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T-Birds trounce Tigers

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW Thunderbird football team headed for Medford on Friday night to face the Tigers in a conference battle.

The Tigers had the ball to start the game, but their first possession didn’t last long. They lined up to punt the ball on 4th and four, but a bad snap landed their punter in the end zone, resulting in a GFW safety.

Another busy week for GFW girls

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW volleyball team had another busy week this week with three matches on their schedule.

Their first contest was on the road at Martin County West on Monday, September 11. It took all five sets, and a lot of work, but the girls earned another victory in this match. 

The Mavericks took the first set with a score of 25-20 and the second set with a score of 25-10.

Lady Cougars compete at Montevideo

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain Lady Cougars headed to Montevideo on Saturday, September 9 to participate in the Montevideo invitational volleyball tournament.

They played four two-set matches throughout the day, winning two and losing two.

Lady Cougars fall to Rabbits, defeat Knights

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain volleyball teams headed to Wabasso on Tuesday, September 12 for a Tomahawk Conference battle against the Rabbits on their home court.

The Cougars were undefeated in regular season play up to this point, but the Rabbits had a plan to put a stop to their streak.

The first set went to Wabasso with a final score of 25-16.

Cougars suffer first loss of the season to Patriots

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain Cougars traveled to Hills on Friday night, September 15 to face the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots on their home field.

The Cougars had the ball to start the game, but a turnover ended their possession early.

GFW Bowlers compete at Hutchinson

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW bowling teams headed for Hutchinson on Saturday, September 16 for their second week of competition. 

The Varsity team faced Sibley East in their first match of the day, earning three wins and two losses, knocking down a total of 849 pins.

Cumulatively, the team had a fill percentage of 68 percent.  

New clothing store provides unique styles and designs in Gibbon

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

If you’ve visited Gibbon’s Main Street in the past month, you likely noticed there’s a new business to check out!

Chelsey Schmidt started her online boutique in August of 2020. At that time, she was a stay-at-home mom who had a passion for clothing and shopping, as well as some experience in sales. It just made sense to her. 

T-Bird Runners do well at NYA

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW Cross Country team headed for Norwood Young America on Tuesday, September 12 to run the course at Baylor Regional Park.

The Lady T-Birds finished the day in second place just behind Sibley East.

Mady Steele was the top GFW finisher, bringing home a ninth-place finish with a time of 20:25 in a field of 134 runners.

Cougars defeat MLA to earn second victory

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 9:53am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain Cougars have two wins under their belts already this season. 

On Friday, September 1, the boys hosted the Blackhawks of Madelia and came away with a 50-16 victory. 

No stats were available for this game.

Lady T-Birds go 2-1 to start the season

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 9:52am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW varsity volleyball team started their season off with three exciting matches.

On Tuesday, August 29, the girls traveled to Sibley East to face the Wolverines. Then, on Tuesday, September 5 they had their first home match against St. Clair. Finally, on Thursday, September 7 the girls went head-to-head with the Mustangs of BLHS on their home court in Hector.

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