Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor More than 20 Boyden-Hull High School individual speech acts earned a I rating at the individual district speech contest hosted by Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Saturday, Feb. 29 to advance to the individual state contest March 14 at...
Month: March 2020
Individual district speech results for Western Christian
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Western Christian sent 29 performances from 26 students to the individual district speech contest hosted at Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Saturday, Feb. 29. “We had a great day! From those 29 performances, 18 of our students earned a...
Two from Trinity Christian advance
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Trinity Christian High School students Claire Van Egdom and Ava Brummel each earned I ratings at the individual district speech contest hosted at Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Saturday, Feb. 29 to advance to the state contest March 14....
Roger Koele
59 Sioux Center, Iowa February 24, 2020 Roger Koele, 59, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at his home. Memorial services were Friday, Feb. 28, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux...
John Vander Werff
83 Sanborn, Iowa February 1, 2020 John E. Vander Werff, 83, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Memorial service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Christian Reformed Church, Sanborn, with interment in Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn. John E. Vander Werff was...
Mary Van Meeteren
92 Sheldon, Iowa February 25, 2020 Mary Ann Van Meeteren, 92, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 29, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with...
James Wielenga
89 Hull, Iowa February 21, 2020 James Wielenga, 89, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center, Iowa. Memorial service was Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Free Grace Reformed Church, Middleburg, Iowa, with interment in Hope...
Jordan Gritters
18 Hull, Iowa February 25, 2020 Jordan Gritters, 18, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in a motor vehicle accident near Boyden, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 29, at Hull Protestant Reformed Church with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull....
Jeanette Brouwer
83 Rock Rapids, Iowa February 27, 2020 Jeanette Brouwer, 83, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral was Tuesday, March 3, at First Reformed Church, Rock Rapids, with...
Comets clobber Rebels, advance to second-straight sub-state game
Keyton Moser and Josh Heitritter of Boyden-Hull lead a mad rush of teammates to the state qualification banner in celebration of a 55-47 win over Siouxland Conference rival West Lyon in the Class 2A Sub-state 2 basketball tournament Saturday, Feb. 29. This is the...
Wolfpack head back to state
Western Christian girls’ basketball team manager Cassie Van Otterloo (not in uniform) celebrates with Ally Postma and Courtney Kollis following a 60-52 Class 2A Region 1 girls’ basketball tournament final victory over Central Lyon Wednesday, Feb. 26. The win sent the...
Local athletes make the grade
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Boyden-Hull girls’ basketball players, five Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball players and one Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestler were named to the Siouxland Conference all-academic list as announced by the conference Sunday, March 1. Named...
Three earn all-conference for the Comets
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Boyden-Hull girls’ basketball players were selected to the Siouxland all-conference girls’ basketball team as announced by the conference and its coaches Sunday, March 1. Earning a unanimous first-team selection was Brooke Zylstra....
Four earn all-conference honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball players were selected to the Siouxland all-conference boys’ basketball team as announced by the conference and its coaches Sunday, March 1. Earning a first-team unanimous selection was Tanner Te Slaa. Te...
Reflecting on four years at Central
Eric Visscher takes a putt during one of the fall meets for Central College in Pella. Visscher is entering his final spring season for the Dutch, before graduating with an engineering degree in May. (Photo/Submitted) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor PELLA-Eric Visscher...
Cody Moser picks Red Raiders
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout Cody Moser has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College in Orange City next fall. Moser is a 5-foot-10 160-pound wide receiver and defensive back who played...