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Jason Colpitts had a pair of hits in Glenwood’s two games at the “Battle of the Bluffs.”
Glenwood’s offense struggled in a pair of shutout losses in the Battle of Bluffs Baseball Tournament Saturday. The Rams (7-8 overall, 5-6 in the conference) dropped a 4-0 decision to A-D-M and Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10-0 in Glenwood. “We didn’t hit the ball too well, especially the second game,” said...

Glenwood’s Allison Koontz picked up the win in the circle and went 4-for-4 at the plate in the Rams’ 8-1 win over Greene County Saturday in Denison.
The Glenwood softball team split a pair of games at the Denison Softball Invitational Saturday. The Rams (11-7 overall, 6-4 in the conference) lost 6-4 to Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the opener but came back to defeat Greene County 8-1 in the capper. Glenwood scored a run in each of the first four...

Glenwood’s McKenna Wilkes readies on defense in the Rams’ 12-6 win over Council Bluffs Lewis Central last Monday in game one of a Hawkeye 10 Conference double-header.
Clarinda’s bats came alive in the fourth inning, plating three runs in that inning and four more in the fifth to pull away from Glenwood in an 8-3 victory in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball Thursday in Glenwood. The Rams (8-4 overall, 3-1 in the conference) led 1-0 after three innings before the...

Glenwood’s Jason Colpitts threw six strong innings, allowing one hit and one earned run, but did no factor in the decision in the Rams’ 5-4 win over Sioux City West.
Glenwood dug itself a 4-0 hole it could never get out of in a 5-1 loss to Clarinda in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball at A.C. Nuckolls Field in Glenwood Thursday. The Rams (5-5 overall, 3-4 in the conference) had just one extra-base hit among their seven base knocks and could muster just one run off...

Amanda Morgan was one of six Knights to record at least two hits in Fremont-Mills’ 21-1 win over West Harrison.
Fremont-Mills tallied season-highs in hits and runs in a 21-1 rout of West Harrison in a road out-of-conference softball tilt Thursday in Mondamin. The Knights (6-5 overall, 3-1 in the conference) had six different players record at least two hits in their 14-hit attack. Lily Crom led the way with...

The Glenwood boys tennis team that placed eighth at state. From left: Tyler Harger, Ben Batten, Will Getter, Liam Hays, Brody Taylor, Kayden Anderson and Coach Grant Stivers.
The Glenwood boys tennis team placed eighth at the Class 1A Iowa State Tennis Tournament held at Iowa City’s Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center last Wednesday. The Rams dropped their quarterfinal match 5-2 to eventual champion Cedar Rapids Xavier to finish eighth. The Saints would go on to defeat...

Faith Weber singled in the Rams' 4-3 loss to Perry on Saturday.
Glenwood had a rough day offensively in a pair of losses at the Perry Invitational Softball Tournament Saturday. The Rams (5-3 overall, 2-1 in the conference) dropped its opener 2-0 to Van Meter and then fell 4-3 to the host Bluejays in their tournament capper. Glenwood notched just two hits in...

Ryan Turner scattered three hits and two earned runs in five innings of relief in Glenwood’s 9-3 loss to Creston Friday.
Creston scored four runs in the top of the first and built a 7-0 lead after five innings in a 9-3 victory over Glenwood in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball at A.C. Nuckolls Field in Glenwood. The Panthers roughed up starter Jason Colpitts for four hits and four earned runs in the first and the Rams (...

Fremont-Mills' Hannah Wilson qualified for state in four events at last week’s state qualifier at Southwest Valley.
The Fremont-Mills girls held off Council Bluffs St. Albert in the final event of the night to claim the team title at the Class 1A, District 9 state qualifying meet at Southwest Valley High School Thursday in Corning. The Knights’ claimed just one gold medal – Teagan Ewalt in the 400-meters – but...

Glenwood’s Anthony Driscoll-Lee qualified for state in the long jump and the 110-meter high hurdles.
The Glenwood girls and boys track teams combined to qualify in 19 events for the state meet at Thursday’s Class 3A, District 3 State Qualifying meet in a rainy Carroll. With chilly winds and a steady rain falling for most of the meet, the Glenwood girls won the district title with 137.5 points and...

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