September 2019

Alliance updates area land owners, farmers on pursuit to stop RICL

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

DIKE — The movement to stop a controversial power corridor appears to be gaining momentum. That was the message shared by Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance president Carolyn Sheridan last week during a community meeting in Dike.
At a meeting that drew approximately 75 people, Sheridan said recent decisions in both Iowa and Illinois support her group’s cause, though there is still work that must be done to stop the proposed Rock Island Clean Line (RICL) which would run from near Sanborn in northwest Iowa to near Morris, Ill.

Cougars crown five champions, take team title at Wags Invite

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

ACKLEY — Five AGWSR wrestlers took championships while two others reached the finals, lifting the Cougars to the team championship at their own Wags Invitational Saturday.
Miguel Reyes (132 pounds), Brandon Johnson (160), Cruz Vera (182), Caleb Meiners (195) and Clay Meinders (220) won their weight classes while Levi Stockdale (170) and Michael Young (285) placed second. In addition, Josh June was third at 152 pounds while Lucas Schumacher placed fourth at 138.

Newly crowned No. 1 Rebels crush South Hardin, Hudson

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

    REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored a pair of key North Iowa Cedar League West Division victories last week while grabbing a historic school honor.

Cougar grapplers top GR-NT-GC

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

 ACKLEY — AGWSR won eight of the nine contested matches on its way to a convincing 49-21 victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck/North Tama/Grundy Center Thursday in a rare single dual.
The Cougars (12-5 overall in duals, 3-4 in the North Iowa Cedar League) picked up falls from Miguel Reyes, Josh June, Levi Stockdale, Cruz Vera, Clay Meinders and Michael Young while giving up just one takedown all night. Other Cougar winners were Ian Heetland and Caleb Meinders.

 

For more of this story see the Jan. 22 Grundy Register.

AGWSR girls fall short at East Marshall

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

LE GRAND – The AGWSR girls were unable to repeat an earlier season win over East Marshall, falling to the Mustangs 51-45 at Le Grand on Friday.
The Cougars got off to a strong start, leading 17-8 by the end of the first quarter, but East Marshall rallied back to claim the final three quarters and take the game by a six point margin.
“We struggled with turnovers,” Cougar coach Laurie Gann said. “We had 23 total. This allowed East Marshall to get back in the game after starting with a strong first quarter. We have to do a better job taking care of the ball.”

 

Wolverines go 4-1 in dual action

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

STARMONT – The Dike-New Hartford wrestling team continued their successful ways this past week, going 4-1 in dual competition.

Spartans roll past Comets

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

CONRAD – The Grundy Center boys earned an NICL West win over BCLUW for the second time this season Friday night, this time by a 31 point margin, 68-37. Head coach Rollie Ackerman was pleased with the level of play by the Spartans throughout the contest.   
“Our rebounding and intensity was very good for the whole game,” Ackerman said. “(I’m) very happy with how the team has improved on both ends of the floor and how they are performing right now as a team.”  

 

For more of this story see the Jan. 22 Grundy Register.

AGWSR boys win at East Marshall

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

LE GRAND – AGWSR picked up a conference win on the road Friday in a decisive 66-40 win over East Marshall.
The Cougars owe the big win to a huge 30-point first quarter that put them up by 20 early on. With a 47-22 halftime lead, AGWSR maintained the margin in the second half to take the win by 26.
“We got off to a great start in this game,” AGWSR coach Russ Banzhaf said. “Offensively, (it was) probably our best first quarter of the year. We hit seven 3’s in the first quarter.”

 

For more of this story see the Jan. 22 Grundy Register.

Spartan girls top BCLUW, fall to Pocahontas Area

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

AMES – Grundy Center knocked off BCLUW for the second time this season Friday night to pick their sixth conference win, 45-22. On Saturday the Spartans had the unique opportunity to face off against Class 3A No. 2 Pocahontas Area in Ames, falling to the highly-ranked Indians 73-35.   
The Spartans (9-5 overall, 6-3 NICL-West) were to host Hudson on Tuesday, Jan. 20 and play South Hardin at Eldora on Friday, Jan. 23.
 

For more of this story see the Jan. 22 Grundy Register.

D-NH girls extend NICL East lead

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:39am

    DIKE — The Dike-New Hartford girls’ took control of the North Iowa Cedar League East Division title race Friday with a hard-fought victory Friday over Union Community.
    The Wolverines (11-2 overall, 9-0 in the East) downed the Knights 42-30 after leading by just one at halftime. They also downed Columbus Catholic 59-19 last week.
    “We talked about getting a two-game lead on Union a couple of games into the second half of the season,” Wolverine coach Bruce Dall said after Friday’s game. “We felt like we had to take care of business tonight to win outright.”

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