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Wildcats Suffer Their First Tough Loss to the Lions

By Evy Knoblock The West Lyon Girls JV team played their rival game against the Central Lyon Lions on Tuesday, December 12. This was West Lyon’s first loss of the season with a score of 40-42. It came down to the final seconds of the game when Central Lyon pulled...

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An Outstanding Win for the JV Boys Basketball Team

By Mattie Eliason At home on Tuesday, December 12th, our Wildcat JV boys basketball team had an amazing win against Central Lyon. The ending score was 75-34 for the Wildcats!There were a few people who stood out during this game according to Coach Chase Vander Feen....

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’Cats keep perfect season alive

Sophomore Jordan Meyer (20) steps back from a Central Lyon defender Tuesday, Dec. 12, in Inwood. The Wildcats defeated the Lions 69-64. (Photo/Jason Hommes) West Lyon’s Carson Hoogeveen (1) weighs his options with two Central defenders closing him out in his unit’s...

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Wildcats best Comets in Hull

West Lyon Boys’ Basketball West Lyon 17-16-19-15 67Boyden-Hull 11-9-17-10 47 HULL – Three games in four days equated in three wins in four days for West Lyon, after beating Boyden-Hull to end its packed week. The Wildcats took down the Comets 67-47 Friday, Dec. 15, in...

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’Cats collect win in Sioux City

West Lyon Boys’ Basketball West Lyon 15-18-9-14 56Remsen St. Mary’s 16-11-3-8 38 SIOUX CITY – In its second of three games this week, West Lyon picked up another win. The Wildcats remained unbeaten with a 56-38 victory over Remsen St. Mary’s Thursday, Dec. 14, at the...

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Wildcats finish seventh at Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament

West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling West Lyon 93.5SPENCER – No West Lyon wrestlers were able to take home the top podium spot at the Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament Saturday, Dec. 16, in Spencer. Two grapplers fell just short of first place, finishing second, as the Wildcats...

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’Cats go winless in duals

Freshman Adeline Knobloch breaks free of Okoboji/HMS’s Shianne Cummings in dual meet on Thursday, Dec. 14. (Photo/Kari Jurrens) Sophomore Trace Dreke drives into a pin against CL/GLR’s Adrian Bontje in team duals at Okoboji/HMS on Thursday, Dec. 14. (Photo/Kari...

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Small ’Cats squad impresses in Canton

West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling West Lyon 107.0CANTON, S.D. – Though small, West Lyon sure was mighty at the 2023 Battle for the Paddle. The Wildcats ended up in fourth out of 17 teams despite only wrestling seven girls in the tournament Saturday, Dec. 16, in Canton, South...

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’Cats cage Comets

West Lyon Girls’ Basketball West Lyon 10-8-14-14 46Boyden-Hull 6-2-11-4 23 HULL – West Lyon’s seemingly constant waltz with .500 continued Friday, Dec. 15, against Boyden-Hull. With a 46-23 win over the Comets, the Wildcats once again leveled their record, moving to...

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West Lyon falls to local rival

West Lyon freshman Kaitlyn Ter Wee drives toward the basket with the ball in her hand against a West Lyon defender. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Lions defeated the Wildcats 46-42 in Inwood. (Photo/Jason Hommes) West Lyon’s Evy Knoblock closes out Central Lyon’s Desta...

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Wildcats drop home dual against Nighthawks

West Lyon Girls' Wrestling Forfeiting points for open weight classes costly for West Lyon Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor INWOOD – In the head-to-head format of the wrestling dual, if one team doesn’t have a wrestler in a weight class, that team forfeits the maximum...

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