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The Lady Vikings dropped to 1-2 on the year with a 6-4 loss last night to Nashua-Plainfield in Northwood. N-K had six individuals collect hits, including Carley Hengesteg, Jaela Parks, Peyton Pangburn, Alexis Halbach, Teagan Johnson and Addie Bachtle. Kayla Seene worked seven innings in the circle...
The Vikings remained unbeaten last night with a 10-5 win over North Iowa. Caden Schrage led the team with two hits while senior Ross DeArmoun earned the win on the hill. Look for full game coverage in next weeks Northwood Anchor.
Olivia Stilley led the team with four hits and three RBI as the Lady Vikings overcame an 8-6 deficit to beat North Iowa 18-8 for their first win of the season. Kayla Senne picked up the win and is now 1-1 on the year. Look for full game coverage in next weeks Northwood Anchor.
N-K's Ethan Tasker led the Vikings to an opening night win over North Butler. Tasker struckout five batters and surrendered no runs to the Bearcats as the two teams combined for 15 errors. Look for full game coverage in next weeks Northwood Anchor.
The Lady Vikings fell on opening night to North Butler 4-2 in seven innings. Junior Kayla Senne pitched seven innings striking out nine batters and allowed just one earned run. Look for complete game coverage in next weeks Northwood Anchor.
With the state's high school leagues giving the go-ahead to begin the summer sports season, baseball and softball practices started last week with games to begin on June 15.
But with the pandemic still raging in some states, the teams have to begin to live with a new normal, at least for the...
It doesn’t really seem possible, but the 2019-2020 high school sports season is my 13th as the sports editor at the Northwood-Anchor. In those 13 years I have many fond memories and have gotten to know so many kind people while covering their children through their athletic careers at Northwood-...
Just when everyone thought that we may not see high school sports again until the fall at the earliest, the state of Iowa and the two high school leagues have come up with a plan to reopen abandoned baseball and softball fields.
Just hours after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced during a news...
Northwood-Kensett’s Caden Schrage has signed a letter of intent to continue his wrestling career at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
Schrage, who was the Vikings' MVP three consecutive years, ended his high school career with a 148-38 record, including a career best 47 wins this past season, his...
Every year the Northwood-Kensett youth wrestling program sends worthy kids to compete in all kinds of national tournaments, including the Corn Cob Nationals held at the Jacobson Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines this March 14-15.
And while the national tournaments have been...