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Wolves topple Tigers

Eighth-grader Tyler De Boer stands in the outfield between plays during Trinity Christian’s matchup with Western Christian. The Tigers went on to defeat the Wolfpack 3-2 at their home field Wednesday, July 2. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Baseball Teams...

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TC sweeps DH with H-L-P

Trinity Christian senior Annica Van Bemmel prepares to throw a ball in after fielding it in left field. Van Bemmel and the Tigers defeated Western Christian 10-9 in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Softball Squad makes easy work of conference foe to open...

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Spencer holds ’Pack scoreless

Sawyer Van Holland goes through his throwing motion on the mound for Western Christian against Trinity Christian. Van Holland surrendered three earned runs across five and one-third innings during a start at Trinity. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian Baseball...

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Errors bring squad down

Sophomore Lily Van Voorst aims her glove toward the ground as she looks to field a ball in the outfield. Western Christian dropped a 10-9 loss Wednesday, July 2, to Trinity Christian. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian Softball Offense registers double-digit...

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Hull-based squads cap regular season with close matchup

Western Christian and Trinity Christian Baseball Trinity Christian 2-0-1-0-0-0-X 3Western Christian 0-0-1-0-0-1-0 2 HULL – Two Hull-based squads helped pack a parking lot and didn’t disappoint in their regular-season finale. Host Trinity Christian came out on top of...

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Unity’s four-run eighth leads to B-H/RV’s demise

Kolter Van Egdom watches a pitch and begins to swing at it during Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s game versus Central Lyon. The Nighthawks went on to walk off Central Lyon in the bottom of the seventh inning. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Baseball Low-scoring...

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B-H/RV can’t ‘answer back’

Eighth-grade shortstop Kaylee Kamies steps on second base and holds out her glove in anticipation of catching the softball traveling toward her. Kamies and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley defeated Central Lyon 9-6 in Boyden. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley...

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Den Hartog dominates Game 1

Bodee Weber prepares to release a pitch during B-H/RV’s game against Western Christian. Weber, who started for the Nighthawks, pitched two innings during a 10-6 win Friday, June 27, in Rock Valley. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Baseball Technical...

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Sloppy play leads to early runs in Rock Valley

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian Baseball Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 3-2-3-1-1-0-X 10Western Christian 0-3-3-0-0-0-0 6 ROCK VALLEY – Poor defense made way for an interesting first three innings between Western Christian and...

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’Hawks sweep DH with Orabs

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Softball Van Kekerix, Dailey combine for 10 RBIs across two wins Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2-5-2-0-0-2-2 13Sheldon 0-0-3-0-1-0-0 4Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2-2-1-4-2 11Sheldon 0-0-1-0-2 3 SHELDON – As a result of a...

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Tigers top Nighthawks in Hull

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Trinity Christian Softball Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 0-8-0-0-1-1-X 10Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-2-0-2-0-3 7 HULL – Trinity Christian finished atop Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley in a Sioux County matchup Tuesday, June 24,...

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WC drops Monday doubleheader

Landan Hanenburg stands at the plate, awaiting a pitch during an at-bat in Rock Valley. Western Christian fell to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 10-6 Friday, June 27. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian Baseball Lions, Indians defeat squad at Sioux Falls Canaries...

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Western upsets MOC

Western Christian Softball Softball squads earns second-straight win for first time in 2025 Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 3-0-0-0-1-0-0 4MOC-Floyd Valley 0-1-0-0-1-0-0 2 ORANGE CITY – Along with pulling off a big upset, Western Christian earned a...

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MMCRU walks off Trinity

Freshman shortstop Aubyn Boogerd (14) prepares to throw a ball to first base during Trinity Christian’s contest versus George-Little Rock. Boogerd and the Tigers defeated the Mustangs 9-7 Wednesday, June 25, in George. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Softball...

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War Eagle foes face off in Remsen

Trinity Christian catcher Mathias Vis attempts to get past the tag of George-Little Rock second baseman Garrett Helkenn. Though Vis was called out, Trinity went on to beat the Mustangs 6-3. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Baseball Royals tally runs in every...

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Hull-based sides matchup at Western Christian

Freshman infielder Ryer Roetman throws the ball back to Western Christian’s first baseman during warmups before a defensive half inning. The Wolfpack eventually dropped a 8-5 result to Trinity Christian at home. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Eighth grade shortstop Hudson Vis...

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’Pack picks up first win in tight game against Tigers

Junior Kyra Vander Pol makes contact with a pitch and reaches base for Western Christian against Trinity Christian. Western finished with nine hits and one walk against Trinity in its first win of the season. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Kierra Heynen runs in with the ball...

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Sixth inning divides teams

Trinity Christian Baseball Gehlen pulls away from Trinity in lone matchup of regular season Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 2-0-2-0-1-0-0 5Gehlen Catholic 0-1-4-0-0-6-X 11 LE MARS – Gehlen Catholic took down Trinity Christian in the only matchup of...

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Jays fly past Tigers

Trinity Christian Softball Softball squad drops road loss to open calendar week Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0 0Gehlen Catholic 2-0-4-1-1 8 LE MARS – An up-and-down campaign continued for Trinity Christian with its loss Monday, June 16, in...

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UC takes out WC in Hull

Western Christian Softball Late field switch causes ‘kinda hectic leadup’ to contest Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-0-0 1Unity Christian 6-1-7-0 14 HULL – A hectic leadup led to a lopsided result between Western Christian and Unity Christian. In...

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