Nathan Broek | Sports Editor LEMARS-The Western Christian boys’ golf team had set a goal to finish in the top-three at the Lakes Conference tournament Monday, May 6, at Willow Creek Golf Course in LeMars and the Wolfpack accomplished their goal. Western Christian...
Tatum Jensen | Writer GEORGE-On Monday, May 6, the Boyden-Hull boys’ golf team played one of their last golf meets of the regular season and, in turn, the Comets had one of their lowest scores of the season shooting a 178 and placing sixth. “Monday’s meet went pretty...
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer GEORGE-Trinity Christian was at Otter Valley Country Club south of George for its Class 1A sectional golf meet Friday, May 10, and while the Tigers were gifted with nice weather, their results weren’t quite what they were hoping for. The...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-Trinity Christian had a strong start to the War Eagle Conference boys’ golf tournament at The Ridge in Sioux Center Monday, May 6, but the Tigers were unable to maintain their momentum on the back nine holes and had a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0 1 Unity Christian 1-1 2 ORANGE CITY-The game was tied at 1-1 and Western Christian looked to have a possible break-away for a game-winning goal. But instead, the referee called a questionable foul call inside...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Unity Christian 0-0 0 Western Christian 5-5 10 HULL - Western Christian had everything working in a boys’ soccer game versus Unity Christian Monday, May 6, and it did not take long for the Wolfpack to down the Knights in convincing...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull senior, Kara Meerdink, is immersed in planning her upcoming high school graduation, but giraffes have also grabbed a lot of her attention recently. Meerdink, the daughter of Dan and Donna Meerdink, Hull, just published a new...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer His growing business, Siouxland Strength, needed more space, so Nate Boer was excited when the 3-D Engineering building at 1126 Main St. in Hull became available. Now, the office space has been turned into a gym for Siouxland Strength...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Angela Kennecke, an investigative reporter and news anchor at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, television station, has been invited to speak at the Demco Center in Boyden Wednesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. It will be just one day shy of the one-year...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Retailers in three area towns have created a new shopping event for the upcoming Mother’s Day weekend. Lovin’ Local is a new shop hop that includes 16 small businesses in Hull, Rock Valley and Sioux Center for May 10-11. It’s the...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer When Bev Altena retired from her full-time job several years ago, the 76-year-old looked for new ways to spend her time. One of her choices was to become a hospice volunteer. “When you retire, you have to do something, and have something...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proclaimed April 30 as Northwest Iowa Community College CDL Train & Test Day. The proclamation noted that NCC, in providing a service to others, is a trademark of local community colleges in meeting the needs...
Rock Valley Public Library to present ‘Pride and Prejudice’ May 13 The final selection in this season’s Book and Movie Night series at the Rock Valley Public Library is Jane Austen’s 1813 book “Pride and Prejudice.” The timeless classic was chosen No. 4 on the list...
On May 1, 10 students from Shawn De Stigter’s physics class at Western Christian competed at the Northwest Iowa Community College Engineering Expo. The team, consisting of Kayla Zevenbergen, Clay Van Tol, Parker Vis, Chase Alexander and Jacob Marshall, won first place...
Tatum Jensen | Writer ARNOLDS PARK-The Siouxland Conference boys’ golf teams had another good night for golf Monday, April 29, before tournament play begins Friday, May 10, and the Boyden-Hull Comets seemed to take advantage of that fact at Emerald Hills in Arnolds...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIBLEY-Boyden-Hull had one of its best nights so far in the 2019 girls’ golf campaign at the Sibley-Ocheyedan tournament Monday, April 29, at Sibley Golf Course. Meanwhile, Western Christian may not have had the team placing it was looking...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout, Andrew Van Ginkel, was selected to play for the Miami Dolphins as a linebacker during the 2019 NFL Draft Thursday, April 25, to Saturday April 27, at Nashville, Tennessee. Van Ginkel, who...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sioux Center 0-0 0 Western Christian 3-3 6 HULL-The mission, since the start of the season for the Western Christian girls’ soccer team, was to take advantage of its offensive opportunities. The Wolfpack was able to do just that...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SPENCER-Competition for Western Christian at a Lakes Conference boys’ golf triangular at Spencer Golf and Country Club Tuesday, April 30, was tough but the Wolfpack also know improvements still need to be made before sectionals. Western...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-Both teams had opportunities to score, but neither were able to find the back of the net in regulation or overtime play in a boys’ soccer contest between Western Christian and Sioux Center. As a result, the contest went into...
