West Lyon sophomore running back Daxtyn Metzger (14) holds on tight to the ball as he’s tackled to the ground. The Wildcats defeated Western Christian 42-7 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A football playoffs. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon...
Senior libero Kyndra Gramstad (1) looks to bump a ball in the air during a West Lyon point. Hinton stifled a comeback bid from the Wildcats, defeating them 3-1 Monday, Oct. 28, at home to advance to the final round of the regional postseason. (Photo/Andrew Buckman)...
By Sophia Niemeyer On Thursday, October 17, the JV volleyball team had one last home game against Sioux Center, ending the night 2-0 with scores of 18-21 and 11-21.The Wildcats battled hard for their last two games, put-ting the work in at practice. Coach Kadie Bakker...
By Opal Niemeyer The West Lyon JVR volleyball season ended with a 2-0 loss against Sioux Center. Although they might have lost this game, their coach is still unbelievably proud of them.The girls came out ready to play, but the game did not go the way they planned. In...
West Lyon’s defensive line prepares for the snap of the ball Friday, Oct. 25, in Inwood. The Wild-cats defeated Garner Hayfield Ventura 42-0 to advance to the second round of the Class 2A play-offs. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Football Jorden Meyer’s three-phase...
Jordyn Aeschliman (10) waits to bump up a ball for West Lyon volleyball against H-M-S. The Wildcats defeated the Hawks 3-0 Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Inwood. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Volleyball ‘Cats advance to 2A regional semifinals with sweep of Hawks Andrew...
Junior Alec Kock runs for the final time this season Thursday, Oct. 24, in Orange City. Kock finished the Class 2A state-qualifying meet in 76th with a time of 21:04.95. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon’s girls’ cross-country runners compete in a Class 2A...
West Lyon senior Annie Metzger (12) aims to split two Sioux Center blockers Thursday, Oct. 17, in Inwood. The Warriors defeated the Wildcats 3-0 in the final regular-season matchup for the home side. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) West Lyon Volleyball Tight, pivotal first...
Junior Emersyn Rentschler runs at the Unity Christian cross country meet Friday, Oct. 18. In a speak peak of her team's Class 2A state-qualifier, the younger Rentschler took 23rd place. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Sophomore Chloe David leads a small pack of runners Friday,...
By Sophia Niemeyer On Monday, October 14 the West Lyon JVR Football team traveled to Sioux Center for their last game of the season, defeating the Warriors 36-20.In the beginning of the game, the Warriors were able to move the ball and took a big play away from the...
By Kyndra Gramstad The junior varsity football team finished off their season heading down to Sioux Center to take on the Warriors. They took home a 36-14 win.The offense put in the work early to be up 22-7 at the half. They capitalized on big defensive stops and were...
By Malison Rentschler The JVR volleyball team traveled to Rock Valley on Thursday, October 10 where they took a loss against the Nighthawks. The scores for the night consisted of 19-21 in the first set, 21-11 in the second, and 9-15 in the third set.Coach Kylie...
By Kayla Jenson On Thursday, October 10th the Junior Varsity volleyball team traveled their way over to the Rockets home in Rock Valley. Here they dealt with some hardship as they fell to the Rockets in two sets.Unfortunately the ladies were out scored in the first...
By Zoe Kellenberger On Tuesday, October 15, the JV Volleyball team traveled down to Orange City to go up against MOC-Floyd Valley for their last away game of the season. They lost 0-2 with scores of 6-21 and 16-21.MOC is a very well-constructed team that plays hard...
By Olivia Feucht On Tuesday, October 15th the JH Cross Country runners ran at the siouxland conference meet at Boyden-Hull.Going into the night Coach Grace Boeke challenged her runners and said, “I wanted everyone to end the season feeling like they ran their best...
By Zoe Kellenberger The JH cross country team traveled to George Little Rock on Thursday, October 10th. Even though it was a hot and humid day, they persevered and finished strong.“The focus this week for our four fabulous runners was to stick with the runners from...
Multiple West Lyon players, including senior Ben Bahnson (16) and junior Jared Ciesielski (8) gang tackle a Central Lyon/George-Little Rock opponent. The Wildcats beat the Lions 41-7 Friday, Oct. 18, to win the district championship. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Senior Bryson...
By Olivia Feucht On Thursday, October 3 the Lady Wildcats traveled to Orange City to take on the Unity Christian Knights. The girls ended up losing in two sets, 13-21 and 10-21.The team came out strong in the first set, with a goal of bringing lots of energy. Coach...
By Kayla Jenson Earlier this year the junior varsity volleyball team had the chance to play Sheldon in a tournament. Having this experience helped prepare the Lady Wildcats for Tuesday, October 8th where they defeated the Orabs 2-1.Having this knowledge about the team...
By Opal Niemeyer On Tuesday, October 13 the JVR volleyball girls won their game 2-1 against Sheldon.Their game started a little shaky as the team was just making small errors which is why they ended in a tie 18-18. As the next set started they got their heads back in...
