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Young team guts one out in OT

Sydney Feenstra of Western Christian attempts to use her right leg to work the ball around a West Sioux player during a Northwest Iowa Girls’ Soccer League game in Hawarden Thursday, March 30. The Wolfpack defeated the Falcons 4-3 in overtime. (Photo/Sean Baccam)...

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’Pack notch shutout on opening night

Teague Ver Velde of Western Christian works the ball up field during a Northwest Iowa Boys’ Soccer League game at West Sioux Thursday, March 30. The Wolfpack held the Falcons without a goal in a 3-0 win. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Coaching staff pleased with a 3-0 win to...

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Nighthawk girls claim second place at first meet

Vanessa Vande Vegte of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley prepares to fire the shot put during the Dordt University Indoor Track and Field Invitational Tuesday, March 21. She took fourth place in the event and helped the Nighthawks take second place as a team, one-half point shy...

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New district assignments announced

Western Christian moves up to Class 2A District 1, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley stays in Class 3A District 1 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor DES MOINES-The Iowa High School Athletic Association, following a Zoom meeting Monday, March 20, with the its board of control,...

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Kaden Van Regenmorter named as all-state player

Van Regenmorter was selected to the Class 2A second team by Iowa Print Sports Writers’ Association Tuesday, March 14 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Print Sports Writers’ Association announced Tuesday, March 14, its selections for all-state boys’ basketball and...

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Former Boyden-Hull coach inducted into hall of fame

Former Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball coach Bill Francis, accompanied by his wife Sue, receives a plaque from a representative of the Iowa High School Athletic Association as he was inducted into the association’s hall of fame as a coach Friday, March 10, during...

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Three former Wolfpack players make the grade

Jacob Vis, Dawson Feenstra and Tyson Boer named as Scholar Athletes by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Dawson Feenstra Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Saturday, March 11, its list of...

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Tate Van Regenmorter selected as an all-star

Tate Van Regenmorter of the Western Christian boys' basketball team. Van Regenmorter was selected by the Iowa Basketball Coaches' Association as a Northwest Iowa All-Star and will play in games at Dallas-Center Grimes on March 25. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Games will be...

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Tigers earn academic honors

Senior student-athletes had a GPA of 3.75 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Trinity Christian girls’ basketball players were named to the War Eagle Conference all-academic team as announced Friday, March 10.The players named were Anna Postma, Keahna Heynen...

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Athletes named to all-academic list

Senior student-athletes, cheerleaders, team managers had GPA of 3.75 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Siouxland Conference recently announced its all-academic honors and various athletes from Boyden-Hull and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley were named.Named for the...

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Western Christian wards off E-LC in the second half

Coach Derek Keizer and the rest of the Western Christian boys’ basketball team begins to storm the court to mob Kaden Van Regenmorter, No. 21 and left in the photo, after he hit the game-winning bucket in a 67-66 Class 2A Substate 1 victory over West Lyon Saturday,...

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Gavin DeHoogh comes up short of the podium

Western Christian's Gavin DeHoogh acknowledges his fan base in the stands after winning his second match of the Class 1A state wrestling tournament Wednesday, Feb. 15. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) DeHoogh finishes state tournament in Des Moines with a 2-2 mark at 220 pounds...

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Jace Mulder takes podium in fifth place

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley's Jesue Garcia ties up with his Sergeant Bluff-Luton opponent Sean Zimmerman during the opening rounds of the Class 2A state tournament Wednesday, Feb. 15. Garcia won the match by a 5-3 decision and finished the tournament 2-2 at 285 pounds....

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Comets see season come to an end

Jenny Luevano of Boyden-Hull works her way into the paint off the dribble during the Class 2A Region 2 girls' basketball tournament Tuesday, Feb. 14. The senior saw her prep high school career come to an end in a 70-31 defeat at the hands of Central Lyon. (Photo/Jason...

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Coach Isaac Heyer gets first tournament win as head coach

Boyden-Hull senior Brock Fisher dishes off a pass to junior Eric Nilles in the post during the Class 2A District 15 boys’ basketball tournament in Rock Rapids Thursday, Feb. 16. Fisher saw his prep high school career come to an end in an 85-61 loss to Central Lyon....

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Western Christian rolls past Cherokee 81-33

JD Petitt of Western Christian flies down the lane for a layup during the Class 2A District 1 boys’ basketball tournament Thursday, Feb. 16. The Wolfpack bench players got plenty of playing time in this game as Western Christian came away with a big 81-33 win over...

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Poor first half ends season for the Tigers

Trinity Christian senior Drew Poppema works his way into the paint during the Class 1A District 2 basketball tournament Monday, Feb. 13. Poppema saw his prep high school career come to an end in an 80-60 loss to Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire. (Photo/Nathan...

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Six to represent Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at state tournament

Gabino Vargas of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley points to the crowd after winning his 113-pound championship match over Myles Beck of O-A/BC-IG by fall in 3:12 to earn his ticket to the state tournament in Des Moines. Vargas was the first Nighthawk to punch his ticket to...

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