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West Lyon JVR defeats the Lions at home

By Zoe Kellenberger On Thursday, September 30 Central Lyon-George Little Rock came out to the Jay Rozeboom Complex to play a good game of football. The Wildcats took a strong 24-13 victory over the Lions, leading 16-0 into halftime.Coach Steve Hawf commented, “The JVR...

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JV Football defeats CLGLR

By Kayla Jenson Defeating our rivals CLGLR is always an exciting time at any level of sports. This is exactly what the junior varsity football team was able to accomplish on Thursday, September 30 at the home field of the Lions, winning 14-0.Through the night West...

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Hildring rushes for 184

West Lyon gang tackles a Cherokee Washington player Friday, Oct. 4. The No. 1-ranked Wildcats defeated the Braves 46-6 to move to 6-0 on the season. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Football Ground game fuels No. 1 Wildcats during 40-point rout of Braves in Cherokee...

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’Cats overcome Generals

Junior outside hitter Katelyn Berentschot (14) goes up for a potential block as senior middle hitter Annie Metzger (12) looks on. West Lyon defeated Sibley-Ocheyedan 3-0 Tuesday, Oct. 1, at home. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Volleyball Former all-district player...

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Two runners set PBs

Malison Rentschler strides it out for West Lyon during the Western Christian XC Invitational. The elder Rentschler placed 26th in the meet with a time of 22:42.78. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon junior Emersyn Rentschler runs Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Rolling Hills...

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Unit suffers third loss

Braylyn Childress (left) and Kyndra Gramstad (right) interlock hands ahead of a point in Hull. West Lyon fell to Boyden-Hull 3-1 Thursday, Sept. 26. (Photo Andrew Buckman) Ava Boote (8) serves for West Lyon against Boyden-Hull on Thursday, Sept. 26. In Hull, the...

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Consistency is key

West Lyon junior Alec Kock competes Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Sioux Center Cross Country Invitational. Kock finished the stacked race in 106th place. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Emersyn Rentschler nears the finish line at the Sioux Center Cross Country Invitational....

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The JV Volleyball Team defeats the Lions on the road

By Kayla Jenson The West Lyon volleyball squads had a lot to celebrate the night of Thursday, September 19, as they earned a sweep against their conference rivals, beating the Central Lyon Lions at all three levels. The junior varsity volleyball team came out on top...

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The JV football ‘cats get a victory against MOC

By Opal Niemeyer The West Lyon JV football team had a tremendous 34-7 victory against MOC on September 23, 2024.During the first half of their game the Wildcats were struggling to keep focus, which led to their playing not being up to par to how they usually...

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JVR Volleyball sweeps the Lions on the road

By Kyndra Gramstad The junior varsity reserve ended their week by traveling over to Rock Rapids to take on the Central Lyon Lions. The JVR team set the tone for the Wildcats for the evening, winning 21-15 and 21-19.In the first set, the Lady Cats were down and they...

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Wildcat JVR football gets last second win

By Sophia Niemeyer On Monday, September 23 the JVR football team came back with an exciting last second 14-8 win after a very busy homecoming week.West Lyon had control of the first quarter and used most of the ten minutes to put together a long drive to the endzone....

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Wildcats survive

West Lyon running back Evan Hildring runs the ball Friday, Sept. 27, versus Western Christian. Hildring scored a touchdown for the Wildcats in his team’s 13-0 over the Wolfpack. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Following West Lyon and Western Christian’s game in Inwood, the two...

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West Lyon JV Volleyball Sweeps the Pioneers

By Kyndra Gramstad The junior varsity volleyball ended their week by hosting the Okoboji Pioneers on Thursday, September 12. The Lady Wildcats walked away with a 2-0 victory, winning 21-18 and 21-10.The first set the Pioneers kept it close with the Wildcats, making...

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Wildcat JVR Volleyball falls to Okoboji

By Olivia Feucht On Thursday, September 12 the Wildcat JVR Volleyball Team hosted the Okoboji Pioneers. Unfortunately, the Cats weren’t able to come out with a win and lost in two sets, 17-21 and 19-21.In the first set, the ladies came out a bit nervous, but after...

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Wildcats JVR Defeat the Knights

By Sophia Niemeyer By Zoe Kellenberger By Kayla Jenson By Opal Niemeyer By Zoe Kellenberger On Monday, September 16, the JVR football team started the week off strong with a 28-0 victory over Unity Christian.After a 3-day weekend, the boys came ready for a battle....

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Junior High Cross Country Slays Home Meet

By Malison Rentschler The junior high cross country team competed at their home meet on Monday, September 16, where the Meadow Acres Golf Course hosted a windy race. That did not stop the team from competing. On the girls’ side, Aspyn Schreurs ran a 17:21.14,...

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Complete homecoming win

West Lyon’s defense tackles Unity Christian senior Braeden Bosma during its Homecoming game Friday, Sept. 20, in Inwood. The Wildcats defeated the Knights 49-0 to move to 4-0 on the season. (Photo/Lisa Miller) West Lyon senior quarterback Bryson Childress keeps the...

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Rivals battle in Rock Rapids

Junior Braylyn Childress (13) looks to bump the ball over the net in a rivalry match versus Central Lyon. West Lyon defeated the Lions 3-0 in the matchup Thursday, Sept. 19, in Rock Rapids (Photo/Lily Jurrens) WL comes out on top over CL behind Aeschliman’s standout...

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WL hosts home meet

West Lyon’s trio of female runners begin their race at their home meet Monday, Sept. 16. At Meadow Acres Golf Course, senior Malison Rentschler (middle) finished in fourth place in the meet, running a time of 24:02.62. (Photo/Laurel Schriever) Junior Alec Kock works...

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