Pictured is the West Lyon School District’s web page on Varsity Bound Iowa. West Lyon and the rest of the Siouxland Conference will use Varsity Bound Iowa for all of their ticket sales in the conference starting this next school year and beyond. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
Larchwood native Chase Grotewold dives back to the bag at first base on a pickoff attempt during the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Class B state tournament in Mitchell, South Dakota, Friday Aug. 11. Grotewold came in as a courtesy runner for catcher Brent Ripperda as...
Larchwood resident Brent Ripperda makes contact with a pitch during the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Class B state tournament in Mitchell, South Dakota, Saturday, Aug. 5. Ripperda went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate as the Diamonds claimed a 10-0 win over Wessington...
Photographed left to right: Korey McKenney, Carter Ver Meer and Spencer Ver Meer. All three West Lyon baseball players were selected by the Iowa Baseball Coaches’ Association as all-state baseball players in Class 2A Friday, Aug. 4. (Photos/Nathan Broek) West Lyon...
Jersey Hawf and Evy Knoblock picked in the west district in Class 3A by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches’ Association Tuesday, July 25 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Girls’ Coaches’ Association announced Tuesday, July 25, its selections for all-district softball honors...
Larchwood Diamonds’ and Larchwood native Chase Vander Feen attempts to catch a throw from catcher Gavin Lorenzen as an Elk Point Colt .45 player attempts to steal second base during the Class 7B district tournament in Larchwood Wednesday, July 26. The runner was ruled...
Snyders helps lead North team to a 29-15 win in 51st installment of the game to help Shriners Children’s Hospitals Nathan Broek | Sports Editor North All-Stars 0-0-16-13 29 South All-Stars 0-7-0-8 15 CEDAR FALLS-One athlete from the West Lyon football...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Eight West Lyon baseball players were announced as all-district honorees as officially released by the Iowa Baseball Coaches’ Association Wednesday, July 19. Named to the first team were pitcher Korey McKenney, shortstop Carter Ver Meer,...
Senior athletes Madi DeJong and Maddie Johnson had GPAs of 3.8 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Girls’ Coaches’ Association announced Monday, July 17, its list for academic all-state softball and two West Lyon players were listed. The players listed...
Game will be lived-streamed July 22 by Mediacom through a cable subscription or livestream at MC22.net Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Mediacom Communications announced in a press release Thursday, July 13, that it will televise live the 51st-annual Shrine Bowl Saturday,...
Wildcats led by senior Korey McKenney on the mound and in the game-deciding rally in bottom of the fifth Starting pitcher Korey McKenney gets mobbed by teammates in celebration following a 2-0 win over Forest City in the Class 2A Substate 1 tournament final in...
Tenth-ranked West Lyon falls to fifth-ranked Estherville-Lincoln Central 3-1, but Wildcats take solace in the fact they made their first regional final as a 3A school West Lyon senior pitcher Madi DeJong fires in a pitch during the Class 3A Region 1 tournament final...
Chase Vander Feen makes a throw from the second-base position to first base during the Diamonds’ final regular season game Sunday, July 16. The Diamonds defeated the Tea Steam and will open district tournament play July 26. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Jessica Jensen |...
Larchwood Diamonds player Gavin Lorenzen of Larchwood proposed to his girlfriend, Taylor Rentschler, following the Diamonds’ last regular season game at the Ballfield in Larchwood on Sunday, July 16. Lorenzen motioned for Rentschler to bring him his water following...
West Lyon’s bats rally in a 16-4 win over Sheldon, giving Wildcats 15 league victories over second-place Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley with 12 wins Gianna Klarenbeek grabs a pop fly in left field during West Lyon’s 12-0 win over Okoboji to open girls’ high school softball...
Victory earns West Lyon Siouxland Conference title with co-champion MOC-Floyd Valley Gage Blauwet gets the bat on the ball for a line drive hit during Class 2A District 2 baseball substate tournament action Wednesday, July 5 at the The ballpark in Larchwood. The...
McKenney gets plenty of run support in five-inning Siouxland Conference affair in Sibley West Lyon starting pitcher Korey McKenney fires in a pitch during Siouxland Conference baseball at Sibley-Ocheyedan Monday, June 26. McKenney threw a no-hitter as the Wildcats...
After Sibley-Ocheyedan led 2-1 following fourth inning, West Lyon uses a bunt to spark five-run top-of-the-fifth that leads to a 10-2 win West Lyon second baseman Braylyn Childress gets under an infield pop up for an out during Siouxland Conference softball at...
Jersey Hawf and Madi De Jong in the circle combine to strike out 10 batters in an 8-1 win over Okoboji Alexis Schreurs takes her lead off first base during Siouxland Conference softball at Central Lyon Tuesday, June 20. The West Lyon Wildcats defeated the Lions 14-0....
Faber strikes out seven in perfect game performance, while getting 16 runs of support in four innings of work West Lyon courtesy runner Carson Meyer dives back to first base safely on a pickoff attempt during Siouxland Conference baseball at Central Lyon Friday, June...
