Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 3-0-0-0 3 West Sioux 14-24-7-0 45 HAWARDEN-Western Christian seemed to have the early momentum on Class 1A seventh-ranked West Sioux, but the Wolfpack was unable to contain the Falcons after the first quarter...
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Western Christain out-battles Spirit Lake in three-set sweep
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 28-25-25 3 Spirit Lake 26-17-22 0 SPIRIT LAKE-Coming into its match with Spirit Lake, the Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian volleyball team knew it was an important match for the Lakes Conference volleyball race....
Western Christian outlasts rival Knights in overtime
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 7-7-0-7-7 28 Unity Christian 7-7-0-7-0 21 ORANGE CITY-Both teams were evenly matched in a Class 1A District 1 football game between rivals Western Christian and Unity Christian Friday, Sept. 21, but the Wolfpack...
Coach Veerbeek picks up win number 900 in sweep
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 25-25-25 3 Estherville Lincoln Central 12-8-14 0 ESTHERVILLE-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian had an aggressive serving attack and strong individual play from Macay Van’t Hul to help coach Tami...
Wolfpack boys place fourth in Sioux Falls Christian Invite
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX FALLS-The Western Christian girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams had good showings from various individuals at the Sioux Falls Christian Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 11, but the Wolfpack also know there is more work that needs to be...
Lions win the battle against Western up front
Jordan Harmelink | Contributing Writer HULL-Central Lyon/George-Little Rock imposed its will at the line of scrimmage and handed a 28-6 defeat to Western Christian Friday, Sept. 14, in Hull. The win was the Lions’ first of the year. “Hats off to Central...
Nighthawks execute all three phases of the game in 40-7 win
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 20-13-7-0 40 Western Christian 0-0-0-7 7 HULL-It was another installment of the annual Western Christian versus Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley rivalry in football Friday, Aug. 31, but the...
Western Christian falls to Bishop Heelan 19-0
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0 0 Bishop Heelan 6-0-7-6 19 SIOUX CITY-Western Christian’s defense held Class 3A fifth-ranked Sioux City Bishop Heelan to only 19 points, but the Wolfpack offense could not get anything going and the...
Western Christian claims another Sioux County tournament title
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-Class 2A fifth-ranked Western Christian had a long layoff after the Bellevue, Nebraska, volleyball invitational, but the Wolfpack did not show much rust as they claimed the Sioux County volleyball tournament title on their home court...
Wolfpack boys place sixth in Spirit Lake Invitational
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SPIRIT LAKE-The Western Christian cross-country teams continued to see growth in its runners during the Spirit Lake Cross-Country Invitational at Brooks Golf Course Tuesday, Aug. 28, but the Wolfpack also know there is more work that needs...
Western Christian girls claim four matches in Bellevue
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor BELLEVUE, NE-Coming into the 2018 season, Class 2A fifth-ranked Western Christian had a few question marks as to who the leaders on offense were going to be. Some of those questions were answered at the annual Bellevue West High School...
Wolfpack and Nighthawks find positives in first meet of 2018
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SPENCER-When it comes to the first meet of the 2018 cross-country season, coaches never know what they are going to get. But Dalton Lems of Western Christian and Tim Brunsting of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley were pleasantly surprised with the...
Western Christian tops MOC-Floyd Valley 37-13
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 21-0-0-16 37 MOC-Floyd Valley 0-13-0-0 13 ORANGE CITY-Western Christian got the benefit of early turnovers and a long running play from Cole Habben to gain the early lead, but the Wolfpack had to hold off a...
Early lead slips away against Alta-Aurelia in tournament final
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-0-0-1-0-0 2 Alta-Aurelia 0-0-0-3-2-0-X 5 ALTA-Western Christian had the early momentum with a single run in the top of the first inning, but that momentum was soon sucked...
Two earn honorable mention in the Lakes Conference
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Western Christian baseball players have been selected to the honorable mention list as part of the Lakes Conference all-conference baseball team as released Monday, July 9. Those two players were Evan Wibben and Ty Van Essen. As an...
Six Western Christian girls earn all-conference honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Six Western Christian softball players have been selected to the Lakes Conference all-conference softball team as released Monday, July 9. Earning first-team honors were Alyssa Buren, Brooklyn Van Oort and Tori Wynja. Buren was selected as...
Buren goes deep again to help seal a 5-2 victory
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-1-0-0-4 5 Cherokee 0-0-0-0-0-1-1 2 CHEROKEE-It was a pitchers’ duel between Alyssa Buren of Western Christian and Lindsay Williams of Cherokee for the final Lakes Conference softball game of the season Monday,...
Wolfpack struggle on the mound in defeat to Hawks
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-X-X 0 St. Mary’s 4-1-4-1-X-X-X 10 REMSEN-Western Christian did not pitch a clean game against one of the better teams in the state of Iowa and the Wolfpack paid for those mistakes in a 10-0 five inning...
Two hits from Western not enough to down Spirit Lake Indians
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-0-X 0 Spirit Lake 1-3-1-1-2-2-X 10 SPIRIT LAKE-Western Christian could only muster two hits in a Lakes Conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon, June 27, while the Indians scored in every inning in a 10-0...
Bats come alive for Wolfpack in mid- to late-innings
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-1-0-3-6-3 14 Spencer 3-1-0-0-0-0-2 6 SPENCER-Western Christian softball coach Michael De Jong did not get the start on offense he was looking for in a Lakes Conference game in Spencer Thursday, June 28, but the...