West Lyon girls’ basketball Season comes to a close for Wildcats in semifinals of Class 3A regional playoffs Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 12-5-13-17 47Spirit Lake 12-20-12-11 55SPIRIT LAKE – A comeback bid to keep its season alive fell short for West...
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Boys take third at district tourney
West Lyon’s Korey Moser works for positioning against Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Elijah Johnson. Moser defeated Johnson 9-2 Saturday, Feb. 10, in Sioux Center. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) West Lyon’s Owen Jennings wrestles Sioux Center’s Kole Hooyer at 150 pounds Saturday,...
Girls’ squad closes with road win
West Lyon junior Hannah Ter Wee (14) spreads her arms on defense with a Western Christian player in close proximity. The Wildcats beat the Wolfpack 68-58 in the Class 3A playoffs to advance to the second round. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Jersey Hawf (10) is closely...
’Cats crack down on Generals
West Lyon boys' basketball Strong defensive rotation leads to blowout road victory for West Lyon against Sibley Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 19-23-19-9 70Sibley-Ocheyedan 7-6-8-9 30 SIBLEY – West Lyon made easy work of Sibley-Ocheyedan in its penultimate...
Wildcats Crush the Boyden Hull Comets
By Evy Knoblock The Lady Wildcats crushed the Boyden Hull Comets on Tuesday, January 30. Let me just tell you the Comets weren’t soaring any more after this game. The Wildcats overwhelmed the Comets, eventually leading to a Wildcat victory of 44-4.The Wildcats showed...
Wildcats Pull Out the Win Against Their Rivals
By Evy Knoblock The JV boys basketball team traveled over to their rival school in Rock Rapids, the Central Lyon Lions. They demolished the Lions on Friday, January 26, with the final score being 62-42.Central Lyon came out firing and gave some fits to the Cats from...
Junior High Boys Wrestling
By: Samantha Feikema The West Lyon Junior high wrestling team had a meet on Monday January 29. West Lyon had a great night and won most of their matches.Coach Twedt had a lot of really great things to say about the night. They have a few new people that joined the...
Girls Dominate Central Lyon
By: Amber Rose On Friday, January 26th West Lyon girls JV basketball team crushed Central Lyon yet again in their first overtime game.The girls cut it close, winning 36-34. They ended the fourth quarter tied with Central Lyon 34-34. In a two minute overtime they won...
Wildcats Rocket Passed The Rockets
By Patrick Halma The West Lyon Junior Varsity Girls Basketball team played the Rock Valley Rockets on January 25. The Wildcats were able to control the Rockets offense earning the Wildcats a 41-18 win.While the Wildcats shorts weren’t necessarily falling. Some of the...
The Knights get Defeated by the Wildcats
By Paige Thiessen The JV Wildcats played the Unity Knights adding another win to their record. The final score was 55-48. In this game the West Lyon boys hit a couple big 3 point shots in the middle of the 4th quarter that gave them a good lead.Overall Coach...
The Wildcats Defeat the Rockets
By Paige Thiessen The Wildcats played the Rock Valley Rockets which resulted in a win for the West Lyon JV boys, ending with a score of 57-37. The Wildcats had an exceptional game with many key moments that helped secure this win. The boys made Rock Valley turn the...
JVR Boys Basketball defeat Central Lyon
By Andrea Kampmann On Friday, January 26, the JVR Boys basketball team traveled to Central Lyon and had a massive defeat of 56-19. The game started out fast and the Wildcat’s press gave Central Lyon fits. The boys held on strong and had a great mentality throughout...
Wildcats drop first game of season
Carson Hoogeveen (1) pulls up for a shot against Boyden-Hull in Inwood. The Wildcats defeated the Comets 76-51 Tuesday, Jan. 30. (Photo/Jason Hommes). Junior Easton Jacobson pulls up for a deep jumper against Boyden-Hull in Inwood. The Wildcats defeated the Comets...
Wildcats edge out Rockets
West Lyon’s Kaitlyn Ter Wee surveys the floor against Boyden-Hull on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Wildcats defeated the Comets 51-22 in Inwood. (Photo/Jason Hommes). Evy Knoblock (4) works toward the basket with the basketball in her hands against Boyden-Hull. West Lyon beat...
Wildcats surrender season-high points against
West Lyon girls’ basketball West Lyon 8-18-12-9 47Sioux Center 15-18-17-18 68 SIOUX CENTER – Defense has been the cornerstone of West Lyon’s style of play all season, but it seemingly struggled to get stops against Sioux Center. After beating the Warriors and holding...
Wildcats take ninth in Sioux City
Jana TerWee has her arm held up after a pin of one of her three opponents Friday, Jan. 26, in Sioux City. The 190-pound grappler won her regional tournament and punched her ticket to the state competition. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Kiann Blomgren pulls on her opponent’s...
’Cats drop duals at West Sioux
West Lyon’s Owen Jennings pulls Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s Diego Palma back for a pin in the Siouxland Conference Tournament on Thursday, Jan. 25 in Sioux Center. (Photo/Kari Jurrens) West Lyon boys’ wrestling Moser’s two pins highlight otherwise unsatisfactory...
Wildcats send four to title match in Parker
West Lyon Boys’ wrestling Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 118.5PARKER, S.D. – A couple of reserve grapplers got a chance to wrestle with the every-meet varsity athletes when West Lyon competed in the Parker Invitational Saturday, Jan. 27, in South Dakota....
’Cats comfortable in defeat of MOC
Junior Carson Hoogeveen works toward the basket with the ball in his hands. West Lyon defeated Central Lyon 74-56 in a rivalry game Friday, Jan. 26. (Photo/Jason Hommes) West Lyon Boys' Basketball Jacobson, Hoogeveen combine for 43 points in convincing victory over...
’Cats control high-paced Dutch defense
Annie Metzger dribbles the ball toward the basket for West Lyon against Central Lyon. Metzger finished with 12 points in the matchup, a 46-37 loss for the Wildcats. (Photo/Jason Hommes) West Lyon Girls’ Basketball West Lyon holds ‘high-powered’ MOC to just 6 points in...