September 2019

Grundy Register, June 5, 2014

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Grundy Center, D-NH girls take state titles

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For the first time ever, a pair of Grundy County high school athletic teams stood in victory together.  Tuesday the both the Grundy Center girls' golf team took the championship in Class 1A while Dike-New Hartford took the crown in 2A at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown.

The Spartans bested the Class 1A field by 33 shots to win their state-record 13th title while the Wolverines won by an even larger 53-shot margin for their first-ever state crown.

GCHS seniors reflect on 13 years of joy, trial, tribulation

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    GRUNDY CENTER — Thirteen years is a long time. There are times of joy, and times of trial and tribulation. Sunday the Grundy Center High School Class of 2014 celebrated those times together one final time.
    They talked of the good times … and touched on the bad. Mostly, though, they simply took one final time together.
    “We have had the time to laugh together, cry together, and no matter how hard things get, we were always going to be here for each other,” student speaker Jessica Ackerson said.

Dicks tells story of Poppies, Memorial Day traditions

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    GRUNDY CENTER -- The Rev. Phil Dicks of the Grundy Center United Methodist Church, presented a moving story of his grandfather, poppies and the tradition of Memorial Day in his hometown of Albia.
    “I grew up listening to the Story,” he said of the words he heard about the brave men and women who left their hometowns to protect our American way of life during World War I. “As a young child, I enjoyed being around those who told the Story ... because in so many ways, their story was my Story. One of my heroes was my grandfather.”

Morgan sets personal best, takes second in 2A high jump

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DES MOINES — Dike-New Hartford junior Brooke Morgan’s wide smile could be seen from one side of Drake Stadium to the other Friday as she prepared for one final attempt to clear the high jump bar at 5-foot-6 at the State Track and Field Meet.
Even as Morgan barely clipped the bar with her heel and was eliminated one spot from the championship, she knew she had accomplished something special.
“This was actually the height I wanted to get,” she said of clearing 5-foot-5 for the first time in competition. “I thought that was going to give me a chance (to win).

Stumberg closes out strong career at state

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DES MOINES – Grundy Center’s Hannah Stumberg wrapped up her high school track career with a fourth consecutive appearance at the state meet. Stumberg qualified in three events and ran in the 4 x 800-meter relay on Thursday and the 800-meter run on Saturday.
The 4 x 800 team of Piper Johanns, Kayla Mathews, Katie Lindeman, and Stumberg placed fifth in Class 1A on Thursday with a time of 10:02.66.
On Saturday Stumberg went 11th in 800-meter run with a time of 2:27.08, leaving everything on the track in the last race of her career.    

Heitland strikes gold at state track meet

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DES MOINES — AGWSR’s Austin Heitland entered last week’s state track and field meet with great expectations and left with even greater memories. The senior placed in three events, including a championship in the 400-meter dash, while also running a leg of a placing relay.
“It feels really good to come out here and place in four events and be a champion in one,” he said after running his final event Saturday. “I wanted to place in all four, and I wanted to win the 400.”

Stoakes makes G-R history

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DES MOINES – Unlike most of the spring track season, it was perfect weather for the Iowa High School Track and Field meet at Drake Stadium May 22-24. But for more reasons than just the weather, Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ track coach Andy McQuillen couldn’t say enough about the great experience this year’s Rebel team had at the state meet.
“We had a great weekend at Drake Stadium,” Coach McQuillen said. “From Eric Stoakes capturing the state title in the 400-meter low hurdles to the 4 x 800 team getting fifth place from the slow heat, it was an awesome weekend for G-R track.”

Spartans return to State Golf Meet

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OSKALOOSA – Grundy Center boys' golf coach Dennis Dirks has said all season that he felt his team had the potential to do something special this year. Thursday the Spartans took a major step toward doing just that, besting a talent-laden field to earn the district championship at Oskaloosa.
Dirks credited the Spartans' championship to preparation, noting that the team had played the previously-unfamiliar Oskaloosa Golf Course several times since learning it would be the site for districts.
“We've had the 22nd of May circled on the calendar for three months,” Dirks said.

Mary A. Benson

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Mary Anna Benson, 90, of Reinbeck, passed away May 22, 2014, at her son’s home, rural Reinbeck . A Mass of Christian Burial was held May 28 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church rural Reinbeck.  Burial followed at the Elmwood Cemetery in Dike.  A visitation was on May 27 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church. Memorials may be directed to the family. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

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