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Glenwood running back Scott Reed plows through Council Bluffs Lewis Central defenders in the Rams’ victory Friday. Reed ran for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.

Rams rally from down 25 in thrilling win over Lewis Central

In boxing terms, Glenwood was on the ropes. The Rams wobbled in the opening rounds, getting off to a dreadful start while going down 31-6 to Council Bluffs Lewis Central with 6:35 to go in the first half. But the fight was only starting. Glenwood rattled off 20 straight points to close the opening...

East Mills’ Cooper Hagen bulls his way into the end zone in the Wolverines’ homecoming win over Sidney. Hagen ran for 137 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.

Wolverines get physical in homecoming win over Sidney

HASTINGS - East Mills scored 21 third quarter points and turned a 21-8 halftime lead into a 42-16 blowout victory over Sidney in Eight-player, District 10 football Friday in a game played at the Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub in Hastings. The Wolverines (4-1) rushed for a season-high 240 yards...

Glenwood quarterback Ben Carlo fights for a first down in the Rams’ 14-10 loss to Sergeant Bluff-Luton Friday.

Glenwood suffers first loss of season

Sergeant Bluff-Luton came back from a first-half deficit to knock off Glenwood, 14-10, in a hard-fought, defense-dominated, non-district football matchup at the Glenwood Activities Complex Friday night.The setback was the first loss of the season for the Rams, who saw their record slip to 3-1. The...

Glenwood’s Scott Reed slices through the Creston defense in the Rams’ 59-13 win Friday. Reed ran for a school record 327 yards on 18 carries in the victory.

Rams’ Reed smashes record, Panthers in 59-13 victory

A little bit of Scott Reed went a long way in Glenwood’s home opening football game Friday. The senior running back that missed most of last season with a knee injury needed just 18 carries to rush for a school-record 327 yards and touchdowns in the Rams’ dominant 59-13 win over Creston. “I’m...

Glenwood quarterback Ben Carlo is tackled after a short gain in the Rams’ 17-12 win at Harlan Friday. Carlo ran for two touchdowns, including the game-winning score with two minutes to go.

Road warrior Rams off to 2-0 start

Opening its season on the road for the first two weeks of the football season, Glenwood comes into its home opener this week with a 2-0 record following Friday’s 17-12 win at Harlan. The win at Harlan is only the fourth win over the Cyclones in school history with previous wins coming in 1994, 2016...

Quarterback Sawyer Forney completed five passes on the Knights’ final offensive drive, including the game-winning touchdown to Sam Sanchez.

Knights’ hold on in 20-18 district victory

TABOR - Fremont-Mills saved its best for last – its last two possessions of the game, in fact. Hosting former head coach Jeremy Christiansen and his 2-0 Boyer Valley football team, the Knights went six straight possessions without a point before putting together a nine play, 65-yard touchdown drive...

Glenwood’s Grace Berglund ran a 20:20 to top the field and win the girls race at the Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Invitational Saturday.

Glenwood’s Berglund tops girls field at Abraham Lincoln invite

Glenwood’s Grace Berglund captured the individual title at the Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Cross Country Invitational at Iowa Western Community College Saturday. Berglund’s time of 20:20.88 was five seconds better than runner up Contessa Guerrero-Jones of Southeast Polk. Southeast Polk did pick...

Glenwood’s Ben Carlo, shown here last season, threw for three touchdowns in the first half of the Rams’ 32-7 win over Atlantic Friday.

Quick start carries Rams to road win

Ben Carlo wasted little time in his first start at quarterback. The Glenwood Junior connected with Kaden Crouse on a 78-yard touchdown strike on the game’s second play from scrimmage and tossed two more scores before halftime in the Rams 32-7 win Friday. The Rams built a 26-0 lead at the half in...

Glenwood's Kaylee Wray smacks down a kill in the Rams' win over Tri-Center Thursday.

Rams 2-3 at Harlan tourney

Glenwood capped a 2-3 day at the Harlan Volleyball Invitational with a fifth-place finish Saturday. The Rams (5-3) picked up wins over Underwood 21-17, 20-22, 16-14 and Council Bluffs St. Albert 21-15, 21-15 in the fifth-place match. The losses came to St. Albert in pool play, 21-14, 14-21, 16-14,...

Ryan Turner was the lone senior to suit up for Glenwood in it’s 5-1 loss to Bishop Heelan in last Monday’s district semifinals.

Glenwood’s season ends in district semifinals

Bishop Heelan pushed across three runs in the bottom of sixth inning to provide insurance in a tight 5-1 victory over Glenwood in the Class 3A, Substate 1 semifinals last Monday at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City. Class 3A, No. 5 Crusaders (28-10) took advantage of a trio of Glenwood fielding...