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West Lyon Boys’ Basketball Two talented Siouxland foes face off for first time since substate Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor abuckman@ncppub.comWest Lyon 18-19-11-23 71Unity Christian 17-16-19-17 69ORANGE CITY – For the first time since Unity Christian upset West Lyon...

West Lyon Girls’ Basketball Girls’ basketball squad opens 2025 with convincing win Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 13-17-15-14 59Unity Christian 15-5-12-10 42 ORANGE CITY – West Lyon returned from break with a convincing win in conference play. Taking down...

West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling First meet of 2025 for ’Cats results in 15th-place finish Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 26.0 ST. JAMES, Minn. – Returning to action from winter break, West Lyon girls’ wrestling didn’t have its strongest showing in a tough...

West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling Six Wildcats claim first place via differing paths in Minnesota Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 120.5 LUVERNE, Minn. – Six different West Lyon grapplers claimed solo titles Friday, Dec. 20, at the Luverne Girls’ Invite. As a result...

West Lyon Boys’ Basketball Wildcats whip past winless conference foe on the road Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 24-26-20-8 78Sibley-Ocheyedan 12-7-5-10 34 SIBLEY – Performing at an exceptional level on both sides of the ball, West Lyon finished 2024 with a...

West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling Trio takes first place at respective weights in Spencer Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 181.5 SPENCER – A trio of West Lyon grapplers earned individual titles at the Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament, which resulted in a strong team...

By Olivia Feucht On Friday, December 13 the JV boys basketball team hosted the Boyden-Hull Comets. The Wildcats snagged a 55-39 W.Although BH made the Cats play a different style than usual, the boys were still able to get gritty for the win, which Coach Chase...

By Malison Rentschler The West Lyon JV girls basketball team traveled to Sioux Center, on December 17, where they lost a tough game to the Lady Warriors. The final score was 34-50.“I was impressed with the girls’ grit to keep going through a pressing team for all 4...

By Malison Rentschler On Friday, December 13, the West Lyon JV girls basketball team beat Boyden Hull in only a 2 quarter game. The shortened game was due to the limited BH players. With hard work and possibly the home court advantage, the Lady Cats won with a score...

By Zoe Kellenberger On Saturday, December 14, the JV girls basketball team traveled to George Little Rock. Due to limited numbers on G-LR’s team, the game was only played for two quarters. The girls still managed to earn a 32-12 win.This was a game of excellent...

By Sophia Niemeyer On Tuesday, December 17, the JV boys basketball team traveled to Sioux Center where they conquered the Warriors in a 63-47 win.By halftime, the Wildcats focused defensively and contested many of the shots the Warriors took. “The guys did a great job...

West Lyon Volleyball KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following a 32-1 season that was highlighted by GPAC regular-season and tournament titles, the Red Raider volleyball team received more individual accolades. Three Northwestern student-athletes — Jazlin Douma, Alysen Dexter and...

By Malison Rentschler On Thursday, December 5, the JV girls basketball team traveled to Hinton where they lost 30-47 against the Blackhawks.This was the first game this year where the girls experienced full court press and high pressure defense. “This really helped us...

By Opal Niemeyer The JV boys basketball team earned a 69-21 victory against Hinton.Their game started off well by getting some easy points onto the scoreboard. Once the starters put the points onto the board the other Cats did a great job by continuing to build their...

By Malison Rentschler The JH girls wrestling team traveled to Okoboji for a fantastic meet on December 6, 2024. Sophia Payne, Marissa Mogler, Imena Metzger, Avery Shoening, Evan Heyden, Mylie Huyser all won first place. Hadassah Harmon, Kinser Koedam, Brecken...

By Sophia Niemeyer On Friday, December 6, the JV girls basketball team had a home game against MOC where the Wildcats fell to the Lady Dutchmen 33-47.The girls fought through a lot of adversity starting right after the tip off. They battled and kept their intensity...

By Kayla Jenson On December 6th the junior varsity basketball team took on MOC-Floyd Valley at home. They fought a strong game but unfortunately fell 3 points shy of winning with the final score being 43-46.This game was a much needed experience for the boys. The...

By Sophia Niemeyer On Tuesday, December 10, the JV boys basketball team traveled to Rock Rapids where they triumphed over the Central Lyon Lions in a 54-35 win.The second quarter was the turning point for the Wildcats. At the start of the second quarter, the Wildcats...