Sports
After competitive matches at Clear Lake and Decorah in the season’s opening week, the North Central Trailblazers, a team of young ladies from Central Springs, Northwood-Kensett, Lake Mills and Forest City, placed fourth at the highly regarded Riverhawk Invitational in Mason City last Tuesday night...
The Lady Vikings’ Ella Leonard, one of nine seniors on this year’s squad with the addition of first timer Lindsey Moore, led the team to an opening night win over North Iowa last Monday night in Northwood.
Leonard led the team with 11 points and seven rebounds, including a team high four on the...
The North Central Trailblazers, once again for those that don’t know, is a girls wrestling team that consists of young ladies from Saint Ansgar, Central Springs, Northwood-Kensett, Lake Mills and Forest City.
This talented group of wrestlers got the winter season started last week with a match at...
The Northwood-Kensett cheerleaders started last week performing for students and staff at the end of the school day on Monday. The cheer team performed a preview of a routine that they took to state competition this past weekend. The Viking cheerleaders were in Des Moines on Saturday, November 4,...
The Northwood-Kensett cross country team recently held its awards banquet and brought an official end to the season while recognizing several athletes. Pictured above with their awards are (from left) Coaches Award- Lexi Hanson-Brandsoy, Most Improved- Merrin Hanson, Boys MVP- Zach Heiken, Ronan...
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First Team
Aubrey Hoeft Central Springs Sr.
Azaria McDonough Central Springs Jr.
Jaylynn Pratt Nashua-Plainfield Sr.
Olivia Dralle North Butler Jr.
Jacey Johnston Osage So.
Jenna Scharper Osage Jr.
Kinsey Anderson Saint Ansgar Sr.
Aspen Falk Saint Ansgar Sr.
Lindsey Kruse Saint Ansgar So...
N-K football All District
Despite its deceiving 3-5 record, the Northwood-Kensett football team had its fair share of district standouts on the gridiron this season. This year’s all-district selections from N-K include Loghan Nelson, Jose Obregon, Colby Eskildsen, Evan Lorenzen, Kooper Julseth and...
For those high school sports fans out there who rarely pay any attention to the cheerleaders on the sidelines, probably thinking these kids are the ones that couldn’t compete in the “real” sports, I have a little story to tell you that might just change your mind.
I’ve been covering Northwood-...
It’s always sad to see the season’s hard work and long nights on the bus come to end so quickly once the postseason starts. It’s even more gut wrenching when your team has 10 seniors who’ve now played the final match of their high school career.
Seniors Lindsey Moore, Emma Hengesteg, Haddie Hanson...
Most high school cross country teams have numerous runners that form packs that help each individual get through the race. That’s not a luxury the Northwood-Kensett XC has. The team, boys and girls, only consists of five runners total, three girls and two boys, running most times in a lonely pack...