West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling West Lyon’s Claire Metzger works for hand control against her Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire opponent during the Okoboji girls’ wrestling tournament Friday, December 1. Metzger went on to win the match by fall and finished the night...
West Lyon’s Justus Leuthold wrestles Cherokee, Washington’s Carter Hautt. Leuthold was pinned by Hautt at 1:42 on Friday, Dec. 1 at Hinton. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling Units defeat LeMars and MVAOCOU Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter HINTON – West...
West Lyon’s Korey Moser battles Cherokee, Washington’s Angel Ponce. Moser pinned Ponce at 2:43 on Friday, Dec. 1 at Hinton. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling Team earns sole dual win over Dakota Valley Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter ORANGE CITY –...
Kiann Blomgren works for position against her Sioux Center opponent during the West Lyon Girls' Invitational Monday, November 20. Blomgren was 2-for-2 in the tourney while the Wildcats finished fourth in the first girls' invitational hosted by West Lyon....
West Lyon’s Kaitlyn TerWee keeps her hand on the ball to claim the jump ball possession during the Siouxland conference basketball season opener at Unity Christian Tuesday, Nov. 21. The Wildcats fell to the Knights, 47-40. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) West Lyon girls'...
West Lyon Herald postseason recognition Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Several West Lyon Wildcats earned post-season recognition on several different levels in several different fall sports, here they are. Cross-Country All-Conference (Siouxland):Madison Feikema...
Lucy Doorneweerd works for position against her Okoboji/Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn opponent during the Lady E-Hawk Invite tournament at Emmetsburg on Saturday, Nov. 18. Doorneweerd lost the match by fall and finished the day in eighth place. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Eliana...
GPAC All-Conference honors Raiders to face Dordt in championship series SIOUX CITY – Two West Lyon graduates were honored by the Great Plains Athletic Conference.Northwestern College quarterback Jalyn Gramstad and coach Matt McCarty were recognized for the team’s 11-0...
West Lyon’s Tanner Lynott picks up a big fourth down conversion on a 7-yard completion from quarterback Bryson Childress in the first quarter of the quarterfinal playoff game at Spirit Lake on Friday, November 3. The Wildcats saw their 2023-2024 season come to an end...
Wildcats advance to Class 2A quarterfinals By Jason Hommes | Writer The West Lyon Wildcats are one win away from a trip to the UNI-Dome, following a hard-fought 29-20 win over Western Christian Friday, Oct. 27, in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.The Wolfpack...
Evy Knoblock Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 25-25-25 3Spirit Lake 20-11-23 0 WEST LYON – Perennial stronghold West Lyon swept Spirit Lake Tuesday, Oct. 17, to move on in the Class 3A Region 1 volleyball tournament.“We passed well tonight so that made...
Chloe David and Annie Metzger Senior runners close out prep cross-country careers Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter ORANGE CITY – West Lyon cross-country’s season came to an end in the 2A state-qualifying meet Thursday, Oct. 19, at Landsmeer Golf Club.As a unit, the...
Anderson Trejo sprints ahead for the kickoff.Trejo made seven kickoffs totaling 416 yards and also kicked five extra points and a field goal to help the Wildcats to their Class 2A District victory. (Photo/Jason Hommes) Wildcats open playoffs with dominating win...
By Andrea Kampmann On Thursday, October 12, the JVR Volleyball team traveled to Sioux Center for their final game of the season. Coach Kylie Vander Feen could not have been more proud of how the girls performed when they won in three sets.“This game was about as back...
By Patrick Halma The Wildcats JV volleyball team had an unfortunate ending to their season, losing to the Sioux Center Warriors in two sets.Though the Wildcats gave up a win, they fought hard and kept the game as close as possible. At the end of the first set the...
Late come-from-behind rally in set three pushes fourth set to 30 Peyton Vogel | Staff Intern Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor West Lyon 22-14-25-28 1MOC-Floyd Valley 25-25-20-30 3 INWOOD – West Lyon took on MOC-Floyd Valley, ranked 15th in Class 3A, at home Tuesday,...
Reed Feucht Coach sees consistent results, hopes for strong finish to the year at state-qualifying meet Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor LARCHWOOD - Following a strong showing that was consistent to what they’ve done all year at the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon...
Zavyr Metzger earned her second GPAC and NAIA defensive player accolades ORANGE CITY - Make it a clean sweep this season for Zavyr Metzger. The Northwestern College sophomore and West Lyon graduate recorded a big weekend of blocks as the No. 2-ranked Northwestern...
Ryker Metzger makes a diving attempt to catch a pass from quarterback Bryson Childress during the Beef Bowl at Central Lyon Friday, October 13. West Lyon struggled through the air with the wind and rain wreaking havoc on their offensive game plan and the Wildcats fell...
Girls’ results highlighted by Madison Feikema in seventh place; boys’ by Alec Kock Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor GEORGE – Windy weather and a hilly terrain at Otter Valley Golf and Country Club greeted cross-country runners for the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon...
