Sports
The Northwood-Kensett boys basketball team was led this season by junior Landen Nelson who received Top of Iowa All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Nelson played in all 23 games and led the team in points scored with 285, led the team in assists with 80, and led the teams in steals with 45. He...
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings girls basketball team was led this season in scoring by freshman Avarie Skellenger. She had 164 points, 92 rebounds, nine assists, 29 steals and 13 blocks.
Sophomore Hallie Hanson led the team in rebounds with 158. She also had 141 points, 30 assists, 25 steals and...
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings girls basketball team held their end of the season banquet on Tuesday evening, February 24 at The Slice in Northwood, where the hospitality, service and food was exceptional.
Receiving varsity letters were Ashlyn Skellenger, True Hackenmiller, Madeline Christianson,...
The Northwood-Kensett basketball boys had their season come to an end on Monday, Feb. 16, when they traveled to Algona to take on the Golden Bears of Bishop Garrigan and were defeated 93-33 after trailing 49-21 at the half.
Leading the Vikings was Landen Nelson with nine points, five rebounds, six...
Lake Mills boys basketball hosted cross conference opponent West Fork on Monday, February 16, in the first round of the IHSAA Boys Basketball playoffs. It was the first time the two teams had faced each other since 2021, which was also a postseason contest that saw the Bulldogs earn a 54-40 victory...
Lake Mills hosted the first round of the IGHSAU tournament on Tuesday, February 17, welcoming Cedar Ridge Christian of Cedar Falls for the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
The Bulldogs came out firing in historic fashion. Over the first two quarters, Lake Mills scored 50 points—the...
Seven Lake Mills wrestlers competed in the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament over three days and capped off a great season by earning a top-15 finish. The Bulldogs scored 49.5 team points to finish 14th.
"Our kids wrestled well at State and capped off an exciting season by getting in the top 15,"...
Steve Brandenburg claimed the 1A 150 pound State championship Saturday night to become only the sevenzth wrestler in Lake Mills history to be a State Champion.
He joins Mike Stensrud (1974), John Nielsen ('84), Mike Isaacson ('89, '90), Jason Gilbertson ('97), Tim Helgeson ('98) and Slade...
Northwood-Kensett senior Alex Tiedemann placed fifth at the 2026 state wrestling tournament held at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.
Tiedemann, wrestling at 175 pounds, had a bye in the championship round and then defeated Connor Brown of Sioux Central 9-3 in the championship round two.
In the...
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings boys basketball team defeated the Rockford Warriors on Friday, Feb. 13, to advance to play Bishop Garrigan on Monday, February 16. Results will be in next week’s issue.
On Monday, February 9, the Vikings hosted Central Springs for a Top of Iowa Conference game and...