West Lyon coach Aaron Johnson was named 2A State Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association for the 2024-25 season. Johnson led the Wildcats to 23-4 overall record and a Class 2A state title appeareance this past season. (Photo/Andrew...
Annie Metzger clears a hurdle during the Central Lyon Relays in Rock Rapids. Strong performances from Metzger, including a first-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, helped catapult West Lyon to a first-place team result. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) West Lyon Boys’ and...
Mason McCarty runs the 400-meter dash to close out the 800-medley sprint medley for West Lyon. McCarty closes the gap late to deliver a first-place finish for the Wildcats. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Senior Kyndra Gramstad runs the final leg of the 800-meter sprint medley...
West Lyon senior Braeden Otkin watches his putt travel the green Tuesday, April 8, in Rock Rapids. Otkin finished with a 47 during the first meet of the season for the Wildcats. (Photo/Lisa Miller) West Lyon Boys’ Golf Boys’ golf group participates in first meet of...
West Lyon junior Haley Folkens holds her follow through on a practice swing before teeing off at Rolling Hills Country Club. Folkens finished second for the Wildcats with a 50 at the meet. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Emma Evans watches her putt roll on the green at Rolling...
Boys’ Golf Front row (L-R): Brodix Ageson, Cody Snyders, Evan Erpenbach, Brody Martin, Jullian Snyders, Lincoln Bruggeman, Austin Sanderson, Jack Haubert, Brayden Otkin, Drenden Van Wyhe; Back row (L-R): Tristan Bliek, Brayden Faber, Trace Dreke, Peter Rens, Jacob...
Boys’ Track Front row (left to right): Reece Snyders, Xander Rentschler, Carson Meyer, Jaxan Huyser, Tate Hawf, Tobias Stensland, Cole Moser, Ryan Mouw; Second row: Rowyn Knoblock, Cooper Schoening, Benjamin Meyer, Evan Hildring, Jared Ciesielski, Jack Carolan, Bryce...
Carson Hoogeveen dribbles the ball with his right hand during the Pizza Ranch Senior All-Star Game. Hoogeveen teamed up with other star fourth-year players from across Northwest Iowa for the tournament. (Photo/Kari Jurrens)
West Lyon: Girls’ basketballAnnie Metzger: IGCA Class 2A All-Northwest, IBCA Class 2A Region 6 All-Region, All-Siouxland Conference first team, Pizza Ranch Senior All-StarKyndra Gramstad: All-Siouxland Conference second teamOlivia Feucht: All-Siouxland Conference...
West Lyon takes a picture following the Class 2A state championship game. The Wildcats were defeated by Western Christian 46-42 Friday, March 14, in Des Moines. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Wildcats close campaign with tight battle on state’s biggest stage Andrew Buckman |...
Carson Meyer (5) works to stay in front of Unity Christian’s Dylan Bosma during the state semifinals. West Lyon defeated the Knights for the third time this season Thursday, March 13. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Decisive win sets stage for conference matchup in semis...
WL Dominates Substate Final, Will be second seed in Des Moines West Lyon boys’ basketball poses for a team photo Saturday, March 1, after qualifying for the Class 2A state tournament in Des Moines. After multiple years of losing their substate final, the Wildcats...
Ben Meyer (30) goes up for a layup against the contest of a Manson-NW Webster player. Meyer finished with 12 bench points for the Wildcats in an 80-45 over the Cougars. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Easton Jacobson prepares to release a free throw during his team’s matchup...
Basketball Left to Right: Ava Vandyke, Kaitlynn Beldin, Maddy Cornell, Bristol Schreurs, Zoe Kellenberger, and Marlene Duenas (Photo Submitted) Football Olivia Metzger,Luca Knoblock,Kendra Vanregenmorter, Jaci Stubbe, Zoe Kellenberger, and Emersyn Rentschler...
Annie Metzger surveys where to go with the ball during West Lyon’s game versus Central Lyon. With a 65-45 loss to the Lions, the Wildcats’ season came to a close Friday, Feb. 21, in Rock Rapids. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon girls’ basketball Wildcats to face Lions...
Jorden Meyer begins to release a layup Thursday, Feb. 20, against MVAOCOU in Inwood. West Lyon defeated the Rams with relative ease to advance to the Class 2A District 2 title contest versus Cherokee Washington. (Photo/Lisa Miller) West Lyon boys’ basketball No. 3...
Jackson Ver Meer grapples with his opponent wrapped around him during a Class 1A 190-pound match at the IHSAA State Championships. Though generally competitive Ver Meer finished 0-2 in the meet at Wells Fargo Arena. (Photo/Susan James) Ryan Bahnson works in an upright...
By Opal Niemeyer On February 7, 2025 the JV boys basketball got a 62-55 victory over the Unity boys.In the beginning the boys were not in the game. They weren’t following through on their shots and allowed themselves to be intimidated by the Unity boys. They were down...
By Malison Rentschler On Friday, February 7, the JV girls took a L against Unity in a spectacularly close 42-45 point match up. The game was a very exciting one with lots of moving back and forth across the court and between teams.At the start of the game, the Lady...
By Malison Rentschler The night of Tuesday, February 11 proved to be a great one for the JV girls basketball team, who walked away from their last game of the season with a 35-29 point victory against Rock Valley.The girls didn’t play their best at the beginning of...
