by Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield senior Garrett Wall qualified for the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Meet by winning the 3,200-Meter Run at the West Sioux Boys Qualifying Meet on May 9. Wall earned a fifth place seed with this win.
Wall had a time of 10:29.84 to beat Micah Bajema of West Lyon of Inwood’s 10:32.81.
“The 3200 is Wall’s race. He took the lead in the third and fourth lap and opened it up by the sixth and seventh lap,” said A-W Head Coach Kent Johnson.
This will be Wall’s second straight trip to the state track and field meet at Drake Stadium in Des
by Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield boys’ track and field team prepared for the State Qualifying Meet with solid performances at the Heartland Relays held May 6 at Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in Marcus.
A-W finished fourth as a team in the eight-team meet with 77 points.
A-W distance specialist Garrett Wall posted personal bests in finishing second to Hinton’s Drew Schlitz in both the 1,600-Meter Run with a time of 1:01.82 and 4:51.34 in
by Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield boys golf team earned the third and final spot to advance from the Hinton Class 1A Sectional on May 10 at Deer Run Golf Course in Hinton.
The Westerners shot a 345 team score to finish behind winner Hinton’s 336 and runner-up Woodbury Central’s 339.
The District Meet will be May 16 at Spencer Golf Course.
On a
by Steve Peterson
Kayla Tindall and Dana Hedlund earned All-War Eagle Conference honors for the Akron-Westfield girls’ golf team, which finished fourth at the WEC Girls Golf Meet, May 7 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars.
Tindall had a score of 47 the first nine holes and 48 the second nine holes for a 95 and finished 10th overall.
Dana Hedlund had a score of 55 and 50
by Steve Peterson
Two Akron-Westfield boy golfers were named to the All-War Eagle Conference golf teams.
Taylor James was named to the First Team and Cory Eskra was named to the Second Team. Both are seniors.
In final WEC standings, the Westerners had a 6-4 dual match record. Unity Christian won the team title with an 8-2 record in a tie-breaker; Gehlen Catholic was 8-2; Hinton, Remsen Union and West
Akron-Westfield boys baseball squad will open the 2013 season with a home clash with Kingsley-Pierson on May 20. Games begin at 6:00 p.m.
Other early season games for Coach Gordy Johnson’s team are May 21 at Unity Christian in Orange City; May 22, South O’Brien, home; May 24, 5:30 p.m., at West Lyon in Inwood; May 28, at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn; May 29, Remsen-St. Mary’s, home; May 31, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, away; June 1, MOC-Floyd Valley tournament in Orange City, times to be announced.
by Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield’s Cory Eskra won the War Eagle Conference Boys Meet’s top spot as he beat Unity Christian’s Drake Wrather in a playoff.
The Westerners’ senior had a round of 78 — 41 in the first nine holes and 37 the second nine holes.
A-W finished fourth as a team at Remsen Golf Course May 6 with a score of 354.
by Steve Peterson
On a great night for a track and field meet and the final meet before the girls’ State Qualifying Meet, the Lady Westerners placed sixth at the Heartland Relays hosted by Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in Marcus May 6 with 22.5 points.
Katie Johnson gained runner-up honors in the 100-Meter Dash with a time of 14.00 seconds, edging Rylee Negaard of West Sioux’s 14.07 seconds. Haley Grenko of Hinton was first in 13.47 seconds. Robyn Peinke of the
by Steve Peterson
“Both the boys and the girls’ golf teams have a lot of balance. Three boys have been medalist this year and two girls. Both teams are in the top third of the conference which is very satisfying,” said Akron-Westfield Head Coach Todd Colt.
The A-W boys had a record of 6-3 in WEC meets.
The girls had a record of 5-3.
by Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield Girls Track and Field Team had some solid efforts at the War Eagle Conference meet April 30 as it prepared for the May 9 Girls Track and Field State Qualifying Meet, also held at West Sioux.
At the conference meet, the A-W girls 4×100 Meter Relay had a good effort from Robyn Peinke, Jordan Hansen, Katie Coyle and Katie Johnson. Their time was 57.75 seconds.
Johnson
by Steve Peterson
A little bit of all the seasons awaited athletes and track and field
by Steve Peterson
On one of the rare Spring-like days this month, Akron-Westfield golfers take to
Morningside College unleashed a 12-hit offensive attack in a 9-2 non-conference baseball victory against Dakota State University April 8 in Madison, S.D.
By Steve Peterson
There are 28 students participating in the Akron-Westfield boys’ track and field team
Twelfth-ranked Bellevue kept its winning streak alive with a 0-6 baseball victory over Morningside College on April 1 in Bellevue, Neb.
