West Lyon takes a picture following the Class 2A state championship game. The Wildcats were defeated by Western Christian 46-42 Friday, March 14, in Des Moines. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Wildcats close campaign with tight battle on state’s biggest stage Andrew Buckman |...
Carson Meyer (5) works to stay in front of Unity Christian’s Dylan Bosma during the state semifinals. West Lyon defeated the Knights for the third time this season Thursday, March 13. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Decisive win sets stage for conference matchup in semis...
WL Dominates Substate Final, Will be second seed in Des Moines West Lyon boys’ basketball poses for a team photo Saturday, March 1, after qualifying for the Class 2A state tournament in Des Moines. After multiple years of losing their substate final, the Wildcats...
Ben Meyer (30) goes up for a layup against the contest of a Manson-NW Webster player. Meyer finished with 12 bench points for the Wildcats in an 80-45 over the Cougars. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Easton Jacobson prepares to release a free throw during his team’s matchup...
Basketball Left to Right: Ava Vandyke, Kaitlynn Beldin, Maddy Cornell, Bristol Schreurs, Zoe Kellenberger, and Marlene Duenas (Photo Submitted) Football Olivia Metzger,Luca Knoblock,Kendra Vanregenmorter, Jaci Stubbe, Zoe Kellenberger, and Emersyn Rentschler...
Annie Metzger surveys where to go with the ball during West Lyon’s game versus Central Lyon. With a 65-45 loss to the Lions, the Wildcats’ season came to a close Friday, Feb. 21, in Rock Rapids. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon girls’ basketball Wildcats to face Lions...
Jorden Meyer begins to release a layup Thursday, Feb. 20, against MVAOCOU in Inwood. West Lyon defeated the Rams with relative ease to advance to the Class 2A District 2 title contest versus Cherokee Washington. (Photo/Lisa Miller) West Lyon boys’ basketball No. 3...
Jackson Ver Meer grapples with his opponent wrapped around him during a Class 1A 190-pound match at the IHSAA State Championships. Though generally competitive Ver Meer finished 0-2 in the meet at Wells Fargo Arena. (Photo/Susan James) Ryan Bahnson works in an upright...
By Opal Niemeyer On February 7, 2025 the JV boys basketball got a 62-55 victory over the Unity boys.In the beginning the boys were not in the game. They weren’t following through on their shots and allowed themselves to be intimidated by the Unity boys. They were down...
By Malison Rentschler On Friday, February 7, the JV girls took a L against Unity in a spectacularly close 42-45 point match up. The game was a very exciting one with lots of moving back and forth across the court and between teams.At the start of the game, the Lady...
By Malison Rentschler The night of Tuesday, February 11 proved to be a great one for the JV girls basketball team, who walked away from their last game of the season with a 35-29 point victory against Rock Valley.The girls didn’t play their best at the beginning of...
West Lyon boys' basketball poses for a photo before the season. The Wildcats finished as Siouxland Conference regular-season co-champions alongside MOC-Floyd Valley. Front (L-R): Xander Rentschler, Carson Hoogeveen, Bryson Childress, Carson Meyer, Easton Jacobson, Ben...
Ryan Bahnson stands atop the podium following the IHSAA District 3 meet in Emmetsburg. Bahnson, a 126-pounder, punched his third straight ticket to Des Moines. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Jackson Ver Meer holds his medal in his hand as he stands in the second position on...
Senior Jersey Hawf dribbles the basketball for West Lyon during a game against Rock Valley. The Wildcats pulled off a major comeback against the Rockets in the fourth quarter, picking up an upset win to close the regular season. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Kyndra Gramstad...
Jerrence Knoblock goes up with the basketball for a layup in West Lyon’s game against Sibley-Ocheyedan. The Wildcats defeated the Generals 86-40 Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Inwood. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Sophomore reserve guard Easton De Jong (4) glides toward the basket with...
West Lyon girls’ basketball Imposing first quarter fuels Wildcats to win over Unity Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 25-10-5-17 57Unity Christian 9-15-8-9 41INWOOD – Playing for the first time outside of the Class 2A’s rankings this season, West Lyon bounced...
West Lyon junior Eliana Kooi works to flip Osage’s Aubrey Chapman during their first-round bout at 145 pounds. Despite taking a 13-0 lead through two periods, Kooi was later pinned by Chapman in the bout at the IGHSAU State Championships. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Junior...
Junior Eliana Kooi grapples at 145 pounds with Osage’s Aubrey Chapman. Kooi, the fourth-seeded wrestler at her weight, dropped the first-round matchup to Chapman. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon boys’ wrestling Wildcats unable to secure 1A slot in Coralville for dual...
By Zoe Kellenberger Friday, January 31, the JVR Wildcats team prevailed over the Sioux Center Warriors 70-49.This was an exceptional game for the Wildcats, considering that the Warriors had a pretty solid line up. Even though Sioux Center may have been able to get...
By Sophia Niemeyer On Tuesday February 4, the West Lyon JV Girls Basketball team had a home game against Sibley-Ocheyedan, defeating them in a massive 52-15 victory.The Wildcat’s defense started off strong but it wasn’t until the second quarter until the offense was...
