return trip

FORT DODGE While she can't remember much of last year's race, East Marshall's Melinda Puumala said the 2016 state cross country meet fared much better for the sophomore runner who was 45th (20:49.5) in Class 2A."I can't really remember much of last year, so I can't really compare," Puumala ...

Meling 10th, Mustangs ninth

FORT DODGE The goal was to improve on last year's eighth-place team finish for the East Marshall boys' cross country team. And despite that not happening with a ninth-place finish in Class 2A at this year's Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, ...

Player of the week

The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) has released the players of the week for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 23. Luther sophomore midfielder Hanna Christopher was named co-offensive player of the week.Christopher scored her first goal of the season during Luther's 2-0 victory over ...

JV Rebel football

After 3 days of practice the young Rebels traveled to Ackley to take on the Cougars from AGWSR in an 8 man football game. AGWSR has been playing this brand of football all year so we were behind the times a touch on this evening. It was going to certainly be a learning experience for us but we ...

GMG rides momentum past GR

GARWIN - All too often, the sport of volleyball is a game of runs and weathering the storm when things aren't going one's way.Monday night was no different. Gladbrook-Reinbeck got up early and fast on GMG. The Wolverines battled back, but the Rebels held on to take the first set. Roles reversed ...

Rebels roll 9-0 Reigning class A champion GR clobbers Colfax-Mingo

GLADBROOK - The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team has played in the state championship game the past two years. Yet the Rebels did something Friday night previously never done before in school history.With a 73-0 win against Colfax-Mingo in Class A District 5 play, the second-ranked Rebels ...

Rebels and Cougars learn state playoff fate

The reigning Class A state champions will stay at home, while an 8-Man newcomer sets out on the road.The opening round of the Iowa state football playoffs were announced on a live webcast by the Iowa High School Sports Network on Saturday morning, starting with the smallest class and working ...

JV Rebel Football By: Coach Mike Bengen

After three days of practice the young Rebels travelled to Ackley to take on the Cougars from AGWSR in an 8 man football game. AGWSR has been playing this brand of football all year so we were behind the times a touch on this evening. It was going to certainly be a learning experience for us ...

Wilkening books second-straight state meet berth By STEPHEN KOENIGSFELD

CEDAR FALLS - A year after becoming the first female to qualify for the state meet in school history, junior Kyla Wilkening was back at it again with a smile of confidence and contentment as she crossed the finish line at Birdsall Park on Thursday. Wilkening was fourth place for the ...