Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley running back Kody Noble attempts to stay inbounds after a Sergeant Bluff-Luton player attempts to tackle him during Class 3A District 1 football Friday, Sept. 11. The Nighthawks fell short to the Warriors 42-35. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
Month: September 2020
First-half offense provides the difference in defeat
Western Christian wide receiver Wyatt Gulker prepares to haul in a catch for a big gain during non-district football at Sioux Center Friday, Sept. 4. The Wolfpack lost the game 20-14. (Photo/Nathan Broek) WESTERN CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL Wolfpack defense solid in the second...
Wolfpack fall in battle of defending champions
Jaylin Van Dyken attempts to get a block in the front row during the first match with Boyden-Hull at the Sioux County tournament Saturday, Sept. 12. The Wolfpack defeated the Comets in three sets and won four of its five matches on the afternoon. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
Lone loss prevents Wolfpack from a title
Macy Verhoef of Boyden-Hull rises up for an attack attempt during the first match with Western Christian at the Sioux County tournament Saturday, Sept. 12. There were a lot of talented teams at this tournament and the Comets did not come away with a win on the...
Heroes among us
FIRE CHIEF AND HOMETOWN HERO Chris Starkenburg has been chosen for the Scheels and American Heroes Outdoors Hometown Hero award. He was nominated as the Boyden Fire Chief. Starkenburg and his wife, Holly; son, Clayton, and daughter, JoHanne, pose next to a Boyden...
More than passes, dribbling and goals
Hull recreational soccer season to kick-off Sept. 14 Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Improving heart health, increasing strength, developing coordination and making new friends can all be achieved for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade by joining a Hull...
More than passes, dribbling and goals
HULL FOOD PANTRY AVAILABLE IN TIMES OF NEED Staff and volunteers work side-by-side to pack boxes for a food giveaway through the Hull Food Pantry. Boxes are prepacked for curbside pickup for families who are food insecure or worried about providing meals for their...
Homecoming week activities planned, representatives named
WESTERN CHRISTIAN 2020 HOMECOMING REPRESENTATIVES Pictured are the 2020 homecoming representatives at Western Christian High School. Head representatives will be announced at the football game Friday, Sept. 11. Front row, left to right: Braelynn Kamstra, Kira...
Putting for a purpose
County-wide golf outings planned in support of local food pantries Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer To ensure no resident of Sioux County is left food insecure, the five golf courses throughout the county are raising money for area food pantries with a goal of...
Hull Farmers’ Market continues to offer variety
BIG ONES, MEDIUM ONES, LARGE ONES Maggie Van Schepen sells pumpkins of all sizes at Kids at the Market Tuesday, Sept. 1. Van Schepen’s family grew the pumpkins for her to sell after school at the weekly Hull Farmers’ Market. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff...
Delilah De Stigter
70 Carmel, Iowa August 27, 2020 Delilah Marie “Dee” De Stigter, 70, of Carmel, Iowa, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. Private family services will be at a later date. Delilah Marie Kasters was...
Boyden-Hull girls blow past their competitors at home tournament
Ellie Woelber fires a kill over the George-Little Rock defense during the Boyden-Hull tournament Thursday, Sept. 3. The Comets defeated the Mustangs in two sets and went on to capture the tournament title. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Comets topple Siouxland Christian,...
Tigers topple Wolves in three
Aubrie Van Briesen of Trinity Christian rises up and begins to smack a kill past the Harris-Lake Park defense during War Eagle Conference volleyball Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Tigers swept the Wolves in three sets. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Trinity Christian executes its...
Trinity Christian falls to 12th in Milford
Bigger meet puts Trinity Christian lower in team standings, but Tigers still pleased with individual performances Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MILFORD-The final team standing was not what the Trinity Christian boys’ cross-country team was hoping for at the...
Nighthawks take flight on home course
Braxton Brummel of Trinity Christian makes a bee-line to the finish line during the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley cross-country invitational Tuesday, Sept. 1. Brummel was the top runner for the Tigers in 17th in helping the Tigers take a sixth-place team finish....
Wolfpack boys claim second place in Spirit Lake
Photographed left to right: Emily Fedders and Tage Hulstein. Fedders was the top finisher for the Western Christian girls in 18th, while Hulstein was the top finisher in second for the boys at the Spirit Lake cross-country invitational Tuesday, Sept. 1. (Photos/Nathan...
Growing a greater classroom
Western Christian greenhouse to provide more than learning opportunities BUILD IT AND GROW IT Western Christian agriculture students worked to transplant hundreds of mum seedlings outside the school’s new greenhouse last week. The mature mums will be sold as part of...
Grant money allocated for voting precincts
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer With the presidential election just over two months away, committees are preparing for voters to cast their vote safely — both in-person and through absentee ballots. To ensure each precinct is safe, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office has...
The voice of Sioux County sports
Doug Broek of Sioux County Radio Broek has covered various Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian football games, along with regional volleyball tournaments for Western Christian, Boyden-Hull and Trinity Christian for Sioux County radio the past 24 years and is...
Hull Christian School welcomes new staff
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Three teachers are new to the staff at Hull Christian School for the 2020-2021 school year. They were asked to complete new personnel questionnaires. Their answers appear below. Heidi Tubergen Preschool Tubergen grew up in Doon and...