CEDAR FALLS – The Iowa High School Athletic Association recently announced 2024 honorees of its Football Hall of Fame and Officials Hall of Fame, to be recognized at the UNI-Dome during the finals Nov. 21-22.One official will be inducted at halftime of the Class 4A...
Elbert nominee for all-America team
Elbert nominee for all-America teamLEXINGTON, KY – Matt Elbert was named a Great American Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete at the West Lyon vs Central Lyon rivalry game. As a recipient of this honor, Elbert is officially a nominee for the 2024 Great American Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete All-America Team. The top-25 scholar athletes from across the country […]
Kurrle runs at state meet
George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Cross-Country Sophomore battles tough conditions, stacked competition in Fort Dodge Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor FORT DODGE – After competing in Fort Dodge as freshman, Elsa Kurrle returned to the course as a sophomore but did so through a different means. Kurrle competed in the 2024 Iowa State Cross-Country Championships as an […]
Season closes in Hull
Senior Aubrey Metzger (18) taps the ball over the net for Central Lyon volleyball versus Boyden-Hull in Hull. Monday, Oct. 28, the Comets defeated the Lions 3-0 to advance to the regional final match. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Junior outside hitter Elsie Oedekoven positions her body to hit the volleyball against Boyden-Hull in a Class 2A regional […]
Knights end Lions’ year
central lyon/george-little rock footballKnights end Lions’ yearElbert shows up with two touchdowns in final high school football gameAndrew Buckman | Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comCentral Lyon/George-Little Rock 0-0-7-7 14Kuemper Catholic 7-7-3-7 24CARROLL – Following two-straight trips to the Class 2A state championship game, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock football’s season came to a sooner end in 2024. No. 5 Kuemper […]
Offense fires on all cylinders
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock Football Daale plays ‘best’ career game as Lions hit season-high point total Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 7-17-21-15 60Forest City 0-14-6-12 32ROCK RAPIDS – Though it strayed from its typical offensive approach, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock football lit up Forest City through the air Friday, Oct. 25, in Rock Rapids. […]
G-LR ends 2024 campaign
George-Little Rock Volleyball Hawks sweep incomplete squad in George, eliminate it from Class 1A postseason Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 14-23-20 0Remsen St. Mary’s 25-25-25 3GEORGE – Down two integral players, George-Little Rock volleyball faced off with an improved Remsen St. Mary’s squad Monday, Oct. 21. In the end, the Mustangs were swept […]
Kurrle qualifies for state
George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Cross-Country Top girls’ runner keeps season alive at stacked preliminary meet in Orange City Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY – After running as a member of a state-qualifying team during her freshman year, one George-Little Rock/Central Lyon sophomore punched her own ticket to the 2024 Iowa High School Cross-Country Championships.Taking […]
Rock Rapids Gun Club 2024 Fall Trap League Awards
Class A-First Place: Choot ‘Em-Chane Patten, Bill Ackerman, Monte Delfs, Josh Bathke, Owen Ackerman, Rod DelfsClass A-Second Place: Misty Farms #1-Doug Wenzel, Larry Warner, Wayne Vander Schaaf, Bub Vande Weerd, Rod Delfs, Monte Delfs, Mark WarnerClass A-Third Place: Rosy’s Renegades-Terry Lichtenberg, Tim Boekhout, Chane Patten, Rick Stauffacher, Randy Rosenboom, Dick GroenClass B-First Place: Hoogendoorn Trucking-Bart […]
CL advances to semis
central lyon volleyballCL advances to semisLions rock the Rockets in quarterfinals of Class 2A playoffsBerlyn DeWit | InternCentral Lyon25-21-25-22-15 3Rock Valley17-25-20-25-12 2SIOUX CENTER – On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Central Lyon faced Rock Valley in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal game. This evenly-matched contest took five sets for the Lions to win 3-2, ending the Rockets’ […]