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Glewood’s Drew Schroeder, shown here against Council Bluffs St. Albert, had 15 points in the Rams’ win over Shenandoah Friday.

Strong second half lifts Rams past Shenandoah

Glenwood outscored Shenandoah 36-15 after halftime in a 67-45 Hawkeye 10 Conference road victory Friday. The Rams (9-2 overall, 6-1 in the conference) got off to a quick start with a 21-point first quarter before the Mustangs (2-8 overall, 0-5) rallied to secure a 31-30 lead heading into halftime....

Glenwood’s Mason Koehler, shown here against Council Bluffs St. Albert’s Andrew Tamayo, reached the 215-pound finals at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic.

Rams’ Koehler second at CB Wrestling Classic

Glenwood’s Mason Koehler and Drake Buthe picked up medals at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs Friday and Saturday. Koehler reached the finals and placed second at 215 pounds while Buthe was third in the heavyweight division. The Rams placed 24th out...

East MIlls’ Caitlyn Crouse drives against two Fremont-Mills defenders in the Wolverines’ win Friday. Crouse finished with a game-high 16 points.

Wolverines knock off Knights, 40-28

East Mills built a lead that extended to 17 points and then held on late to knock off Fremont-Mills 40-28 in Corner Conference girls basketball Friday in Malvern. The Wolverines led 18-14 at the half but used a 10-3 run to open the second half to take a commanding 28-17 lead. That lead swelled to...

Glenwood’s Benn Christensen (right) placd fourth at 126-pounds at Saturday’s Dan Hill Invitational in Harlan Saturday.

Glenwood grapplers third at Dan Hill invite

Glenwood placed third in the team standings at Saturday’s Dan Hill Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Harlan. Logan Magnolia won the team title with 248 points to Winterset’s runner up score of 222. The Rams tallied 166.5 points for third. Glenwood’s Mason Koehler and Drake Buthe both captured...

Ayden Gibson led Glenwood in scoring with 23 points in its season-opening win over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson.

Glewnood hoopers off to 2-0 start

The Glenwood boys basketball team capped a 2-0 week with a 67-47 victory at Atlantic Friday in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys basketball. The Rams (2-0 overall, 1-0 in the conference) led 29-17 at the half and then outscored the Trojans 20-9 in the third quarter to pull away. Ayden Gibson led a...

Co-Captain Alli Koontz, Glenwood

The Opinion-Tribune’s All-Area Volleyball Teams

First Team OH Charley Hernandez, Sr., Glenwood - Led the way Hawkeye 10 champion Rams with 411 kills and 327 digs. S Alli Koontz, Sr., Glenwood - Dished up 810 set assists this season to go with 233 digs. M Evelyn Stoakes, Sr., East Mills - Led the team in kills (373) and blocks (82). OH Loycee...

Offensive Captain Cole Staudt, Glenwood

The Opinion-Tribune’s All-Area Football Team

Offense QB Caleb Urban, Sr., East Mills - Threw for 2,091 yards and 21 TDs while adding six rushing TDs RB Jonathan Ekpai, Jr., Fremont-Mills - Rushed for team-high 863 yards and 11 TDs. RB Pauley Simonetti, Sr., Glenwood - Compiled 453 total yards and four TDs as a runner and receiver. WR Jack...

The Glenwood volleyball team poses with its state quarterfinals trophy at the Xtream Arena in Coralville. The Rams close their season with a record of 36-7.

Rams’ season ends in state quarterfinals

The Glenwood volleyball season came to an end Monday night in the Class 4A state quarterfinals at the Xtream Arena in Coralville. The No. 6 seeded Rams struggled to get into a rhythm offensively and the No. 3 seeded and defending state champion North Polk had no such trouble in a 25-11, 25-13, 25-...

Glenwood volleyball state bound after win over ADM

With her team up 2-1 in sets and trailing 17-14 in set four, Glenwood coach Paula Carman called a timeout. No, she didn’t gather her team for a quick huddle on the sideline. She took them out into the hallway. Whatever Carman said, it worked. The Rams rattled off three straight points to tie it up...

Glenwood’s Cole Staudt, shown here earlier this season, threw a touchdown pass and ran for two touchdowns in the Rams’ 29-26 loss to Norwalk in Friday’s season finale.

Glenwood falls on road in season finale

Glenwood battled back from down 14-0 early to take the lead in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold on as District 6 champion Norwalk scored a late touchdown in a 29-26 victory in the regular season finale for both teams Friday in Norwalk. The loss is the Rams’ third this season by a single score...