September 2019

Spartans, Wolverines return to state volleyball tournament

The Grundy Center and Dike-New Hartford High School volleyball teams earned return trips to the state volleyball tournament Wednesday with three-game sweeps in Regional finals.

Board votes to close Upper Elementary

    GRUNDY CENTER —    In a decision that seemed inevitable with the Grundy Center Community School District budget situation, the School District’s Board of Directors last Wednesday voted to shutter the District’s Upper Elementary building, saying that it cannot afford to keep the building open.
    The vote was 3-2 in favor of the closure, with Board members Brent Ascher, Chad Mackie and Ron Saak in favor and Bob Johanns and Kelly Mathews against.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes returns to GCHS

    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center High School health teacher Stephanie Hasken found something missing when she came to the school two years ago. It was a group that she had been involved in since high school and that she never lost the passion for.
    And it did not take her long to find students with the same fire and passion. Now the second-year teacher has helped fill that gap, bringing a Fellowship of Christian Athletes group back to the school after a long absence.

Plans taking shape for possible new County Annex building

    GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy County Board of Supervisors Monday began to debate possibilities for a new county annex building.

Wolverine girls return to state meet

PELLA — One year ago the Dike-New Hartford cross country program failed to qualify at least one team for the state meet for the first time in five years. It did not take the Wolverines nearly as long to start a new streak.

Lippert, Boomsma qualify for State Cross Country

MANCHESTER – Bethany Lippert and Landon Boomsma rose to the occasion at the Class 3A State Qualifying Cross Country Meet in Manchester Thursday. Both placed among the top 10 individuals to earn a spot at the state meet to be held at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Saturday, Nov. 1.
After a strong sophomore season, Lippert came into the meet with a personal best time of 15.53. On Thursday she shaved 29 seconds off her best time to set a new personal best mark of 15:24 and finish ninth in a competitive field of highly ranked runners.

 

Flater reaches milestone as Spartans win finale

TRAER — Bryce Flater rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns and Brock Rohler threw for a season-high 148 yards as Grundy Center went on a winner Friday, 39-6 over North Tama.
    The Spartans, winners of two of their last four games, finish 2-7 overall and 2-4 in Class A, District 4. They controlled the game from opening kickoff to final horn, not allowing North Tama to score until the game’s final minute.
    Spartan coach Brent Thoren said he was extremely pleased to see how well his team played.
 

For more of this story see the Oct. 30 Grundy Register.

Rebels serve 16 aces, dominate regional opener

GARWIN — Hayley Weber finished with eight kills and three service aces last Tuesday as Gladbrook-Reinbeck opened Class 1A, Region 6 postseason play with a 25-7, 25-15, 25-10 sweep over GMG.
The Rebels (17-18) advanced to the quarterfinal round of regionals, where they faced Don Bosco Tuesday in Garwin. GMG finishes with a 4-15 record.
The Rebels never trailed in any of the three games while improving to 4-4 in road matches this season.

Rebels claim second straight district title

FAIRBANK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck claimed their second straight district title with a 49-6 win over Wapsie Valley Friday night. The Rebels were strong on both sides of the ball, accumulating 510 yards of total offense and while holding the Warriors to just 115.
“Our kids played with a ton of effort and it was a lot of fun to coach them,” Gladbrook-Reinbeck head coach John Olson said. “We had some big plays and we looked very sharp. Our kids were definitely motivated to win a back-to-back district title.”
 

For more of this story see the Oct. 30 Grundy Register

Cougar netters advance to second round

ACKLEY – The AGWSR volleyball team breezed through the first round of the Class 1A Region 4 postseason bracket with a win in straight sets over Valley Lutheran last Tuesday, 25-4, 25-9, 25-12. AGWSR coach Betsy Harms attributed the win to a balanced offensive attack and solid serving by the Cougars.
“We had a well-rounded night,” Harms said. “We had all seven hitters with 3+ kills. Our servers were on queue with 13 aces.”
 

For more of this story see the Oct. 30 Grundy Register.

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