West Lyon wide receiver Carson Hoogeveen carries the ball in his right hand in a game against fourth-seeded Van Meter. The Wildcats defeated the defending 2A champs 49-24 in the state semifinal contest Friday, Nov. 16, at the UNI-Dome. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon...
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Langenhorst signs with SDSU
West Lyon softball standout Ella Langenhorst rocks a uniform and holds a flag at her official SDSU visit. Langenhorst signed with the Jackrabbits on Wednesday, Nov. 13. (Photo/Courtesy of Alexis Severson) West Lyon Softball Wildcat catcher, third baseman inks letter...
Vander Sanden to be inducted into football hall of fame
CEDAR FALLS – The Iowa High School Athletic Association recently announced 2024 honorees of its Football Hall of Fame and Officials Hall of Fame, to be recognized at the UNI-Dome during the finals Nov. 21-22.One official will be inducted at halftime of the Class 4A...
Back to the Dome
Carson Hoogeveen (12) holds the ball tight to his body as he’s tackled to the ground. Defensively, Hoogeveen had a massive day, finishing with three interceptions for West Lyon in its 49-14 win. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Mason McCarty (24) runs with the ball in his right...
WL wheels past WC
West Lyon sophomore running back Daxtyn Metzger (14) holds on tight to the ball as he’s tackled to the ground. The Wildcats defeated Western Christian 42-7 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A football playoffs. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon...
Comeback attempt falls short
Senior libero Kyndra Gramstad (1) looks to bump a ball in the air during a West Lyon point. Hinton stifled a comeback bid from the Wildcats, defeating them 3-1 Monday, Oct. 28, at home to advance to the final round of the regional postseason. (Photo/Andrew Buckman)...
JV Volleyball ends their season with a game against the Warriors
By Sophia Niemeyer On Thursday, October 17, the JV volleyball team had one last home game against Sioux Center, ending the night 2-0 with scores of 18-21 and 11-21.The Wildcats battled hard for their last two games, put-ting the work in at practice. Coach Kadie Bakker...
The JVR volleyball girls end their season
By Opal Niemeyer The West Lyon JVR volleyball season ended with a 2-0 loss against Sioux Center. Although they might have lost this game, their coach is still unbelievably proud of them.The girls came out ready to play, but the game did not go the way they planned. In...
Wildcats advance
West Lyon’s defensive line prepares for the snap of the ball Friday, Oct. 25, in Inwood. The Wild-cats defeated Garner Hayfield Ventura 42-0 to advance to the second round of the Class 2A play-offs. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Football Jorden Meyer’s three-phase...
WL wins final home match
Jordyn Aeschliman (10) waits to bump up a ball for West Lyon volleyball against H-M-S. The Wildcats defeated the Hawks 3-0 Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Inwood. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Volleyball ‘Cats advance to 2A regional semifinals with sweep of Hawks Andrew...
Season ends at Landsmeer
Junior Alec Kock runs for the final time this season Thursday, Oct. 24, in Orange City. Kock finished the Class 2A state-qualifying meet in 76th with a time of 21:04.95. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon’s girls’ cross-country runners compete in a Class 2A...
’Cats swept by Dutch
West Lyon senior Annie Metzger (12) aims to split two Sioux Center blockers Thursday, Oct. 17, in Inwood. The Warriors defeated the Wildcats 3-0 in the final regular-season matchup for the home side. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) West Lyon Volleyball Tight, pivotal first...
Girls all set PBs
Junior Emersyn Rentschler runs at the Unity Christian cross country meet Friday, Oct. 18. In a speak peak of her team's Class 2A state-qualifier, the younger Rentschler took 23rd place. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Sophomore Chloe David leads a small pack of runners Friday,...
West Lyon JVR Football finishes with one last win
By Sophia Niemeyer On Monday, October 14 the West Lyon JVR Football team traveled to Sioux Center for their last game of the season, defeating the Warriors 36-20.In the beginning of the game, the Warriors were able to move the ball and took a big play away from the...
JV finishes their season strong with a win
By Kyndra Gramstad The junior varsity football team finished off their season heading down to Sioux Center to take on the Warriors. They took home a 36-14 win.The offense put in the work early to be up 22-7 at the half. They capitalized on big defensive stops and were...
JVR Volleyball team takes a loss against Rock Valley
By Malison Rentschler The JVR volleyball team traveled to Rock Valley on Thursday, October 10 where they took a loss against the Nighthawks. The scores for the night consisted of 19-21 in the first set, 21-11 in the second, and 9-15 in the third set.Coach Kylie...
JV Volleyball battles the Rockets
By Kayla Jenson On Thursday, October 10th the Junior Varsity volleyball team traveled their way over to the Rockets home in Rock Valley. Here they dealt with some hardship as they fell to the Rockets in two sets.Unfortunately the ladies were out scored in the first...
JV Wildcats coming to a close
By Zoe Kellenberger On Tuesday, October 15, the JV Volleyball team traveled down to Orange City to go up against MOC-Floyd Valley for their last away game of the season. They lost 0-2 with scores of 6-21 and 16-21.MOC is a very well-constructed team that plays hard...
Wildcat Cross Country runners finish their season with a lot to be proud of
By Olivia Feucht On Tuesday, October 15th the JH Cross Country runners ran at the siouxland conference meet at Boyden-Hull.Going into the night Coach Grace Boeke challenged her runners and said, “I wanted everyone to end the season feeling like they ran their best...
Wildcats continue strong as nearing end of the season
By Zoe Kellenberger The JH cross country team traveled to George Little Rock on Thursday, October 10th. Even though it was a hot and humid day, they persevered and finished strong.“The focus this week for our four fabulous runners was to stick with the runners from...