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Rebels respond, ring victory bell after beating Grundy Center

GLADBROOK - Opportunities abounded in the Battle for the Bell. It was just a matter of who was going to cash in on the chances at the right opportunity Friday night.The Grundy Center and Gladbrook-Reinbeck football teams played to a stalemate through three quarters of the season opener. The two ...

JV Rebel Football By: Coach Mike Bengen

The 2016 football season is upon us. After an unbelievable 2015 state championship finish in Class A, we were all ready to get going again. This years’ squad has been working hard to continue the tradition of G-R Rebel football. Coach Dillan Trunck, Coach Doug Egesdal, Coach Sean Babinat, ...

Local athlete on volleyball squad at Central

PELLA, IOWA—Ellie Stoakes, jr. right side, 5-10, Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS Awards/honors: One varsity letter is a member of the Central College volleyball team. The Dutch are looking to build off their 15-win season a year ago. Central will return all seven starters from last year’s squad. ...

Long notches third straight INA all-state honor

DES MOINES - East Marshall senior Nick Long reeled in his third-straight all-state honor from the Iowa Newspaper Association, becoming the area's first such baseball player since North Tama's Brendon Boerm was a three-time first-teamer from 2009-2011.Long heads a group of five all-state ...

Smoldt selects Upper Iowa

With the decision made, Joe Smoldt let his future plans be known.About two months after receiving an offer, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior-to-be and basketball standout recently announced he will be continuing his hoops career at Upper Iowa University, an NCAA Division II program in Fayette."For ...

Dinsdale goes out on top G-R graduate helps North end South’s winning streak

CEDAR FALLS - Gladbrook-Reinbeck graduate Colton Dinsdale walked off the field at the UNI-Dome a winner ... once again.Eight months removed from his Class 1A state title with the Rebels, Dinsdale found pay dirt on a 50-yard touchdown, helping the North squad to a record-breaking 49-35 win in ...

Spartans spoil Rebel rally Grundy Center beats rivals in district rematch

REINBECK - The Spartans struggled through the regular season yet again, but their poise and perseverance in the playoffs has proven impeccable.The Grundy Center baseball team survived an intense rematch with rival Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Saturday night, knocking off the host Rebels 11-8 in the ...

Rebels clout Clarksville again

REINBECK - This time around, there was no 16-run inning or 24-1 defeat against Clarksville for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck baseball team. At the end of five innings, however, the Rebels cruised on by with a 12-2 win against the Indians for the second time this year in an early-inning win.Joe Smoldt ...

Rebels win rematch with Wolverines, 7-2

GLADBROOK - Relegated to the outfield to give her arm a break, Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior pitcher Madison White was ready for the rematch even before the Rebels' loss at Green Mountain-Garwin became official.Seven days before meeting in the opening round of Class 1A Region 6 play, ...