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In recent coverage of the success of Northwood-Kensett athlete Wyatt Willand at the Drake Relays, the Anchor recognized the most recent winners at the event, but neglected to mention the school’s first Drake Relays winner.
In April 1990, Heather Amundson took the school’s first win at the Drake...
On Tuesday, May 10, the Vikings hosted Central Springs at the Ikes for a dual.
N-K won the shoot with a score of 205 to Central Springs' score of 176.
The five top scores for the Vikings were Haydan Pestorious 48, Collin Houg 47, Aiden Mortez 41, Loghan Nelson 35 and Will Tindall 34.
Men’s...
Viking seniors Josiah Kliment and Thomas Block came up big for the team in last Thursday night’s class 1A district 8, state qualifying meet, punching their tickets to Des Moines in two individual events and one relay each.
Kliment ran the 11th best time in the state on Thursday in the 400-meter...
The Northwood-Kensett boys and girls golf teams had a very successful week on the links, both finishing in the top four in the Top of Iowa Conference at last Monday’s conference championships.
The Lady Vikings’ Emma Davidson wound up tied for third in the conference after shooting a 98, helping...
The Northwood-Kensett girls track team had a very successful day last Thursday at the district track meet in Northwood, placing third as a team with 79 team points, finishing behind second place Bishop-Garrigan (97) and district champions Saint Ansgar (100).
Trailing the leader in the 3,000-meter...
After losing almost half of the season to the poor weather conditions, the Northwood-Kensett boys track team wrapped up the regular season last week with a fifth place finish at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura’s Don Hoppel Relays and then closed it out with a solid fourth at last Thursday’s Top of Iowa...
The Northwood-Kensett girls track team competed in two meets last week, one of the few times this weather impacted season that the team has ran in more than one meet in any given week.
The Lady Vikings placed fourth last Monday at the Don Hoppel Relays in Garner and then followed that up with an...
Northwood-Kensett’s Emma Davidson fired a seven over 43 to take home the top spot last Monday at Buffalo Run Golf Course in Nora Springs, helping secure her team’s victory with 205 team points.
The Lady Vikings topped Osage (225) and RRMR (257) with numerous golfers scoring in the top eight,...
Monday, May 2, the Vikings trap team participated in a quadrangular at the Mitchell County Trap Range. Schools attending were Osage, Riceville, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura and Northwood-Kensett.
GHV won the event with a score of 223, second was Osage with 220, third was Riceville with 219 and fourth...
On Monday, April 25, the Vikings trap team attended a shoot in Ventura sponsored by the Mohawk trap team. Bishop-Garigan won the event with a score of 189, second was Mason City with 182 and third was Osage with 181.
In the men’s division there was a three way tie for champion at 45 and all three...