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N-K’s 132 pounder Alex Tiedemann is just a few seconds away from winning his quarterfinals match last Saturday in Graettinger. Tiedemann, the Viking 132 pounder, pinned Owen Eldridge of Manson NW Webster in just 1:13 and would go on to claim a fourth-place medal. (Picture provided by Sarah Jacobsen for the Northwood Anchor)

Rollene, Alex Tiedemann lead N-K wrestlers at GTRA Invitational

The Northwood-Kensett wrestling team has not been able to come close to fielding a complete lineup this season. Due to low numbers and persistent injuries of others, the Vikings took just five wrestlers to Graettinger last Saturday to compete in the GTRA Invitational. Teams competing against N-K...

Junior Mallory Rheingans nearly ends up in this photographer’s lap chasing after a loose ball last Saturday in Riceville. Rheingans provides a defensive spark coming off the bench for the Lady Vikings, seeing significant playing time in all eight games played this season.

Lady Vikings drop first two games of 2023, now 3-5 overall

Not only has the recent winter weather not been kind to the Lady Vikings, missing at least one game per week since the season started, but now 2023 has started on a sour note after they dropped two games last week, their first of the new year. Last Thursday night in Northwood the Lady Vikings...

Trailblazers go 3-0 in dominating fashion last week at Saint Ansgar Quad

The North Central Trailblazers have become a formidable foe in the northern Iowa wrestling world with its seemingly unlimited roster of over 30 girls posting win after win, including three dual wins last Tuesday night in Saint Ansgar over Postville 42-33, Nashua-Plainfield 54-18 and MFL-MarMac 60-...

N-K’s Evan Lorenzen sneaks behind the CS defenders for an easy bucket in last Tuesday night’s 68-60 win in Manly. Lorenzen scored 12 points in the TIC East matchup and is averaging 8.6 points per game and 4.6 rebounds so far this season.

Julseth records triple-double in Vikings first win of the season

The Northwood-Kensett boys basketball team split it two games last week, picking up its first win of the season with a 68-60 win over Central Springs and suffering a 71-47 loss to Newman Catholic, the Vikings’ 18th loss in 19 games against the Knights, N-K’s last win being a 74-56 blowout in 2016...

Vikings limited roster cost them a tough Lake Mills triangular

Going up against the likes of the Lake Mills and West Hancock wrestling teams is hard enough with a healthy, full roster, unfortunately though for the Northwood-Kensett boys wrestling team, despite their talent, are neither of those things. With the help of two young men that usually wrestle JV,...

N-K’s Chloe Costello gets a shot off over the outstretched hands of a Panthers defender in last Tuesday night’s Hwy. 65 rivalry in Manly. Costello scored 20 points and had seven steals in the 40-36 TIC East win. The talented junior heads into the Christmas break averaging 15.8 points 5.8 steals and 3.3 rebounds.

Lady Vikings snap 15 game losing streak with 40-26 win at Newman

In a first half that looked more like a heavyweight fight than a girls high school basketball game, in that each side seemed to at one time have the other on the ropes looking as if they’d surrendered, the Northwood-Kensett girls basketball team snapped a 15-game losing streak to Newman Catholic...

Never intimidated about going up against the big guys, N-K’s point guard, Lamonte Sims drives the lane in last Monday night’s 74-39 non-conference loss in Armstrong. Sims scored 10 points in the loss and is now second on the team this season, scoring 11.0 points per game.

Two-point second quarter dooms the Vikings in 74-39 loss to NU

At times this season the Vikings offense has been one of the best in the Top of Iowa Conference East, but at other times, like last Monday night in Armstrong, the men from Northwood-Kensett just can’t seem to catch a break, or a basket. And although the Vikings started the game slow, scoring just...

The Vikings’ Treycen Rollene prepares to let his Tripoli opponent get a taste of the new wrestling mats in last Saturday’s 48-24 win over the Panthers. Rollene and the Panthers’ Wesley Brandt were the only ones to actually wrestle in this forfeit fest, with Rollene putting his opponent’s shoulders on the mat with just 10 seconds remaining in the second period.

N-K picks up first two wins of the season at Viking Duals

Finally able to compete against teams of similar size, the Northwood-Kensett boys wrestling team, at last Saturday’s Viking Duals, picked up its first wins of the season, defeating Tripoli 48-24 and Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock 48-12. To show just how shorthanded some of these teams are this season...

Lady Viking point guard Madalynn Hanson breaks free for an open, running jumper last Monday night in Armstrong. Hanson went 0-3 from the field but helped her team in many other ways, including six rebounds, two assists and two steals. The talented junior leads the team this season with 3.5 assists per game.

Lady Vikings lose to North Union 45-25 in non-conference action

The Northwood-Kensett girls basketball team fell to 1-3 overall after last Monday night’s 45-25 loss to North Union in Armstrong, falling to its non-conference opponent for the fifth consecutive time, losing five of the six games played now between the two programs. Consistent play, or the lack of...

Ausborn, Prazak and Schwartz win titles at West Fork Open

The weather caused a disruption in the Trailblazers schedule last week, leaving the girls wrestling team with just one night of competition. North Central, the all-girls wrestling team consisting of young ladies from Central Springs, Northwood-Kensett, Saint Ansgar, Lake Mills and Forest City,...