Sports
Northwood-Kensett senior Chloe Costello represented N-K Viking basketball for the final time this month. Costello played in the annual All-Star Game hosted by NIACC on April 4.
Costello, a player on the winning blue team, was chosen MVP of her team and also won the 3 point competition, making 10...
The lady Vikings had a busy week last week competing in four track meets. They traveled to St. Ansgar on April 8, ran in Nashua on the 9th and North Iowa on the 11th and ended the week at home running in the Viking Relays on the 12th.
At the Nashua meet the girls took home the first place trophy,...
The Northwood-Kensett golf teams started out last week at home at the Northwood Country Club. The boys won their second meet at home. Viking golfers finished in top spots at both home meets last week.
On Monday, April 8, the boys golf team took on Central Springs and St. Ansgar.
CS won the meet...
With their season behind them, Northwood-Kensett’s wrestling team recently held its annual awards banquet. Three student athletes were recognized for special achievements. Pictured at right are (from left) Most Improved Linca Scarlett, Coaches Award Weston Willand and MVP Alex Tiedemann. Pictured...
Damaris Peterson, Mallory Rheingans, Emma Hengesteg, Lindsey Moore, Morgan Wallin, Macy Thorson, Chloe Costello, Sophie Rye, Alexandria Hanson-Brandsoy and Jessika Ausborn from the Northwood Kensett Girls Track team qualified and ran at the Iowa State Indoor Track Meet on March 8.
The girls...
This year, the Lady Vikings Track and Field team has 16 returning athletes and 4 new incoming athletes.
They are led by seniors Lindsey Moore, Morgan Wallin, Emma Hengesteg, Chloe Costello and junior Macy Thorson, who all qualified for the state track meet last year.
Thorson, Hengesteg, Wallin...
Northwood-Kensett held its basketball banquets on Tuesday, February 27. Retiring coaches Daryl Love and Marty Cotter presented awards for the final time.
Saving their best for last, the Vikings of Northwood-Kensett made a tournament run that not many people saw coming, knocking off Saint Ansgar by one point in the quarterfinals before finally falling to Bishop-Garrigan in the district semifinals.
Facing the Saints last Monday night in the class 1A...
The Northwood-Kensett wrestling team sent two sophomores to the state wrestling championships last week and while they didn’t come away with any hardware, the experience and knowledge gained will help them both for years to come.
At 113 pounds, the Vikings’ Linca Scarlett survived the district...
The Northwood-Kensett girls basketball team wrapped up the regular season and took an early exit in the regional tournament, all in a matter of just a few days, closing out what was once a promising season, instead ending it in an early defeat and a 7-15 overall record.
The Lady Vikings, flush...