By Olivia Feucht On Monday, September 16 the Wildcat JV Volleyball Team made the journey to Sheldon for a tournament. The ladies played three different teams and ended the night with a record of 2-1.First, the Cats took on Western Christian. Coach Kadie Bakker...
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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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Cross-country travels to Sibley
Junior Emersyn Rentschler strides it out for West Lyon at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational. The younger Rentschler finished the meet in 25th place with a time of 24:42.87. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Malison Rentschler works toward the finish line Tuesday, Sept. 10, in...
Undefeated through three
West Lyon’s Bryson Childress (2) works to break through tackles on a quarterback run Friday, Sept. 13, in Ida Grove. Behind 57 rush yards from Childress, the Wildcats defeated OABCIG 33-7 to move to 3-0 on the year. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Childress continues to shine...
Wildcats earn eighth win
West Lyon celebrates winning its match versus Luverne 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Inwood. The Wildcats moved to 8-2 on the season with the victory, their first of two sweeps at home for the week. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Nine-day break no problem for West Lyon in matchup...
West Lyon JVR Football takes down the Nighthawks
By Kyndra Gramstad The JVR football team started their week off strong. They traveled down to take on the Boyden-Hull Rock Valley Nighthawks on Monday, September 9th, walking away with a 32-0 victory.After coming off a full week of practice, the boys were able to come...
Wildcat JV Football Team dominates BHRV
By Olivia Feucht On Monday, September 9 the boys traveled to take on the Nighthawks in Hull. They walked away with a big 36-0 victory.Offensively, it was an outstanding night for the Wildcats. Coach Jared Vander Sanden commented, “The offensive line did a nice job...
JV volleyball starts their season with a victory
By Opal Niemeyer The West Lyon JV volleyball team grabbed a 2-1 victory at home on Tuesday, September 10 against the Luverne Cardinals.Coach Kadie Bakker commented on the start of the night, “At times we struggle to control our touch and the steadiness on our side of...
JVR Volleyball team beats Luverne
By Malison Rentschler The Wildcat JVR volleyball team traveled to Luverne on Tuesday, September 10, where the girls racked up a win. The girls won two out of their three sets, scoring 17-21 in their first, 22-20 in the second, and 18-16 in their third set.“The girls...
The Lady Cats take down Rock Valley in three sets
By Kyndra Gramstad The varsity volleyball team ended their week traveling down to Rock Valley to take on the Rockets, walking away with a win 2-1.In the first set, the Cats lost 17-25. Coach Darla Grotewold commented, “The first set was a slow start for the girls....
Junior High Cross Country braves the heat in Sibley
By Kayla Jenson The Wildcat junior high team traveled over to Sibley on Tuesday, September 10th. This being only the second meet for the team, they faced a new challenge, the heat.The main focus of the meet for these individuals was to run a consistent race. The...
Wildcats willfully whomp Warriors
Running back Evan Hildring (15) runs the ball in his team’s season-opening contest versus Sioux Center. Hildring tallied 171 yards and three scores on 18 carries for West Lyon against the Warriors in his side’s 35-7 win Friday, Aug. 30. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Massive...
’Cats take down Eagles handily
Senior defensive end Ridge Kramer nearly knocks a pass out of the air with his arms during West Lyon’s decisive win over Lawton-Bronson. On Friday, Sept. 6, in Lawton, the Wildcats defeated the Eagles 49-6. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon senior Carson Meyer sprints...
WL senior finishes ninth
Emersyn (left) and Malison (right) Rentschler compete at the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley cross-country meet in Hull. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Malison, a senior, finished in ninth, while Emersyn, a junior, placed 12th in the girls’ varsity field. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Alec...
’Cats compete in South Dakota
Girls grab three wins in Canton, continue rock-solid start to 2024 season Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 27-20-25 2Garretson 25-25-17 1West Lyon 13-26-21 1Canton 25-24-25 2West Lyon 25-25 2West Monona 12-22 0West Lyon 25-25 2Lennox 22-16 0 CANTON, S.D. –...
Back in action
West Lyon huddles during a timeout amid a match at the Sioux Center Volleyball Invite. After dropping its first match, West Lyon beat George-Little Rock and Rock Valley to end its day with a 4-1 overall record. Senior middle Talula Serck prepares to serve for West...