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State wrestling on as scheduled, football adds a class and playoff teams
BOONE, Iowa – There’s no such thing as a cold winter in Iowa high school athletics.The Iowa High School Athletic Association surely lit up the message boards with a handful of heated announcements last...
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Wrestling: Greene County not satisfied with runner-up HOIC finish despite...
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comJEFFERSON - The state’s top-ranked wrestler found time on the mat in any form he could last week. McKinley Robbins, now a back-to-back Heart of Iowa...
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THE EARLY LEAD: Iowa’s football changes - the good and the bad
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comThis isn’t the answer. While change is mostly good, the latest high school football alterations certainly caused quite a stir.What happened to working...
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Basketball: Veteran-laden P-C girls crack 1A rankings
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comA steady rise has earned its rightful recognition. Paton-Churdan one of the top teams in the Rolling Valley Conference, has now entered the ranks of...
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A MENTORSHIP TURNED COMPETITIVE: Native Iowans, Nick Nurse and Nate...
“There wasn’t much to offer, and he eventually came to work for nothing. Nothing to offer other than a chance. He was making a pretty good living as a teacher and a coach down in Arizona. He gave all...
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Wrestling: The Champs are Here
Rams ride power of six individual titles to prevail at sectionals By Brandon HurleySports Editorsports@beeherald.comA year’s worth of adversity reached an intoxicating crescendo last weekend. A...
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Girls’ Basketball: P-C rocks Martensdale-St. Mary’s, advances to regional semis
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editor sports@beeherald.comThe beauty of a well-executed game plan is often intoxicating. Paton-Churdan embodied the model of preparation in their latest victory, rocketing to a...
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State Wrestling: TITLE RUN, TAKE 2
Top-ranked McKinley Robbins ready for another shot at a championship“He’s going to have some tough kids, you’re at the state tournament. It’s a tug of war.” - Greene County head coach Zach BeekmanBy...
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CHAMPIONSHIP REDEMPTION
Robbins secures area’s first wrestling state title in 27 years, fourth champion in program history I fell short last year and four (state championships) got taken away from me. So I have to go get...
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TREMENDOUS TRIO: First-timers come up short for Greene County wrestling
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comA trio of first-time state qualifiers enjoyed a brief stint at the 2021 wrestling state tournament. Greene County seniors Brady Stauffer and Sawyer...
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Girls' basketball" P-C’s breakout season ends just shy of regional final
A historic senior class couldn’t quite deliver in the clutch despite a double-digit first half lead. The Paton-Churdan basketball team surrendered an eight-point halftime advantage in their regional...
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EARLY LEAD: Robbins’ immunity to pressure has him inching toward all-time status
“I fell short last year and four (state championships) got taken away from me,” Robbins said. “So I have to go get three and get the next best thing.” - Greene County's McKinley Robbins, 2021 state...
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BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Greene County’s Stalder nabs first team, All-HOIC honors,...
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comThe postseason awards have begun to trickle in.Despite tallying just three Heart of Iowa Conference wins this past winter, the Greene County boys...
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THIS IS MARCH: The month the sports world changed and a reflection on the...
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comI didn’t see it coming. Naturally, we’d heard rumblings of a potential outbreak, but my girlfriend and I (she’s become quite the handy co-pilot over...
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BACK-TO-BACK: Hoyle nabs all state honors for second straight year
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comOnly the second female athlete in Paton-Churdan history to tally more than career 1,500 points is an all-state honoree for the second straight...
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Girls’ basketball: Habben named second team, All-HOIC
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editor sports@beeherald.comSteady progress deserves its rightful recognition. Greene County’s highest win total in three years produced its fair share of standouts, none better...
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Girls' Basketball: Rockets duo earns pair of all-RVC honors
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.comA top-tier finish deserves its rightful acknowledgement, and the Paton-Churdan girls’ basketball team received just that. A pair of Rocket mainstays...
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Staff ReportConsistent victories have eluded the Greene County girls’ basketball for awhile. The Rams, owners of just two winning seasons in the past 14 years, hope they’ve found their antidote in...
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The Early Lead: The Big Dance is back in all its glory
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.com@BrandonJHurleyIt hit me all at once Sunday evening. The emotions were almost too much to handle. The wonderful sounds of the College Basketball on CBS...
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Football: Greene County stays in 2A, familiar district as Iowa embraces new...
By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editor sports@beeherald.com@BrandonJHurley Tweaks have been made. Now we wait. For the most part, football in Jefferson next fall will look and feel pretty much the same, except...
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