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Rebels run it back

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The Rebels are running it back. Back-to-back, in fact. The 11th-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team upset No. 6 Ankeny Christian Academy in a three-set sweep Wednesday night at the Roundhouse, downing the Eagles 25-23, 25-21, 27-25 in the Class 1A Region 3 finals to earn its third state ...

GC/G-R finishes strong at state meet

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The same week as the G-R volleyball team secured their return trip to the state volleyball tournament, the GC/G-R boys cross country team was doing their own encore tour. The GC/G-R boys improved from a 12th place team finish in 2020 to an 11th place team finish at this year’s Iowa High ...

Cooley repeats on NICL first team

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Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s run to back-to-back state volleyball tournaments has coincided with junior middle hitter Megan Cooley twice receiving first-team all-conference honors along the way. Cooley was named to the all-NICL West Division first team for the second year in a row while helping to ...

Rebels steal GVC’s thunder

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Gladbrook-Reinbeck pushed its pair into the middle, going all-in to stop Grand View Christian’s best chance at stealing the pot. The Thunder didn’t bluff, but their hand just wasn’t strong enough. The No. 11 Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team turned away Grand View Christian at the net ...

G-T/R-A plays spoiler for No. 9 Gladbrook-Reinbeck

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This wasn’t how Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s first-round playoff game was supposed to go. The No. 9-ranked Rebels had gone 7-1 on the season, finishing second in their district and earning a home game in the first round. Their opponent was Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, a 7-1 team in the ...

Sophomore Waltermire tallies top results for Marshalltown

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GMG’s Lesli Waltermire makes her way through the water en route to a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle race at Thursday’s CIML Iowa Conference girls’ swimming meet at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA. Waltermire, who swims with the Marshalltown Bobcats team, registered the team’s ...

GC/G-R boys back to state

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The Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys cross country team is back in familiar territory. After finishing third at their state-qualifying district meet in Gowrie last Thursday, the GC/G-R boys will head back to the state cross country meet to compete this Saturday. Out of a field of 15 ...

Onward and upward

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After a Week 7 slugfest against parochial powerhouse Don Bosco, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels got back to their winning ways last Friday. G-R hosted Collins-Maxwell at home for their regular season finale on Oct. 15. Despite a few turnovers and opportunities in Rebel territory, the G-R ...

G-R, GMG to meet in Round 2

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The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels and the GMG Wolverines met once more on the volleyball court Wednesday as both teams advanced to the second round of the Class 1A regional playoffs. In their opening match the Rebels quickly dispatched of Colo-NESCO winning in three sets with scores of 25-9, 25-6 ...