Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY - Trinity Christian knew the task to repeat as War Eagle Conference champions at the conference meet hosted by Unity Christian at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City Friday, Oct. 12 would be tough. In the end, the Tigers fell...
Month: October 2018
Tigers send out seniors with a 3-1 victory over Hawks
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Remsen-St. Mary’s 23-20-25-19 1 Trinity Christian 25-25-14-25 3 HULL-Trinity Christian will admit it did not play a full four sets of War Eagle Conference volleyball against Remsen-St. Mary’s Tuesday, Oct. 9, but the Tigers did...
Seniors go out with a conference title
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Cherokee 12-14-20 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian knew the task at hand: defeat Cherokee and claim another Lakes Conference title for the seniors on Senior Night. The Wolfpack...
Boyden-Hull tops Sioux Center in four
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sioux Center 25-16-17-24 1 Boyden-Hull 20-25-25-26 3 HULL-The Boyden-Hull volleyball team once again had a slow start in its Siouxland Conference volleyball match with Sioux Center Tuesday, Oct. 9, but the Comets bounced back in the...
Wolfpack fall short on the road against E’Hawks
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 7-7-0-0 14 Emmetsburg 0-14-6-0 20 EMMETSBURG-Western Christian kept the game within reach, but inconsistencies on offense and some big plays given up by the defense cost the Wolfpack a 20-14 Class 1A District 1...
Nighthawks top Dutch 35-7
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MOC-Floyd Valley 7-0-0-0 7 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 7-14-7-7 35 ROCK VALLEY-Class 2A second-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had its fair share of troubles in a Class 2A District 1 football game with MOC-Floyd Valley...
Dorothy McCormack
Dorothy McCormack 91 Rock Rapids, Iowa October 8, 2018 Dorothy McCormack, 91, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Lyon Specialty Care, Rock Rapids. Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 13, at United Methodist Church, Rock Rapids, with interment in...
Registration now open for fall STEM Fest
Registrations are now being taken for Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach’s annual STEM Fest at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. The 2018 Fall STEM Fest will be Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. STEM Fest is open to all area fourth...
Religious liberty discussion topic of Pizza & Policy
Richard and Betty Odgaard will be the featured guests at Pizza & Policy Thursday, Oct. 25. Sioux County Conservatives is hosting the event at Sioux Center Pizza Hut. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. “Religious liberty is fundamental to our nation’s founding,” said...
Build-A-Dog workshop at Boyden Library
(Right) Johnny Van Voorst and (Left) Addison Van Voorst were two of several children who enjoyed the Build-A-Dog workshop at the Boyden Public Library Thursday, Oct. 11. (Photos/June De Wit)
Community Impact held
Boyden-Hull soils team competes
The Boyden-Hull FFA soils team competed in two events recently. The team competed in the Dordt College Agronomy and Soils contest Sept. 18. The team finished in first place. The contest consisted of identifying plants and insects and evaluating soil. The district...
Kleinhesselink, Tuschen assume co-CEO role at Promise CHC
Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center recently announced the hiring of Amy Kleinhesselink and Emily Tuschen as joint chief executive officers. They also will continue in their current leadership roles with the health center. Kleinhesselink has served as the...
Chamber Shop Hop winners
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber of Commerce Shop Hop was a win for the retail community, even though the number of finishers wasn’t as high as expected. The Chamber sponsored a Black-Out Bingo Shop Hop during September. Customers picked up bingo cards at...
Demco partners to help fight breast cancer for October
June De Wit | Staff Writer To honor October Breast Cancer Awareness month, Demco Manufacturing of Boyden is partnering with Mitographers, a screenprinter in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sanford of Sheldon, Iowa. Pink magnetic ribbon decals are being given to anyone...
Kat Perkins rocks Night of Hope in Hull
June De Wit | Staff Writer Ladies’ Night of Hope, an annual event sponsored by Hull Chamber of Commerce, drew over 250 women to the Western Christian event center Wednesday, Oct. 10. While helping raise funds to help fight cancer, attendees enjoyed a meal,...
Piano gifted to Western Christian
June De Wit | Staff Writer Western Christian High School and its music department were pleased to debut a gift of a Steinway B Grand Piano at the Friends of Western banquet Thursday evening. Orlin and Julie Te Slaa of Shakopee, Minnesota, gifted the piano to the...
Wolfpack pull away from the Generals in second half
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sibley-Ocheyedan 0-0-0-0 0 Western Christian 7-0-14-7 28 HULL - Western Christian did not have much trouble moving the ball overall in its Class 1A District 1 football game against Sibley-Ocheyedan Friday, Oct. 5, but the Wolfpack...
Western Christian and Trinity Christian get tested in Cherokee
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CHEROKEE-Conditions proved to be an added factor for the Trinity Christian and Western Christian cross-country teams at the Cherokee Cross-Country Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 2, but the competition proved to be much tougher for the Wolfpack...
Complimentary football aids a big 48-0 victory
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor B-H/RV 21-14-13-0 48 Sheldon 0-0-0-0 0 SHELDON-Class 2A second-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had everything working on offense, defense and special teams in its Class 2A District 1 football contest on the road with Sheldon Friday,...