Month: October 2021

Nighthawks keep rolling against Dutch

boyden-hull/rock valley football Jaxon Rozeboom of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley attempts to make a move on an MOC-Floyd Valley defender on a punt return during Class 3A District 1 football Friday, Oct. 15. The Nighthawks came away with a 41-7 victory. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...

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E’Hawks keep ’Pack from victory

western christian football Shane Habben of Western Christian lays a hit on an Emmetsburg player during Class 1A District 1 football in Emmetsburg Friday, Oct. 15. The Wolfpack fell to the E’Hawks 22-16. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Western Christian hopes to bounce back in the...

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’Pack claim Lakes Conference crown for final time

western christian volleyball Western Christian has won the conference 25-straight years, will be independent next season Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 25-25-25  3 Cherokee 12-15-19  0 CHEROKEE-Class 2A fifth-ranked Western Christian had a...

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Wolfpack claim Lakes Conference title

lakes conference cross-country meet Western gets five all-conference runners, Jenae Minderhoud just misses out on all-conference in 16th place Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CHEROKEE-The Class 2A seventh-ranked Western Christian boys’ cross-country team came into the...

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Third set turns the tide in Tigers’ favor

trinity christian volleyball Hannah Van Ginkel of Trinity Christian slaps an attack attempt past a West Sioux defender during War Eagle Conference volleyball Thursday, Oct. 14. The Tigers slipped passed the Falcons 3-2. (Photo/Nathan Broek) After a slow start in the...

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Serving effort propels Comets to victory over the Generals

boyden-hull volleyball Avery Noble of Boyden-Hull plucks a dig in the back row during Siouxland Conference volleyball versus George-Little Rock Thursday, Oct. 14. The Comets defeated the Mustangs 3-0. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Boyden-Hull serves at a 91.8 percent clip with...

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Elyse Zwart earns all-conference honors for the girls

siouxland conference cross-country meet Evan Janzen of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley keeps his pace through the halfway point of the Siouxland Conference cross-country meet at Dordt University in Sioux Center Tuesday, Oct. 12. Janzen led the Nighthawks with a 22nd-place...

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Local teams finish off regular season in Orange City

unity christian cross-country invitational Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Western Christian and Trinity Christian get a better idea of where they stand prior to state-qualifying Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY - The Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Western Christian and...

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Tiger boys finish sixth in War Eagle

war eagle conference cross-country meet Jacob Kuiper of Trinity Christian paces himself through the second half of the War Eagle Conference cross-country meet Monday, Oct. 11. Kuiper earned all-conference honors in 14th. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Keahna Heynen represents...

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In full swing

THAT TIME OF YEAR Combines, tractors and grain wagons dot the landscape as farmers work to harvest corn and soybean crops as weather permits. In most parts of the state, harvest efforts seem to be ahead of historical averages. (Photos/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D....

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4-Her asks important questions of astronauts

Allison Wielenga Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer A local 4-Her took advantage of an opportunity to ask questions of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Through an online downlink, Nasa In-Flight Education made possible by Iowa State University Extension...

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Aspen Heights welcomes ‘President Lincoln’

MEET AND GREET WITH FORMER PRESIDENT Kevin J. Wood, as President Abraham Lincoln, poses with Aspen Heights resident Caroline Kuipers during a visit Thursday, Oct. 7. (Photo/Submitted) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer History can sometimes best be told through...

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Students tour Fire Safety House for Fire Prevention Week

Hull Christian School students were instructed on what to do if there is smoke coming under a bedroom door in the Fire Safety House Monday, Oct. 4. Members of the Hull Fire Department assisted John Heller with the Orange City Fire Department in leading students...

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Harlan Koele

78 Sioux Center, Iowa October 4, 2021 Harlan Glen Koele, 78, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at his home. Funeral service was Friday, Oct. 8, at Central Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment at a later date.  Harlan Glen was born...

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Darlene Rozeboom Sohl Esquivel

69 Santa Ana, El Salvador October 7, 2021 Darlene Joy Sohl Esquivel passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, in the San Juan De Dios Hospital in Santa Ana, El Salvador.  A celebration of life service will be Friday, Oct. 15, at the Demco Community Center in Boyden,...

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Elsie Meendering

100 Sioux Center, Iowa October 5, 2021 Elsie Meendering, 100, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center. Memorial services were Friday, Oct. 8, at First Reformed Church. Survivors include three sons including...

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Nighthawks and Tigers prep for conference meets

g-lr/cl cross-country invitational Drew Poppema of Trinity Christian pushes the pace during the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Cross-Country Invitational Thursday, Oct. 7. Poppema finished in 49th as the Tigers finished in seventh place as a team with 182 points....

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Momentum shifts at inopportune time

trinity christian volleyball Belle Schiermeyer of Trinity Christian fires an attack attempt over the net and the Remsen-St. Mary’s defense during War Eagle Conference volleyball Thursday, Oct. 7. The Tigers fell to the Hawks 3-0. (Photo/Nathan Broek) After climbing...

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Western Christian boys continue to shine

western christian cross-country Jewel Bergstrom of Boyden-Hull prepares to fire a serve during Siouxland Conference volleyball versus Central Lyon Tuesday, Oct. 5. Bergstrom, who is the Comets’ setter, was honored before the match for going over 2,000 assists before...

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