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Glenwood quarterback Ben Carlo fights for a first down in the Rams’ 14-10 loss to Sergeant Bluff-Luton Friday.

Glenwood suffers first loss of season

Sergeant Bluff-Luton came back from a first-half deficit to knock off Glenwood, 14-10, in a hard-fought, defense-dominated, non-district football matchup at the Glenwood Activities Complex Friday night.The setback was the first loss of the season for the Rams, who saw their record slip to 3-1. The...

Glenwood’s Scott Reed slices through the Creston defense in the Rams’ 59-13 win Friday. Reed ran for a school record 327 yards on 18 carries in the victory.

Rams’ Reed smashes record, Panthers in 59-13 victory

A little bit of Scott Reed went a long way in Glenwood’s home opening football game Friday. The senior running back that missed most of last season with a knee injury needed just 18 carries to rush for a school-record 327 yards and touchdowns in the Rams’ dominant 59-13 win over Creston. “I’m...

Glenwood quarterback Ben Carlo is tackled after a short gain in the Rams’ 17-12 win at Harlan Friday. Carlo ran for two touchdowns, including the game-winning score with two minutes to go.

Road warrior Rams off to 2-0 start

Opening its season on the road for the first two weeks of the football season, Glenwood comes into its home opener this week with a 2-0 record following Friday’s 17-12 win at Harlan. The win at Harlan is only the fourth win over the Cyclones in school history with previous wins coming in 1994, 2016...

Quarterback Sawyer Forney completed five passes on the Knights’ final offensive drive, including the game-winning touchdown to Sam Sanchez.

Knights’ hold on in 20-18 district victory

TABOR - Fremont-Mills saved its best for last – its last two possessions of the game, in fact. Hosting former head coach Jeremy Christiansen and his 2-0 Boyer Valley football team, the Knights went six straight possessions without a point before putting together a nine play, 65-yard touchdown drive...

Glenwood’s Grace Berglund ran a 20:20 to top the field and win the girls race at the Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Invitational Saturday.

Glenwood’s Berglund tops girls field at Abraham Lincoln invite

Glenwood’s Grace Berglund captured the individual title at the Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Cross Country Invitational at Iowa Western Community College Saturday. Berglund’s time of 20:20.88 was five seconds better than runner up Contessa Guerrero-Jones of Southeast Polk. Southeast Polk did pick...

Glenwood’s Ben Carlo, shown here last season, threw for three touchdowns in the first half of the Rams’ 32-7 win over Atlantic Friday.

Quick start carries Rams to road win

Ben Carlo wasted little time in his first start at quarterback. The Glenwood Junior connected with Kaden Crouse on a 78-yard touchdown strike on the game’s second play from scrimmage and tossed two more scores before halftime in the Rams 32-7 win Friday. The Rams built a 26-0 lead at the half in...

Glenwood's Kaylee Wray smacks down a kill in the Rams' win over Tri-Center Thursday.

Rams 2-3 at Harlan tourney

Glenwood capped a 2-3 day at the Harlan Volleyball Invitational with a fifth-place finish Saturday. The Rams (5-3) picked up wins over Underwood 21-17, 20-22, 16-14 and Council Bluffs St. Albert 21-15, 21-15 in the fifth-place match. The losses came to St. Albert in pool play, 21-14, 14-21, 16-14,...

Ryan Turner was the lone senior to suit up for Glenwood in it’s 5-1 loss to Bishop Heelan in last Monday’s district semifinals.

Glenwood’s season ends in district semifinals

Bishop Heelan pushed across three runs in the bottom of sixth inning to provide insurance in a tight 5-1 victory over Glenwood in the Class 3A, Substate 1 semifinals last Monday at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City. Class 3A, No. 5 Crusaders (28-10) took advantage of a trio of Glenwood fielding...

Glenwood’s Audrey Albers slides in safely at home in the Rams’ 14-7 win over Denison in the opening round of postseason softball.

Glenwood’s season comes to an end in regional semifinals

Tess Jones allowed just two hits and struck out 11 for Dallas Center Grimes in an 8-0 win over Glenwood in the Class 4A, Region 2 softball semifinals in Grimes Saturday night. The No. 2 ranked Mustangs (32-7) pushed two runs across in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth innings to pull away from...

Glenwood’s Myles Stanton came on in relief of starter Ryan Turner and did not allow a hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings in the Rams’ win over Denison.

Rams go on road for district win at Denison

Glenwood survived a four hour rain delay and Denison’s comeback attempts in a 5-2 victory in in the Class 3A, Substate 1 opening round Thursday in Denison. The Rams built a slim 3-2 lead through 6 1/3 innings behind a strong pitching performance by Ryan Turner – three hits, two earned runs and four...