Ben Van Aartsen

Lady Bearcats drop two

Alcester-Hudson 52, Freeman Academy/Marion 31The Freeman Academy/Marion Lady Bearcats fell to the Lady Cubs of Alcester-Hudson 31-52 on February 16 in Marion. The Bearcats were led by Sieta Wiersema with nine points, Karly Luke with eight, and Avary Thomas added five....

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Lady Cougars wrap up strong season, eye postseason success

LaMiya Baker dribbles the ball away from the opposing basket after grabbing the rebound.  (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports With the regular season officially in the books, the Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars are gearing up for the...

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Lady Cougars honor seniors on special night

Cougars celebrate statisticians on Senior NightCelebrating our Senior Statisticians!  The Viborg-Hurley Cougars also celebrated all of our senior statisticians during Senior Night.  Congratulations to Natali Blair, Jordyn Fredrickson, Kyla Peterson, and Emma...

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Centerville boys basketball recognizes seniors

Boys Senior night: (Left to right) Kayla Salver, Averie Salberg, Brad Preheim, Kim Preheim, Anna Preheim, Jon Eide, Miles Eide, Tricia Eide, Tim Brouwer, Jase Brouwer, Jessica Brouwer, Aiden Bobzin, Neal Bobzin, and Tammy Bobzin. (Photo/Submitted by Jenn Eli) Tricia...

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Senior girls recognized on Centerville’s Senior Night

Girls Senior night: (Left to right) Darren Tieman, Jodi Tieman, Rylie Tieman, Carla Marshall, Emma Marshall, Heath Marshall, Althea Gust, Sheila Gust, Ryan Austin, Keira Austin, and Heidi Austin. (Photo/Submitted by Jenn Eli) Tricia Eide | Centerville Sports The...

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Bearcats hold Senior Night

The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats recognized their Seniors at the game in Marion on Tuesday, February 18. The girls team will lose two seniors, Sieta Wiersma and Hailey Stahl. The boys team will lose four of their players, Lincoln Anderson, Dominic Sperling, Ashton...

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Faith, Hope and the Henry Tree

Henry is pictured with parents Chris and Hannah and several of his siblings. Henry has been with the Ferdigs since he was just 24 days old. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Henry Ferdig has overcome more obstacles in his young life than most of us will face in...

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I-W music students attend SDSU Festival of Songs

Four Irene-Wakonda high school students participated in the 2025 Festival of Songs held at SDSU on Thursday, February 13. Representing Irene-Wakonda were (pictured left to right): Juniors Jocee Llewellyn and Alyssa Kirschenman, Sophomore Duncan Sharples-Schmidt, and...

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Sundogs illuminate chilly winter sky

Jodi Swensen of rural Irene snapped this photo of the sundogs that lit up the Sunday morning sky. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor Early risers on Sunday morning were treated to a chilly but beautiful sight as a brilliant pair of sundogs appeared in the morning...

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Over three decades later, local TOPS chapter going strong

The local TOPS chapter celebrates their 86.6 yearly loss at their Christmas party last December. (Photo/Submitted) Renae Hansen | Editor It’s the time of the year that many of us that have managed to keep our New Year’s resolutions so far are starting to weaken in our...

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The soup was on at Hurley Fire Department’s annual dinner

Guests had their choice of sandwiches and bars to go with their bowl of soup. (Photo/Renae Hansen) Renae Hansen | Editor The weather outside may have been frightful but the crowd was quite delightful, as many weathered the frigid temps last Sunday to come out and...

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Know your Neighbor

Pastor Cody Hanssen with wife Kelly and children Ellli and Everett. Baby #3 is due this July. (Photo/Submitted) Cody Hanssen Monique R. Hurtado | Writer Late last year, Calvary Reformed Church in Monroe was on the search for a new senior pastor and Cody Hanssen...

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Lady Cougars keep the streak alive with back-to-back wins

Tatum Lyons plays defense against a Parker player. (Photo/Faydra Christensen) Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Lady Cougars continue to dominate the court, adding two more victories to their season record with wins over Parker (0-17) and...

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Cougars split week’s matchups

Owen Niederbaumer puts the ball up for 2 against Parker. (Photo/Faydra Christensen)  Faydra Christensen | Viborg-Hurley Sports The Viborg-Hurley Cougars once again found themselves atop the Prep Media Polls last week, but their impressive 15-game winning streak came...

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Eagles girls lose two

Madison Orr takes a shot against Marty. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) Marty 53, Irene-Wakonda 52The Irene-Wakonda girls lost to Marty 53-52 in a close game on the road last Thursday, February 13.Emily Oien scored15 points and had 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals for the...

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Eagles boys win one, lose one

Hayden Hansen drives to the basket with determination against the Braves on Thursday night. Hayden contributed 15 points towards the win. (Photo/Laura Lyngstad) The Irene-Wakonda boys won one and lost another during the past week. IW vs. Marty 71-53The Eagles boys...

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Pheasant girls lose one on the road, one at home

Braelyn Berens handles the ball against Sioux Valley. (Photo/Submitted) Shane Merrill | Parker Sports Viborg-Hurley pushes past ParkerThe Parker girls’ basketball team tried to hang around last Tuesday night against their neighboring rival Viborg-Hurley, but the...

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