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Ava Grindle smacks down one of her 11 kills in the win over St. Albert.

Wolverines on way to state volleyball tournament

Back in August, East Mills volleyball coach Connie Viner thought she had the pieces of potentially a very good team. Tonight, the Wolverines combined all those pieces into a regional championship and a trip the Iowa State Volleyball Tournament. “We had the pieces, the puzzle was right there for us...

Rams’ Berglund, Hebel punch tickets to state

Glenwood’s Grace Berglund and Caitlin Hebel placed among the top 15 individual place winners at the Class 3A State Qualifying Meet in Spencer last Wednesday to punc their tickets to this week’s Iowa State Cross Country Meet. Berglund ran an 18:52 to finish third in Spencer and Hebel was 14th with a...

Gracy Mullanix had nine kills in Glenwood’s sweep of Harlan.

Glenwood’s season ends in regional semifinals

Glenwood battled Bishop Heelan to the end but came up short in a 23-25, 25-23, 35-21, 14-25, 13-15 marathon Class 4A, Region 2 semifinals loss Thursday in Sioux City. “It was hard to walk out on the short end, however I am nothing but proud of the fight our girls put up,” said Glenwood coach Jen...

Glenwood’s Scott Reed breaks a tackles in the win Friday. Reed ran for a school-record six touchdowns and 228 yards on a season-high 34 carries in the game.

Rams close regular season with wild win

It didn’t go exactly as head coach Cory Faust expected but it’s hard to argue with the results in Glenwood’s final tune up before the playoffs. In a game that saw the two teams combine for over 800 yards of total offense and 80 points, Glenwood made the plays they needed over the final eight...

Sidney downs East Mills in five set thriller to win Corner crown

Sidney pulled away in the final set for good in a 21-25, 25-15, 25-16, 23-25, 15-6 win over East Mills in a thrilling, back-and-forth championship match at the Corner Conference Volleyball Tournament Thursday night in Tabor. For the Class 1A No. 6 ranked Wolverines (30-4 overall, 6-1 in the...

Glenwood girls second, boys 10th at Hawkeye-10 meet

Grace Berglund led the Glenwood girls to a second place finish at the Hawkeye 10 Conference Cross Country Meet Thursday at the Shenandoah High School. Harlan won the girls team title, edging the Rams 53 to 65 in the team scores. This marks the eighth straight season Glenwood has finished first or...

Scott Reed, shown here earlier this season, rushed for 179 yards and three touchdown in Glenwood’s 41-15 win over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Friday.

Rams bounce back with 41-15 win

Glenwood bounced back from a lopsided loss a week ago with a 41-15 win over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in Class 4A, District 6 football Friday at Wickersham Athletic Complex in Council Bluffs. The Rams (6-2) trailed 7-0 after a quarter following a Jayden Fujii to Braxton Parks touchdown toss...

Loycee Palmer had 10 kills and 14 digs in the Wolverines’ sweep of Stanton.

Wolverines sweep to win over Viqueens in Corner

Class 1A, No. 6 ranked East Mills recorded its 15th straight victory with a 25-11, 25-17, 25-16 sweep of Stanton in Corner Conference volleyball last Tuesday in Malvern. The Wolverines (28-3 overall, 6-1 in the conference) smacked down 37 kills while hitting .238 as a team in their second victory...

Glenwood’s Grace Berglund ran a 19:23 to place second at the Atlantic Invitational Cross Country Meet.

Glenwood has strong showing at Atlantic

The Glenwood girls placed fourth and the boys were 15th at the Atlantic Invitational Cross Country Meet at the Nishna Hills Golf Course in Atlantic Thursday. The Lincoln Pius X girls and boys team swept the team titles at the meet that featured 19 teams. The trio of Joe Majerus, David Krier and...

Running room was hard to come by in Glenwood’s 45-3 loss to ADM Friday. Mark Reed, shown here with the ball, finished his night with 74 yards on 14 carries.

Tigers tame Rams in district battle

In a battle of top Class 4A football teams, it was less big game than nightmare for Glenwood. Adel-DeSota-Minburn, ranked No. 12 in the latest Class 4A RPI standings, came into Glenwood Friday and handed the No. 10 ranked Rams their worst loss in over a decade in a lopsided 45-3 victory before a...