Tigers fall to Boone 10-1
Lopatto lone Grinnell spark with win at No. 2 singles Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com The Grinnell Tigers boys tennis team fell to the Boone Toreadors 10-1 in Grinnell on Thursday, April 16. The...
View ArticleDrake Relays here we come!
BGM, Grinnell and Montezuma send athletes to 2015 meet Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Poweshiek County will definitely be represented at the 2015 Drake Relays as several have qualified in the...
View ArticleBGM places third at Ruth Ahrens; HLV fourth
Warrior’s 400-meter hurdle relay team places first Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Two second place finishes helped push the BGM boys track and field team to a third place team finish at the Ruth...
View ArticleMontezuma board OKs new softball diamond lights
B&W Athletic Boosters pitching in $10,000 on new lighting project J.O. PARKER joparker@registermedia.com New lights at the Montezuma Softball Complex will soon become a reality. Montezuma Blue...
View ArticlePoweshiek County Alliance awards more than $100,000 in grants
Presents checks to 34 area organizations Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com A number of Poweshiek County groups and organizations can breath a little easier this week after receiving grants from the...
View ArticleMontezuma, Grinnell FFA programs earn top honors at state
Montezuma captures three state tiles, Grinnell picks up fourth place finish J.O. PARKER joparker@registermedia.com The Montezuma and Grinnell FFA programs were honored with many top awards at the 87th...
View ArticleBears on top at Eddy Relays
Schafbuch, Kriegel lead BGM to team title with 177 points Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com The BGM Bears girls track and field team saw Lexi Schafbuch take a first place in the 400-meter high...
View ArticleMontezuma’s Lyons double winner at Bear Trax Classic
Takes first in 100, 200 as Braves place 3rd; BGM’s Boelen wins 3,200 Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com The wind played a major role at the 2015 Boys Bear Trax Classic at BGM High School on Tuesday,...
View ArticleBears battle competition, weather for team title
BGM girls capture Bear Classic Relay with 162 points Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com The BGM Bears girl’s track and field team battled Mother Nature to win the Bear Classic Relays held at Brooklyn...
View ArticleMonte’s Maschmann 6th at Drake
Montezuma runner medals with 12.67 Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Area high school athletes took on the rest of the state at the Drake Relays on Friday, April 25 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines....
View ArticleSoil judging has deep roots for the Meyer family
Tyler Meyer, 16, follows in the footsteps of his dad, Jason, as state soils champ J.O. PARKER joparker@registermedia.com Soil judging is a family affair for the Meyer clan of rural Montezuma. Jason,...
View ArticleFarm safety event teaches Montezuma students how to be prepared
Montezuma FFA students host event with county extension and Farm Bureau J.O. Parker joparker@registermedia.com It was a full day of learning about farm safety issues for Montezuma students in fourth...
View ArticleTiger girls continue winning ways
Dominate both Norwalk, South Tama Staff Reports powcr@registermedia.com The Grinnell Tiger girls tennis team scored its second shutout of the week blanking Norwalk Thursday 11-0, ending a two-week...
View ArticleBGM girls score 132 for second at PCM classic
BGM takes first in three events; Montezuma nabs title in two Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com The BGM Bears girl’s track and field team scored a second place finish at the Class B 2015 PCM Girls...
View ArticleMontezuma students paint and clean up the town during Pride Day
More than 300 students and community members take pride in the community J.O. Parker joparker@registermedia.com The first of what organizers hope to be a long-standing Montezuma tradition and community...
View ArticleArea third graders to receive bike helmets
GRMC, Bikes to You to distribute more than 540 helmets in May Staff Reports powcr@registermedia.com GRMC, the GRMC medical staff, area businesses, and individuals will work together to prevent...
View ArticleAllen leads Grinnell at Tiger Relays
Wins in 400-meter dash; BGM 4×200 and distance medley teams capture titles Dann Hayes dhayes@registermedia.com Grinnell’s Sam Allen captured first place in the 400-meter dash and ran the first leg for...
View ArticleRoorda ties for medalist honors against English Valleys, HLV
Montezuma’s Sidney Roorda came on to tie for medalist honors as the Braves’ boys golf team fell to a tough English Valley, but defeated HLV at the Montezuma Country Club on Thursday, April 30. Roorda...
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