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Danika Arnold surveys the defense in Glenwood’s loss to North Bend Central at the Nebraska Prep Classic Saturday.

Rams fall 56-48 at Nebraska Prep Classic

OMAHA - North Bend Central has won the last three Nebraska Class C-1 state championships. And the Tigers showed why on Saturday at the Nebraska Prep Classic, harassing and hounding a Glenwood team with its suffocating man-to-man defense in a 56-48 victory Saturday afternoon at D.J. Sokol Arena. The...

The East Mills basketball team with its Corner Conference Tournament Trophy.

Wolverines grab Corner Conference tourney title for first time since 2014

The adage goes, “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” The best thing about adages is they do, sometimes, come to an end. After four straight years of runner-up finishes at the Corner Conference Boys Basketball Tournament finals, East Mills won its brass ring. The Wolverines dominated rival Fremont-...

Kate Hughes looks for a passing angle in Glenwood’s overtime loss to Harlan last Tuesday.

Glenwood survives in OT

For the second time in its last three game, the Glenwood girls basketball team saw their fate decided in overtime. But three days after falling to Harlan 54-52 in the first of their overtime games, the Rams (8-4 overall, 6-2 in the conference) never trailed in the extra-frame Saturday, outscoring...

Glenwood’s Caden Johnson led the Rams with 20 points in Tuesday’s win over Harlan.

Maryville offense too much for Rams

Maryville, Mo. escaped Glenwood with a 83-75 victory over the Rams in a boys non-conference basketball tilt Saturday. The two teams combined for 50 first quarter points in a high-scoring affair. The Spoofhounds used a 21-9 second quarter run to pull away from the Rams (9-4 overall, 5-3 in the...

Rams crown three at Rollin Dyer invite

Glenwood’s Vinny Mayberry, C.J. Carter and Mason Koehler all won their weight classes and the Rams finished third as a team at the Rollin Dyer Wrestling Invitational Saturday in Atlantic Saturday. The Rams had four wrestlers reach the finals and tallied 138 points to tie Humboldt for third place....

Miah Urban drives to the basket in East Mills come-from-behind win over Sidney Friday. Urban finished with 14 points in the win.

East Mills rallies late in win over Sidney

MALVERN - They trailed for all of three quarters. But you couldn’t see that on the East Mills players’ faces. The Wolverines trailed by as many nine points and didn’t snag their first lead until a minute remained in the third quarter in a 54-51 win over Sidney in Corner Conference girls basketball...

East Mills’ Braden West rises up for two of his 12 points in the Wolverines’ win over Sidney Friday.

Defense lifts Wolverines to 61-30 win

MALVERN - A slow first quarter and just a three-point halftime lead gave way to a quick, 17-0 start and a 61-30 victory for East Mills over Sidney in Corner Conference boys basketball Friday in Malvern. The Wolverines (9-1 overall, 4-0 in the conference), coming off their first loss of the season...

Glenwood’s Kayden Anderson brings the ball upcourt against the defensive pressure of Lewis Central’s Nash Paulson.

Rams Riding Three-game Winning Streak After 56-54 Win Over Lewis Central

The Glenwood boys basketball team entered the holiday break on a high note as the Rams pulled out a 56-54 overtime victory over visiting Council Bluffs Lewis Central last Tuesday, Dec. 20. “The kids showed a lot of heart, they showed a lot of passion – they just never quit,” Glenwood Coach Curt...

Glenwood’s Danika Arnold passes the ball to a teammate.

Balanced Scoring Attack Helps Rams Edge Lewis Central In Overtime

Glenwood and visiting Council Bluffs Lewis Central needed overtime last Tuesday to determine the winner in a back-and-forth contest between Hawkeye 10 Conference rivals. Jenna Hopp’s 14-foot running jumper with 6.1 seconds left in the overtime period was the decisive basket as the Rams pulled out a...

Logyn Eckheart scored 20 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds in Glenwood’s 73-47 win over Clarinda.

Glenwood turns up defensive heat in 73-47 win

Glenwood turned up the defense and outscored Clarinda 43-26 in the second half in a 73-47 win in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys basketball Friday night. The Rams (3-1 overall, 2-1 in the conference) bounced back from a 56-54 loss to Denison two days earlier. “I thought we played a fairly complete ball...