Gladbrook-Reinbeck was flying early in Monday afternoon’s Class 1A state basketball quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Jumping out to a 9-2 lead in the opening minutes, leading 17-11 after one quarter and holding a 24-13 edge two minutes into the second, things were falling ...
On the face of senior Gladbrook-Reinbeck guard William Kiburis, jubilation and relief were one and the same last Saturday night in the MHS Roundhouse when the final buzzer sounded. All of the ups and downs were over — the Rebels, the No. 3-ranked team in Class 1A, were finally back in the ...
The Class 1A No. 11 Riceville girls’ basketball team forced nine first-quarter turnovers to distance itself from Gladbrook-Reinbeck for good, beating the Rebels 59-36 in last week’s Valentine’s Day Region 1 quarterfinal. Riceville (22-1), whose only loss was to 3A No. 9 Osage in the ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck has been here before. For the third straight season, the No. 3 Rebels were in a 1A District final — and for the third straight year, they put themselves on the precipice of a state boys’ basketball berth. A dominant third quarter and consistent scoring from multiple ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Caleb Egesdal poured in eight of his team’s 14 3-pointers and the third-ranked Rebels ran roughshod on HLV for an 88-26 victory in the Friday, Feb. 17 Class 1A District 11 boys basketball semifinal matchup. The Rebels (21-2) faced Keota (21-3) in Tuesday’s ...
Mr. Iowa Basketball Joe Smoldt graduated from Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School in 2017 with most of the school records for boys basketball in tow. One of the few that slipped through his grasp got knocked off the charts on Tuesday, Feb. 7. G-R senior William Kiburis scored a school-record ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck has high expectations this postseason. The No. 3 Rebels are the top seed in Class 1A District 11 and have dreams of making the state tournament after two-straight losses in the substate finals. Every journey begins somewhere — and G-R wasted no time in beginning its ...
Kennedy Brant is just a freshman, but on Thursday night the Gladbrook-Reinbeck forward was at times running the show and impacting the game like a veteran. Whether it was scoring in the post, bringing the ball up the floor in a fast break situation, assisting teammates out of the high post or ...
It wasn’t easy or comfortable and it wasn’t always in hand, but the GMG girls’ basketball team found a way to get across the line — as it has often this season. The Wolverines (12-8) held on for a senior night win at home over visiting East Marshall 53-40 Monday night in their final ...
Kiburis scores 35 as G-R edges Aplington-Parkersburg Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior William Kiburis scored a game-high 35 points and led Class 1A No. 5 Gladbrook-Reinbeck to a showstopping 83-80 victory at home over Class 2A No. 1 Aplington-Parkersburg on Tuesday, Jan. 24. G-R scored 25 ...