Easton DeJong was efficient for the Wildcats last week, going 4/4 from the field in their win over Central Lyon. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com West Lyon boys’ basketball has had moments of being up and down this season. With...
Ava Carolan has been a leader for West Lyon this season, slotting in as the team’s leading scorer with 12.7 points per game. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com The West Lyon girls’ basketball team has been playing well all season long....
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 12th, the West Lyon JVR team hosted the Wolfpack of Western Christian. The Wolfpack defeated the Cats 42-33. Although the Cats lost, there were still some strong key moments in the game: “The biggest difference in the game was...
By Alyssa Hoogestraat Beginning their competition season this last Tuesday, December 2nd the West Lyon JV Boys Basketball played Unity Christian. The Wildcats fought a close battle falling to the Knights 50-55. Coach Chase Vander Feen attributed the Wildcat loss to a...
By Nevaeh Van Dyke On Friday, January 9th, the JV girls basketball went against the Okoboji Pioneers. It was a tough and well fought battle, but unfortunately the Cats came up short losing 18-21. The game had a different set up with six minute quarters rather than...
By Katelyn Berentschot To start the 2026 year off, the West Lyon JV Boys Wrestling team traveled to West Sioux on Monday, January 12. Eight wrestlers went and faced some good competition from all over the area. Three out of the eight wrestlers placed 4th in the...
By Alyssa Hoogestraat On January 12th, the Lady Cats played Western Christian. Unfortunately, they fell short and lost to Western 36-49. The Wildcats started the game hot and followed Western Christian closely leaving quarter one down 9-10. Coach Alyssa Kock was...
The JVR Boys Basketball team fell to a Unity’s tough defense on Tuesday, January 13, ending in a 49-38 loss for the Wildcats. The Knights spent the second quarter putting pressure on defensively to really make the Wildcats work for their points. According to Coach...
By Nevaeh Van Dyke On Friday, January 9th, the junior varsity boys basketball team hosted their game against Okoboji. It was a close game, but the Cats came out on top in a final score of 48-43. It was a great game, the Cats pulling ahead early in the second half....
Mason McCarty (0) has worked his way into the rotation for the Wildcats this season. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Facing the No. 1 team at the 2A level isn’t easy for anyone. With only two games last week, West Lyon was given its...
Belah Kramer (20) has been an impactful player for West Lyon as a freshman. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Last week, the West Lyon girls’ basketball team lost two games. Instead of letting that weigh them down or seep into what has...
Lucy Doorneweerd has had one of the best seasons of any West Lyon wrestler so far. (Photo/Warrior Sports Photography) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com West Lyon’s girls wrestling team had a busy week, heading to three different events in four days....
Trenton Anderson got a win over Elijah Moss of MOC-Floyd Valley last week. (Photo/Warrior Sports Photography) Ryan Bahnson got his 150th win last week. (Photo/Warrior Sports Photography) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com With the season entering crunch...
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 5th, the Wildcats traveled over to Lennox, South Dakota to play the Lennox Orioles. The 9th grade boys defeated the Orioles 43-34. Coach Berentschot highlighted some keys to their great performance. “We started the game really...
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 5th, the West Lyon Wildcats traveled to Lennox, South Dakota to take on the Lennox Orioles. The Cats came up short, losing 39-37. Coach VanderFeen comments on some key moments from the game, “We battled the whole game. I thought we...
By Katelyn Berentschot On Monday, January 5, the Wildcat JV team traveled to Lennox, SD for their first competition of the new year. They battled hard but in the end they lost 13-58. Offensively it was a slow start and the Wildcats struggled to work through the...
By Alyssa Hoogestraat On December 6th, the JVR boys basketball team came close with the Rock Valley Rockets. Unfortunately the Wildcats fell short and lost 36-41. The Rockets had a strong start to the game and put the Wildcats behind at the end of the first quarter....
By Alyssa Hoogestraat The JV Wildcats started the week off with a win against the Rock Valley Rockets on Tuesday, January 6. The Wildcats came to rock valley ready to play and with lots of energy, which allowed them to start the game hot and built a good lead. The...
Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com The West Lyon boys’ basketball team started the season a bit behind the eight ball. With the short amount of time between the end of West Lyon’s state championship football season, the injuries suffered during that run and...
Audrey Rentschler (41) and other young players got important development time on the court against Lennox last week. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com With a young team, West Lyon’s girls’ basketball team has become one of the best...
