Central Lyon boys’ basketballCentral Lyon16-14-11-14 55MOC-Floyd Valley13-15-18-16 62ORANGE CITY – Central Lyon boys’ basketball’s letdown third-quarter performance was the difference in its loss to MOC-Floyd Valley Friday, Jan. 19, in Orange City. The Lions fell to the Dutch 62-55 and tumbled to 7-5 in the process. Its path to defending a Class 2A state title […]
Lions dominate Orabs by 50 points
central lyon girls’ basketballLions dominate Orabs by 50 pointsROCK RAPIDS – On Tuesday, Jan. 16, the 11-1 Central Lyon Lions faced the 0-12 Sheldon Orabs. It was a blowout win for the Lions, with them beating the Orabs 72-22.“We looked a little rusty when we started out,” coach Heather Grafing said. “Like everyone, we’ve been […]
Lions win first-ever Siouxland crown
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock girls’ wrestling Five grapplers claim individual titles in inaugural conference tournament Jessica Jensen | Contributor INWOOD – After a nearly two-week mat hiatus, the Lions’ girls’ wrestling squad brought home another team title Friday, Jan. 19, and marked another “first,” winning the inaugural Siouxland Conference Girls Wrestling Tour tournament, hosted by West […]
Lion grapplers cap busy weekend at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Invite
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock girls’ wrestling SERGEANT BLUFF – Fresh off their conference tourney title and after a nearly two-week hiatus from the mat, the Central Lyon/George-Little Rock girls’ wrestling squad traveled to the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Girls’ Invitational Saturday, Jan. 20. The Lions finished the 16-team race in third place, just 7 points behind Missouri Valley […]
Squad takes eighth in Parkston Little B
Central Lyon /George-Little Rock boys’ wrestling Stacked 285-pound weight class highlights mediocre performance for Lions Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 108.0PARKSTON – In its only action of the week, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock finished in the middle of the pack at the Parkston Little B. With 13 wrestlers competing, after two forfeited at […]
Mustangs win after two weeks off
george-little rock girls’ basketballMustangs win after two weeks offHaken and Storm lead the way on offense, on the glass in destruction of visiting JaysAndrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock 20-19-14-9 62Gehlen Catholic 5-7-7-7 26GEORGE – Despite taking two weeks off from games because of multiple cancelations due to inclement weather, George-Little Rock girls’ basketball didn’t […]
Mustangs explode after slow start
george-little rock boys’ basketballMustangs explode after slow startNoah Terhark was the driving force of a breakout second quarter for his team in a year-opening winAndrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock17-25-22-18 82Harris-Lake Park20-8-9-12 49GEORGE – When Harris-Lake Park took a slight lead into the second-quarter break, it looked like a high-scoring classic was in the cards […]
Mustangs make it 9-0
George-Little Rock girls’ basketball Steenhoven returns to action with all-around great effort to help beat WolvesAndrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock 12-13-15-9 49Harris-Lake Park 8-5-6-9 28GEORGE – Wyleigh Steenhoven was electric for George-Little Rock in her first game back from a sustained ankle injury in mid-December. Scoring 16 points and affecting the game in a […]
Lions see differing results at home
central lyon/george-little rock boys’ and girls’ wrestlingLions see differing results at homeGirls’ squad wins only dual while the boys’ team drops both of its hosted matchupsAndrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comROCK RAPIDS – Central Lyon/George-Little Rock’s boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams saw different results in a home meet Thursday, Jan. 4. While the boys went 0-for-2 […]
Lions come out on top in Sheldon
Central Lyon/George-Llittle rock girls’ wrestling Andrew Buckman | Sports ReporterCentral Lyon/George-Little Rock 202.0SHELDON – Central Lyon/George-Little Rock girls’ wrestling continued to show it’s one of the best teams in the state at the Orab Girls’ Wrestling Invitational Friday, Jan. 5, in Sheldon. The Lions placed first out of 13 teams with 202 points, beating out […]