Western Christian

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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