Slideshow: Extreme Challenge 236 at Wild Rose Casino
Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson hosted Extreme Challenge 236 Saturday, Sept. 30. J-S graduate Graham Smith defeated Deontre Butts by TKO 2:25 into the first round as one of nine fights throughout the...
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Week 7 football preview: High-scoring Gilbert awaits reeling Ram squad
Points could come in bunches Friday Week 7 Breakdown Who: Greene Co. (1-5, 1-3) vs. Gilbert (1-5, 1-3)When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in GilbertLast Meeting: Gilbert won, 35-18 in 2016Keys to the game: Greene...
View ArticleSlideshow: 2017 HOIC Cross Country meet
The 2017 Heart of Iowa Conference cross country meet was held Monday, Oct. 9 in Jewell. The Greene County girls placed sixth while the boys finished eighth. Enjoy some images from a blustery, chilly...
View ArticleSlideshow: Greene Co. football vs. Gilbert (Week 7)
The Greene County Rams lost to Gilbert, 37-31 Friday, Oct. 6 on the road. The Rams dropped to 1-6 overall and 1-4 in district two play. Enjoy a few images from sports editor, Brandon Hurley.Section:...
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Week 8 Preview: No Blue, It’s True
Greene Co. eyes fourth straight Cowbell victory “I know championship teams prepare a little different for rivalries. It’s what you play the game for.” Greene County head coach Mitch Moore Week 8...
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Volleyball: Overpowering height
Roland-Story’s length, vicious kills top GC in regional quarterfinal“I think they took a big step this year. We need to work on our vertical. Unless they decide to grow six inches in the offseason, we...
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The Early Lead: Pride produces heroes
Youth football coach deployed for Puerto Rico hurricane relief “He is another one of those guys in our program that epitomizes what we want kids and coaches to be like, It’s putting people above...
View ArticleSlideshow: 3A region 2 volleyball quarterfinal - Greene Co. vs. Roland-Story
The Greene County volleyball team traveled to Story City Wednesday, Oct. 19 to take on Roland-Story in a 3A region 2 quarterfinal. The Rams lost in straight sets, 3-0, ending their season. Here is a...
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Week 9 football preview: A different kind of test
Rams host red-hot Ballard in season finale“Al Christian, he’s a special individual and a huge mentor of mine and has been since I was in high school. He runs as a good of a ship as anyone in the state....
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The Early Lead: McAtee and the Babe
Long-time Jefferson resident served as fill-in bat boy for the Great Bambino By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.com@BrandonJHurley-----Whew, what an incredily, adrenaline-deying World...
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STATE XC PREVIEW: ‘The kind of hills in your nightmares’
Hall’s double duty pays off, punches ticket to state “That last hill was awful. The last two miles was hilly, huge hills. The kind of hills you have in your nightmares. I said if someone was trying to...
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The Early Lead: Attempting to clear up the new football classes
Could the Rams be in 2A next year? By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.com@BrandonJHurley---Not only will the 2018 winter bring us completely new and revamped football districts, but we are...
View ArticleRelentless effort: Hurricane relief and football intersect
Grab your head phones or turn the volume up... Jefferson's Shawn Scheuermann recounts what he's seen in hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico, complete with pictures. While he's been deployed with the Iowa Air...
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STILL THE STATE’S BEST: Jefferson High holds Iowa’s longest unbeaten shutout...
65 years later, the Ramblers remarkable season is quite the marvel“(Coach Linduska) always told us, if the other team doesn’t have the ball, they can’t score. Linduska would draw up plays that were...
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The Early Lead: Concussions
‘Getting your bell rung’ isn’t so cool anymore“It’s really changed,” Greene County activities director Mitch Moore said about concussion management. “As an athlete then, you tried to hide the headache....
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Greene Co. football: Three Rams tabbed with all-district honors
Berns, Hinote and Hayes lead the wayAn season full of highs and lows was capped off by one final peak this week as the Greene County football team snagged a pair of all-district honors. Senior...
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PROTECTING THE BRAIN: Improved concussion protocols provides safer competition
Greene County and 21st Century Rehab leading the way in safety on the gridiron“We need to educate the public that playing football isn’t a bad thing. Yes, you’re at a higher risk, but with the...
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The Early Lead: 'State in 88'
An ode to three Division I players and two Hall-of-Famers“It’s really neat. In a town like Jefferson’s size, that’s very rare to have three Division I players on a team. That in itself speaks volume....
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TOTALLY ‘WAUGH’SOME' : How Jefferson-Scranton cemented itself in school lore...
Depth and talent led the record-breaking Jeffettes to their first state tourney“It was fun, you were nervous because it was state, but it was a neat and powerful experience. I remember walking through...
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Girls' Basketball: Two and go, go
Greene Co. shakes off sluggish start, pulls off program-defining rivalry win“I’ll tell you, it’s amazing. I will not sleep tonight. I’m so happy for the girls. They’ve bought into what we are trying to...
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