September 2019

Spartans down West Marshall, split at Cedar Falls tournament

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center extended its conference winning streak last Tuesday before going 2-2 at the Cedar Falls Tournament Saturday, with both losses coming to highly-ranked teams.
    The Spartans (17-5 overall, 4-0 in the North Iowa Cedar League West Division and ranked No. 8 this week in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Class 2A rankings) downed West Marshall 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 in a well-played match Tuesday.

Cougars spoil BCLUW homecoming

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CONRAD — AGWSR did not attempt a single pass Friday night against BCLUW, yet racked up more than 400 yards on the ground and spoiled homecoming for the Comets with a dominant 51-6 win in Conrad.
    “Just keep pounding. If you don’t have to throw, why throw?” AGWSR coach Skip Eckhardt asked after the game. “The guys did a good job blocking and running, and that’s what we’re about: getting out here and running the ball.”

IF-A/AGWSR runners compete at Humboldt

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HUMBOLDT – The Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR cross country teams competed against a number of familiar faces at the Humboldt Invitational last Monday night, in what would be their only competition of the week.    
Leading the Cadet girls were Bethany and Jessica Lippert, both earning individual medals with finishes of ninth and 40th place respectively in a field of 127 runners. Taylor Dougan, Patience Kauzlarich, and Desiree Folsom rounded out the girls’ team score, finishing 68th, 71st, and 74th.  

GC harriers hosts annual Spartan Invite

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GRUNDY CENTER – Perfect weather made for perfect running conditions at the annual Spartan Invitational held last Thursday night. Grundy Center hosted runners from 14 different schools in their annual home meet held on the grounds of the Town and Country Golf Course.
Grundy Center coach Andy McQuillen was impressed with the performance of the Spartan runners at their only home meet of the season.

Huge first half lifts Rebels to homecoming victory

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GLADBROOK — Cam Kickbush threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns Friday, leading Gladbrook-Reinbeck to a 56-0 Homecoming victory over North Butler in their final non-district game of the season.
The Rebels (4-1) raced to a 50-0 halftime lead as Logan Flamme caught a long touchdown and ran for another while Eric Stoakes ran for a pair of scores. The Rebels led 29-0 after one quarter.

Strong second half lifts Wolverines past Hudson

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    HUDSON —  Dike-New Hartford scored on the second play of the game and pulled away in the second half Friday in a 46-12 victory at Hudson.
    The Wolverines (4-1 overall, 2-0 in Class 1A, District 4) rolled up 492 yards of offense while holding the Pirates to 93 yards, more than half of which came in the final quarter.

Luna leads Wolverines with 10th- place finishes at N-P, Independence

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    DIKE — Haylee Luna scored a pair of 10th-place finishes last week as the Dike-New Hartford cross country teams competed in meets at Nashua-Plainfield and Independence.
    The Wolverine girls were fourth in Nashua and sixth in Independence while the boys did not have enough runners for a team score in either meet.
    Luna finished om 17 minutes, 3 seconds at NP, which was run at the Nashua Town and Country Club, while finishing in 16:57 at Independence in a meet run at the Mental Health Institute.

Wolverines snag another title at Tiger Invite

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CEDAR FALLS – The Dike-New Hartford volleyball claimed the tournament title at the competitive Cedar Falls Invitational on Saturday, winning all matches and dropping just one set on the day.
The Wolverines rolled through pool play, defeating Waterloo East 21-10, 21-11, Janesville 21-6, 21-10, and Cedar Rapids Prairie 21-15, 21-10 to move advance to the championship bracket.

AGWSR splits matches with Butler County teams

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ACKLEY – The Cougar volleyball closed out the week with a come from behind five set match win on their home court over North Butler Thursday. After dropping the first two sets to 18-25, 18-25, the Cougars rallied to take the final three 25-22, 26-24, 15-10.
“We started the night tentative,” AGWSR coach Betsy Harms said. “When things weren’t going our way, we closed into our shell. North Butler put together some runs on us. I told the girls before game three, to remember to find the balance of focus and fun.”

Kenneth Kosnar

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Kenneth “Hobo” Lester Kosnar of Beaman passed away September 20, 2014, at his home. Memorial services for Hobo were held September 25 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com.

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