Gavin Strong leads Braves in jamboree
KALONA – Montezuma’s boys basketball team was unveiled during a jamboree two quarters of play on Monday evening, Nov. 22. The Braves outscored hosting Hillcrest […]
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State champs have some talent left over
Last season, the Montezuma Braves stunned Iowa by winning the Class 1A state championship on their way to a 25-2 season. What will the Braves […]
Cole Watts earns pre-season honor
INDIANOLA – Are you ready for some basketball? Cole Watts is and he already has an honor to show for it. The Simpson College freshman […]
Happy birthday, Digger!
Coach Digger Phelps celebrated a milestone birthday on Tuesday, October 19th. Digger is shown here on the far left as part of the Braves Basketball […]
Shearer a close second in ‘Athlete’ vote
CEDAR RAPIDS – At the finish, the contest for the The Gazette’s Male Athlete of the Year award was a close, two-horse race. Marcus Morgan, […]
More honors for Trey, Elise
PELLA – Montezuma senior Trey Shearer has been named Class 1A boys player of the year by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. Previously, Shearer and […]
Player to coach: ‘We did it, Dengler!’
The Montezuma Braves had just won the 2021 state basketball championship, and Coach Derrick Dengler, locked in a mid-court embrace with senior guard Trey Shearer, […]
Dengler is Register’s ‘Coach of the Year’
Montezuma’s boys basketball program got significant statewide recognition when Head Coach Derrick Dengler was named coach of the year – over all classes – on […]
Shearer makes Register’s All-Iowa team
Montezuma senior Trey Shearer has added another basketball honor to his portfolio. Shearer on Friday, March 26, was named to the Class 1A All-Iowa first […]
Champion Braves unwind and look back
Junior post player Eddie Burgess was chosen by his teammates for the Braves “Team Together” award at the annual boys basketball dinner Sunday evening, March […]