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Rebels set adrift by Columbus

WATERLOO - After nearly 62 minutes of scoreless play, the Rebels finally found the equalizer they needed to stave off defeat.In the eyes of head coach Kirk Dinsdale, it should have represented the game-winner.Unable to maintain the momentum into the overtime period, the Class 1A No. 8 ...

Rebels unbeaten in W-SR tournament

WAVERLY - Closing its day with a comeback win in a penalty kick shootout, the Class 1A No. 9 Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys soccer team finished 3-0 Saturday to capture Bracket B of the Waverly-Shell Rock Tournament.The Rebels trailed Iowa Falls-Alden 1-0 through much of the second half before Cam ...

Rebels host Pirates

The Rebel boys golf team took on Hudson at Oak Leaf for their first meet of the year on April 7th. The weather was cold, breezy, and wet. Our kids stepped up and won the meet 180-193. The varsity members for this meet were: Cam Murphy, Joe Smoldt, Bryce Ehlers, Bradon Trepp, Matt Roeding, ...

G-R girls high school track

Track season for the high school girls at Gladbrook-Reinbeck started March 2nd with first practices inside with weather still cold and raining. Our first track meet was at Wartburg on March 26th as an indoor meet. Since then, we have had outdoor track meets at Conrad, Union in LaPorte City, ...

Rebels’ Kickbush plays for all-star champions

GRIMES - Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Camden Kickbush is still unbeaten on the basketball court this season.Following a 28-0 championship run with the Rebels and a West Division victory in the NICL Senior All-Star game, the Class 1A all-state first team selection continued his winning ways at the ...

Rebels lead area haul on INA all-state teams

DES MOINES - The Rebels made quite the showing in their first-ever state basketball tournament appearance.Bringing home a state title to punctuate a perfect season, Gladbrook-Reinbeck was rewarded with three selections on the Iowa Newspaper Association's all-state boys basketball teams.The ...

The silencing of Lamb

DES MOINES - Forcing a missed shot doesn't match the beauty of burying a big 3.Denying a pass won't draw the applause of crossing over an opponent.And diving for a loose ball won't garner any mention in the box score but simply a bruise as evidence of the effort.Colton Dinsdale isn't looking to ...

Rock ‘em sock ‘em Rebels

DES MOINES - The Rebels rarely needed to exhibit their decisive size advantage inside.Adjusting to the larger confines of Wells Fargo Arena wasn't necessary either.Gladbrook-Reinbeck's two-headed backcourt attack had everything calmly and confidently under control.Combining for 55 points and ...

Rebels ready for round two

Not long after capturing the school's first state tournament victory, Gladbrook-Reinbeck coach Scott Kiburis had his eyes fixated on the action on the Wells Fargo Arena floor once again.This time it was as a spectator scouting his Rebels' next opponent. What he saw in eighth-ranked Earlham's ...