By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

 Westerners beat Gehlen for first time since 2009

By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

 It was a great first tournament of the season for the Akron-Westfield boys’ wrestling team.

By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

 In his first three seasons at the helm, Akron-Westfield boys’ basketball coach Chad Clay’s teams went a combined 11-55.

By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

The Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball team broke the ice and picked up its first win of the season.

By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

Cael Morrow, Ian Blowe and Jayden Friedrichs have had storied careers so far with the Akron-Westfield wrestling program.

Akron-Westfield senior wrestler Ian Blowe achieved a milestone at the Sgt. Bluff wrestling tournament Dec. 2 by achieving his 100th win. One hundred wins is a benchmark of excellence in high school wrestling. Ian wrestled at 190 and was runner-up at the tournament.

Entering its 48th year, Iowa hosts the largest state high school dance competition in the nation with 250+ high school teams and a total of more than 5,000 dancers performing more than 600 routines throughout the three-day competition.

A-W junior competed for the Sioux City Metro squad

By Greg Bates Contributing writer

When Allison Palmer was in grade school, she enjoyed swimming.

However, with fewer opportunities to swim competitively as she got older, Palmer hopped out of the pool. But this year — after about five years away from the sport — Palmer took advantage of a chance to compete again.

Akron-Westfield’s turnaround started way before the first fall practice

Westerners go from one-win season to eight wins in one year 

By Hank Krause

Stats

 

Jacobs earns first-team all-conference

Hughes, Schuknecht both named to second team

Work on the Akron-Westfield football field began shortly after the last home game Oct. 13. All the bleachers, old track, and grandstand have been removed to make way for the new 8-lane track which will be built along with a new grandstand area with new bleachers and a new press box. A capital campaign to pay for the restrooms, concessions, and storage facility which are wanted, will be underway soon by the A-W Athletic Booster Club.

By Greg Bates, Sports

The Akron-Westfield boys’ cross country team had a competitive season that ended at the state-qualifying meet.