It was a night of volleyball for Montezuma junior high and high school. Fresh-Soph, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Bravettes got the job done on Thursday against BGM, each coming away with wins. JV won in 2. Varsity won in 3. In their third game, BGM looked like they could attempt a comeback, but the Bravettes didn’t let up their momentum and the final score was 25-15. Junior, Dylan Holland was one to watch. She has continuously been improving. Being the tallest of the Bravettes

The high school girls cross country team won their third meet in a row on Thursday at Honey Creek Golf Course down in Moravia. The Bravettes had their top 5 runners place in the top 10 even! Junior, Elise Boulton won the meet in a time of 22:48. Freshmen, MJ Johnannes and Mia Boulton finished 3rd and 6th. Junior, Carmen Klos was 9th and sophomore, Haley VanDerHart was 10th. Coming in at 13th was senior, Carissa Vanzee. On the boys side, there were some competitive finishes. J

Recently the high school girls team won their first meet title in decades and now they just won their second in a row at the Eddyville cross country meet. What was the emotional rollercoaster all about you may ask? Well, Albia was announced the meet champions. Upon further review/ investigation/ known fact, it turned out that they had omitted one of the scoring runners from the Bravettes line up. After a little delay, the team was able to celebrate with another well-earned tr

Coming into the big homecoming game, it was already known that this would be a battle. Two tough teams. The score was close throughout the first half, then Montezuma took a big lead and tried new strategy than used to, the score got close again and the Braves were able to still get the “W”. Towards the end of the game, Montezuma coaches tried to run the clock and have the boys make some longer passes work. This isn’t how they were used to playing, but it was a learning experi

At the English Valleys cross country meet, the MXC high school girls team definitely turned back time for homecoming week. They won their first meet as a team in the first time in 30 years! This means that it is also the first EVER team win since the race distance changed to a 5K. Four of the high school girls placed low enough to earn medals: Elise Boulton, MJ Johannes, Mia Boulton, and Beka Teumer. The high school girls got many shoutouts following the meet, as they deserve

Zach Templeton and Waverly Roorda! Congratulations to all who were a part of the homecoming court and another big congratulations to the new king and queen of Montezuma homecoming. Court included: Ben Jorgenson, Shelby Conger, Caymen DeJong, Chloe Latchum, Brody Chidester, Maddy McKeag, Gabe Davis, Wavy Roorda, Zach Templeton, Rachel Teumer, Brayden Arendt, and Carissa Van Zee. The crowning of royalty took place at Braves Night, on the eve of the big homecoming football game.

“If I could turn back ti-ime“...I’d record the whole Montezuma Lip Sync so that I could rewatch it over and over again. The students (and parents) of MHS entertained all that came to the north gym on Tuesday with their talent. Run by the student council, there were jokes told, snacks eaten, dancing, and lots of crazy costumes. Participants included a performance by the senior moms (and a couple dads), the homecoming court, yearbook staff, athletic groups, class groups, and...

On Monday, September 16th Montezuma JV and Varsity volleyball defeated Colfax Mingo. With the home court advantage and it being homecoming week, it was a great night to be a Montezuma fan. Starting off the evening was the junior varsity. It was an exciting battle with the Bravettes winning in three games with relatively close scores. Between matches, future volleyball players who attended the Bravettes volleyball camp this summer were able to be a part of the announcing of th

Saturday, September 14th was a big deal for sports fans. Yes, there was a big football game that happened between Iowa and Iowa State, but also the Montezuma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Current athletic director, Tim Burgess, former athletic director and the town sports historian, Al Rabenold, and Megan Carlson helped to put together this event. This years honorees included: Individuals Dahl Wickham - 1957 (presented by Al Rabenold) Don Ferneau - 1968 (presented by Joel

It may have been a full moon on Friday the 13th, but there was no bad luck for the Braves! The Montezuma Braves football team won against Winfield-Mt. Union 76-48 bringing their record up to 3-0 for the season. The first half seemed to be an even fight back and forth. When one team scored, the other echoed with another. In the second half, the Braves were able to distance their lead. The chemistry between this team and coaching staff is undeniable. Here are some highlights: T