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Marissa Pottebaum named as an all-star player

iowa girls’ coaches association all-stars Pottebaum will participate in the all-star match Nov. 13 at Johnston High School Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association announced Thursday, Oct. 21, its selections to the volleyball senior all-star...

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Western Christian sticks to the plan

western christian volleyball Western Christian volleyball coach Tammi Veerbeek and a couple members of the Wolfpack bench celebrate following a point being scored in the third set of the Class 2A Region 1 volleyball tournament Wednesday, Oct. 20. Western Christian had...

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Tigers see 2021 season come to an end in Hulstein

class 1a state cross-country qualifying Kyle Wynia races through the halfway point of the War Eagle Conference cross-country meet in Sioux Center earlier this season. Wyjna finished in 88th as the 2021 season came to an end at the Class 1A state cross-country...

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Sioux County Storm football finishes season

SIOUX COUNTY STORM FIFTH-GRADE FOOTBALL TEAM Pictured in the front row, left to right: Henry Kelley, Josiah De Weerd, Collin Wellendorf, Cobyn Sandbulte, Charlie Oostenink, Rylan Hoksbergen, Jake Vis, Ben Kats. Middle row, left to right: Grady De Stigter, Kayne Bliek,...

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Western Christian boys head back to state

class 2a state cross-country qualifying Jenae Minderhoud finishes 15th and will represent Wolfpack girls in Fort Dodge Saturday, Oct. 30 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-The Class 2A seventh-ranked Western Christian boys’ cross-country team came into the 2021...

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Both Nighthawk teams finish 12th to end 2021 season

class 3a state-qualifying Amos Hespe of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley turns the corner during the Siouxland Conference cross-country meet in Sioux Center earlier this season. Hespe came in as the Nighthawks’ third runner in 69th as the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys saw the...

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Tigers finish off Wolves in four

Ava Brummel, Avery Van Maanen, Marissa Westra and Jamie Kooima celebrate a Trinity Christian point during Class 1A Region 1 volleyball Monday, October 20. The Tigers came away with a 3-1 victory over Harris-Lake Park to advance to round two. (Photo/Jessica Jensen)...

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Ready for action when disaster strikes

PREPARING FOR ACTION DURING CRISES Sioux County Sheriff chief deputy Nate Huizenga presented to the Hull Chamber of Commerce Monday, Oct. 11 on Presidential disaster declarations and how Sioux County Emergency Management prepares for action during crises. Huizenga not...

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No ordinary delivery

Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer READY TO GO Hull firefighters received Pizza Ranch orders and quickly transported them from the back of the Pizza Ranch directly to the address the order was sent out for. (Photo Shane D. Johnson) Members of the Hull Fire Department...

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Kiwanis members learn more about carbon cycle, sequestration

Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Members of the Hull Kiwanis Club had the opportunity to learn more about the carbon cycle and the carbon sequestration process during a presentation by Ed Westra and Peter Westra from Hull Co-op. The presentation centered around the...

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Walnut Street Addition in Hull becomes reality

Crews work to pound the wood braces for the fresh concrete that will make up the new Walnut Street on Hull’s south side. (Photo Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer A housing addition on the newest street in Hull, Walnut Street, is taking shape. Workers...

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Bernice Heusinkveld

97 Hull, Iowa October 13, 2021 Bernice Heusinkveld, 97, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley, Iowa. Memorial service was Monday, Oct. 18, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery,...

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Edwin Boote

88 Sioux Center, Iowa October 10, 2021 Edwin Boote, 88, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center.  Memorial service was Wednesday, Oct. 13, at First Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in...

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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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