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Western Christian gets tested in Sioux City

sioux city relays Wolfpack see times get lower and good efforts from various events at Sioux City Relays Saturday, April 17 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CITY-The Western Christian girls’ and boys’ track teams had a total of eight events between them that had a...

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Wolfpack and Nighthawks scratch and claw in Sioux Center

sioux center track and field invitational Western Christian boys place third, Western Christian girls and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys go sixth and seventh in team standings Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-It was one of the tougher meets of the season for...

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Comets place fourth in a tough field of golfers

unity christian golf tournament Western Christian sends two golfers to the annual tournament at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-It was the first 18-hole tournament of the 2021 season for the Boyden-Hull and Western Christian...

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Wolfpack get blanked by Knights 1-0

western christian girls’ soccer Sierra Nielsen of Western Christian boots the ball up field during non-conference girls’ soccer versus Sioux Center Tuesday, April 13. The Wolfpack defeated the Warriors 3-2. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Western Christian proves unable to take...

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’Pack notch their first win of the season

western christian boys’ golf Western Christian tops Strom Lake on the road for its first conference victory of the 2021 season Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern STORM LAKE-The Western Christian boys’ golf team took on Storm Lake at Lake Creek Country Club for a Lakes...

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Wolfpack shut out rival Knights 4-0

western christian boys’ soccer Western Christian overcomes less-than-ideal weather conditions Monday, April 12, as Eli Van Essen earns the hat trick Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern Unity Christian 0-0 0 Western Christian 2-2 4 ORANGE CITY-The Western Christian boys’...

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Bigger than basketball

MORE THAN A GAME Kole Beukelman takes part in the opening lineup announcement of a Western Christian boys’ basketball game in January. The Wolfpack donated funds raised from a youth basketball tournament to Kole’s Krew which helps fund cystic fibrosis research and...

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Three local athletes named as all-state players

Photographed top to bottom: Tanner Te Slaa, Marcus Kelderman and Ty Van Essen. All three athletes were selected as all-state basketball players as announced by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Tuesday, March 16. (Photos/Nathan Broek) ipswa all-state teams...

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The best in the bracket

Western Christian grappler Tristan Mulder puts his name in the history books CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION Western Christian wrestler Tristan Mulder gets congratulations from his coaches Vince Vanderloo, left, and Pete DiPol, right, after winning the Class 1A 195-pound...

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’Pack overcome first-half lull

western christian boys’ basketball Wyatt Gulker of Western Christian throws it down on a transition dunk during Class 2A District 3 boys’ basketball tournament action versus Central Lyon Thursday, Feb. 18. The Wolfpack defeated the Lions 59-42 and advanced to the...

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Western falls at the hands of top seed Central Lyon

western christian girls’ basketball  Western Christian senior Sienna Moss ducks around a Central Lyon defender in the post during Class 2A Region 7 girls’ basketball tournaments Tuesday, Feb. 16. Moss saw her prep high school basketball career come to an end in a...

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Third-ranked ’Pack have a setback in Spirit Lake

western christian boys’ basketball Western Christian gets outplayed by the Indians in final Lakes Conference contest of the 2020-2021 season Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern Western Christian  13-17-10-20 60 Spirit Lake  16-16-15-21 68 SPIRIT LAKE-The Class 2A...

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Western Christian falls short to Spirit Lake

western christian girls’ basketball Wolfpack unable to play consistent offense in second half in final regular-season game of the 2020-2021 campaign Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern Western Christian 10-15-9-9 43 Spirit Lake           14-12-14-10...

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Leading the next generation of dance team members

 Kindergarten through second grade students perform a dance routine led by Western Christian dance team captain Juli Kats during halftime of the Wolfpack girls’ basketball game Friday, Feb. 5.  The young dancers learned the routine during the annual dance camp earlier...

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Third-ranked ’Pack have a setback across the border

western christian boys’ basketball Ty Van Essen of Western Christian backs down a Storm Lake player in the post during Lakes Conference boys’ basketball Friday, Feb. 5. The Wolfpack topped the Tornadoes 64-48. (Photo/Sierra Nielsen) Western Christian fails to play up...

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Western falls to Tea, South Dakota

western christian girls’ basketball Madison Vis of Western Christian fires a shot attempt during Lakes Conference girls’ basketball versus Storm Lake Friday, Feb. 5. The Wolfpack blew away the Tornadoes 60-15. (Photo/Sierra Nielsen) Wolfpack like their effort despite...

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Wolfpack send three to next round

western christian wrestling Rylan DeGroot prepares to throw his Woodbury Central opponent  Blase Sanford back to the mat during the semi-final round of the Class 1A Section 12 wrestling tournament at West Sioux High School in Hawarden Saturday, Feb. 6. DeGroot won the...

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Western roughs up Sioux City North

western christian girls’ basketball Wolfpack keep North Stars grounded on defense in a 72-35 non-conference decision Monday, Jan. 25 Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern Western Christian 15-13-23-21 72 Sioux City North         4-12-10-9 35 SIOUX CITY-The...

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Lakes tourney used as tune-up for sectionals

western christian wrestling Harrison McFarland attempts to muscle his Estherville-Lincoln Central opponent Jess Christensen during the Lakes Conference wrestling tournament in Storm Lake Friday, Jan. 29. McFarland got the win by fall in 1:05 and went on to finish the...

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