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 ...
REINBECK - A hiccup in defense let Belle Plaine hang around a little longer than the Rebels would've liked, but at the end of the day, the outcome was all that mattered.The Class 1A fourth-ranked Rebels held on to advance to the District 6 finals with an 89-75 win against Belle Plaine on ...
REINBECK - Joe Smoldt went 13-for-13 at the free-throw line and made four 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 37 points, leading the No. 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys' basketball team to a 78-55 victory against Grundy Center in Thursday's Class 1A District 6 quarterfinal.Smoldt also finished with ...
REINBECK - The Rebels were never safe until the final buzzer sounded Friday night in their regular-season finale.In a rather pedestrian night, the Class 1A No. 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys' basketball team was able to withstand attack after attack from Ankeny Christian Academy, and came away with ...
PARKERSBURG - More important than making it back to the top of the podium is making it back to Wells Fargo Arena.Despite being on opposite ends of the weight classes, senior wrestlers Nick Meling of East Marshall/GMG and Caleb Meinders of AGWSR can agree on that much.That didn't stop both from ...
LE GRAND - Who knew make-up games could be so much fun, right?In a highly-anticipated matchup between the two top teams in the North Iowa Cedar League West Division, the Class 1A No. 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys' basketball team edged out a 76-73 win against a yearning and burning East Marshall ...
REINBECK - Gladbrook-Reinbeck's Joe Smoldt posted 31 points on 11 field goals and eight free throws as the Class 1A No. 4 Rebels toppled North Tama boys' basketball 77-54 on Saturday night.Tyler Pierce posted 13 more points on six field goals and had a team-high five rebounds in the win.North ...
REINBECK - The Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls' basketball team got a game-high 19 points from Taylor Gienger en route to its first win of the season, Saturday's 40-39 non-conference triumph against North Tama.The game was tied at the end of each period until the last, when the Rebels (1-17) edged ...