Today's Sports

The Glenwood football team opens its 2009 season on Friday with a 7:30 p.m. game against Council Bluffs St. Albert at Al Leber Field.

The Rams, 3-6 a year ago, return 12 letterwinners from a team that lost on a 24-yard field goal with :09 left on the clock to the Falcons last season. St. Albert finished last season in the state playoff quarterfinals with a 28-21 loss to West Lyon in a 9-2 season.

As a runner in the 110m hurdles stands in the starting line of a world championship race, there is a lot going through his mind.

They must stay stretched and warm. They must explode out of the starting blocks as quickly as possible to get a great start. They envision staying low to the hurdles while keeping their timing as they land and prepare for the next.

Mike Godbout, a Red Oak High School graduate who calls Glenwood home, had that focus Aug. 6, when he ran for the United States track team, and won the gold.

Glenwood Community High School sophomore Taylor Kaufman was selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association for its 2009 Class 3A All-District first team in the west district.

Kaufman was tabbed for the first team as an outfielder after leading the 22-9 Rams in hitting (.456), hits (44), triples (eight), home runs (five) and runs batted in (41). The lefthander also went 5-0 with five saves on the mound.

Softball

IF Morgan Esary, Sr., Fremont-Mills: Third baseman led the team with 15 doubles and shared team lead with four home runs while batting .325 and driving in 35 runs.

IF *Jessica Donahue, Sr., Fremont-Mills: Led the Knights with 43 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. Also hit .396 with 10 doubles and four triples.

IF Ana VanScoy, So., Glenwood: Shortstop hit .355 with 14 doubles and 16 RBIs. Also stole nine

bases and scored 22 runs.