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Small ’Cats squad impresses in Canton
West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling West Lyon 107.0CANTON, S.D. – Though small, West Lyon sure was mighty at the 2023 Battle for the Paddle. The Wildcats ended up in fourth out of 17 teams despite only wrestling seven girls in the tournament Saturday, Dec. 16, in Canton, South...
’Cats cage Comets
West Lyon Girls’ Basketball West Lyon 10-8-14-14 46Boyden-Hull 6-2-11-4 23 HULL – West Lyon’s seemingly constant waltz with .500 continued Friday, Dec. 15, against Boyden-Hull. With a 46-23 win over the Comets, the Wildcats once again leveled their record, moving to...
West Lyon falls to local rival
West Lyon freshman Kaitlyn Ter Wee drives toward the basket with the ball in her hand against a West Lyon defender. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Lions defeated the Wildcats 46-42 in Inwood. (Photo/Jason Hommes) West Lyon’s Evy Knoblock closes out Central Lyon’s Desta...
Staunch defense not enough for Wildcats in close defeat to Dutch on the road
Junior guard Olivia Feucht (13) begins to pass to a teammate near the baseline Friday, Dec. 8. West Lyon fell to MOC-Floyd Valley 50-47 in the matchup. (Photo/ Jason Hommes) West Lyon Girls’ Basketball Metzger and Knoblock combine for 22 West Lyon 47MOC-Floyd Valley...
Wildcats climb above .500 for first time this season with home victory versus Sheldon
West Lyon Girls’ Basketball Feucht drops game-high 19 Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 60Sheldon 22 INWOOD – For the first time this season, West Lyon girls’ basketball boasts a winning record. With a 60-22 beatdown of Sheldon Tuesday, Dec. 5, at home, the...
Wildcats drop home dual against Nighthawks
West Lyon Girls' Wrestling Forfeiting points for open weight classes costly for West Lyon Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor INWOOD – In the head-to-head format of the wrestling dual, if one team doesn’t have a wrestler in a weight class, that team forfeits the maximum...
Siouxland Conference meet results in split pair of matches for Wildcats at home
West Lyon’s Owen Jennings pulls on Taylor Sohl of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley in a bout at 150 pounds. Jennings won the match via fall. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Boys' Wrestling Two Wildcats earn two falls Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter INWOOD – Wrestling in its...
Wildcats win battle of undefeated teams vs. Dutch in Orange City
West Lyon junior guard Easton Jacobson (11) drives past a MOC-Floyd Valley defender on Friday, Dec. 8. The Wildcats won the matchup 63-44 to remain unbeaten on the year. (Photo/ Jason Hommes) West Lyon Boys' Basketball Squad forces 30 turnovers West Lyon 63MOC-Floyd...
Bench play powers Wildcats past Orabs in fourth consecutive-blowout victory
West Lyon Boys' Basketball Ball protection remains elite Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 66Sheldon 27 INWOOD – West Lyon collected its fourth-straight blowout win of the season against Sheldon Tuesday, Dec. 5. Beating the Orabs by a comfortable 66-27 score,...
Wildcats finish in fifth place with 136 points at Sibley-Ocheyedan Invite
West Lyon Boys' Wrestling Erpenbach remains unbeaten West Lyon 136.0 SIBLEY – Evan Erpenbach went into the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invite unbeaten on the year and exited it the same way. At 113 pounds, Erpenbach was the lone first-place finisher for a West Lyon unit that...
Triple-threat in starting lineup leads to commanding season-opening win for Wildcats
West Lyon senior Trevor Ciesielski (4) spins into the paint with the ball in hand in his team’s 68-35 defeat of Rock Valley on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Ciesielski finished the game with 14 points for the Wildcats. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Boys’ Basketball Bench...
First win of the season for West Lyon comes over Rock Valley at home
Junior Kydra Gramstad (2) shoots the 3-point shot in West Lyon’s 41-33 loss to Hinton on Thursday, Nov. 30 (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Girls’ Basketball Defense dominant for Wildcats Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon - 7-10-9-14 40Rock Valley - 5-10-8-8...
Wildcats place sixth at Okoboji in return to wrestling action
West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling West Lyon’s Claire Metzger works for hand control against her Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire opponent during the Okoboji girls’ wrestling tournament Friday, December 1. Metzger went on to win the match by fall and finished the night...
West Lyon starts season with 2-3 record at Hinton-hosted duals
West Lyon’s Justus Leuthold wrestles Cherokee, Washington’s Carter Hautt. Leuthold was pinned by Hautt at 1:42 on Friday, Dec. 1 at Hinton. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling Units defeat LeMars and MVAOCOU Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter HINTON – West...
Wildcats fall to 3-5 in duals due to losing record in Lyle Lundgren Dual Tournament
West Lyon’s Korey Moser battles Cherokee, Washington’s Angel Ponce. Moser pinned Ponce at 2:43 on Friday, Dec. 1 at Hinton. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling Team earns sole dual win over Dakota Valley Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter ORANGE CITY –...
Wildcats put together solid team performance in first home invite
Kiann Blomgren works for position against her Sioux Center opponent during the West Lyon Girls' Invitational Monday, November 20. Blomgren was 2-for-2 in the tourney while the Wildcats finished fourth in the first girls' invitational hosted by West Lyon....
Wildcats fall in close season-opening loss to 14th-ranked Knights on the road
West Lyon’s Kaitlyn TerWee keeps her hand on the ball to claim the jump ball possession during the Siouxland conference basketball season opener at Unity Christian Tuesday, Nov. 21. The Wildcats fell to the Knights, 47-40. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) West Lyon girls'...
Wildcats from three fall sports earn honors at varying levels
West Lyon Herald postseason recognition Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Several West Lyon Wildcats earned post-season recognition on several different levels in several different fall sports, here they are. Cross-Country All-Conference (Siouxland):Madison Feikema...
Wildcats finish ninth at Lady E-Hawk Invite in inaugural competition of season
Lucy Doorneweerd works for position against her Okoboji/Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn opponent during the Lady E-Hawk Invite tournament at Emmetsburg on Saturday, Nov. 18. Doorneweerd lost the match by fall and finished the day in eighth place. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Eliana...
