Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center boys wrestling defeated Wapsie Valley and Dike-New Hartford/Gladbrook-Reinbeck in an NICL triangular at Dike-New Hartford High School on Thursday, Jan. 8. The Falcons topped Wapsie Valley, 62-17, and claimed a 48-24 victory over the Wolverines. Devan Eberhart and Gage Miller went 2-0 in head-to-head matches for A-P/GC; Leo Block, Johnny Moen, Zion Uhlenhopp, Emerick Nolte, Mason Pruisner and Maison Copp also had their … Continue reading A-P/GC boys win two in Dike

The 2025 Class 1A state semifinal between Grundy Center and Iowa City Regina will go down in history. How the story is written from the Nov. 21 game in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls is punctuated in two ways. For Grundy Center, it’s the final mark on a legendary period in Spartan football history, an incredible 50-game winning streak and three consecutive state championships snapped … Continue reading Grundy Center football’s historic run ends in semifinals

Only three teams in Iowa high school football history have won 50 or more consecutive games. Two of those teams meet in a Class 1A semifinal at the UNI-Dome on Friday morning. On a warm August night in Eldora more than three years ago, Grundy Center trailed South Hardin midway through the third quarter. The Spartans scored the next 27 points, loaded up for the … Continue reading Grundy Center, Regina meet in semifinals

For the second time in the last three seasons, Grundy Center volleyball will compete at the state tournament this week at the Xtream Arena in Coralville. That one-year gap between state trips was a motivating factor in the Spartans’ journey this fall, and the five seniors on the roster played their role in making sure Grundy Center came back swinging, punching their ticket to the … Continue reading Spartans ready for state volleyball return

The IHSAA/IGHSAU state cross country meet is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1 at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. The Class 2A meet will run at 10:30 a.m. for the girls on Friday, followed by the 2A boys race at 11:15. Grundy Center’s girls team qualified from last Thursday’s state-qualifying meet in Iowa City on a sixth-runner tiebreaker with Tipton. The … Continue reading State cross country: Vokes returns to defend title, Spartan girls look to make it count

Grundy Center volleyball is one step closer to the state tournament after a 3-0 win over Earlham on Monday, Oct. 27 at Grundy Center High School. The Spartans will head to Roland-Story High School to take on Woodward-Granger in a regional final scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Woodward-Granger (29-10) defeated ACGC in straight sets on Monday to advance to the regional final … Continue reading Grundy Center cruises past Cardinals, on to regional final

Grundy Center quarterback Judd Jirovsky ran in four first-half touchdowns and the Spartans walloped Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 57-0, in a Class 1A first-round postseason game at Spartan Stadium on Friday, Oct. 24. The Spartans have won 48 consecutive games and advance to a second-round matchup at home against Clarion-Goldfield-Dows on Halloween Night. Grundy Center smashed the Cowboys 56-8 in district play on Sept. 26. Jirovsky touched the … Continue reading Grundy Center football opens playoffs with 57-0 victory

Grundy Center needed less than an hour to dispatch Colfax-Mingo in a 3-0 sweep on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Grundy Center High School in a Class 2A Region 4 quarterfinal. The Spartans will take on Earlham in Grundy Center in the regional semifinal scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27. Ryanne Brubaker had a strong start offensively for the Spartans, playing their first game … Continue reading Grundy Center volleyball makes quick work of Tigerhawks to start postseason

Grundy Center defeated Eagle Grove, 49-0, at Spartan Stadium in the Spartans’ regular-season finale. The Spartans take a 47-game winning streak into the postseason, starting at home with Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Oct. 24. It’s also the sixth-consecutive district title for the Spartans, going undefeated in district play in all six seasons. “We had a great week of preparation, and I think the kids had a lot … Continue reading Grundy Center football defeats Eagle Grove, 49-0, in regular-season finale

A huge second-set comeback spurred Grundy Center volleyball to a 3-0 win over Wapsie Valley on Tuesday at Grundy Center High School. The Spartans, ranked 4th in Class 2A, defeated #11 Wapsie Valley, 25-19, 26-24, 28-26, to finish the regular season 32-9. Wapsie Valley led 21-10 at one point in the second set before Grundy Center’s comeback. The Warriors also led 23-22 in set three, … Continue reading Grundy Center volleyball rallies to sweep Wapsie Valley