Girls’ hoops season ends with third-round loss
Westerners enjoyed a nice playoff run with two victories By Greg Bates Contributing writer Another season is in the books for the Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball team. But not befo…
Three of a kind
Nielsen, Koch and Marnach all sign to play college football By Greg Bates Contributing writer Kasey Nielsen, Laytin Koch and Jackson Marnach grew up playing football together. They …
Westerners win postseason opener
By Greg Bates Contributing writer The Akron-Westfield boys’ basketball players are hoping a successful regular season translates into a deep postseason run. The Westerners got a good s…
A-W advances in playoffs
Hughes joins exclusive club in notching 1,000th career point By Greg Bates Contributing writer It was a great night all around for the Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball team. The …
Henrich 24th in 50 free, 10th in 200 free relay at state
By Greg Bates Contributing writer Hunter Henrich capped off his year by racing his best at the IHSAA State Swimming Championships. Henrich, who is a junior at Akron-Westfield, took h…
American Legion baseball team to begin second year
The Albert E. Hoschler American Legion Post No. 186 is about to begin a second season with its Junior League baseball team. The team has players from Akron-Westfield as well as from su…
Morrow brothers, Friedrichs all advance to state
By Greg Bates Contributing writer A trio of Akron-Westfield wrestlers will head to Des Moines to compete on the biggest stage. Westerners coach John Sievert believes Cael Morrow, J…
Morrow brothers make each other better
Cael and Conner — a combined 62-6 this season — look to capture state titles together By Greg Bates Contributing writer In the midst of the grueling wrestling season, the Akron-Wes…
A-W boys earn No. 2 seed in district
By Greg Bates Contributing writer With the War Eagle Conference title now out of reach, the Akron-Westfield boys’ basketball team turns its attention to a deep postseason run. The Wes…
A-W wins three of four games in six days
By Greg Bates Contributing writer The Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball team has been winning the games it should. But state-ranked teams have been problematic for the Westerners. Ak…
Henrich qualifies for state swim meet again
By Greg Bates Contributing writer Hunter Henrich has made it 3-for-3. The Akron-Westfield junior qualified for the third time for the IHSAA State Swimming Championships. This year, He…
A-W falls in regional duals
Individuals will wrestle Saturday for a shot at state By Greg Bates Contributing writer The Akron-Westfield wrestling team advanced to regional duals, but the guys’ postseason run did…
Four A-W youth wrestlers qualify for state
One wrestler is district champion Four Akron-Westfield youth wrestlers qualified for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) State Tournament in Des Moines Feb. 24-25 at Wells Fargo Arena. Co…
A-W basketball drops a pair of games
By Greg Bates Contributing writer With the War Eagle Conference title in their sight, the Akron-Westfield boys’ basketball team dropped two critical games. With three games in five da…
A-W suffers two losses but gets back on track
By Greg Bates Contributing writer After winning six games in a row, the Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball team hit a little skid. In back-to-back games on back-to-back days, the Weste…
Morrow brothers win titles as Westerners place third at invite
By Greg Bates Contributing writer Paced by a pair of first-place finishes by the Morrow brothers, the Akron-Westfield wrestling team took third place at the 10-team Kingsley-Pierson K…