The War Eagle Conference held their academic banquet on Mar. 25 at Trinity Christian High School to honor students who are academically in the top 5% of their class.

Eleven Westerners earned the honor this year.

Seniors:

Things will look a lot different in the coming months at Akron-Westfield as the Westerners will be replacing three successful coaches.

Kent Johnson, Todd Colt and Robyn Van Eldik have all announced they will not be coaching in the upcoming seasons.

The Akron-Westfield boys 4x400 meter relay team along with Archer Small started their seasons off with solid performances. The Westerners track and field team took part in the Dan Lennon Indoor Meet on the campus of the University of South Dakota on Mar. 18.

The Akron-Westfield girls track and field team opened their season at the Dan Lennon Indoor Meet on the campus of the University of South Dakota on Mar. 18.

Cole St. Pierre won first place in the B-160 class at Iowa AAU Kids State Championship in Des Moines on Mar. 2.

The Akron-Westfield boys basketball team closed out their first season under head coach Steven Husk with plenty of reasons for optimism.  The Westerners will return their leading scorer, Reegan McKee, next season as they try to build on a seven-win season.

It’s been a nice few weeks for Akron-Westfield senior Josie Jacobs.  She recently signed to continue her volleyball career at Mount Mercy and last week she was named to 2025 Iowa Basketball Coaches Association's Academic All-State team.

Akron-Westfield senior Allison Palmer is getting an opportunity to live out a dream.  On Feb. 26 she signed a letter of intent to swim at Morningside University next season.

The Akron-Westfield boys basketball team had their season end on Feb. 17 after a 56-37 loss to Gehlen Catholic in the Class 1A District playoffs.  “We started hot right away with 14 points in the first quarter,” said head coach Steven Husk. “We gave up 21 points and our defense was not as good as what it was in games past and then certainly our offense struggled after the first quarter.”

The Akron-Westfield Youth Wrestling Club will be busy at the Iowa AAU Kids State Tournament, Iowa Super Pee Wee State Championship and AAU Girl’s State Championship.

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For the second year in a row, Matthew Swancutt is headed to the state bowling tournament.  On Feb. 18, Swancutt qualified for state with a 637 series in 2A IHSAA Qualifying Meet in Denison.

Conner Morrow finished his season with a spot on the podium as he took home an eighth-place finish at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.

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.