Westerners win three of four games in five days
By Greg Bates Contributing writer With a stretch of four games in five days, the Akron-Westfield softball team continued its strong play. The Westerners pulled off three straight vict…
No. 2-ranked A-W improves to 8-1
Team suffers first loss of season in a one-run game vs. MOC-Floyd By Greg Bates Contributing writer After starting out the season by winning its first seven games, the Akron-Westfield…
Colt returns to diamond with an experienced squad
Softball team lost just two players on a team that finished 16-11 By Greg Bates Contributing writer With a legendary coach making his return to the diamond and an experienced group o…
Baseball team hoping for an even better year
Seniors are hungry for making state tournament By Greg Bates Contributing writer The seniors on this year’s Akron-Westfield baseball team are hungry. The group of seven guys — who …
Westerners improve to 3-1 on diamond
Softball drops tight game to state-ranked Newell-Fonda By Greg Bates Contributing writer With the game on the line, it was Akron-Westfield’s Peyton Vander Helm that came through in t…
Westerners move to 6-0
Baseball team leaps to No. 2 in Class 1A in state rankings By Greg Bates Contributing writer Akron-Westfield is showing the state it has one of the best baseball teams in Class 1A this…
A-W places fifth at state
Senior Smith finishes out career with a team-best score By Greg Bates Contributing writer After an eighth-place finish as a team last year at state, the returning Akron-Westfield gi…
A-W boys head back to state golf
Wilken helps lead team back to Ames for second time in three years By Greg Bates Contributing writer Advancing to the state tournament was the goal at the beginning of the year for …
Blowe looks to repeat two state titles
Fellow thrower Fay also punches ticket to the big meet By Greg Bates Contributing writer Ian Blowe has a shot to end his career on the podium with back-to-back state championships. …
Boys capture conference and sectional titles
Golfers finish War Eagle meets with 18-1 record By Greg Bates Contributing writer Hail to the victors. For the third consecutive year, the Akron-Westfield boys’ golf team is War Eagl…
Akron’s Perez wins team championship as well as individual scoring trophy
By Greg Bates Contributing writer It was only fitting that the league’s leading goal scorer for U12 had a chance to win a championship for his team. It was a tense situation late as …
A-W competes in one invite, has another cancelled
By Greg Bates Contributing writer With the postseason looming, the Akron-Westfield girls’ and boys’ track and field teams got on more invitational under their belts. At the Stephanie S…
Boys golfers nab second in conference meet
By Greg Bates Contributing writer Carter Wilken can add individual conference champion to his golf resume. The Akron-Westfield senior fired a 77 round and won a three-player tiebre…
Boys 10th, girls 11th at War Eagle Conference meet
Blowe finishes 6th in discus at Drake Relays By Greg Bates Contributing writer The final places didn’t line up as the Akron-Westfield track and field team members had hoped for. I…
Carter Wilken signs with Dordt to play golf
By Dodie Hook Akron Hometowner Akron-Westfield senior Carter Wilken signed a letter of intent April 17 to play golf at Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA. He will be on the men’s var…