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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...