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Stat of the Week: The Vikings offense has been firing on all cylinders the past few weeks, racking up 196 points in the last three games, all wins. That success is tied to the quarterback, Kael Julseth. The talented senior, in last Friday night’s 70-21 win over Central Elkader, threw for two...
For class 1A's Northwood-Kensett volleyball there is no shame to be had in last night's loss to 20-1 Osage who is ranked No.1 in class 3A, the largest school in the Top of Iowa Conference East. According to headcoach Heather Rheingans the team had some goals it wished to accomplish against the...
While Megan Ocel continues to be the top runner for the Northwood-Kensett girls cross country team, on the boys side it’s been up in the air with a number of athletes now taking their turns at the top.
In last Monday’s race at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Thomas Block crossed the line first for the...
While the Lady Vikings played their hearts out in last Tuesday night’s 3-0 (9-25, 7-25, 11-25) loss to Saint Ansgar, there is just no getting around the fact that at this time, the Saints are just a better volleyball team, and with a 15-4 record, there is no shame in admitting it.
The Saints are...
By Mike Simmons
Sports Editor
You could see what I’m sure Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock would call confidence in its players as they warmed up for last Friday night’s game, while many on the Northwood-Kensett side saw nothing but the arrogance of a team that has had the Vikings' number the past two...
While this year's Northwood-Kensett cross country teams, without the services of a superstar like a Lindsey Davidson, have yet to win a meet crown, they have nonetheless shown vast improvement as a team, in numbers and times.
The boys and girls teams are led this season by Hayden Moore and Megan...
The Northwood-Kensett volleyball team fell below the .500 mark with last Tuesday night’s 3-0 (14-25, 13-25, 16-25) Top of Iowa Conference East loss to its Highway 65 rival Central Springs.
The Panthers have had N-K’s number the last few years. With Tuesday’s win they have won 10 straight matches...
By Mike Simmons
Sports Editor
You could see it in the way they walked, in the way they talked, this was new territory for most of the young men wearing a Northwood-Kensett football jersey to see the team surrender 110 points in two consecutive losses.
But that swagger, that feeling that if we do...
The Northwood-Kensett football team snapped its two-game losing streak Friday night in Riceville with a 62-30 win over the Wildcats. The Vikings win was the third in a row over Riceville, N-K has now won seven of the last eight games in this rivalry. The Wildcats got on the board first but by...
In high school volleyball the only thing worse than getting beat 3-1 is getting beat 3-0. Both losses signify that the two teams playing on that night might not be very close to each other when it comes to how competitive they are.
But that was not the case in the Lady Vikings' 3-1 (19-25, 25-20,...