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The Northwood-Kensett XC season got underway last week with two races.  The first race of the week was at the Newman Invitational and was run at NIACC. Zach Heiken, Macy Thorson and Merrin Hanson represented their school quite well  running times of 20:52, 24:05 and 29:04 respectively. They have...
Viking Bailey Thorson passes the ball over the net during tournament action in Garner.
The Northwood-Kensett volleyball team is still in search of their first win of the season which isn’t surprising as they have a whole new team from last year.  With no returning letterwinners for the Vikings, everyone is learning how to play together and make things work. The Vikings got their...
Vikings quarterback Carter Anderson looks downfield for an open receiver during Friday night's game against Janesville.
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings football team got their season underway on Friday, August 30, when they hosted Janesville and fell 41-6. Quarterback Carter Anderson was 1-5 passing, he threw for 18 yards and had one interception.  Landen Nelson had one reception for 18 yards. On the ground,...
Pictured are the seniors on the 2024 Northwood-Kensett Vikings football team, (from left) Colby Eskildsen, Loghan Nelson, Carter Anderson, Kooper Julseth, Evan Lorenzen, Jose Obregon, Camden Trenhaile and Aden Bice.
The Northwood-Kensett football team will be looking for leadership from their eight seniors this season with hopes of improving on last year’s record of 3-5. Seniors on this year’s team are Colby Eskildsen, Loghan Nelson, Carter Anderson, Kooper Julseth, Evan Lorenzen, Jose Obregon, Camden...
Northwood-Kensett volleyball seniors include (from left) Matilde Balboa, Kamryn Backhaus, Hailey Krambeer, Ashlynn Rollene and Addy Tasker.
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings volleyball team will be rebuilding this season with no returning letterwinners from last year’s team that finished 5-16 overall and 1-7 in the Top of Iowa Conference. The Vikings lost 10 seniors to graduation and have only one player on this year’s team with any...
Eighth Grader Bailey Thorson Top of Iowa All-Conference  Second Team
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings softball team was led this season by eighth grader Bailey Thorson, who played in all 23 games and appeared at the plate 64 times, where she scored 10 runs on 20 hits and tallied six RBIs.  Thorson was walked three times and was 3-3 stealing bases.  She earned Top of...
Viking eighth grader Aydan Schutz  Top of Iowa All-Conference Honorable Mention
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings baseball team was led this season by junior Evan Lorenzen, who played in all 21 games and was at the plate 63 times where he scored 17 runs on 28 hits and earned 15 RBIs. Lorenzen walked four times this season, was hit by the pitcher six times and was 23-25 stealing...
Northwood-Kensett infielders warm up between innings during Saturday’s game against Janesville.
The Northwood-Kensett baseball team had their season come to an end on Saturday, July 6, when they hosted Janesville in a post-season game and fell by a score of 10-0.  Janesville scored three runs in the first, four in the third, two in the fourth and one in the fifth. At the time of this story...
Viking Lexi McHenry beats the throw to first during post-season action in Northwood on Monday night.
The Northwood-Kensett softball team won their post-season opener against AGWSR on Monday, July 8, in Northwood by a score of 10-7, but unfortunately, even though they advanced their season came to an end. The Vikings team only had 11 players this season and due to another commitment, the team was...
Viking Aydan Schutz takes a swing during substate action on Saturday afternoon in Northwood.
The Vikings baseball team had their season come to an end with a Class 1A Substate 4 first round loss to Janesville on Saturday, July 6, by a score of 10-0.  See next week’s edition for more information. On Monday, July 1, the Vikings traveled to St. Ansgar for a doubleheader and fell 11-0 in the...

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