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

Ellie Switzer scored a game-high 11 points in Fremont-Mills’ 39-24 victory over East Atchison on Thursday.
Stanton edged East Mills 35-26 in a rugged, Corner Conference girls basketball slugfest Friday in Stanton.Despite their offensive struggles, the Wolverines (3-3 overall, 1-2 in the conference) led 15-13 at the half before the Vikings went on to out-score them 22-11 in the second half.Brooklyn Silva...

East MIlls’ Braden West throws down a dunk in the Wolverines’ win over Woodbine last Monday.
Mason Crouse scored 26 points to become the East Mills boys basketball program’s all-time leading scorer while helping the Wolverines to a 66-61 victory over Stanton Friday. The Wolverines (5-0 overall, 2-0 in the Corner Conference) jumped out to a 22-10 first quarter lead and held off the Vikings...

Briten Maxwell was 3-0 in Glenwood’s sweep at the Harlan triangular last Tuesday.
Glenwood had four boys wrestlers reach the podium and went on to place 10th at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic at the Mid America Center Saturday. The Ram boys took just eight boys wrestlers to the tournament and still came out with a top 10 finish in a field of 42 teams from Iowa, Nebraska,...

Glenwood’s Risto Lappala averaged 16.5 points per game in the Rams’ two victories last week.
Glenwood picked up its second straight road win to open the season with a 70-53 win over Atlantic Friday in boys Hawkeye 10 Conference basketball. The Rams (2-0 overall, 1-0 in the conference) led 32-27 at the half and then opened the third quarter on a 24-12 run to pull away. Risto Lappala led...

Glenwood’s Jenna Hopp looks for a passing angle in the Rams’ win over Atlantic Friday. Hopp scored 27 points in the win.
Neyla Nanfito hit a three pointer with just over a minute to go in the game to give Glenwood its first lead of the second half and the Rams hit four free throws down the stretch to pull out a 48-45 road victory at Atlantic Friday night. The Rams (1-1 overall, 1-0 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference) shot...
Glenwood’s Vinny Mayberry and Trent Patton each won championships and the Rams were fourth overall in the team standings at the Dan Hill Invitational Wrestling Meet in Harlan on Saturday. Winterset was crowned the team champion with two champions of their own and six runner-up finishes. The Huskies...

Fremont-Mills’ forward Taylor Reed slices through the Heartland Christian defense in the Knights’ season-opening 59-57 win last week. Reed scored a career-high 33 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in the win.
J.T. Mahaney, Ike Lemonds and Owen Thornton combined for 61 points in Fremont-Mills’ 84-48 win over Essex in Corner Conference boys basketball Friday in Essex. Mahaney led the way with 24 points and 10 steals. Lemonds added 19 points and Thornton 18. Coming off a 33-point, 18 rebound performance in...

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