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Kellen Scott led Glenwood with 84 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the Rams’ win over Winterset Friday.

Balanced Rams win on road

Glenwood used a balanced offense and a strong fourth quarter in a 42-14 road win at Winterset Friday in Class 4A, District 6 football. The Rams (4-2) weren’t perfect, said head coach Cory Faust, but there was much to like in the win. “I think we played better,” he said. “I think we still had a run...

Lawson Kling scooped up a pooch kickoff and returned it 45-yards for a touchdown in Fremont-Mills’ 28-22 loss to Exira-EHK Friday.

Knights come up short in comeback

Fremont-Mills had its chances. Trailing 28-22 with 1:38 on the clock and the ball in Exira-EHK territory at the 13-yard line, the Knights had four shots at a potential game-winner. But each time on that final drive the Spartans had an answer, the last of which coming on an incomplete pass in the...

Fremont-MIlls’ Braxton Blackburn ran for 187 yards and six touchdowns in the Knights’ 55-22 victory over East Mills Friday in Malvern.

Quick start carries Knights to 55-22 win over East Mills

Fremont-Mills scored a touchdown 29 seconds into the game and never let up as the Knights rolled to a 55-22 eight-player District 10 victory over East Mills Friday night in Malvern. The Knights dominated play at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball against a Wolverine team decimated by...

East Mills 2-2 at Bedford Tourney

The East Mills volleyball team capped its last weekend tournament of the season with a second-place finish at the Bedford Invitational Tournament Saturday. The Wolverines (19-10 overall, 3-2 in the conference) were second in pool and went 2-2 for the day. In pool play, they downed Lamoni 21-18, 21-...

Glenwood’s Casey Godbout rumbles through a Council BLuffs Lewis Central defender on a second quarter reception. Godbout hauled in five passes for a team-high 71 yards in the Rams’ 49-21 loss to the Titans.

Turnovers prove costly for Rams in loss

A week after surviving four turnovers in victory over Denison, Glenwood wasn’t quite so lucky against Class 4A No 8 Lewis Central Friday in Council Bluffs. The No. 10 ranked Rams turned it over five times - three of them coming in the second quarter - the Titans turned into four touchdowns in a 49-...

Glenwood quarterback Kayden Anderson completed 10-of-11 passes, including two touchdown tosses, for 186 yards in the win over Atlantic.

Quick start lifts Rams in 47-6 win

Glenwood scored 28 first quarter points and cruised to a 47-6 road victory over Atlantic in non-district football Friday. The Rams (2-0) scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and controlled from the opening kick in the victory. “Things went well for us,” said Glenwood coach Cory Faust...

East Mills' Layne Mastin grasps at Sidney running back Michael Hensley in the Wolverines’ 70-32 loss Friday. Hensley had 185 yards rushing and 182 yards receiving to go with five total TDs in the win.

Cowboys, injuries too much for Wolverines

MALVERN - A physical Sidney squad and a slew of injuries were too much for East Mills to overcome in a physical, 70-32 loss to the Cowboys in Eight-player, District 10 football Friday in Malvern. If the Cowboys’ dynamic duo of quarterback Grant Whitehead and running back Michael Hensley – they had...

Glenwood’s Trent Patton fights for a first down in the Ramas’ 28-24 win Friday. Patton scored three touchdowns in the victory.

Glenwood holds off SC East, 28-24

Glenwood’s defense bent a few times but didn’t break when it mattered most Friday night as the Rams held off Sioux City East, 28-24, at the Glenwood Activities Complex. East was denied points on three separate occasions in the second half after the moving the ball inside the Glenwood 10 yard line....

The Fremont-Mills’ defense gang tackles WACO-Wayland running back Louden Huisesnga.

Knights fall in ‘Battle in the Valley’ thriller

Clayton Miller’s scrambling, 12-yard touchdown pass to Colton Leichty with :13 seconds left broke a 20-20 tie and lifted WACO-Wayland to a 26-20 victory over Fremont-Mills in a battle of Eight-player Top 10 teams at the Battle in the Valley in Des Moines Saturday night. Playing under the lights on...

Glenwood girls, boys sweep team titles at home invite

Glenwood girls and boys cross country opened the 2023 season with a sweep of the team titles at their own 49th annual Glenwood Cross Country Invite at Glenwood Lake Park Saturday. With the cool temperatures, the ideal morning conditions for running suited the state-ranked girls and boys Rams squads...