Sports

West Lyon JVR Volleyball takes a hit against Unity

By Olivia Feucht On Thursday, October 3 the Lady Wildcats traveled to Orange City to take on the Unity Christian Knights. The girls ended up losing in two sets, 13-21 and 10-21.The team came out strong in the first set, with a goal of bringing lots of energy. Coach...

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JV meets Sheldon for another match

By Kayla Jenson Earlier this year the junior varsity volleyball team had the chance to play Sheldon in a tournament. Having this experience helped prepare the Lady Wildcats for Tuesday, October 8th where they defeated the Orabs 2-1.Having this knowledge about the team...

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West Lyon JV football destroys the Wolfpack

By Sophia Niemeyer On Monday, October 7, the West Lyon JV football team traveled to Hull to dominate against Western Christian with a 60-0 win.The Wildcats had a tight grasp of the game starting with the defense forcing a three and out in the first play. Next play,...

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JVR Wildcats Fall To the Wolfpack

By Zoe Kellenberger Monday, October 7th, the JVR football team traveled to Western Christian. Although the game did not end up in our favor, the boys will have another chance to redeem themselves playing against Sioux Center.The game was close in the end with a score...

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WL beats up Orabs

Senior Justus Leuthold (19) stretches out to make a tackle for West Lyon during a kickoff. Leuthold successfully brought down the Sheldon returner deep in his own territory during West Lyon’s 50-0 defeat of the Orabs. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Football Flawless...

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Cross-Country runs without Kock

West Lyon’s cross country girls stand together just moments before beginning their race at Otter Valley Country Club. The trio of Wildcats will next compete at the Siouxland Conference Meet at Rolling Hills Country Club in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Chloe David...

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Orabs swept by ’Cats

Jordyn Aeschliman (10) jumps up in anticipation of spiking a ball for West Lyon versus Sheldon. The Wildcats defeated the Orabs 3-0 in the Tuesday, Oct. 8, match to pick up another Siouxland Conference victory. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Volleyball Feucht nears...

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Aeschliman surpasses 1,000 kills

West Lyon volleyball poses for photos in celebration of senior right side Jordyn Aeschliman surpassing 1,000-career kills. Aeschliman fired off 20 kills Tuesday, Oct. 8, against Sheldon to reach the milestone. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Volleyball Aggressive...

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Wildcats JV Volleyball team takes a loss against Boyden-Hull

By Olivia Feucht On Thursday, September 26 the JV girls traveled to take on Boyden-Hull. The Cats end the night with an overall loss, 1-2.The Wildcats came out ready to play and took the first set 21-16. But after this they started to fall apart. They played the next...

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JVR trip to Boyden Hull

By Zoe Kellenberger On Thursday, September 26th West Lyon JVR Volleyball traveled to Boyden Hull. Although the girls lost 2-0 with scores of 14-21 and 17-21, they persevered through each set to finish off the week.Throughout the game West Lyon had some spotlight...

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JVR Volleyball falls short in the Western Triangular

By Kyndra Gramstad The Lady Cats traveled down to Western Christian on Monday, September 30 to take on both Trinity and Western Christian. They fell short of both teams going 0-4 on the night. Coach Kylie VanderFeen mentions, “I am a little disappointed in the girls...

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The JV Volleyball team continues to grow

By Kayla Jenson On Thursday, September 30th the junior varsity volleyball team headed to Hull to take on both Western and Trinity in a triangular. The ladies took on some new teams, finishing the night 1-1. Coach Katie Bakker stated, “I was excited for an opportunity...

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JVR Volleyball squeezes by the Generals

By Kyndra Gramstad On Tuesday, October 1 the West Lyon Wildcats JVR hosted Sibley-Ochedan Generals. The Lady Cats played them tight and got a win in three sets, winning 21-10, 19-21, and 15-8.The first set, the Cats were on fire. They came out hot and were ready to...

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JV volleyball team grabs a victory against Sibley

by Opal Niemeyer The JV volleyball girls had an amazing game against Sibley, grabbing an outstanding 2-0 victory on Tuesday, October 1.The Cats had a terrific night playing volleyball, winning both of their sets 21-17 and 21-19. “They were much better at controlling...

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Junior High Cross Country runs strong meet in the heat

By Sophia Niemeyer On Thursday, September 26 the junior high cross country team traveled to Sioux Center where all runners ran great races, despite the warmer weather. This week, the Wildcats focused on running the entire time during the race and catching up to the...

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Wildcats JH Cross Country team continues to improve

By Olivia Feucht The junior high cross country athletes traveled to Hull on Tuesday, October 1 to run in a meet hosted by Western.Going into the night Coach Grace Boeke challenged her runners to focus and keep up with athletes they have seen at prior meets. She...

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West Lyon JVR defeats the Lions at home

By Zoe Kellenberger On Thursday, September 30 Central Lyon-George Little Rock came out to the Jay Rozeboom Complex to play a good game of football. The Wildcats took a strong 24-13 victory over the Lions, leading 16-0 into halftime.Coach Steve Hawf commented, “The JVR...

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JV Football defeats CLGLR

By Kayla Jenson Defeating our rivals CLGLR is always an exciting time at any level of sports. This is exactly what the junior varsity football team was able to accomplish on Thursday, September 30 at the home field of the Lions, winning 14-0.Through the night West...

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Hildring rushes for 184

West Lyon gang tackles a Cherokee Washington player Friday, Oct. 4. The No. 1-ranked Wildcats defeated the Braves 46-6 to move to 6-0 on the season. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Football Ground game fuels No. 1 Wildcats during 40-point rout of Braves in Cherokee...

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