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Wolfpack fall 45-3 to Class 1A seventh-ranked Falcons

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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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