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Glenwood's Allison Koontz is The Opinion-Tribune's 2023-2024 Athlete of the Year.
In the ecosystem of sports, the softball pitcher and the volleyball setter share unique yet similar properties.
Both have the ball in their hands a lot. Both set the tempo and pace of play. Both combine athletic instinct and headiness in equal measure.
Both are the generals in their respective...
Glenwood's Kayden Anderson is The Opinion-Tribune's 2023-2024 Athlete of the Year.
Dave Clark took over the Glenwood baseball program this past season.
But it wasn’t his first time coaching the Rams’ Kayden Anderson. He first coached Anderson and many of his teammates as 10-year-olds.
Even back then Clark could see the burgeoning athlete in Anderson. Sure, he was bigger, stronger...
Malynn Johnson smacked two hits and drove in Glenwood’s lone run in the 2-1 setback to Atlantic.
Zoey Kirchhoff belted a two-run home run to lead Atlantic to a 2-1 victory over Glenwood in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball last Wednesday in Atlantic.
The Rams (19-8 overall, 12-7 in the conference) struggled to sustain rallies, finishing with five hits – just one for extra-bases – against Trojan...
East Mills’ Ryan Sayers scattered three hits and struck out six in a complete game win over Griswold in postseason baseball Saturday.
East Mills notched its third win of the season over Griswold with an 8-1 win in the Class 1A, Substate 8 opening round Saturday at Tri-Center High School in Neola.
Wolverine pitcher Ryan Sayers tossed a 82-pitch gem on the mound in the win. The junior scattered three hits and one earned run while...
Kayden Anderson digs for third base in Glenwood’s 8-2 win over Council Bluffs Lewis Central. Anderson homered in the win Monday and then became the school’s all-time home run leader with a two-run shot in a 7-4 win over Atlantic on Wednesday.
Kayden Anderson smacked his 10th home run of the season and broke the school record for career round trippers for Glenwood in a 7-4 win over Atlantic last Wednesday.
Anderson’s 24 career home runs surpass the former mark held by Taylor Kaufman, who starred for the Rams from 2007 to 2011 before...
Glenwood’s Audrew Albers had three htis and drove in two runs in the Rams’ loss to Clarinda last week.
Glenwood built a 8-0 lead but couldn’t withstand a late Clarinda rally in an 11-8 loss in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball Thursday in Clarinda.
The Cardinals (11-4) went scoreless through four innings before plating six runs in the fifth and five runs in the sixth.
Allison Koontz took the loss for...
Zach Thornburg had one of his strongest showings of the season in East Mills’ 10-3 win over Fremont-MIlls last Monday.
Fremont-Mills got its offense on track and picked up its first win of the season in a 15-5 victory over Sidney in Corner Conference baseball Friday in Tabor.
The Knights (1-10 overall, 1-4 in the conference) notched 12 hits in the win, including five for extra bases.
Sam Sanchez led the way with a...
DES MOINES - The Glenwood boys soccer team came to end Wednesday in the Class 2A Iowa State Soccer quarterfinals at the Cownie Sports Complex in Des Moines.
Davenport Assumption stunned the No. 2 seeded Rams with a goal just three minutes in and played keep away the rest of the way in a 4-0 victory...
Jace Tallmon slices through a pair of Carroll defenders on his first half goal in Glenwood’s 4-0 victory over Carroll in the substate final.
For the first time since 2014, the Glenwood’s boys are headed to the Iowa State Soccer Tournament.
The Rams got a goal from Nolan Clark just four minutes into the game and it’s all they would need – although they would add three more goals for good measure – in a 4-0 victory over Carroll in the...
DES MOINES - The Glenwood boys and girls track team combined to win 10 medals at the Iowa State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines .
Competing on the “Blue Oval” of Drake Stadium, the Ram boys got a pair of medals each from Bryant Keller and Andrew Smith in the distance races and from its distance...