central lyon girls’ basketballLions claw past KnightsDefensive effort leads visitors past Unity in Orange City boutAndrew Buckman |Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comCentral Lyon12-18-18-12 60Unity Christian6-8-8-7 29ORANGE CITY – In its penultimate game of 2024, Central Lyon cruised past a Siouxland Conference opponent. Defeating Unity Christian 60-29, the fifth-ranked Lions moved to 6-1 on the year, while the opposition […]
Girls grab third win
George-Little Rock Girls’ Basketball Winless Royals don’t present much of a challenge in Remsen Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 14-17-15-13 59MMCRU 4-11-9-7 31REMSEN – The offensive glass and strong rebounding in general were massive contributors to George-Little Rock girls’ basketball’s latest win. While defeating winless MMCRU 59-31 Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Remsen, the […]
G-LR goes down
George-Little Rock Boys’ basketball Solid start far from sustainable in blowout loss Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 2-4-3-4 13MMCRU 14-33-13-21 81REMSEN – George-Little Rock remained winless Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Remsen. MMCRU defeated the Mustangs 81-13 to capture its fifth win in six games; the visitors dropped to 0-5 on the year.The visiting […]
Lions earn first victory
Koury Serck dribbles the ball for Central Lyon during a game against Sibley-Ocheyedan. Serck finished with a team-high 20 points in his team’s home victory over the Generals. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Central Lyon Boys’ Basketball Home squad prevails in battle of two winless sides Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon 12-19-10-24 65Sibley-Ocheyedan 6-17-15-20 58ROCK RAPIDS […]
Short of full comeback
central lyon girls’ basketballShort of full comebackCL shows fight following turnover-happy first half at homeAndrew Buckman | Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comCentral Lyon 12-8-17-23 60Hinton 6-24-20-17 67ROCK RAPIDS – A valiant fourth-quarter comeback attempt from Central Lyon fell a little short. Class 2A No. 8 Hinton defeated the third-ranked Lions 67-60 Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Rock Rapids.“Everything I […]
Lions stave off comeback bid
Shyanne Struckman (4) looks ahead with the ball in her right hand. Central Lyon defeated Class 3A No. 3 Sioux Center 59-54 Friday, Dec. 13, in Rock Rapids to remain unbeaten through five games. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Aubrey Metzger (50) goes up for a contested shot against Sioux Center in Rock Rapids. Metzger finished with 17 […]
Lions falls to Wildcats
Central Lyon Boys’ BasketballPair of local foes battle for first time in regular seasonAndrew Buckman | Sports EditorCentral Lyon 7-14-10-6 37West Lyon 23-21-11-16 71ROCK RAPIDS – Two storied rivals faced off for the first of two scheduled matchups Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Rock Rapids. West Lyon, likely to be ranked near the top of Class […]
Teams travel to Sheldon
Tynan Schipper sprawls atop his opponent during a dual in Sheldon. At 175 pounds, Schipper won one match by 10-3 decision and another by pin Thursday, Dec. 12. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Aubree Benz grapples one of her two opponents during a pair of dual meets in Sheldon. Benz, at 170 pounds, went 2-0 in matches, beating […]
’Stangs lose in Minnesota
George-Little Rock Boys’ Basketball Krull records double-double in team’s road defeat to DragonsAndrew Buckman | Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock 11-10-13-13 47Adrian-Ellsworth 10-11-19-19 59ADRIAN, Minn. – In pursuit of its first win of the year, George-Little Rock boys’ basketball traveled to Minnesota Monday, Dec. 9, to face off against Adrian-Ellsworth. However, despite holding a near double-digit lead […]
Dragons slay G-LR
george-little rock girls’ basketballDragons slay G-LRFoul trouble stunts unit during 19-point loss in MinnesotaAndrew Buckman | Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock 10-13-14-14 51Adrian-Ellsworth 13-22-17-18 70ADRIAN, Minn. – Early foul trouble hurt George-Little Rock in a loss to Adrian-Ellsworth. With two key players riding the bench for much of the first half, the Dragons were able to seize […]