REINBECK - He'd heard it all before."Keep your head up."One hackneyed phrase after another."Who cares what people say?"The clichs had become commonplace."Control what you can control."His parents' words coming out of his own mouth."It's not a good deal, but you've got to fight through it."The ...
LAPORTE CITY - The Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck had no problems dispatching the Union tennis team in a 7-2 win Monday night.Tjaden Meester, Chase Boren, Garrett Weldon, Jordan Hook and Sam Ollendieck all won their singles matches. Meester had some extra fun, winning 7-6, 7-5 in his matches. ...
LE GRAND - For the second-straight evening, the late-March weather cooperated and competing teams got a chance to set their marks for the upcoming season at the 2017 East Marshall Boys' Early Bird Relays on Tuesday.Madrid ran away with the team title, touting one of the best throws in the state ...
GRIMES - Joe Smoldt will graduate from Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School as the seventh-leading scorer in the history of Iowa boys basketball. He received the coveted 2017 Mr. Basketball award on top of countless other honors during his career, and his playing days will continue thanks to a ...
The numbers speak for themselves. His commitment to his team speaks volumes. His love for the game is deafening.His numbers etched into the state's record books, Joe Smoldt's name is now synonymous with basketball.The Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior has been named as Iowa's 2017 Mr. Basketball, as ...
DES MOINES - Whenever there's thunder, lightning will follow. On Thursday night, Grand View Christian was both loud and flashy.In a barrage of offensive attacks and relentless defense, the No. 2 Grand View Christian boys' basketball team lit up the fourth-ranked Rebels and secured its first ...
Monday's Class 1A boys' state basketball quarterfinal game between No. 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck and No. 5 Lynnville-Sully will be a rematch of sorts, except on a grander stage.The Rebels (24-2) shot down the Hawks (24-1) in last year's 1A substate match, a 49-41 result at the McLeod Center in Cedar ...
DES MOINES - The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys' basketball team is still making games a little too close for comfort for a lot of peoples' hearts.A little more than a week after sealing an overtime win against Wapsie Valley to get to the state tournament, the fourth-ranked Rebels (25-2) edged out No. ...
CEDAR FALLS - There's not a cardiothoracic surgeon willing to check the pulses and heart health of Rebel fans after Saturday night's pandemonium in the Class 1A Substate 3 final.Fourth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck survived an upset scare from unranked Wapsie Valley, defeating the Warriors 68-62 in ...
The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys' basketball team is headed back to state for the third year in a row. Not coincidentally, senior guard Joe Smoldt is the North Iowa Cedar League West Division's Outstanding Player for the third-straight season as well.Smoldt averaged 30.5 points per game during 12 ...