When the Akron-Westfield girls basketball team takes the floor next season, they will have a new coach calling the plays for the first time in nearly three decades.

Akron-Westfield senior Hunter Henrich closed out his high school swimming career at the IHSAA State Meet in Iowa City on Feb. 14-15.

Swimming for Sioux City, Henrich finished 21st in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.21 seconds and 30th in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.12 seconds.

The Akron-Westfield girls basketball team ended the regular season and had to quickly turn the page to the regional playoffs.

The Westerners were on the road Feb. 11 for the final game of the regular season against Trinity Christian, just two days before hosting a Class 1A-Region 3 game.

The Akron-Westfield boys basketball was coming off a tough week and was hoping to get some confidence as they prepared for the regional playoffs.

Akron-Westfield senior Josie Jacobs has signed to play college volleyball at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids. “I looked around at schools I thought were interesting and had my major, pre-law,” said Jacobs. “I visited Waldorf and Mount Mercy, and I realized going to school in a bigger city was important and the facilities were really nice.”

It’s no surprise Akron-Westfield wresters Conner Morrow and Nathan Schoenfelder earned a trip to the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.

The Akron-Westfield JV girls basketball team continues to pile up the wins this season. The Westerners beat Lawton-Bronson 44-23 as Brooklyn Hughes scored 20 points and Tess Frerichs added 10 points in the victory.

This is not the best time of the season to deal with injuries and illness as the post season is just over two weeks away. Unfortunately, that is the story for the Akron-Westfield girls basketball team.  The Westerners lost a pair of starters against Lawton-Bronson due to injuries and lost the game 53-47 on Jan. 27.

After snapping a two-game losing streak on Jan. 24 with a win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn the Akron-Westfield boys basketball team was hoping to start a streak in the other direction. The Westerners hit the road for a battle against Lawton-Bronson on Jan. 27.

The Akron-Westfield boys wrestling team traveled to Mapleton for a quad on Jan. 28 and once again Conner Morrow and Nathan Schoenfelder had outstanding performances.

Josie Lennon is right where she wants to be.  The Akron-Westfield junior is headed back to the state wrestling tournament for a third straight season.  Lennon won the IGHSAU Class 1A Region 6 title in the 120-pound class on Jan. 31.

It’s been an outstanding season on the mat for Akron-Westfield wrestler Josie Lennon. The junior has dominated opponents this season with a 24-3 record in the 120-pound division.  The only thing missing from her resume was a trip to the state tournament.  On Jan.

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.

Connor Morrow finished third place in the 106-pound division of the Herb Irgens Invitational. The event took place on Jan. 24-25 in Ida Grove. Morrow lost his semifinal match but rebounded to beat Leyton Elmquist of Audubon and Carver Hinz of Jesup to grab third place for the Westerners and earn 16 team points.

Josi Lennon continues to pick up wins for the Akron-Westfield girls wrestling team.  Lennon finished third in the 120-pound division as the Westerners took home 12th place as a team with 48 points in the Hinton/SBL Tournament on Jan. 25.