High School

Tigers nip Rams in tennis

Red Oak won the first four singles matches then clinched the 5-4 dual victory over Glenwood with Ana Torres and Emma Wingert’s No. 2 doubles victory Thursday in Red Oak.The Tigers’ Torres, Anna Butz, Caitlin Britten and Wingert gave the Tigers the momentum with their singles wins.“One of the...

Stanton-Essex opens season with comeback win

Stanton-Essex rallied from a 10-0 first quarter deficit in a 34-23 win over Seymour Friday in Stanton.The season-opening win was the Vikings’ first since opening the 2022 season with a win over Martensdale St. Marys.“Seymour is a bunch of warriors,” said Stanton coach Jeff Grebin. “We knew that...

Griswold wins first football opener in 14 years

It was a long time coming, but the Griswold football team is 1-0.The Tigers used a smothering defensive effort and huge momentum shifting interception return for a touchdown by Callen Keiser to get by East Mills 20-6 in a “zero week” opener for both teams in Griswold Friday.“You always want to...

WOLVERINES FALL PRACTICE

Rams blank Timberwolves in dual

Joel StevensThe Red Oak ExpressThe Glenwood volleyball team picked up its first dual win of the season with a 9-0 nonconference victory over Southwest Valley last Tuesday.The Rams’ Ady Thiesen, Payton Stewart, Sophie Stroud, Kendyl Pontefract, Kati Bomer and Kalynn Stortenbecker all notched singles...

Tigers fall on road in tennis opener

The Red Oak High School girls’ tennis team traveled to Audubon for its season opening match last Monday.Audubon swept the singles matches and took two of three doubles matches to pick up the 8-1 win.“The scores may have favored Audubon in several matches, but they do not tell the whole story,” said...

Wolverines First Fall Camp Practice

The Red Oak Express All-Area Softball Team

Griswold-CAM places six on All-Corner first teams

Griswold-CAM placed a total of six players on the All-Corner Conference softball and baseball first teams released last week.The Tigers’ Brayden Lockwood and Kolby Klindt were named on the baseball first team while Courtney Follman, Ailey Wahlert, Keeley Kinney and Brystol Wyman earned first team,...

Three Tigers earn honorable mention on All-Hawkeye 10 teams

Red Oak’s Josie Sampson, Carson Roeder and Cale Hall earned honorable mention nods on the All-Hawkeye 10 Conference softball and baseball teams released last week.Sampson was the lone Tiger named to the all-conference softball team while Roeder and Hall represented Red Oak on the all-conference...