September 2019

A walking school bus: GC Elementary students join Safe Routes to School program

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

A new program in Grundy Center is aiming to improve the health and safety of local youngsters, as it promotes walking to school while also teaching kids how to be safe as a pedestrian.
 
The program, called Safe Routes to School (SRTS), is a nationwide initiative that partners with schools to create a “walking school bus.” The “walking school bus” has a route that picks students up as close to home as possible, and then takes them to school.
 

Drake Relays tentative qualifiers

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

The qualifying deadline for high school athletes vying for a spot at the Drake Relays was Thursday, April 18 at 11:59 p.m. High school events run at Drake Stadium from April 25-27.
 
Here is a schedule of the tentative qualifiers from the following schools – Aplington-Parkersburg, BCLUW, Dike-New Hartford, Gladbrook-Reinbeck. AGWSR and Grundy Center do not have tentative Drake Relays qualifiers in this list.
 
All times and marks are taken from those reported to quikstatsiowa.com as of 12 p.m. on Friday, April 19.
 
Thursday, April 25
 

Freshmen contributing immediately for Spartan boys golf

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

GRUNDY CENTER – Matthew Sternhagen wouldn't expect Ashton Martens to say it himself.
 
But Sternhagen, one of the Spartans' senior leaders for this spring's boys golf team, knows how much Martens has already contributed in one week of competition.
 
Martens added a second medal in as many tries on Saturday morning with the low round of 41 to set the pace for a convincing Grundy Center team victory at the Spartans' home tournament at Town & Country.
 

BCLUW prom 2019 (photo slideshow)

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

BCLUW students and their dates were dressed to the nines on Saturday night and gathered at the high school for the style show before heading off to Nevada and Ames for prom. 
 
To purchase prints of these photos, click here. 
 

 
 
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D-NH girls win twice at big Hudson meet (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

HUDSON – Dike-New Hartford led a group of four area teams competing at a massive Hudson girls track and field meet on Monday.
 
The Wolverine girls scored 52 points to place fifth out of 19 teams at the meet. AGWSR placed 10th with 39 points, BCLUW 13th with 30 points and Gladbrook-Reinbeck 18th with six points.
 

D-NH girls tennis beats A-P

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

APLINGTON – The Dike-New Hartford girls tennis team swept doubles competition as part of a 6-3 win over Aplington-Parkersburg at the Aplington Recreation Complex last Tuesday.
 
Sydney Latwesen, Audrey Rickert and Alli Fobian won singles matches for D-NH and the doubles teams of Emily Church/Sydney Hoffman, Latwesen/Rickert and Victoria Fernandez/Fobian also claimed victory.
 
D-NH 6, A-P 3
At Aplington
Tuesday, April 9
 
Singles

GC Ambulance Department receives $10,000 grant

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

During the Grundy County Community Foundation Awards Ceremony earlier this month, the Grundy Center Ambulance Dept. was awarded $10,000, which will be used to help purchase a power load system for the department’s second ambulance.
 
The new power load system uses a hydraulic lift to lift patients into the ambulance, and has been shown to reduce back injuries by 80 percent.
 
GC Ambulance Chief Dwight Gliem says with calls continuing to rise, the new power load system will be a huge help to the department.
 

GC/G-R boys dominate C-M, stumble against Decorah (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys soccer showed the patience to get it right last Tuesday night.
 
Multiple offensive opportunities eventually turned into goals for GC/G-R, and Collins-Maxwell couldn't mount much of a response in a 5-0 GC/G-R win in Reinbeck.
 
GC/G-R's three-game win streak came to an end in a 3-1 defeat to Decorah, but head coach Jon Dinsdale continues to see improvement from his team.
 

BCLUW's Garber signs with ISU

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

CONRAD –BCLUW senior Jack Garber is making his dreams come true.
 
Garber signed a National Letter of Intent to run track at Iowa State University here Thursday.
 
The Garbers are die-hard Cyclone fans, and getting the opportunity to wear a cardinal-and-gold uniform brings a smile to his face.
 
“It has always been my top choice. It is hard to say I even thought about this as an option because it was so far out there. It is definitely a dream come true. This means a lot being a Cyclone growing up and always following their athletics,” Garber said.

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