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Matherns, Rebels make it rain

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REINBECK — One of the best 3-point shooting teams in Class 1A showed off this past Monday night. Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball set a season high with 13 3-pointers in a 73-40 rout of BCLUW in a Class 1A District 10 quarterfinal played at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School on Monday, ...

Comets climb beyond GMG’s reach

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CONRAD — BCLUW girls basketball sharpened up after a challenge from a determined GMG team on Thursday, Feb. 13, and the Comets eventually bounded away for a 57-31 victory in a Class 1A Region 8 opener at BCLUW High School. BCLUW improved to 15-7 overall and was set to welcome another ...

Wolverines dunk Comets on Senior Night

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GARWIN – Last Friday (Feb. 7), on an evening dedicated to celebrating senior winter athletes, the Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) boys basketball team notched a solid, home court win 60-52 over BCLUW – a triumph that included a crowd-energizing dunk by Wolverine junior Jonas ...

Mitchell makes her way to state

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Sun Courier note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Brooklyn Mitchell as a GMG student who wrestled with South Tama. Mitchell is an STC student this season. The Sun Courier regrets the error. A correction will print in the Friday, Feb. 14 edition of the Sun ...

Eilers propels Rebels to new heights in 8-Man

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REINBECK – Drew Eilers got just one year of playing primarily quarterback on offense, and he helped carry Gladbrook-Reinbeck to heights unseen in 8-Man football. In November, the Rebels reached the state championship game for the first time in their eight seasons in the 8-Man class, and ...

Rebel girls knock off undefeated Denver in ranked clash

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REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball upended previously-undefeated Denver, 49-45, in a meeting of two top-10 ranked teams at G-R High School last Friday, Jan. 24. The Rebels, ranked ninth in Class 1A as of this past Monday, improved to 13-2 overall; 2A No. 7 Denver dropped to ...

Grundy Center denies Rebels in division clash

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REINBECK — The Grundy Center Spartans continued an undefeated start to the season, holding off Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 57-52, in a clash of two top-10 teams at G-R High School last Friday, Jan. 17. Grundy Center, ranked sixth in Class 2A as of this past Monday (Jan. 20), improved to 12-0 ...

Kupka’s career-high night leads GMG past BCLUW

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CONRAD — Rider Kupka scored a career-high 29 points as the GMG boys’ basketball team beat BCLUW 63-48 in last Tuesday’s (Jan. 14) Iowa Star Conference contest. Grady Dieleman added 12 of his 17 points in the second half for the Wolverines (4-8, 2-4), who outscored BCLUW 42-28 after the ...