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The Northwood-Kensett Vikings boys basketball team traveled to Manly on Monday, December 22, for a Top of Iowa Conference game with the Central Springs Panthers and fell 53-50 after trailing 31-24 at the end of the first half. No other stats were available as of Sunday evening. The Vikings are 0-...
Viking Mia Fierova plays tight defense on Panther Riley Ryan during Monday night's game in Manly.
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings girls basketball team traveled to Manly on Monday, December 22, for a Top of Iowa Conference game with the Panthers, and picked up their second win of the season, 52-32. Leading the Vikings was Hallie Hanson with 13 points, 10 rebounds and two assists and Mia Fierova...
Seventh Grade (front row, from left) Mitchell Wallin, Max Rugland, Jonah Trenhaile, Austin Schutz, Myles Lockey (second, row) Gabe Hulshizer, Myles Renteria, Juan Obregon, Graham Holstad, Silas Duvall, Weston Rodemeyer.
The Junior High boys basketball team wrapped up their season on Tuesday, December 22 by traveling to Buffalo Center to take on the North Iowa Bison. Both groups had successful seasons filled with teamwork and improvement. The seventh grade team won most of their games and the eighth grade team won...
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Lake Mills Boys’ Basketball (5-1, 3-1) hosted Top of Iowa West conference opponent North Union (5-2, 2-2) on Monday, December 22nd, in their final game of 2025. The first quarter opened with both teams looking to build a lead, but each side matched the other basket for basket. The fast-paced...
Makenzie Budach (#1, right) and Grace Bechtel (#13, left) have anchored the defense and playmaking for the Bulldogs. Photo - J.L. Photography
A top-15 ranked matchup took place in Lake Mills on Monday, December 21st, against the visiting Class 1A #15 North Union Warriors (5-2, 2-1) and the host Class 1A #10 Lake Mills Bulldogs (7-0, 4-0). The Warriors feature one of the top scorers in the conference in Ainsley Ulrich, and that one-on-one...
Senior Jasmine Schwartz was perfect at the Battle of Waterloo this past Thursday. Schwartz was 5-0 with two pins. Photo - J.L. Photography.
Girls wrestling team battles hard in home quad The Lake Mills girls wrestling team hosted a quad with Northwood-Kensett, West Fork, and Osage on Monday, December 15. The Bulldogs started strong in the first two duals, taking the matches and losing only one wrestling match in total during those...
Young Arena hosted the 32-team Battle of Waterloo on Friday and Saturday. The tournament annually brings together many of the best teams in Iowa, from all three classes. It is always a grind, but the Lake Mills wrestlers managed to compete and represent themselves well. On Friday, the first round...
Nash Delger (#0) has been a focal point for the Bulldogs this season. The senior guard has been doing it all as the team continues to roll on. Photo - J.L. Photography
Bulldogs make statement with dominant first half Boys’ basketball for Lake Mills (2-1, 1-1) traveled to Manly to face off against Central Springs (0-3, 0-2) on Monday, December 15. Historically, the matchup has leaned toward Lake Mills, as the Bulldogs had won 13 straight meetings dating back to...
Junior Makenzie Budach totaled 8 steals against Central Springs being a large factor in the Bulldog’s defense this season. Photo - J.L. Photography.
Bulldogs lock down Panthers in convincing road win The Lake Mills Bulldogs girls basketball team (4-0, 2-0) traveled to Manly to take on cross conference foe Central Springs (1-2, 0-2) on Monday, December 15. Historically, the two teams have been strong against one another, with the Panthers...
The Northwood-Kensett Viking girls traveled to Lake Mills on Monday, December 15, and as a team they lost to Lake Mills 72-6, lost to Osage 78-6 and lost to West Fork 42-12. Merrin Hanson at 125 pounds was 1-2 on the night. She lost by fall in 1:08, lost by fall in 1:11 and won by forfeit. Adelle...

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