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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Western Christian Baseball Four different arms take mound for home side in loss Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-4-0-0-0 4Unity Christian 4-4-7-0-1 16 HULL – It took just five innings for Unity Christian to take down Western Christian in Hull....
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Softball ’Cats use big third inning to bypass ’Hawks in Boyden Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 0-0-7-0-0-0-0 7 BOYDEN – One outlier inning was the difference between Siouxland Conference foes...
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Baseball Squad suffers third loss across four-game span Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 1-0-0-4-1-0-X 6 LARCHWOOD – While West Lyon continued its reign atop the Siouxland Conference,...
Junior Luke De Jong goes through his pitching motion during Trinity Christian’s matchup versus George-Little Rock. The Tigers would go on to beat the Mustangs 15-8 Monday, June 9, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Baseball Home side runs away with...
Senior Jaylie De Wager slides into third base after an attempted steal during Trinity Christian’s matchup with George-Little Rock. The Tigers went on to drop the contest 4-3 to the Mustangs in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Softball Opposing offense...
Western Christian Baseball Defense hurts visitors during mercy-rule defeat in Sheldon Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 2Sheldon 12 SHELDON – With its most recent contest going down as a loss to Sheldon, Western Christian finished its first 10 games of...
Western Christian Softball Wolverines walk off Western in seventh inning Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-2-0-1-0-0 4River Valley 0-3-0-1-0-0-1 5 CORRECTIONVILLE – With multiple girls out injured, Western Christian was forced to shuffle its lineup...
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian Softball Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-2-0-0 3Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2-0-3-1-5 11 BOYDEN – While Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley continued to rack up victories, Western Christian remained in search of its...
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley freshman catcher Grady Noble prepares to hurl a ball from home plate to a teammate in the infield. The Nighthawks dropped a 2-1 result to Central Lyon after nine innings in Rock Rapids. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Baseball...
Central Lyon’s Shyanne Struckman slides into second behind Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley shortstop Kari Van Kekerix, who aims to apply the tag after collecting the ball. The Nighthawks eventually defeated the Lions 11-2 in Rock Rapids. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Boyden-Hull/Rock...
Isabella Zomermaand prepares to release a pitch during Western Christian’s game against Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. While striking out three, Zomermaand allowed six earned runs across six innings of work. (Photos/Andrew Buckman) Cameron Halbur warms up on the mound as...
Western Christian’s Landon Hanenburg attempts to pick off Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s Clayton Juffer during a contest Tuesday, June 3, in Hull. The Nighthawks went on to win the contest 9-0 over the Wolfpack. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian and Boyden-Hull/Rock...
Western Christian Softball Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0Storm Lake 5-0-0-4-3-0-0 12 HULL – Undefeated Storm Lake took down winless Western Christian in five innings Wednesday, June 4. A 12-0 victory pushed the visiting Tornadoes to...
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Softball Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 1-5-1-2-0-4 13Okoboji 0-0-0-0-4-0 4 MILFORD – Aside from an outlier fifth frame, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball dominated Okoboji to earn its third-straight win. Wednesday, June...
Western Christian Baseball Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 5-3-5-0-1 14 HULL – Unfortunately for Western Christian, it ran into a West Lyon squad coming off its first loss of the season. In just five innings Wednesday, June 4, the...
