IHSAA announces district and groups for 2023-24 High School Football
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced the District & Group assignments for the 2023 & 2024 football seasons. Districts and Class 5A groups are effective for a two-year […]
Faber signs on with Defender Mens Volleyball
Reese Faber, a senior at Sioux Center High School (Iowa), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender volleyball program. “Reese has been a longtime boys volleyball […]
Vis Claims CSC Academic All-American Honors
The College Sports Communicators have announced its Academic All-Americans for the 2022-23 season and Dordt’s Jacob Vis (Senior; Rock Valley, Iowa), has been voted to the first team. Vis, a […]
Molly Schany Named To CSC Academic All-America Second Team
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Northwestern College women’s basketball student-athlete Molly Schany was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Second Team Academic All-America honoree by College Sports Communicators (CSC), the […]
Piekarz Earns GPAC Mens Volleyball Honor
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) announced its weekly awards for men’s volleyball. Robert Piekarz of Dordt University is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week. Piekarz claims the weekly […]
Area Athletes Earn All-State Recognition from IPSWA in Boys Basketball
The Iowa Print Sportswriters Association has released their All-State teams for the 2022-2023 boys basketball season. Jesse Van Kalsbeek MOC-Floyd-Valley jr. Zach Lutmer Central Lyon sr. Kaden Van Regenmorter Western […]
IHSAA announces preliminary football classifications for 2023 and 2024
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced preliminary classifications for the 2023 and 2024 football seasons. The IHSAA’s two-year football assignment and scheduling process is moving forward as the […]
Two Defenders & Two Raiders on GPAC Men’s First Team
Northwestern’sDillon Carlson and Craig Sterk and Dordt’sBryce Coppock and Jacob Vis have been named first team All-GPAC in men’s basketball. Also for Dordt, Luke Rankin earned second team honors while […]
All-GPAC Women’s Team Announced; Harmsen Named Co-Coach-of-the-Year

Dordt Women’s Basketball coach Bill Harmsen has been named a GPAC Co-Head Coach-of-the-Year. After guiding the Defenders to the regular season championship, Harmsen shares the honor with Jamestown’s Thad Sankey. […]
Western Names New Head Softball Coach
Andrew Van Nieuwenhuyzen has been named the new head softball coach at Western Christian. Currently a junior at Dordt, Van Nieuwenhuyzen has spent the last two summers as an assistant […]