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The Northwood-Kensett boys basketball team, one of the most talented groups of ballers to grace the hardwood in Northwood since its state championship team, have struggled a bit to start this season, losing four straight, including losses last week to North Union and Newman Catholic, leaving the...
After starting the season at 3-1 with wins over North Iowa, Nashua-Plainfield and West Fork, the Lady Vikings have fallen back to the .500 mark, boasting a 3-3 record after suffering consecutive losses last week to North Union (52-47) and Newman Catholic (48-43).
Last Monday the Lady Vikings fell...
The Northwood-Kensett wrestling team picked up its second dual win of the still young season last Saturday in Northwood at the N-K Dual Tournament, beating a shorthanded Tripoli squad 42-6.
Other teams participating on Saturday were Humboldt JV, GTRA and Rockford, all offering varying numbers of...
It had been a long time since the Northwood-Kensett girls basketball team had celebrated a victory over West Fork, 2017 was the year and the two teams were only two years into the successful experiment that is the Top of Iowa Conference East.
But that 12-game losing streak to the Warhawks came to...
The North Central Trailblazers girls wrestling team got a lot of wrestling in last week, competing at a triangular at West Fork last Tuesday and then spent most of the night Friday on the campus of Luther College for the South Winneshiek Invitational.
The young ladies that make up the Trailblazers...
The Northwood-Kensett boys wrestling team picked up its first dual win of the young season last Thursday night in Nashua when it defeated a similarly undermanned West Fork team 30-9.
With the Warhawks only having four kids in uniform for the night’s festivities, the two teams could manage just two...
After starting the 2023-24 basketball season with a perfect record at 2-0 with convincing wins over North Butler and Nashua-Plainfield, the Northwood-Kensett boys basketball team hit a rough spot in the schedule and dropped both of its games last week, a 69-57 loss to West Fork and a 69-58 loss at...
Watching the Northwood-Kensett wrestling team on opening night last Thursday in Swea City, one thing became crystal clear – the Vikings have some talented wrestlers on the roster, but just not the numbers to allow them to be competitive as a team against opponents who boast a complete, or nearly...
The Lady Vikings got their season off to a good start despite a loss at the hands of North Butler, ending the first week of the long winter season with a 50-40 win on the road against Nashua-Plainfield.
Playing on their home court in Northwood last Tuesday night the Lady Vikings led at every stop...
Despite the Vikings only winning 10 or more games twice in the last decade, excitement is building for this team that is bursting at the seams with talent after they won both of their games last week, in at times, spectacular fashion.
The Vikings hosted North Butler last Tuesday night and despite...