Dordt University Libero Robert Piekarz is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week. Piekarz, a junior from Warsaw, Poland, finished with 38 digs in a pair of matches. He averaged 5.43 digs per set and also added three service aces for the Defenders in a four-set loss to Kansas Wesleyan on Friday and a sweep of Central Christian on Saturday. The Defenders are 3-7 on the season and are back in action this coming Saturday in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, against Olivet Nazarene and host Viterbo.

Northwest Iowa Crops Advance Amid Favorable Conditions
Farmers across Northwest Iowa made steady progress last week as warm weather and scattered showers created nearly five full days suitable