By Kyndra Gramstad The Lady Cats traveled down to Western Christian on Monday, September 30 to take on both Trinity and Western Christian. They fell short of both teams going 0-4 on the night. Coach Kylie VanderFeen mentions, “I am a little disappointed in the girls...
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The JV Volleyball team continues to grow
By Kayla Jenson On Thursday, September 30th the junior varsity volleyball team headed to Hull to take on both Western and Trinity in a triangular. The ladies took on some new teams, finishing the night 1-1. Coach Katie Bakker stated, “I was excited for an opportunity...
JVR Volleyball squeezes by the Generals
By Kyndra Gramstad On Tuesday, October 1 the West Lyon Wildcats JVR hosted Sibley-Ochedan Generals. The Lady Cats played them tight and got a win in three sets, winning 21-10, 19-21, and 15-8.The first set, the Cats were on fire. They came out hot and were ready to...
JV volleyball team grabs a victory against Sibley
by Opal Niemeyer The JV volleyball girls had an amazing game against Sibley, grabbing an outstanding 2-0 victory on Tuesday, October 1.The Cats had a terrific night playing volleyball, winning both of their sets 21-17 and 21-19. “They were much better at controlling...
Junior High Cross Country runs strong meet in the heat
By Sophia Niemeyer On Thursday, September 26 the junior high cross country team traveled to Sioux Center where all runners ran great races, despite the warmer weather. This week, the Wildcats focused on running the entire time during the race and catching up to the...
Wildcats JH Cross Country team continues to improve
By Olivia Feucht The junior high cross country athletes traveled to Hull on Tuesday, October 1 to run in a meet hosted by Western.Going into the night Coach Grace Boeke challenged her runners to focus and keep up with athletes they have seen at prior meets. She...
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...
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...
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...
’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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...