Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 25 25 25 3 Boyden-Hull 18 10 14 0 SHELDON-When you have been to as many regional volleyball tournament finals as Western Christian has, nothing seems to faze the players when things get tight. That theme was...
Month: November 2018
Heading back to semi-finals for third-straight season
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Southeast Valley 6-0-0-0 6 B-H/RV 13-21-14-0 48 HULL-For the second week in a row, the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley defense gave up an opening drive touchdown. But the Nighthawks’ defense, once again, made the right adjustments...
Solberg earns GPAC player of the week
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout, Shane Solberg, was picked as one of the players of the week in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for games played Saturday, Oct. 27. The wide receiver for Northwestern College in Orange...
Four earn honors for work on and off the court
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Boyden-Hull volleyball players were selected to the all-academic Siouxland Conference team as released by conference coaches and teachers Tuesday, Oct. 30. To qualify for the all-academic team, senior student-athletes must have a...
Four Comets earn all-conference honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Boyden-Hull volleyball players were selected to the Siouxland all-conference volleyball team as voted on and released by the conference and its coaches Tuesday, Oct. 30. Earning first-team all-conference honors was Brooke Zylstra....
Nine Wolfpack earn all-conference honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nine Western Christian volleyball players were selected to the Lakes all-conference volleyball team as announced and voted on by conference coaches Wednesday, Oct. 31. Earning first-team honors were Madison Hofman, Olivia Granstra,...
Warren Valentine
Warren Valentine 84 Sioux Center, Iowa November 1, 2018 Warren Valentine, 84, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at Royale Meadows Care Center, Sioux Center. Memorial service was Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Carmel Reformed Church, rural Rock Valley,...
Harm Oltmans
Harm Oltmans 90 Sheldon, Iowa October 31, 2018 Harm Oltmans, 90, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon. Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 5, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sheldon, with interment in St. Paul...
Brenda Van Engen
Brenda Van Engen 56 Orange City, Iowa October 27, 2018 Brenda Van Engen, 56, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at Prairie Ridge Care Center, Orange City, after suffering from corticobasal syndrome. Memorial service was Thursday, Nov. 1, at...
‘Stuart Little’ performed at Western Christian
June De Wit | Staff Writer Western Christian High School students performed the play, “Stuart Little,” Thursday, Nov. 1, and Friday, Nov. 2. “Stuart Little” is a play that follows the adventures of Stuart Little, a mouse born into a New York City human family. The...
Boyden-Hull students perform ‘The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza’
June De Wit | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull High School students performed “The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza” Nov. 1 and 3 in the school theatre. The show was a comedy based on the Greek myths taught in school and the story line follows two narrators who battle to tell all...
Boyden legion pinning ceremony
June De Wit | Staff Writer Boyden’s William Monster American Legion Post #272 and Auxiliary are hosting a special pinning ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Demco Community Center. The public is invited to attend. The special pinning ceremony will honor the...
Western Christian FFA attends 91st National FFA Convention
Western Christian FFA attends 91st National FFA Convention Last week, six Western Christian FFA members attended the 91st National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joining over 67,000 other FFA members, advisors and guests, Western Christian FFA...