Western Christian setter Hannah Broek sets up a pass for a teammate during the Sheldon Volleyball Tournament Thursday, Aug. 25. The Wolfpack won all three matches of the night to claim the tournament title. (Photo/Nathan Broek) western christian volleyball Class 2A...
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Comets fight for two match wins in Sioux Center
Gretta Van Es of Boyden-Hull prepares to smack a kill during the Sioux Center volleyball tournament Thursday, Aug. 25. The Comets ended up winning two of the three matches on the night. (Photo/Jason Hommes) boyden-hull volleyball Boyden-Hull falls to tournament hosts...
Nighthawks and Wolfpack kick off 2022 season in Spencer
Ben Blum of the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys' cross-country team. Blum was the top runner for the Nighthawks in Spencer, taking 25th as an individual. (Photo/Nathan Broek) spencer cross-country invitational Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley girls finish sixth as a full team,...
Nighthawks pushed away early by Lions
Kevin Quijada of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley stops a Central Lyon/George-Little Rock runner in his tracks during week one of the high school football season Friday, Aug. 26. The Nighthawks fell to the Lions 52-7 (Photo/Jordan Harmelink). boyden-hull/rock valley football...
Key plays fall Western’s way
western christian football Western Christian Wolfpack upset West Lyon, runner-up in Class 2A from a year ago Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon 7-0-0-0 7 Western Christian 0-0-14-7 21 HULL-In order to come up with a big upset, even on your home...
Building bull riders one buck at a time
Raise Em' Rank bull rider Easton Robinson of Larchwood attempts to ride a bull during one of the Raise Em' Rank events this past summer. The Raise Em' Rank series attempts to increase interest in the sport of bull riding in kids between the ages of 13- and...
Athletic association releases guidelines for Name, Image and Likeness
ihsaa name, image and likeness (nil) Guidelines were put on the Iowa High School Athletic Association website Wednesday, Aug. 17 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor High school athletes in the state of Iowa that are members of the Iowa High School Athletic Association may...
Mike De Jager takes over as athletic director at Trinity Christian
high school athletics Former AD Laura Kuiper stepped down from position Aug. 3 to focus more on teaching Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The current head coach of the Trinity Christian girls’ basketball team now has a larger role in Tiger athletics. Coach Mike De Jager...
One Nighthawk named as an all-state player
all-state softball honors Bergstrom named to the third team in Class 4A by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches’ Association Nathan Broek | Sports Editor One member of the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball team was named as an all-state player in Class 4A as announced by the Iowa...
Three Trinity Christian players picked as all-conference
Alec DeBoer war eagle all-conference baseball Tigers highlighted by first-team selection Alec DeBoer Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Trinity Christian players were selected to the War Eagle all-conference baseball team as announced following the conclusion of state...
Four Western Christian players named as all-conference
lakes all-conference softball Wolfpack highlighted by first-team selection Bleeker and second-team pick Ten Kley Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Olivia Ten Kley Four Western Christian players were selected to the Lakes all-conference softball team as announced Thursday,...
Three Tigers named as all-conference players
war eagle all-conference softball Trinity Christian highlighted by first-team honoree Keahna Heynen Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Keahna Heynen Three Trinity Christian players were selected to the War Eagle all-conference softball team as announced Friday, July 22,...
Ty Van Essen receives all-district honors
ibca all-district baseball honors Western Christian player picked for the second team as a utility player Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Ty Van Essen was named as an all-district player as released by the Iowa Baseball Coaches’ Association Thursday, July 21. The Western...
Former Wolfpack nominated for postseason honor
naia national award honors Veerbeek named as a nominee to receive Dr. LeRoy Walker Champion of Character Award Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its...
Former Comet named an All-American Scholar
wgca all-american scholar honors Lydia Grond had a GPA of at least 3.50, one of 1,485 women athletes to do so Nathan Broek | Sports Editor A former Boyden-Hull girls’ golfer has been named as a Women’s Golf Coaches’ Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Athlete as...
Five Nighthawks selected as all-conference
siouxland all-conference softball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley highlighted by unanimous first pick Jewel Bergstrom as well as first-team selections Marissa Pottebaum and Avery Noble Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Ellie Woelber was one of five Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley players...
Three Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley players honored as all-conference
siouxland all-conference baseball Nighthawks highlighted by first-team selections Cooper Den Hartog and Sam Remmerde Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Cooper Den Hartog was one of three Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley players were selected to the Siouxland All-Conference baseball...
Three Nighthawks make the grade
siouxland conference all-academic honors Three seniors from Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball team had GPAs of 3.75 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball players were named to the Siouxland Conference all-academic list as...
Ty Van Essen named as an all-conference player
lakes all-conference baseball Van Essen picked to the second team as announced Monday, July 11 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Ty Van Essen of the Western Christian baseball team. Van Essen was selected to the Lakes All-Conference baseball team as announced Monday, July...
Former athletes make the grade
college athletics Former track and field athletes from Western Christian had a GPA of 3.25 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former girls' track and field athletes from Western Christian were selected to the 2022 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...