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GIRLS CORNER CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: Knights rally past East Mills for Corner tourney title

Fremont-Mills rallied from a double-digit deficit to get by East Mills 54-45 and win the Corner Conference Girls Basketball Tournament championship Saturday in Malvern. The Knights (12-3 overall, 7-1 in the conference), who avenged a 51-36 December loss to the same Wolverines (13-4 overall, 7-1 in...

BOYS CORNER CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: Wolverines win third Corner crown in four years

For the third time in four years East Mills has captured the Corner Conference Boys Basketball Tournament Championship. Playing on its home court, the No. 2 seeded Wolverines used a quick start to gain the momentum and a lead that swelled to as many as 14 points and then held off a late comeback...

Glenwood’s Colin Steele hit five three-pointers in the third quarter and scored.

Rams’ red-hot third quarter dooms Tigers

Glenwood came in from the cold Friday night at Red Oak, trading icy shooting in the first half for a red-hot third quarter that saw them hit 9-of-11 from behind the arc to help fuel a 72–56 win in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys basketball. The Tigers (5-10 overall, 3-6 in the conference) used a compact...

Glenwood’s Maggie McChesney drives to the basket for two of her game-high 21 points in the Rams’ win over Red Oak Friday.

Glenwood gets defensive in road win over Red Oak

Glenwood’s stifling defense limited Red Oak to 10 point and while forcing 17 turnovers in the first half of a 58-31 win in Hawkeye 10 Conference girls basketball Friday. The Rams (8-6 overall, 5-4 in the conference) opened the game on a 17-5 run and forced nine turnovers while holding the Tigers (4...

Rams seventh at Ed Winger Invitational

Glenwood had two wrestlers reach the finals and the Rams finished seventh at the highly competitive Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale High School Saturday. In a field filled with ranked teams, Class 3A No. 2 Dowling Catholic won the tournament crown with a score 176. No. 3 ranked Bettendorf was...

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...