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Rebels’ fast start foiled by No. 10 DNH

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REINBECK — Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls soccer showed plenty of fire in the first half against 10th-ranked (1A) Dike-New Hartford. But in a flash, it was all undone by the Wolverines. Camille Landphair scored three goals in a four-minute span for D-NH in an offensive flurry, ...

GMG boys golf competes in Iowa Star quad

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CONRAD — BCLUW boys golf finished as runners-up in a home Iowa Star quadrangular with Don Bosco, Waterloo Christian and GMG at Oakwood Golf Course on Tuesday night. The Comets shot 175 as a team, 19 strokes behind Don Bosco in first. Waterloo Christian scored a 184 and GMG came in with a ...

G-R girls compete at NICL golf triangular

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ELDORA — BCLUW girls golf defeated South Hardin and Gladbrook-Reinbeck in an NICL triangular at Pine Lake Country Club this past Monday. BCLUW had a 205 team score, well ahead of the hosts with a 234 and G-R coming in with a 285. The Comets swept the individual awards, with Brooklynn ...

Nolder’s hat trick keeps GC/G-R unbeaten

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REINBECK — Tyler Nolder fired in three goals in Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys soccer’s 10-0 rout of Waterloo East this past Monday night. The Class 1A second-ranked Rebels finished off the East Trojans in the 51st minute on Austin Betts’ second goal of the night. Dylan Knaack ...

GMG among teams to compete at Comet co-ed golf tourney

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CONRAD — The West Marshall tandem of Hunter Polley and Ella Meyer shot a round of 7-over-par 42 to finish atop the BCLUW Comet Co-Ed Invite last week Tuesday at Oakwood Golf Course. The Trojan duo claimed a one-stroke win over Jesup’s Ethan and Morgan Krall. West Marshall captured three ...

Mustang golfers at home take on G-R, GMG at home

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Cody Weaver shot a 2-under-par 34 to earn medalist honors in leading the East Marshall boys’ golf team to a triangular triumph over Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG last Monday at Wandering Creek Golf Course. Weaver birdied two of the last four holes to take medalist honors by a whopping nine ...

Kiburis completes journey by leading G-R back to state

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REINBECK — It was a hump the Rebels just couldn’t get over in William Kiburis’s sophomore and junior seasons at Gladbrook-Reinbeck. Two straight years in which a fourth-quarter lead in the substate finals went begging, including a heartbreaking loss in overtime against Bellevue in ...

Rebels reverse fortune on Bobcats

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MARSHALLTOWN–Their scrimmage two weeks ago seems like a distant memory. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team suffered its first defeat of the season, falling 6-1 to Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck in Monday’s rematch of a preseason friendly on the very same pitch. When GC/G-R ...

Gladbrook Greats: 1962 Gladbrook Panther Football

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This article is dedicated to the memory of Tom Street who passed away in 2013. Tom was a great teammate and an even better friend. Expectations were high as the Gladbrook football squad approached their 1962 season. Coming off an Iowa River Valley Conference (IRVC) championship, the ...

Gladbrook Greats: 1961 Gladbrook Panthers Football

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On a cool November night, the lights shown down on Wentzien Athletic Field in Gladbrook as the 1961 Gladbrook Panther football team ran on to the gridiron to play the final game of their undefeated season. The Traer-Clutier Redhawks provided the opposition. Like most communities, Gladbrook ...