ST. ANSGAR - As a brisk wind blew dry the tears lingering on John Olson's face, a team other than his own was celebrating a state quarterfinal victory.For the first time in four years, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team was stopped short of the UNI-Dome as the No. 7 Rebels were handled by No. ...
FAIRBANK - A blast of arctic weather hit the state just in time to give Friday's opening round of the Iowa State Football Playoffs an almost professional playoff atmosphere, as the sub-freezing temperatures felt more like January than late October.That cold weather couldn't cool down the ...
COLFAX - Gladbrook-Reinbeck coach John Olson doesn't believe in screaming and yelling at his players when things don't go well. But Olson and his coaching staff made sure the Rebel players knew they were disappointed in them after a sluggish first half against Colfax-Mingo on Friday.The message ...
PELLA - Three local athletes walked out of the Class 2A state-qualifying cross country meet on Thursday with a ticket punched to the big dance, as the Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls team earned two state qualifiers and the West Marshall team earned one.Lily Ehlers and Reegan Zinkula ...
REINBECK - NICL West Division foes Gladbrook-Reinbeck and AGWSR met up for one final meeting on Tuesday night as the Rebels hosted the Cougars for the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament.Just like the last time the two teams faced off, G-R found itself in the winner's circle, ...
REINBECK - Saturday's running of the North Iowa Cedar League meet at Oak Leaf Country Club resembled more of a Tough Mudder race than a cross country one, with the athletes in attendance battling wind, rain, and, of course, mud.Those less-than-ideal conditions didn't seem to bother the Class 2A ...
REINBECK - NICL West Division foes Gladbrook-Reinbeck and AGWSR met up for one final meeting on Tuesday night as the Rebels hosted the Cougars for the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament.Just like the last time the two teams faced off, G-R found itself in the winner's circle, ...
INDEPENDENCE - Just six days after its first loss of the season - and first loss in several seasons - the Class A No. 8 Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team got back to its winning ways with a Class A District 5 win over Belle Plaine, 43-0, on Friday night at Independence High School.Quarterback ...
GLADBROOK - The elements and the opponent combined to make an insurmountable adversary.Twenty hours after postponing their originally scheduled football game, Gladbrook-Reinbeck got bogged down by Hudson and a venue that truly resembled its nickname.A sideways rain, slippery footballs, a whole ...
GRUNDY CENTER - The 19th annual Spartan Invite on Thursday was likely the hottest in quite a while, as the area cross country teams had to deal with 90-degree-plus temperatures on the day as well as a tough course at the Town & Country Golf Club.Top-area finisher Kyla Wilkening didn't ...