Kickbush returns to lead undefeated Rebels

    REINBECK — All-conference guard Cameron Kickbush returned to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball lineup last week as the undefeated and third-ranked Rebels swept a busy week.
The Rebels (9-0 overall, 7-0 in the NICL West) downed Grundy Center and East Marshall in NICL West contests Tuesday and Friday before edging Dike-New Hartford 67-64 at the North Iowa Cedar League Challenge in Waverly Saturday.
Kickbush, a first-team all-conference pick last year, missed the pre-holiday portion of G-R’s schedule while recovering from a football injury. He made an impact immediately upon his return to the lineup Tuesday against Grundy Center, scoring the Rebels’ first five points and finishing with 20 in his first basketball action since last year’s substate final. On the week he averaged 19 while adding a fifth scoring threat to a G-R team that was already one of the area’s most balanced.
The Rebels hosted South Hardin Tuesday and play at Hudson Friday.

For more of this story, see the Jan. 15 Grundy Register.