Grundy Center High School seniors Ethan Hogle (left) and Hillary Samo were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during the high school’s annual Homecoming pep rally. The public pep rally and Friday’s parade led into Friday’s Homecoming football game against Iowa Valley, a 58-6 Spartan victory. Read about Friday’s game and see more from Homecoming Week inside today’s Grundy Register. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)

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German students return to Grundy Center

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    GRUNDY CENTER — For the second straight year, Grundy Center is playing host to a group of students from the Krummhorn region of Germany.
   High School language arts teacher Betsy Kuecker, who is helping to oversee this year’s visit, said she has been impressed with the students in her early interactions with them.
   “A lot of them speak English better than I expected them to,” she said. “The kids are intermixing right out of the gate.”

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Dike-New Hartford Homecoming Candidates

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Candidates for Dike-New Hartford’s Homecoming King and Queen court include, front row (left to right): Lexi Schmitz, Sadie Eden, Erica Fernandez, Carrie Grassley, Ashley Dumler, Frida Marcussen and Gabe Eiklenborg. Back row (l-r): Cody Snider, Byron Fritch, Carson Parker and Ben Cuvelier. The D-NH Homecoming King will be crowned Friday during a pep rally that begins at 2 p.m., with the queen crowned at approximately 6:15 p.m., before the football game against Sumner-Fredericksburg. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)

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Spartans tame the Tigers in 55-8 Homecoming win

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GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center Spartan football team capped off Homecoming week activities with a decisive 55-8 win over Iowa Valley at Spartan Stadium Friday night. The Spartans accumulated 419 yards of total offense in the win while holding the Tigers to 172 yards.

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Cougars move to 6-0 with win over Southeast Webster

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ACKLEY — AGWSR celebrated Homecoming Friday with its sixth straight victory, 41-6 over Southeast Webster, Grand.
The Cougars (6-0 overall, 3-0 in Class A, District 2) jumped ahead 21-0 after one quarter and were ahead 35-0 at halftime. Southeast Webster drops to 1-4 overall, 1-3 in the district.

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Dike-New Hartford volleyball wins Tiger Invitational

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CEDAR FALLS – The Dike-New Hartford volleyball team breezed through the Cedar Falls Tiger Invitational on Saturday, winning all sets, all matches, and the tournament title.
The Wolverines opened pool play with a 21-5, 21-4 win over Waterloo East. Briana Weber led the team in kills with 10, and Lizzy Blough and Brooke Morgan had six apiece. Rachel Koop provided 17 assists, and Blough and Taylor Hedges scored three ace serves each.
D-NH then downed Cedar Rapids Washington 21-12, 21-17. Weber pounded out 14 kills and Koop put up 22 assists to help the Wolverine cause.