September 2019

Spartans earn district win over Wapsie Valley

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GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center football team moved to 2-0 in district play with a 32-14 win over Wapsie Valley Friday night. Bryce Flater led a strong Spartan running game with 275 yards of rushing and three touchdowns.
Flater’s first scoring run came on the second play of the game when he went 67 yards for a touchdown less than a minute in. Wapsie Valley blocked the PAT attempt and the Spartans took a 6-0 early lead. Just a couple of minutes later Flater went the distance again, this time for a 69-yard scoring run.

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Wapsie Valley snaps D-NH conference winning streak

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DIKE — Wapsie Valley snapped Dike-New Hartford’s 34-match North Iowa Cedar League East Division winning streak last Tuesday with a marathon five-set victory over the Wolverines at Fairbank.
D-NH rebounded Saturday, winning the extremely-competitive Cedar Falls Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Nine of the tournament’s 16 teams entered Saturday play ranked in the top 15 of their respective class.
Wapsie Valley 3,
Dike-New Hartford 2

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Wolverines stay perfect with 35-7 win over Hudson

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DIKE – Dike-New Hartford dominated early in their home game against Hudson Friday night, scoring three first quarter touchdowns while holding the line on defense to take an 18-0 lead after the first 12 minutes of play. The Pirate offense also threatened to score early, but was turned back by the Wolverine defense on four different opportunities from the two-yard line.

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GC-GR girls fourth, boys fifth at Spartan Invite

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GRUNDY CENTER – The GC/GR girls ran to a fourth place team finish and the boys went fifth at the 17th running of the Spartan Invitational at Town & Country Golf Course Thursday. Denver won the girls’ team title and East Marshall claimed the boys’ title.
Mellina Wrage and Lily Ehlers both earned top 10 finishes for the Spartan girls, going ninth and 10th individually. Cora Saak medaled with her 18th place finish, and Tiana Saak went 26th. Jori Steenhoek completed the Spartan girls’ team score with a 44th place showing.

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Oct. 8, 2015

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Ferne Marion Wiarda

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Ferne Marion Wiarda, 89, of Grundy Center passed away September 24, 2015, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center while under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A funeral service was held September 28 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center with Pastor Phil Dicks officiating. Visitation was held on September 27 at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Burial followed the funeral service at the Rosehill Cemetery in Grundy Center.