Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Storm Lake 12-17-12-25 66 Western Christian 7-21-17-23 68 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian did not have its best game in a Lakes Conference boys’ basketball contest with Storm Lake Tuesday, Dec. 18, but the Wolfpack avoided...
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Western Christian gains more experience at duals in Estherville
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ESTHERVILLE-The Western Christian wrestling team did not come away with a victory in Lakes Conference double-dual action Thursday, Dec. 6, hosted by Estherville Lincoln Central, but the Wolfpack had two grapplers go undefeated in their...
Wolfpack start the season with a win
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 7-19-14-20 60 Spirit Lake 10-8-8-10 36 SPIRIT LAKE-The Western Christian boys’ basketball team was rusty for its first game of the 2018-2019 season Tuesday, Dec. 4, but the Wolfpack soon played up to its potential and...
Tough shooting night spells a 43-24 defeat for the Wolfpack
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 4-8-8-4 24 Spirit Lake 9-13-9-12 43 SPIRIT LAKE-Spirit Lake used a 2-3 zone defense against Western Christian in a Lakes Conference girls’ basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 4, but the Wolfpack were unable to shoot...
Wolfpack compete at home quadrangular
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-It was the first night out for the young and small Western Christian wrestling team at a home quadrangular with Lawton-Bronson, Sibley-Ocheyedan and Kingsley-Pierson and the Wolfpack finished the night 1-2 as a team. But Western...
Wolfpack fall short to Black Raiders in OT
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sioux City East 7-12-8-21-14 62 Western Christian 11-10-17-10-6 54 HULL-Western Christian gave Sioux City East a battle in a non-conference girls’ basketball game at home to open the 2018-2019 season, but the Wolfpack were...
Wolfpack make it 18-straight trips to state
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 25 25 25 3 Boyden-Hull 18 10 14 0 SHELDON-When you have been to as many regional volleyball tournament finals as Western Christian has, nothing seems to faze the players when things get tight. That theme was...
Nine Wolfpack earn all-conference honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nine Western Christian volleyball players were selected to the Lakes all-conference volleyball team as announced and voted on by conference coaches Wednesday, Oct. 31. Earning first-team honors were Madison Hofman, Olivia Granstra,...
Wolfpack take down H-M-S
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 14-6-9 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian had everything working on defense and from the service stripe, which in turn led to an aggressive offensive attack in a 25-14,...
Three runners represent Western Christian at state
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor FORT DODGE-Whitney Minderhoud of Western Christian had some high expectations for herself coming into the Class 2A state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 27. Minderhoud fell a little short of those expectations, but still had a strong...
Western Christian to send three runners to Fort Dodge
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-The Western Christian girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams had high goals set for themselves coming into the Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Landsmeer Golf Course in Orange City Thursday, Oct. 18. Unfortunately, the Wolfpack...
Western Christian falls to West Lyon in Wolfpack’s final game of 2018
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer West Lyon 7-7-7-6 27 Western Christian 0-6-0-0 6 HULL-Western Christian hosted West Lyon in its final game of the season Friday, Oct. 19, but the Wolfpack were unable to really challenge the Wildcats, as West Lyon took an early lead and...
Three Wolfpack runners earn all-conference honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SPIRIT LAKE-It was a wet and cold night for the Lakes Conference cross-country meet at Brooks Golf Course in Spirit Lake Monday, Oct. 8, but Western Christian did well enough to have three runners claim all-conference honors. The Wolfpack...
Seniors go out with a conference title
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Cherokee 12-14-20 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian knew the task at hand: defeat Cherokee and claim another Lakes Conference title for the seniors on Senior Night. The Wolfpack...
Wolfpack fall short on the road against E’Hawks
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 7-7-0-0 14 Emmetsburg 0-14-6-0 20 EMMETSBURG-Western Christian kept the game within reach, but inconsistencies on offense and some big plays given up by the defense cost the Wolfpack a 20-14 Class 1A District 1...
Wolfpack pull away from the Generals in second half
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sibley-Ocheyedan 0-0-0-0 0 Western Christian 7-0-14-7 28 HULL - Western Christian did not have much trouble moving the ball overall in its Class 1A District 1 football game against Sibley-Ocheyedan Friday, Oct. 5, but the Wolfpack...
Western Christian and Trinity Christian get tested in Cherokee
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CHEROKEE-Conditions proved to be an added factor for the Trinity Christian and Western Christian cross-country teams at the Cherokee Cross-Country Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 2, but the competition proved to be much tougher for the Wolfpack...
Western Christian routs the Tornadoes in three
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Storm Lake 4-9-8 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian got off to a fast start in set one and never looked back in a 25-4, 25-9, 25-8 Lakes Conference volleyball victory over...
Nighthawks impress with two third-place team finishes
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-With the amount of rain the past two weeks cancelling a majority of cross-country meets, local teams were pleased to get a meet in at Dordt College in Sioux Center for the Western Christian Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 25. Both...
Western falls short to Class 4A top-ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 21-24-14 0 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-26-25 3 SERGEANT BLUFF-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian hit the road for a non-conference test against Class 4A top-ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton Thursday, Sept. 27, but the...