September 2019

Spartan relay teams find success at home meet

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GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center boys’ relay teams enjoyed a successful run at their own Spartan Invite last Thursday night, winning two relays and finishing second in three others. The Spartan 4 x 200-meter relay team of Jordan Graham, Bryce Flater, Bryce Moats, and Jordan Clapp, and the 4 x 800 team of Finn Cleveland, Espen Cleveland, Gideon Danbauchi, and Dylan Hendricks both took first, while the 4 x 100, distance medley, and shuttle hurdle teams finished in the runner-up spot. Grundy Center’s 4 x 400 team went fourth, and a second 4 x 100 group placed sixth.

APGC soccer gets first season win over South Tama

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 APLINGTON – The Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center girls’ soccer team picked up their first win, a 6-0 shutout of South Tama, in a busy first week of play. Earlier in the week APGC fell to rival Clear Lake 0-1 on the road, and lost a heartbreaking double overtime game to Hudson in a best of five shootout.
APGC 6, South Tama 0

Meinders takes title at Pirate Relays

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HUDSON — AGWSR junior Clay Meinders picked up right where he left off last season in the shot put, capturing the Cougars’ only event title at the Pirate Relays in Hudson.
Meinders, who placed second in the shot at the Class 1A state track meet a year ago, threw more than six feet farther than anyone else at the meet, winning with a throw of 51 feet, 11 1/2 inches. Michael Young was sixth in the event for the Cougars.

 

For more of this story see the April 17 Grundy Register.

D-NH boys’ track shows strength on the road

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WAVERLY – The Dike-New Hartford boys’ track team traveled to Waverly on Friday where they came away with a fourth place team finish among a field of eight teams while earning eight top three finishes in the events. Carson Parker claimed first place in the high jump with a jump of 6-3, and Ben Cuvelier took the title in the 110-meter hurdle event with a time of 15.01. Three Wolverine relay teams, the 4 x 400, 4 x 800, and shuttle hurdle crossed the finish first. John Crew was runner-up in the long jump with a jump of 20-1 ¼.

Lippert sets AGWSR 3,000-meter mark at South Hardin Invitational

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ELDORA – Despite a growing gap between herself and the rest of the pack, AGWSR freshman Bethany Lippert battled within, pushing hard the entire 3,000-meter race at the South Hardin United Suppliers Invitational Friday night. The result was not only a win, but new school record with a time of 11:40.05.
“We expect her to keep bringing that down even more as the season progresses,” AGWSR coach Laurie Gann said.

Joseph F. Hemrich

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Joseph Francis Hemrich, 90, of Grundy Center died April 18, 2014, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice in Grundy Center. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held April 24 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, rural Reinbeck. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center.

Connie C. Carpenter

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Connie C. Carpenter, 50, of Waterloo, died of cancer Friday, April 11, 2014 in Grundy Center. Arrangements by Locke Funeral Home (319) 233-6138. Online condolences may be posted at www.LockeFuneralHome.com

Bonnie Lou Shoemaker

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Bonnie Lou Shoemaker, 83 years old, was born November 28, 1930,  and died April 11, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. 

Alan Lutterman

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