See Section B “Nighthawks Road to State” to see how the Nighthawks fared.
Month: July 2016
Six Nighthawks picked as all-conference honorees
BOYDEN-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had another successful softball season in 2016, earning a Siouxland Conference co-championship with West Lyon and advancing to the Class 3A state softball tournament for the second-straight season.
Four picked as All-Siouxland Conference baseball players
ROCK VALLEY-Four Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley baseball players were named all-conference players as selected by Siouxland Conference coaches Monday, July 18.
John De Zeeuw
John De Zeeuw 92 92 Overland Park, Kansas July 23, 2016 July 23, 2016 John De Zeeuw, 92, formerly of Hull, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Rose Estates
Bill Feikema
Bill Feikema 86 86 Rock Rapids, Iowa July 16, 2016 July 16, 2016 William “Bill” Feikema, 86, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, July 16, 2016, at his home near Rock
Joy De Wit
Joy De Wit 78 78 Orange City, Iowa July 21, 2016 July 21, 2016 Mrs. Joy De Wit, 78, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Pleasant
Rivers Bend second annual shootout
You are not going to want to miss the second annual shootout! Come to Rivers Bend Campground in Rock Valley July 29 and 30. It’s going to be very exciting!
Hull youth involved in dog park proposal
Hull’s dog park committee is exploring the pros and cons of adding sich a feature to the community. The committee consists of 10 people of all ages
Over 45 years of dedication
On March 5, 1971, when Norma Slothouber started working at Pleasant Acres, she had no idea she would continue on there for 45-1/2 years! The job was a perfect fit for her because she liked talking to people!
Nighthawks test themselves against Class 3A teams
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley baseball Nighthawks test themselves against Class 3A teams Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley plays close games against Sioux City West, LeMars and Estherville-Lincoln Central before district tournaments Nathan Broek | Sports Editor
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Tigers are confident for the future in first-round defeat
Tigers are confident for the future in first-round defeat Jacob Tilstra | Writer Trinity Christian 0-0-0-1-0-1-0 2 Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 3-0-1-0-2-4-0 10 LAKE PARK-Trinity Christian left the Class 1A District 3 baseball tournament
Six Wolfpack earn Lakes Conference softball honors
Six Wolfpack earn Lakes Conference softball honors Nathan Broek | Sports Editor nbroek@ncppub.com Follow us on Twitter @IndexPaper HULL-Six Western Christian softball players were selected as all-conference players by Lakes Conference
Misplays on the mound and defensively end the season
HINTON-Last season Western Christian and West Lyon went nine innings before the Wildcats came out on top with a 14-11 victory in the Class 2A District 2 baseball playoffs.
Nighthawks are off to Fort Dodge once again
SERGEANT BLUFF-Kaitlyn Van Der Zwaag hit a three-run home run in the first inning and threw one of her best performances of the year in the pitching circle, despite lightning pausing the game for a day,
William Zenk
William Zenk 99 99 Boyden, Iowa July 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 William “Bill” Herman Zenk, 99, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Sioux Center Health and
Verna Wallinga
Verna Wallinga 86 86 Akron, Iowa July 14, 2016 July 14, 2016 Verna Wallinga, 86, of Akron, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Akron Care Center.
Services were Monday, July
Daniel Alons
Daniel Alons 85 85 Sioux Center, Iowa July 12, 2016 July 12, 2016 Daniel Alons, 85, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Sioux Center Health.
Memorial service
School board election to be in November
In January, Gina Woelber was appointed to the Boyden-Hull School Board to fill a vacancy that was created by the death of Doug Reuvers. His term was to run through 2017.
Hull to add Main Street turning lane
The Hull city council unanimously approved a bid from Van Voorst Concrete to add a turning lane at the intersection of Main and Railroad streets. The bid was for $35,005 and was below the engineer’s estimate of $37,000.
Annual wellness checkup replaces athletic physical
It’s that time again! Hull Medical Clinic staff is busy performing athletic physicals to prepare students for sports in the 2016-2017 school year. Athletic physicals are being performed Wednesday afternoon, July 20, in the Hull Medical Clinic. All the doctors will be doing the check-ups by appointment.