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McKenna Koehler, shown here at the plate, threw a complete-game in the circle for Glenwood in Saturday’s 5-3 win over Ridge View.

Rams 1-1 at Denison tournament

The Glenwood softball team split a pair of games at the Denison Softball Invitational Saturday. The Rams (11-8) won their opener 5-3 over Ridge View before dropping a 12-2 decision to Class 2A, No. 8 ranked Logan-Magnolia in the capper. McKenna Koehler threw a complete-game for the Rams in game one...

Rams split doubleheader with state-rated Clarinda

Glenwood split a pair of games with Class 2A, No. 3 ranked Clarinda Thursday in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball. The Rams (7-4) picked up a 3-1 game on victory before falling 6-5 in the nightcap. “We’re fairly evenly matched teams,” said Glenwood coach Kurt Schultz. “They went to state last year and...

Glenwood’s Sara Kolle, shown here earlier this season, smacked her first career home run to help the Rams to a 3-2 win over Clarinda Thursday.

Glenwood caps 4-0 week with win over Clarinda

Sara Kolle’s two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth lifted Glenwood to a 3-2 victory over Clarinda in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball Thursday. The Rams (8-4) trailed 2-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth when McKenna Koehler doubled to send Kolle to the plate for the game-winner. “Clarinda...

Fremont-Mills’ Macy Mitchell charges off third base in the Knights’ win over East MIlls last Monday.

East Mills drops two at Riverside

East Mills struggled to find its rhythm at the plate in a pair of losses on Saturday at the Riverside Invitational Softball Tournament. The Wolverines (3-9) dropped a 15-3 decision to the host Bulldogs and then were shutout 12-0 by Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in the capper. East Mills recorded...

East Mills’ Jack Gordon took the loss on the hill in the Wolverines’ 13-2 setback against Fremont-MIlls last week.

Wolverines take two from Griswold in Corner Conference baseball sweep

East Mills smacked a combined 16 hits in 12-8 and 12-1 victories over Griswold in Corner Conference baseball Friday in Malvern. The Wolverines (3-5) scored 10 first inning runs and held off a late rally from Griswold in the game one win and got a strong pitching performance from Zach Thornburg in...

Glenwood’s Jade Nanfito was a unanimous All-Hawkeye 10 Conference player after scoring 23 goals and leading the conference with 13 assists.

Rams place seven on Hawk-10 all-conference soccer first teams

The Glenwood girls and boys soccer teams occupied seven spots on the All-Hawkeye 10 Conference teams released last week. The Glenwood girls’ Nora Dougherty and Grace Nightser were unanimous selections and Molly Williams also earned first team honors on the girls’ squad. Caden Johnson, Jade Nanfito...

Glenwood pitcher Kayden Anderson fires a pitch in Glenwod’s 10-6 win over Denison in game one of last week’s double-header. Anderson would notch the win on the hill.

Panthers deal Rams first loss of season

Creston plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand Glenwood its first loss of the season in a 10-9 setback in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball Thursday. The Rams (5-1) matched the Panthers nine hits but couldn’t recover four errors that lead to five unearned runs for Creston. “We hit...

Glenwood’s Coryl Matheny snags a throw down at second base as Denison’s Cambri Brodersen slides safely in with a stolen base in the Monarch’s 2-1 win over the Rams.

Glenwood splits at Perry

For the Glenwood softball team, it was a tale of two games at the Paul and Mary Ann Graves Classic at Perry High School Saturday. In game one, the Rams (4-4) belted four home runs – three in the fifth inning alone – and knocked off the host Bluejays 8-7. In game two, the Rams bats fell silent to...

The Fremont-Mills golf team will be making its second straight trip to the state golf tournament next week.

Fremont-Mills returning to state golf meet

A year after punching the school’s first trip to the state golf, Fremont-Mills is on its way back. Led by Jake Malcom’s fifth place finish, the Knights shot a team round of 355 to place second to district champion Akron-Westfield by two strokes at the Class 1A Boys District Golf Meet at Majestic...

Fremont-Mills’ McKenna Woods helped the Knights to a state bid in the shuttle hurdle relay.

Knights, Wolverines punch tickets to state track meet

The East Mills and Fremont-Mills track and field teams didn’t factor in the team title race at the Class 1A state qualifying meet in Tabor Thursday, but each will be sending athletes to this week’s Iowa State Track and Field Meet. The Iowa State Track and Field Meet kicks off in Des Moines Thursday...