Ike Van Der Brink throws his arms in the air as he falls to the ground after being tackled by a Sheldon defender in open play. Van Der Brink scored two goals in Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys' soccer 5-3 win over the Orabs in Sheldon. (Photo/Andrew Buckman)...
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Baccam starts year in style
Western Christian Boys’ Soccer Western tallies three second-half goals to beat Dutch in first game of season Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Western Christian 0-3 3MOC-Floyd Valley 0-0 0ORANGE CITY – While overcoming some first-half-of-the-first-game struggles,...
’Pack falls in close match
Western Christian girls’ Soccer Harberts tallies lone Western goal in season-opening home loss to MOC Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Western Christian 0-1 1MOC-Floyd Valley 0-2 2HULL – Following a four-day postponement, Western Christian girls’ soccer finally kicked...
Boyden-Hull FFA banquet Tuesday, March 19
REPORTING ON PAST EXPERIENCES Pictured is FFA chapter reporter, Lauren Phillips (far right), who spoke on attending many events throughout the year and what the Boyden-Hull Chapter gleaned in attending the events and becoming a close FFA chapter. (Photo/Shane D....
Boyden-Hull fifth-grade girls place fourth at state
The Boyden-Hull fifth-grade volleyball team poses with their medals after placing fourth in the gold bracket at state AAU. (Photo/Submitted) The Boyden-Hull fifth-grade girls’ volleyball team placed fourth in the gold bracket at state AAU Saturday, March 23. Makenna...
Boyden-Hull hosts Swing Show performance
SOLOIST Pictured is soloist Kaylee De Jong during the Swing Show performance Thursday, March 21. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) BOYDEN-HULL JAZZ CHOIR PERFORMS Pictured are members of the Boyden-Hull Jazz Choir performing at the Swing Show Thursday, March 21, at the...
Western Christian students take tractors to school
Shane D. Johnson |Editor On Thursday, March 14, students at Western Christian High School got the opportunity to take their tractors to school. Pictured are students of Western Christian posing for a photo with their tractors. (Photo/Submitted)
Trinity Christian High School has “Take Your Tractor To School” Day
TAKING THE TRACTOR TO SCHOOL Pictured are Trinity Christian students Carter Westra and Evan De Jong driving a John Deere tractor to school Friday, March 15. (Photo/Submitted) DRIVING TO TRINITY CHRISTIAN Mark Hoekstra of Trinity Christian High School is shown driving...
Area Honors Performances showcase musical talent on display
HULL CHRISTIAN REPRESENTED WELL AT HONORS PERFORMANCE Hull Christian School eighth graders violinist Maeley De Kam and cellist Ainsley Haveman performed at the Jan. 25 Northwest Iowa Honor Orchestra Festival on the campus of Northwestern College. (Photo/Julie Bosma)...
Western Christian’s Winter Pops Concert
Maeva Haveman and Jessica Weilenga (l to r) are shown in the string orchestra in the Winter Pops Concert. The sopranos and altos of the cantus and concert choirs sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” The 727 jazz band played “Mamacita,” “Chameleon,” and “Diggin’ the...
The allure of high school sports
Why northwest Iowa fosters a unique environment for the most unadulterated form of athletics Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter There is no purer level of athletics than high school sports. From the often small but packed environments to the passion supporters bring,...
Congratulations to the winter honor athletes! – Western Christian
Kaden Van Regenmorter IPSWA All-State Class 2A 1st-team All-State Class 2A Substate 2 Karsten Moret IPSWA All-State Class 2A 3rd-team All-State Class 2A Substate 2 Derek Keizer (Coach of the Year) w All-State Class 2A Substate 2
Congratulations to the winter honor athletes! – Trinity Christian
Madelyn Vis basketball All-Conference War Eagle 2nd-team Makiah De Jager basketball All-Conference War Eagle 2nd-team Maesa Cleveringa basketball All-Conference War Eagle honorable mention Dustin Hoksbergen basketball All-Conference War Eagle 1st team Carter Westra...
Congratulations to the winter honor athletes! Boyden-Hull/Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley:
Ashtyn Keldermanbasketball Siouxland All-Conference 2nd-teamAll-Region Region 4 Elly Moretbasketball Siouxland All-Conference honorable mention Carter Kleinwolterinkbasketball Siouxland All-Conference 1st-team Blake Moserbasketball Siouxland All-Conference 3rd-team...
2A Champs once more
Western Christian boys’ basketball poses for photos following its dominating defeat of Hudson in the Class 2A state championship game. The Wolfpack captured its 11th state title in program history with the 27-point victory Friday, March 8, in Des Moines. Please see...
Siouxland Ag in Boyden-Hull classrooms
Siouxland Agriculture in the Classroom is a non-profit organization, funded by donations from local supporters with a goal of teaching the Siouxland area where their food comes from and basic agriculture processes. The organization teaches 4,500 students each month in...
Boyden-Hull High School speech students excel at State March 9
BOYDEN-HULL SPEECH STUDENTS RECOGNIZED Pictured are Boyden-Hull Speech students who performed at the Saturday, March 9 Individual State Speech competition held at Kuemper Catholic High School. Pictured L to R: Julie Visscher, coach, Sophia Moeller, Kaylee De Jong,...
Trinity Christian State Speech 2024
TRINITY CHRISTIAN REPRESENTED WELL AT STATE SPEECH Pictured are Trinity Christian High School students Jayda Van Egdom (right) and Ty Brummel (left) who competed in the state individual speech competition Saturday, March 9. (Photo/Submitted) Shane D. Johnson |Editor...
Western Christian individual state speech March 9
Shane D. Johnson |Editor Western Christian students Allie Wielenga, Olivia Engbers, Hailey Ammons, Adlemi Mejia-Vargas, Kyra Visser, Piper Hanson and Olivia Hofland performed at the individual state speech competition at Kuemper Catholic High School Saturday, March 9....
Western lands 2 on state squads
Karsten Moret. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Kaden Van Regenmorter. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) IPSWA selects Moret, Van Regenmorter to All-State teams following title win Andrew Buckman | Sports Writer Two Western Christian juniors were named IPSWA All-State selections.Wolfpack...