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Fremont-Mills’ Bella Gute, shown here aganst Sidney in the Corner Conference Tournament semifinals, scored 14 points in the Knights finals loss to Stanton Friday.
After a one-year hiatus, the Stanton girls are once again Corner Conference Tournament Champions. The Viqueens, winners of five of the last six conference crowns, avenged a loss to Fremont-Mills in last year’s finals with a 58-54 over the Knights in Friday’s finals in Griswold. Stanton (11-3...

Glenwood’s Jack Johnson scored six points and dished out a season-high 11 assists in the win over Red Oak.
Glenwood picked up its sixth win in its last seven games with a 69-60 win over Malcom, Neb. in the Nebraska Prep Classic at the D.J. Sokol Arena on the campus of Creighton University Saturday in Omaha. The Rams (13-3 overall, 7-2 in the conference) were led by Ayden Gibson’s 31 points. Carson Frank...

Jackson Embree drives to the basket for two of his game-high 19 points in the Wolverines’ championship game loss to Bedford.
TABOR - Bedford used a 14-4 second quarter run to blow open a tight ball game and held off East Mills over the final two and half quarters to capture the school’s first Corner Conference Boys Basketball Tournament title in its first season in the league Saturday in Tabor. The Wolverines (12-4...

Glenwood’s varsity Esport team defeated Nevada during a match earlier this month.
Forty years ago, it was “Donkey Kong” and “Space Invaders” on game cabinets the size of refrigerators. Today, its “Mario Kart” and “Rocket League” played on PCs and broadcast on ESPN. Competitive video gaming – or Esports as its now called – has come a long way since the coin-operated days of the...

Glenwood’s Mason Koehler, shown here in Thursday’s dual, finished second at the Rollin Dyer Invitational.
Glenwood’s Mason Koehler was a runner-up, and the Rams finished 13th in the team standings at a stacked Rollin Dyer Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Atlantic. The hosts from Atlantic topped the stacked field at the tournament featuring some of the top teams in Iowa and Nebraska. “This...

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

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