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Thursday's regional volleyball: Scrappy Spartans back in regional final (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 2:13pm

MARSHALLTOWN – Lori Willis needed the Grundy Center volleyball team to breathe.

The Spartan head coach asked for a timeout in the first set of a 2A regional semifinal match with Woodward-Granger on Thursday after the Hawks ran off five straight points for a 7-5 lead.

"We were wound tight," Willis said. "They were getting us out of system and I called a timeout just to breath, relax and unwind."

The breather worked wonders, as Grundy Center rebounded to finish the first set on a 20-5 streak, putting the Spartans on their way to a straight-set victory against Woodward-Granger at the Roundhouse in Marshalltown on Thursday, Oct. 31.

The sixth-ranked Grundy Center squad triumphed 25-12, 25-12, 25-22, advancing to the 2A Region 4 championship on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Saydel High School against 11th-ranked Underwood with a 7 p.m. first serve. Grundy Center is 31-8 overall, while Underwood is 30-5.

PHOTOS: Grundy Center vs. Woodward-Granger

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G-R volleyball attacks Cougars in victory (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 11:33am

REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team launched an effective attack against AGWSR, powering the Rebels to a straight-set victory at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School on Monday, Oct. 28 in a Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinal.

The Rebels won 25-16, 25-17, 25-21. G-R's record improves to 26-8 entering a regional semifinal at Webster City against Bishop Garrigan (19-11) on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.

"We had a really great four days of practice since the Meskwaki game," G-R head coach Paula Kelley said. "We really worked on our defense picking up our offense and that really showed tonight."

Saari Kuehl posted 19 kills for the Rebels on 35 attacks. Ava Wyatt had 13 kills. Mahayla Olson led the Rebels with 12 digs, Alyssa Morgan had 11 digs. Emma McClintock distributed 41 assists and had her hands up for three Rebel blocks.

PHOTOS: Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. AGWSR volleyball

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G-R football glides by Royals

Published by admin on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 11:08am

COLO-NESCO – Gladbrook-Reinbeck football took care of business in its regular-season finale, 46-14 winners at Colo-NESCO last Friday, Oct. 25.

The Rebels (7-2) had already clinched the district title and begin first-round postseason play against Easton Valley (8-1) at 7 p.m. in Gladbrook.

Keagan Giesking rushed 18 times for 149 yards and two touchdowns and Cullen Eiffler added two completions for touchdowns to Eli Thede and Aiden Wyatt in the second quarter. Eli Thede carried the ball seven times for 88 yards and two more scores on the ground.

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Football playoff pairings for area teams

Published by admin on Sat, 10/26/2019 - 9:17am

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released playoff brackets for the football teams in the state early Saturday morning.

Of the teams from the Grundy Register coverage area, Dike-New Hartford, Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Grundy Center will compete in the 2019 playoffs.

Full brackets at iahsaa.org

All first-round games kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 1 unless otherwise noted.

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G-R shuts out AGWSR for district title repeat

Published by admin on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 10:59pm

GLADBROOK – Defense isn't something to be taken for granted in the 8-man game.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck head coach John Olson knows what it can take to hold an opposing 8-man team to even 14 or 21 points.

The Rebels coaching staff has made defense a priority in practice, and it showed on the field in G-R's 40-0 shutout of AGWSR to repeat as 8-Man District 5 champions.

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Week 8 football capsules

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:50pm

8-Player District 5

AGWSR (6-1, 5-0) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-2, 5-0)

Kickoff: 7 p.m.

Last week: AGWSR blew out Baxter, 64-18. G-R handled Twin Cedars, 62-0.

Previous meetings: G-R won last year's meeting, 44-19, en route to the district title.

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G-R football quick to find end zone

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:44pm

BUSSEY – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team only needed seven offensive plays to rack up the first 40 points of a 62-0 blowout of Twin Cedars in last Friday's 8-Player, District 5 contest.

Keagan Giesking scored touchdowns the first three times he touched the football for the Rebels (5-2, 5-0), scoring on touchdown runs of 48, 43 and 27 yards. G-R's longest drive of the first quarter was a 3-play scoring drive that included two penalties against the Rebels, but Eli Thede cashed in from nine yards out.

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Oct. 12 volleyball: G-R's Kuehl hits 1,000 kills

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:15pm

CONRAD – Saari Kuehl's 1,000th career kill was one of several highlights for Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball at a BCLUW tournament in Conrad on Saturday, Oct. 12.

The Rebels, ranked 11th in Class 1A, scored a straight-set victory against 1A No. 14 BCLUW in the semifinals of the tournament by 25-22, 25-17 scores. G-R advanced to the championship match against 3A No. 6 New Hampton, but the Chickasaws came away with the 25-20, 25-14 victory for the tournament title.

Kuehl, a junior, entered Saturday's action with 294 kills this season, an average of 4.14 per set.

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IGHSAU releases postseason volleyball pairings

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:05pm

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released postseason volleyball pairings last week for all five classes.

The full brackets are available on the IGHSAU website. Below is a list of the opening-round matchups for the regions featuring area teams.

Class 3A Region 4

Regional quarterfinals Oct. 23; semifinals Oct. 29; final Nov. 4.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL at Dike-New Hartford

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura at Forest City

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GC/G-R boys 2nd at D-NH Invite

Published by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 3:24pm

DIKE – Kenny Day finished third overall to lead Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys cross country to a second-place finish at the Wolverine Invitational at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

GC/G-R finished at 110 points, second to Denver's 61 team total. Day's final time was 17 minutes, 10 seconds, his first time finishing a race for GC/G-R since Sept. 16 at South Tama.