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A-W JV girls basketball pick up another win

The Akron-Westfield girls basketball team is continuing to improve as the season moves along.  On Jan. 16, the Westerners picked up their seventh win of the season as they beat Alcester-Hudson on the road 30-16.

Historic night for A-W Girls Wrestling

It’s been a historic season for the A-W girls wrestling program and on Jan. 9 they added another piece to the record book.  This season is the first for A-W girls program on the mat and they walked into the gym on Jan. 9 to host their first ever tournament in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.

Hoffman, Morrow lead A-W boys wrestling

The A-W boys wrestling team had a trio of wrestlers make it to the championship match in their weight class at the GTRA Invitational on Jan. 11.

A-W Boys Basketball drop pair of games

The Akron-Westfield boys basketball team knew when the holiday break was over, they had better be ready to shake off the rust quickly.  The Westerners had road games against Hinton and South O’Brien in a four-day span; those two teams were a combined a 12-3 on the season heading into the 2025 portion of the season.

A-W Girls Basketball pick up win against South O’Brien

The A-W girls basketball team knew what they were up against and the challenge in front of them. Hinton came into the match-up with Akron-Westfield on Jan. 7 undefeated and ranked fourth in the state in Class 2A.

A-W girls wrestling opens second half

The Akron-Westfield girls wrestling team began the new year at the Orab Invitational on Jan. 4. The Westerners finished in 12th place overall with 56 points.  Josi Lennon led A-W with a third-place finish in her weight class. Kaylee Hebert took home fourth place and Isabelle Utesch finished in fifth place.

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A-W boys wrestling back on the mat

 

 

The Akron-Westfield boys wrestling team opened the new year in a quad meet at Sibley-Ocheyedan on Jan. 2.  Brodie Hoffman and Nathan Schoenfelder led the Westerners with two wins in the meet. A-W fell to Estherville Lincoln Central, Sibley-Ocheyedan and Central Lyon/George Little Rock.

 

A-W girls fall to Beresford

 

The Akron-Westfield girls basketball team traveled to Beresford on Jan. 6 for their first game since the holiday break and lost 48-34.

The Watchdogs jumped out to the early lead, outscoring A-W 16-7 in the first quarter and were able to extend the lead to 10 points at the half, 25-15.

A-W boys basketball starts second half with confidenc

 

 

It was an up and down start to the season for the Akron-Westfield boys basketball team, but they hope a big win before the holiday break will send them into the new year with confidence.

A-W JV girls beat Trinity

The Akron-Westfield JV girls team continues to be impressive as they head to the holiday break. The Westerners picked up a win over Trinity Christian 33-27 on Dec. 20, and improved to 4-3 on the season.

Kaberlee Fairbanks led the team with nine points, followed by Brooklyn Hughes with six points.

A-W boys wrestling takes down MVAOCOU

Connor Morrow, Isaiah Horn, and Nathan Schoenfelder all won two matches at the Le Mars triangular on Dec. 17 to help the Akron-Westfield boys wrestling team split against Le Mars and MVAOCOU.

 

Akron-Westfield 40 MVAOCOU 28

A-W girls pick up pair of wins

After four straight games on the road, the Akron-Westfield girls basketball team returned home on Dec. 17 as they hosted Remsen St. Mary’s.

A-W won two of three games away from home the prior week and were hoping to pick up a conference win against the Hawks who had won two in a row.

A-W boys basketball heads to break with a win

The A-W boys basketball team had an opportunity to find out how much they have improved in the early season and how much work still needs to be done.  The Westerners hosted undefeated, and 9th ranked Remsen St. Mary’s on Dec. 17.

Utesch, Lennon continue to lead A-W girls wrestling  

The A-W girls wrestling team picked up a win against Woodbury Central in the Sioux City East quad meet on Dec. 3. 

Khai and Isabella Utesch picked four wins on the night, along with Aniston Gravenish and Kaylee Hebert won three matches.

 

A-W boys wrestling defeats Sioux City East 

The Akron-Westfield boys wrestling team picked up a win against Sioux City East in a quad meet on Dec. 3 held at Sioux City East High School.  

A-W girls battle Gehlen to the end

It didn’t look pretty at times for the Akron-Westfield and Gehlen Catholic girls on Dec. 6. Both squads struggled to score, but in the end Gehlen was able to escape with a 29-27 win over the Westerners.

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