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Wolfpack get first ‘W’ of the 2019 season

Carson Schubert | Writer Sioux City West 0-0-1-2-1-0-1  5 Western Christian 10-0-0-1-0-0-X  11 HULL-The Western Christian softball team captured its first win of the 2019 season as the Wolfpack defeated Sioux City West 11-5 in a non-conference game Friday, May 24....

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Western Christian tops Central Lyon 2-0

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Central Lyon 0-0-0-0-0-0-0  0 Western Christian 0-0-0-1-0-1-X  2 HULL-Western Christian had a good effort on the mound and with the gloves in its non-conference baseball game with Central Lyon Friday, May 24, and as a result the Wolfpack...

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Wolfpack fall short to the Warriors in double OT

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-0-0  1 Sioux Center            1-0-0-1  2 SIOUX CENTER-Neither team gave an inch in a Class 1A Sub-state 1 boys’ soccer tournament final Saturday, May 25, but the Sioux Center Warriors nipped Western Christian with a...

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Free bases cost Nighthawks on opening night

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-1-2-0-0-0-0  3 LeMars 0-1-0-1-3-2-0  7 LEMARS-Eric Salazar on the hill had a strong start to the 2019 season during a non-conference baseball game between Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and LeMars in LeMars Thursday, May...

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Nighthawks blast Eagles 13-1 in three

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Lawton-Bronson 0-0-1-X-X-X-X  1 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 5-8-X-X-X-X-X  13 BOYDEN-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley once again lit up the scoreboard and it did not take long for the Nighthawks to topple Lawton-Bronson 13-1 in three innings of...

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Hull ditch is home to beaver colony

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Like their neighbor, Agropur, beavers have changed the landscape south of Hull. For the past few years, beavers have built dams across the ditch located west of Agropur and backed up water in that location. Their dam has raised the water...

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Trinity graduates 18 students

June De Wit | Staff Writer The Trinity Christian High School 2019 graduating seniors were recognized on Monday, May 20. The ceremony in Hull included 18 graduates.  Dr. Paul De Jong, president of the board of trustees, led opening prayer. Daniel Kooiker gave the...

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Western honors 56 graduates

June De Wit | Staff Writer High school graduation at Western Christian was Tuesday, May 21, in the Western Christian High School gym. Fifty-six graduates walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. Valedictorian, Chandler Schemper, and salutatorian, Jacob Vis,...

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Sioux County Community Foundation awards grants

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Sioux County Community Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $108,900 in support of projects and programs throughout Sioux County. This brings the total grants awarded to over $1.2 million since the first grants were made in...

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Hull officials propose Maple Street plan

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer A plan to extend Maple Street north to 310th Street was put together and presented to the Hull City Council last Monday evening. The next step will be a public hearing on the proposed Maple Street development renewal plan June 24. This...

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Hull Library hosting ‘Stop the Bleed’ program

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Public Library is inviting the community to attend a national “Stop the Bleed” program Wednesday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by Sioux Center Health and will be led by two area nurses. The national awareness...

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Minivan accident at Pleasant Acres damages the building

June De Wit | Staff Writer On Tuesday, May 21, Pleasant Acres staff and residents received a surprise when a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan crashed into the east front entrance of the building around 3:36 p.m. According to reports from the Sioux County Sheriff`s...

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Gary Wissink

Gary Wissink 75 Hull, Iowa May 20, 2019 Gary Wissink, 75, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, at Sioux Center Health. Memorial service was Friday, May 24, at American Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull.  Gary was born Sept. 12,...

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Duane Vande Griend

Duane Vande Griend 66 Hull, Iowa May 20, 2019 Duane Vande Griend, 66, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, at his residence. Memorial service was Friday, May 24, at Hope Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull.  Duane Lee was...

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Darrell Noteboom

Darrell Noteboom 67 Orange City, Iowa May 18, 2019 Darrell Noteboom, 67, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Prairie Ridge Care Center, Orange City. Memorial service was Wednesday, May 22, at First Christian Reformed Church, Orange City, with...

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Western Christian routs Missouri Valley in round one

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Missouri Valley       0-0  0 Western Christian 8-2  10 SIOUX CENTER-Western Christian simply had the more experienced team in a Class 1A Sub-state 1 boys’ soccer tournament game against Missouri Valley Monday, May 20, hosted by Sioux...

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Seven from Boyden-Hull or B-H/RV named all-academic

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Seven Boyden-Hull or Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley track and field and golf athletes were named to the academic all-conference list as released by the Siouxland Conference Tuesday, May 21. To be nominated for academic all-conference honors, a...

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Koerselman falls one stroke short of a state berth

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MOVILLE-Brialle Koerselman has been the top golfer, and arguably the most consistent golfer, for the Boyden-Hull girls’ team this season. As a reward, she took on the course at The Meadows Country Club in Moville for the Class 1A girls’...

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Trinity Christian struggles at home against West Lyon

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon 0-0-0-6-0-4-2  12 Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0-1-0  1 HULL-Trinity Christian had a tough time getting anything going on offense and, at the same time, had issues fielding the ball. As a result, the Tigers fell to the West Lyon...

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Limited practice time costs Wolfpack in 10-0 defeat

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon                  1-0-8-0-3-X-X  12 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-X-X  0 HULL-Due to an extended track and field season and the fact Western Christian girls’ soccer team is still playing, the Wolfpack softball team has had limited...

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