Abigal Kats of the Western Christian girls' wrestling team. Kats led the Wolfpack with a second-place finish at 142 to 143 pounds at the West Monona tournament Saturday, Nov. 19. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Nicole Van Der Zwaag and Jaydn Leloux face tough competition at West...
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Defensive effort keys opening-night win
Apiyo Harberts of Western Christian gets a hand on the ball and begins to chase after it for a steal during girls' basketball versus Emmetsburg Monday, Nov. 20. The Wolfpack got the opening night victory over the E'Hawks 42-31. (Photo/Nathan Broek) After trailing...
Local players earn postseason volleyball nods
Coach veerbeek igca all-district volleyball honors Western Christian volleyball coach Tammi Veerbeek named Coach of the Year in Class 2A Northwest District Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three players from Western Christian and one from Boyden-Hull earned all-district...
Two former Wolfpack named as all-conference college volleyball players
gpac all-conference volleyball honors Macay Van’t Hul Olivia Granstra and Macay Van’t Hul named as Great Plains Athletic Conference honorees Tuesday, Nov. 15 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two former Western Christian volleyball standouts were named to the Great Plains...
First girls’ sanctioned wrestling season kicks off for ‘Pack
Western Christian's Abigail Kats takes to the mat for her first match of high school girls' sanctioned wrestling on Tuesday, November 15 at the Sioux Central Invitational. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) western christian girls’ wrestling Nicole Van Der Zwaag and Abigail Kats...
Former Nighthawk named as an all-conference collegiate player
gpac all-conference football honors Cade Moser named to second team in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tuesday, Nov. 15 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor A former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout was picked by the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) as an...
Local shooters compete on collegiate state stage
Photographed left to right: Nicolas Noteboom, Molly Galema, Trey Steimsma, Ashayla Soodsma and Jensen Cooper. Steimsma, who is from Hull, and Soodsma, who is a Boyden-Hull alum, were part of one of the two shooting groups that competed for the Dordt University Trap...
Stella Winterfeld officially signs with SDSU
Pictured is the Tweet sent out by the South Dakota State University Athletics Department following Winterfeld signing a letter of intent Wednesday, Nov. 9, to continue her volleyball career with the Jackrabbits next fall. (Photo/courtesy of the South Dakota State...
Three Tigers make the grade
war eagle conference Two senior student-athletes from the Trinity Christian cross-country team and one from the volleyball team were picked Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Trinity Christian cross-country athletes and one volleyball player were picked to the War Eagle...
Abby VerBurg selected to participate in 2022 Senior Volleyball Classic
2022 igca senior volleyball classic VerBurg selected to the Hawkeyes who will play Cyclones Nov. 12 at Johnson High School Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Abby VerBurg, after competing for a Class 2A state volleyball title with Western Christian this past week, will have...
Tage Hustien aids Dordt University Defenders to a conference title
college cross-country Hulstein finishes 16th individually, just out of all-conference honors Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian cross-country standout, Tage Hustein, ran in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) championships for Dordt...
Western fails to slow down West Sioux’s early momentum
Western Christian football seniors Parker Vant Hul (10), Derek Heynen (61), and Dason Van't Hul (50) hold up the team's state playoff qualification trophy in Class 1A to the Wolfpack fans following a 49-20 defeat to the West Sioux Falcons in Hawarden Friday, Nov. 4,...
Big plays propel Western Christian into rematch with West Sioux
Lucas Kooima of Western Christian attempts to pick up a blocked punt during the first quarter of Class 1A state football action at Aplington-Parkersburg Friday, Oct. 28. Kooima did not pick up the ball, but teammate Derek Heynen did for a touchdown that led to a 49-27...
Comets and Nighthawks ‘make the grade’
siouxland conference all-academic honors Senior student-athletes and team managers had a GPA of 3.75 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Siouxland Conference released its honorees for all-academic honors Wednesday, Oct. 26, and various Boyden-Hull and...
Unity Christian and George-Little Rock to swap conferences
high school sports Knights will join Siouxland Conference while Mustangs accepted into War Eagle starting with the 2023-2024 school year Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Following votes by school superintendents from both the Siouxland Conference and the War Eagle...
Western Christian rolls into regional final
Hannah Broek of Western Christian fires an attack attempt over to North Union's side of the net during the Class 2A Region 1 tournament semifinals Monday, Oct. 24. The Wolfpack defeated the Warriors 3-0 to earn the right to play Boyden-Hull in the regional final...
Comets rally back from 1-0 deficit
Players from the Boyden-Hull volleyball team high-five each other following a 3-1 win over Central Lyon in the Class 2A Region 1 volleyball tournaments Monday, Oct. 24. The win put the Comets into the regional final against Western Christian Wednesday, Oct. 26, in...
’Pack punch 22nd-straight ticket to state
Western Christian gets into a celebratory huddle following a 3-0 win over Boyden-Hull in the Class 2A Region 1 tournament final Wednesday, Oct. 26. The win marked the 22nd-straight season the Wolfpack advanced into the state tournament, which is a state record....
Elyse Zwart takes 37th in her first state meet
Elyse Zwart of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley navigates her way through the final mile at the Class 3A state cross-country meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge Saturday, Oct. 29. Zwart finished in 37th. (Photo/Nathan Broek) class 3a state cross-country meet...
Kryin DeGroot finishes 40th in her first taste of state cross-country
Kyrin DeGroot of Western Christian keeps her pace through the final mile at the Class 2A girls' state cross-country meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge Friday, Oct. 28. DeGroot, who was the lone representative for the Wolfpack girls, finished in 40th....