September 2019

Spartans clinch sixth straight West crown

    ACKLEY — Three Grundy Center hitters finished with nine or more kills, lifting the Spartans to a three-game sweep over AGWSR, clinching their sixth straight North Iowa Cedar League West Division title.
    The Spartans (26-9 overall) also finish undefeated in the NICL West for the sixth straight year. AGWSR wraps up its regular season with a 5-23 overall record, 1-6 in the NICL West. The Cougars hosted Valley Lutheran in a first-round regional matchup Tuesday. Grundy Center had a first-round bye and will play either West Marshall or Colfax-Mingo next Tuesday (Oct. 28).

Rebels claim Victory Bell with victory over Spartans

GLADBROOK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck engineered a decisive 49-3 win over Grundy Center Friday night, evening the score at 43-43-9 in a local rivalry 95 years in the making. With the win the Rebels maintain sole possession of the top spot in District A-4, and retain their claim to the coveted Victory Bell for another year. The win over the Spartans was the seventh in a row for G-R, and brings their average margin of victory in this season’s wins to 38 points.

Crew leads local runners at NICL cross country meet

    REINBECK — Dike-New Hartford junior John Crew ran to third place, leading area finishers at the North Iowa Cedar League Cross Country meet Saturday at Oakleaf Golf Course in Reinbeck.
    The D-NH girls placed third in the team race while the boys were fifth, while Grundy Center’s girls placed 10th. The Spartan boys ran with only four individuals and did not score as a team.

Wolverines claim NICL East title with sweep of Union

DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford volleyball team earned their 28th straight league win and their fourth straight conference title with their 25-15, 25-19, 25-12 win over Union last Tuesday night.
Briana Weber led the Wolverines with 12 kills, eight digs, two blocks, and 10-of-10 serves with two aces against Union. Lizzy Blough scored eight kills and put 14-of-15 serves in play.

Rebels close out regular season with pair of wins

REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team ended the regular season on a high note, scoring a pair wins in straight sets over East Marshall and North Tama on their home court last week. The Rebels (16-18 overall, 4-3 NICL-West) were scheduled open postseason play against GMG at Garwin on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:00 p.m. The winner of Tuesday’s match will play the winner of the Meskwaki-Don Bosco match at Garwin on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Stockdale, Cougars dominate North Tama

    TRAER — Levi Stockdale rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns Friday as AGWSR wrapped up its Class A, District 4 season with a 53-7 victory at North Tama.
    The Cougars (7-1 overall, 5-1 in District 4) wrap up their regular season at home against West Fork Friday.
    Stockdale scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns as the Cougars built a 20-0 lead after the first 12 minutes. They led 34-0 at halftime and were up 40-0 before North Tama scored its only touchdown of the night.
For more of this story, see the Oct. 23 Grundy Register.

Johnson, Wheat help Wolverines clinch second place in District 4

    SUMNER — Trent Johnson ran for 284 yards and a pair of long touchdowns as Dike-New Hartford clinched second place in Class 1A, District 4 with a 28-14 victory over Sumner-Fredericksburg Friday.
    The Wolverines (6-2 overall, 4-1 in the district) will qualify for the Class 1A playoffs for the fifth straight year and will most-likely host a first-round game.

Lippert, Boomsma earn All-Conference honors at NCC meet

HUMBOLDT – The Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR runners closed out the regular season with the North Central Conference meet at Humboldt last Tuesday night, where girls’ team ran to a fourth place team finish and the boys went fifth among eight NCC teams.
According to Coach Jamie Maxwell, the Cadet girls went into the meet expecting a top five finish, and edged out Webster City by eight points to take fourth.

School Board votes to close Upper Elementary

The Grundy Center School Board Wednesday, voted to close the district's upper elementary building following a heated debate. The 3-2 vote saw directors Brent Ascher, Chad Mackie and Ron Saak voting in favor of the measure and directors Bob Johanns and Kelly Mathews voting against. Read much more about the decision in the Oct. 30 Grundy Register.

Darlene M. Carson

Darlene M. Carson, 79, of Grundy Center died Sunday, Oct. 12, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of cancer. Services were held at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, with burial in Union Cemetery, Union. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Bend Humane Society. Condolences can be left at www.LockeFuneralHome.com.
 

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