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N-K’s Davidson wins first-place medal at Osage meet

Northwood-Kensett’s Lindsey Davidson won her first race of the young cross-country season last Tuesday afternoon at the Osage Nature Center. Davidson picked up her first-place medal with a winning time of 21:55.35. The boys team continues to make big progress at practice and it’s starting to show...

Davidson finishes second at RL Invitational

Northwood-Kensett’s Lindsey Davidson, while still seeking her first win of the cross-country season, has been in the hunt at all three meets this year, including last Tuesday’s RL Invitational in Belmond, where the talented senior placed second with a time of 21:18.29, just a little over a minute...

N-K’s Peyton Pangburn blasts a shot through the Lady Warriors defense in last Tuesday’s 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-16, 25-14) win in Rockford. Pangburn had four kills, four digs and was 16-17 at the service line.

Lady Vikings rebound from 1-0 deficit to beat RRMR 3-1

After their first set comeback fell two points short last Tuesday night in Rockford, the seniors on the team took matters into their own hands and came back from the 1-0 deficit to beat the Lady Warriors 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-16, 25-14). Seniors Natalie Cordle, Clara Davidson and Peyton Pangburn...

Viking Carter Severson moves to break up a pass play last Friday in Dunkerton. Severson had 4.5 tackles in the 41-0 win and rushed for 35 yards on just four carries.

Vikings rush for 365 yards in 41-0 district win over Dunkerton

Bouncing back from its defeat last week at the hands of Harris-Lake Park, the Northwood-Kensett football team ran over Dunkerton on Friday night for a season high 365 yards in the team's 41-0 district win, the seventh defensive shutout for the Vikings in their last 12 games, dating back to last...

Although this year’s team is well balanced from top to bottom, in last Tuesday’s 3-1 win over RRMR the Lady Vikings used its upperclassmen to pull out the win. N-K was led at the net by senior, Natalie Cordle who registered a team high 10 kills and three blocked shots. Cordle leads the team on the year in both categories with 26 kills and 10 blocks.

Stats of the Week, September 18, 2019

Despite the in-your-jersey defense by N-K’s Kael Julseth, the Eagles completed this pass play, one of the few successful plays the home team had against the stingy Vikings defense. Julseth played brilliantly in the defensive backfield, collecting 4.5 tackles in just two quarters of play in the 69-8 win.

Vikings dominate Siouxland Christian/Whiting in season opener

The players and fans, on both sides of the field, were in awe of the Vikings' dominating performance in last Friday night’s 69-8 opening night win in Whiting over Siouxland Christian/Whiting. The Eagles, who haven’t played a varsity schedule in a few years, seemed out-matched from the start, when...

Davidson finishes third at Mercy, Tiedeman places 29th

The Northwood-Kensett cross country team got its season underway last Tuesday afternoon with a meet at Mercy Medical Center hosted by Mason City Newman. Short of the post season meets, this is one of the largest all year and the Vikings were well represented. When you talk about N-K cross country...

Lady Vikings Natalie Cordle and Brylee Hoeppner go up to block a Nashua-Plainfield shot in last Tuesday night’s 3-1 (14-25, 23-25, 26-24, 11-25) loss to the Huskies. Cordle and Hoeppner have combined for 34 kills and eight blocks in the team's four matches this season.

Lady Vikings fall to 1-3 with losses to N-P and WF

By Mike Simmons Sports Editor The Northwood-Kensett volleyball team fell to 1-3 overall and 0-3 in the Top of Iowa Conference East with losses last week to Nashua-Plainfield and North Butler. The Lady Vikings suffered a 3-1 (14-25, 23-25, 26-24, 11-25) loss last Tuesday night in Nashua and a 3-1...

Viking Caden Schrage picks up yardage in last Friday night’s 35-10 loss to Harris-Lake Park. Schrage did his share on defense as well, coming up with two picks, giving him four interceptions in the first two games of the season.

The Wolves came for revenge and got it with 35-10 win over N-K

The Harris-Lake Park Wolves took a beating from the Vikings last season, suffering an embarrassing 26-0 loss in front of their home fans, held to -38 yards rushing and a measly 37 yards through the air. A different Wolves team took the field against Northwood-Kensett last Friday night in...

Viking Jaela Parks got her final campaign in an N-K uniform started on a high note in the team's two matches last week, a 3-0 win over Riceville and a 3-1 loss to North Butler. With Parks at the service line in the second set at Riceville the talented senior ripped off 13 consecutive points on her way to a 25-28, four ace performance. Parks leads the team now with 21 assists and six service aces, while boasting an .881 serving percentage.