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Glenwood quarterback Cole Staudt ran for the game=winning touchdown in the win over Dallas Center-Grimes.
Cole Staudt’s touchdown scamper with just over four minutes to go in the game capped a comeback win for Glenwood in a 20-17 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes in Class 4A, District 8 football Friday in Grimes. The Rams (2-5) trailed 17-13 heading into the final frame before rallying. “We debated...

Glenwood’s Olivia Hanover notched six kills in the win over Kuemper Catholic last week
Glenwood handed Kuemper Catholic its first Hawkeye 10 Conference loss of the season in a battle of ranked teams in Carroll last Tuesday. The Class 4A, No. 7 ranked Rams (25-5 overall, 5-1 in the conference) dropped the first set 25-23 before bouncing back to win the final three 25-20, 25-18, 25-21...

East Mills quarterback Caleb Urban runs away from a pair of Griswold defenders in the Wolverines’ 58-56 win Friday. Urban ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more in the win.
East Mills survived a late Griswold comeback in a wild 58-56 shootout victory in Eight-player, District 10 football on homecoming in Griswold Friday. The two teams combined for 114 points and over 800 yards of offense in a three plus hours game the Wolverines led by 18 points with just six minutes...

Glenwood’s Cole Staudt threw a touchdown pass and ran for another in the loss to Harlan.
Harlan quarterback Gabe Arkfeld tossed five touchdown passes as the Cyclones handed Glenwood its third straight loss to open the season in a 38-22 victory Friday at the Glenwood Athletic Complex. The Cyclones (2-1) led 21-7 at the half and turned that margin into a 35-14 lead after three quarters...

Glenwood’s Charley Hernandez sneaks a kill past a pair of Red Oak blockers in a Hawkeye 10 Conference sweep Thursday. Hernandez had eight kills in the match.
Glenwood overcame a sluggish start to rally for a 25-20, 25-10, 25-11 win over Red Oak in a Hawkeye 10 Conference volleyball sweep in Glenwood Thursday. The Class No. 6 ranked Rams (15-2) trailed 12-9 in the first set before warming up to win going away in the dominant victory “We kind of been...

Fremont-MIlls’ J.W. Linkenhoker ran for 173 yards and scored three touchdowns in the Knights’ 60-22 win over Stanton/Essex Friday .
J.W. Linkenhoker ran for 173 yards and the Fremont-Mills defense pitched a second half shutout in a 60-22 victory over Stanton/Essex on homecoming in Essex Friday. The Knights (2-1) controlled the block with a heavy dose of its run game – 276 yards on 42 carries – while limiting the Vikings to 156...

Glenwood's Allison Koontz is The Opinion-Tribune's 2023-2024 Athlete of the Year.
In the ecosystem of sports, the softball pitcher and the volleyball setter share unique yet similar properties. Both have the ball in their hands a lot. Both set the tempo and pace of play. Both combine athletic instinct and headiness in equal measure. Both are the generals in their respective...

Glenwood's Kayden Anderson is The Opinion-Tribune's 2023-2024 Athlete of the Year.
Dave Clark took over the Glenwood baseball program this past season. But it wasn’t his first time coaching the Rams’ Kayden Anderson. He first coached Anderson and many of his teammates as 10-year-olds. Even back then Clark could see the burgeoning athlete in Anderson. Sure, he was bigger, stronger...

Malynn Johnson smacked two hits and drove in Glenwood’s lone run in the 2-1 setback to Atlantic.
Zoey Kirchhoff belted a two-run home run to lead Atlantic to a 2-1 victory over Glenwood in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball last Wednesday in Atlantic. The Rams (19-8 overall, 12-7 in the conference) struggled to sustain rallies, finishing with five hits – just one for extra-bases – against Trojan...

East Mills’ Ryan Sayers scattered three hits and struck out six in a complete game win over Griswold in postseason baseball Saturday.
East Mills notched its third win of the season over Griswold with an 8-1 win in the Class 1A, Substate 8 opening round Saturday at Tri-Center High School in Neola. Wolverine pitcher Ryan Sayers tossed a 82-pitch gem on the mound in the win. The junior scattered three hits and one earned run while...

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