Westerners season ends in loss to Central Lyon
By Greg Bates, Sports A slow start in its first-round playoff game doomed the Akron-Westfield volleyball team. Central Lyon took the opening set handily and Akron-Westfield nearly p…
A-W volleyball wins its final two matches heading into playoffs
By Greg Bates, Contributing writer The Akron-Westfield volleyball team rolled into the postseason on a high. The Westerners picked up a pair of victories in the week leading up to t…
A-W shuts out South O’Brien
On to the playoffs! by Hank Krause Friday the 13th was an unlucky day for the South O’Brien Wolverines. The Wolverines were Akron-Westfield’s opponent for the east district football ga…
What a come back! A-W overtakes MMCRU in last minutes
By Hank Krause It’s been a long time since we’ve had two teams battle for the district championship. Akron-Westfield and MMCRU (Marcus, Meriden, Cleghorn, Remsen-Union) went tooth and …
Westerner boys runners place sixth at South O’Brien
By Greg Bates, Contributing writer Taking on a slew of good competition, the Akron-Westfield boys’ cross country team ran hard at the South O’Brien meet. The Westerners placed sixth …
A-W falls to state-ranked Hinton
By Greg Bates, Contributing writer Despite playing hard, the Akron-Westfield volleyball team ran into a juggernaut. Hinton, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A in the latest Iowa High School Vo…
Busy week on the court for A-W volleyball, Go 4-2 for the week
By Greg Bates, Contributing writer In a busy five-day stretch on the court, the Akron-Westfield volleyball team finished with a 4-2 record. The Westerners started a winning streak af…
A-W hands Gehlen a 36-7 loss!
By Hank Krause The No. 10 ranked Akron-Westfield Westerners improved to a 4-1 record after pounding the Le Mars Gehlen Catholic Jays, 36-7, in Le Mars Sept. 22. Stats First Downs AW 15…
Boys runners come in 12th at Sheldon
By Greg Bates, Contributing writer The Akron-Westfield cross country teams took part in the Sheldon Invitational Sept. 19, and the runners continue to drop their times. “Everyone ran …
Football: An A-W aerial show
By Hank Krause Akron-Westfield quarterback Laytin Koch had hot hands and hot receivers at home Sept. 15 against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. This all added up to a 36-8 win over HMS. Koch h…
A-W runners consistently dropping their times
Boys’ team takes seventh place at West Lyon By Greg Bates, Contributing writer Akron-Westfield cross country coach Jerad Bruget isn’t as worried about individual places from his runner…
Westerners volleyball place third at invite
Team rebounds to down George-Little Rock By Greg Bates, Contributing writer It was a successful weekend for the Akron-Westfield volleyball team. The Westerners played in the West Siou…
Koch accomplishes incredible feat
Senior QB throws five touchdowns, no incompletions in A-W’s victory By Greg Bates, Contributing writer With a big lead late in the second quarter, some of Laytin Koch’s teammates were …
A-W comes out on top over Hinton
By Hank Krause Akron-Westfield traveled over hill and dale and around a couple of bends to play the Hinton Blackhawks Sept. 8. Hinton, a friendly, old nemesis is always up to a tough …
Pickleball pastime proves popular with area educators
Sport brings healthy rewards for local participants By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher/Owner Grab the paddles-pickleball is serving up a good time for some Akron enthusiasts. The sport is …
Jacobs honored for achieving 1,000 career assists
Jacobs honored for achieving 1,000 career assists By Greg Bates Contributing writer When Robyn Van Eldik was coaching AAU volleyball for seventh- and eighth-graders a few years ago, sh…