Grundy Center boys golf qualified for the Class 2A state tournament with a runner-up finish at South Hills Golf Course in Waterloo on Monday. The Spartans were second as a team with a 323 team score. Waterloo Columbus won the team title with a 319 and East Marshall was the other team qualifier in third at 328 strokes. Judd Jirovsky led the Spartans with medalist … Continue reading Monday report: GC boys back at state golf, GCGR girls soccer moving on

Grundy Center boys tennis coach Sage Klar said the Spartans nearly reeled in the big fish on Saturday afternoon in Waterloo. Waterloo Columbus got off the hook with superior doubles play, edging Grundy Center 5-3 in a substate semifinal at Byrnes Park Tennis Center. The Sailors advanced to Wednesday’s substate final with Decorah. Grundy Center’s season ends at 12-4. Columbus defeated Grundy Center 9-0 in … Continue reading Sailors slip past GC tennis in substate

The Grundy Center boys are taking aim at bigger goals than what they accomplished on a windy Thursday in Grundy Center. The Spartan boys won the team title at a Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Spartan Stadium, and qualified a total of 13 entries in 12 events for next week’s state meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Several of the boys relays were ranked … Continue reading Spartan boys track loading up the bus for state

Grundy Center girls track and field qualified in nine events for next week’s state meet in Des Moines based on their performances at Thursday’s Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Spartan Stadium in Grundy Center. Maddy Hendershot and Grace Storjohann each qualified as part of four events, including individual district championships in the 400-meter and 800-meter running events, respectively. Hendershot broke the 60-second barrier for the … Continue reading Grundy Center girls run to district title

The Grundy Center boys golf team won a 2A sectional meet at River Bend Golf Course in Story City on Wednesday to advance to the district tournament on Monday. (Photo from Twitter) STORY CITY — Grundy Center boys golf won a Class 2A sectional meet at River Bend Golf Course on Wednesday. The Spartans shot a 296 team score, advancing to a district tournament at … Continue reading Spartan boys win sectional golf title

Grundy Center’s Carson Laube and Elias Cakerice finished fourth in the district doubles bracket at a Class 1A meet in Decorah on Wednesday. The duo started the day seeded second and won their opener with Independence’s Mikey Bailey and Mason Ronnebaum, 6-2, 6-2; and advanced to the semifinals with a win over Jonah Carney and Noah Harbaugh of Aplington-Parkersburg, 6-0, 6-1. In the semifinals, Laube … Continue reading GC boys tennis duo takes 4th at districts

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released postseason boys soccer brackets for all four classes on Tuesday, May 13. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck will compete in Class 2A Substate 3, starting with a home game against Ballard on Tuesday, May 20. The winner will play at second-seeded Knoxville on Tuesday, May 27 in a substate semifinal, and the substate final is scheduled for Thursday, May 29. Perry, … Continue reading Boys soccer postseason assignments released

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released postseason girls soccer pairings for Class 1A last week. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck will start their journey at home in a Class 1A Region 7 opener with Williamsburg on Monday, May 19 at 7 p.m. in Reinbeck. The winner will travel to top-seeded and seventh-ranked Gilbert on Wednesday, May 21. Regional semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, May 28 and … Continue reading Girls soccer postseason assignments released