Month: June 2018

Western Christian outlasts MOC-Floyd Valley 2-0

Carson Schubert l Writer MOC-Floyd Valley  0-0-0-0-0-0-0  0 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-1-1-X  2 HULL-In a very quick game, Western Christian scored two late runs and defeated MOC-Floyd Valley 2-0 in a non-conference softball game Tuesday, June 19, in Hull. The Wolfpack...

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Late rally by Dutch downs Wolfpack 7-5

Carson Schubert l Writer MOC-Floyd Valley 0-1-0-0-3-0-3  7 Western Christian 0-0-1-0-4-0-0  5 HULL-Even though Western Christian was competitive, MOC-Floyd Valley made a late comeback with three runs in the top of the seventh inning to hand the Wolfpack a 7-5...

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Nighthawks plow over Generals with a final score of 9-0

Carson Schubert l Writer Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley  1-1-0-2-2-2-1  9 Sibley-Ocheyedan  0-0-0-0-0-0-0  0 SIBLEY-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley tallied 17 hits as a team and shut out Sibley-Ocheyedan on defense in a 9-0 Siouxland Conference baseball game Monday, June 18, in...

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Trinity Christian Tigers held hitless against West Sioux

Carson Schubert l Writer Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0-0-0  0 West Sioux            0-0-1-0-0-0-X  1 HAWARDEN-Trinity Christian found itself in a pitchers’ duel Monday, June 18, in Hawarden with West Sioux, but the Tigers fell 1-0 in a War Eagle Conference baseball game...

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Defensive miscues allow Falcons to rally over Tigers

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 0-1-0-X-X-X-X   1 West Sioux            1-8-4-X-X-X-X   13 HAWARDEN-Trinity Christian had one and one-half innings of good softball with Class 2A 10th-ranked West Sioux, but a couple errors in the bottom of the second...

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Nighthawks topple Generals 16-0 in conference play

Carson Schubert l Writer Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley  1-4-0-3-8-X-X  16 Sibley-Ocheyedan                 0-0-0-0-0-X-X  0 SIBLEY-The Class 3A sixth-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball team scored eight runs in the fifth inning to cap off another strong offensive...

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Hermina Hamann

Hermina Hamann 75 Rock Valley, Iowa June 14, 2018 Hermina Irene Hamann, 75, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society in George. Services were Saturday, June 23, at Pioneer United Methodist Church, Rock Valley. Hermina Irene...

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Norma Vander Meulen

Norma Vander Meulen 81 Ocheyedan, Iowa June 14, 2018 Norma Vander Meulen, 81, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington, Minnesota. Funeral services were Tuesday, June 19, at Christian Reformed Church, Ocheyedan,...

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Bernard Jacobsma

Bernard Jacobsma 79 Luverne, Minnesota June 18, 2018 Bernard Jacobsma, 79, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away June 18, 2018, under hospice care. Funeral services were Friday, June 22, at American Reform Church, Luverne, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne....

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Sackett to compete in National High School Rodeo finals

A junior at Western Christian High School, Dillon Sackett of Alcester, South Dakota, won the South Dakota High School Rodeo Association tie-down competition this past weekend in Belle Fouche, South Dakota. Dillon is the son of John and Deb Sackett. His victory in the...

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Derailed train cars spill 230,000 gallons of oil near Doon

Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Having hundreds of acres of farmland under flood waters from the Little Rock River near Doon was problem enough for Floyd and Leah Van Der Brink of Doon Friday morning. Local residents who have lived decades of their lives in Doon say...

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Rustic Railroad Market added to Summerfest

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s annual Summerfest celebration will include new shopping opportunities. A Rustic Railroad Market featuring vintage, repurposed and handmade items for sale has been added to the weekend. Nicole Rozeboom, owner of B Fierce Boutique in...

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Hull to annex Boote farm

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The size of Hull will soon expand by about 25 acres when the city annexes the former Boote farm property on Highway 18. The Hull City Council discussed the action at a recent meeting. The farm was purchased by the Hull Industrial...

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Wielenga’s essay wins her ride with deputy

June De Wit | Staff Writer During the third annual essay contest hosted by the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, area sixth grade students were encouraged to write on the topic of “Leadership.” Students described what leadership meant to them and gave an example of a...

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Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley slips past West Lyon 4-1

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon 0-0-0-0-0-0-1  1 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-2-0-1-1-0  4 BOYDEN-Class 3A sixth-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had its usual defense and pitching from Kaitlyn Van Der Zwaag and the Nighthawks got just enough offense to slip past...

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IHSAA comes out with new seeding format

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor DES MOINES-The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) announced in a press release Tuesday, June 12, that it is incorporating a new seeding system for the state wrestling tournament starting in the 2018-2019 season. Instead of...

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Nighthawks unable to upset Class 2A fifth-ranked Wildcats

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon                            2-4-1-0-3-0-1  11 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-2-0-0  2 ROCK VALLEY-Class 2A fifth-ranked West Lyon hit the ball hard against Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, but the Nighthawks also gave the Wildcats a few...

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Several errors down Wolfpack against rival Knights

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Unity Christian  2-0-1-0-3-0-7  13 Western Christian  2-0-0-0-0-0-0  2 HULL-The Western Christian baseball team committed seven errors on defense and that proved costly in the seventh inning as the Wolfpack fell 13-2 to arch-rival Unity...

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