George-Little Rock Baseball Blowout first inning costs Mustangs’ shot at upset in early-afternoon loss to Hawks Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter George-Little Rock 5Remsen St. Mary’s 15REMSEN – Playing at 1 p.m. during the regular season is a rare occurrence, but considering the impending rainy conditions, George-Little Rock and Remsen St. Mary’s had no other […]
CL scores most runs in seven years
Central Lyon Baseball Christensen’s two home runs, four RBIs pace offensive outpour vs. Pioneers Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Central Lyon 19Okoboji 2MILFORD – Scoring its most runs in a game since, according to Bound, it put up 21 on Sioux Central June 1, 2017, Central Lyon walloped Okoboji. After just four innings on the […]
Rock Rapids Gun Club 2024 Spring Trap League Awards
Class A-First Place: Rosy’s Renegades-Terry Lichtenberg, Tim Boekhout, Blair Klaahsen, Rick Stauffacher, Randy Rosenboom, Dick GroenClass A-Second Place; Misty Farms #1-Doug Wenzel, Larry Warner, Monte Delfs, Bub Vande Weerd, Rod Delfs, Larry Warner, Mark WarnerClass A-Third Place: Ed’s Bullshooters-Ed Reck, Chad Hoogendoorn, Larry Wibben, Greg Hoogendoorn, Jeff Schram, Rod DelfsClass B- First Place: Ben’s Plumbing-Steve […]
’Cats handily take care of Lions
Central Lyon Softball Local rivals clash in Rock Rapids, with Class 3A ranked squad taking the cake Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Central Lyon 1West Lyon 9ROCK RAPIDS – Up against its biggest rival and the conference’s top dog for a second time in 2024, Central Lyon was unable to keep the contest as close […]
Unit captures second win
G-LR explodes late, holds off Falcons to secure victory in Hawarden Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter George-Little Rock 13West Sioux 11HAWARDEN – George-Little Rock started off hot and finished even hotter in a win over West Sioux Wednesday, June 12. Capturing its second win of 2024, coach Ben McCray’s squad moved to 2-8 with the […]
G-LR comeback attempt falls a bit short
Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock 5MMCRU 6REMSEN – A seventh-inning comeback bid fell short for George-Little Rock against MMCRU in Remsen. On Tuesday, June 11, the Mustangs were beaten by the Royals 6-5, dropping their fifth straight as a result.After falling behind 3-0 through two innings, G-LR won the third 2-1 to cut its […]
Lions struggle defensively
Nine-run first inning for Lady Dutch proves too much for CL offense to overcome Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Central Lyon 8MOC-Floyd Valley 15ROCK RAPIDS – Neither team had any trouble getting the bats going when Central Lyon softball hosted MOC-Floyd Valley Monday, June 10, at the Borman Foster Softball Field. In the end, though, […]
Errors cost Lions vs. Dutch
central lyon baseballErrors cost Lions vs. DutchSquad’s come-from-behind bid falls short with winning runner on baseAndrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comCentral Lyon 6MOC-Floyd Valley 7ROCK RAPIDS – While it was ultimately only charged with two errors, those mistakes haunted Central Lyon in its loss to MOC-Floyd Valley. On Monday, June 10, the Dutch defeated the Lions […]
Sixth frame provides buffer
Christensen leads way offensively, Altman deals on the mound in win Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Central Lyon 8Gehlen Catholic 1ROCK RAPIDS – Win No. 3 for Central Lyon was its most convincing one to date. Defeating Gehlen Catholic 8-1 Monday, June 3, the Lions moved to 3-8 on the year and broke their second […]
Pitchers pitch complete games
Home squad unable to keep pace with visiting Trinity in fourth-straight loss Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter George-Little Rock 4Trinity Christian 13GEORGE – George-Little Rock’s only contest of the week came against one of the War Eagle’s strongest teams Monday, June 3. In George, Trinity Christian beat the Mustangs 13-4, which resulted in the home […]