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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...
Northwood-Kensett senior Alex Tiedemann won the 175-pound district title in Lake Mills on Saturday, February 14, and is headed back to Des Moines.
Tiedemann finished the day 2-0 and heads to Des Moines with a perfect record of 41-0. He will wrestle on Thursday morning, February 19.
Linca...
The Northwood-Kensett Vikings hosted the Central Springs Panthers in a Top of Iowa Conference game on Monday, February 9, and defeated them 35-23 after leading 13-8 at the half.
Leading the Vikings was Avarie Skellenger with 12 points, three rebounds and one steal. Mia Fierova added eight points,...
The Lake Mills girls wrestling program has completed year two of its own journey, and the growth has been inspiring. After beginning with the North Central Trailblazers in 2022-23 with Northwood-Kensett, Forest City, Saint Ansgar, Central Springs and Lake Mills, the Bulldogs established its own...
Lake Mills hosted the District Wrestling Tournament Saturday and continued their incredible season. The Bulldogs won the team title with 211.5 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Central Springs who had 127.5. Another exciting achievement for the team was tying a school record by qualifying...