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(From left) Cael Bemis, Penn Oppel, Breck Welch, and Owen Siemens talk with an official for the coin toss on Friday Sept. 26 at Iowa City. All the captains in this game were seniors.

Norwalk Football Looks to Win Third Straight

Brayden Plourde, Staff Writer October 3, 2025

Tonight, Norwalk plays against Des Moines East at home at 7 p.m. and looks to extend a two-game winning streak and walk away with a homecoming win. Check out some photos from last week's victory against...

Iowa State Football takes the field against Baylor on Oct. 5, 2024. The Iowa State Cyclones will take on the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Ames, Iowa, at Jack Trice Stadium.

Iowa State to take on Arizona Wildcats

Jackson Overholser September 26, 2025

The Iowa State Cyclones will take on the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Sept 27, at 6:00 p.m. to open up their Big 12 play in Ames, Iowa, at Jack Trice Stadium. Both teams are undefeated, and the Cyclones...

Senior Rhylee Harringa hydrates after a play in the third quarter against Ames on Friday, Sept. 19, in Ames, Iowa.

Norwalk to face Iowa City High Little Hawks

Gavin Briar September 24, 2025

On Friday, Sept. 26, the City High Little Hawks (0-4) will host the Norwalk Warriors (1-3) in Iowa City, Iowa. This marks the week of Iowa City High’s homecoming. According to GoBound, this is the first...

Elle Hatlevig spikes the ball during a game against Newton on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Norwalk beat Newton that night, 3-0.

Norwalk Volleyball to face 6th-ranked DCG

Brayden Plourde, Staff Reporter September 23, 2025

Fourth-ranked Norwalk Volleyball will face off against rival and sixth-ranked DCG at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at the NPECC. Norwalk’s last matchup with DCG in 2024 resulted in a 3-2 win, helping...

Luke Brewer plays in the game against Sioux City East High School on Friday, Sept. 5, at Norwalk High School. The Warriors will play in Ames at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.

Norwalk football to play Ames

Gavin Briar September 19, 2025

On Friday, Sept. 19, the Ames Little Cyclones (0-2) will host the Norwalk Warriors (0-3) at 7:00 pm.  According to GoBound, this is the first time that both teams square off (Note: Bound has only tracked...

Brady Wilkening (left), Isaac Peter, Jamison Giesemann, and Victor Esparza listen to coach Tom Scallon as he tells them future plays on Friday, Sept. 5, at Indianola High School. The Norwalk Football Team will take on the defending 5A champion Southeast Polk at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Norwalk High School.

Norwalk to play Southeast Polk

Blake Burbank, Staff Reporter September 11, 2025

The Norwalk Football Team will take on the defending 5A champion Southeast Polk at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Norwalk High School. The halftime performance will be the marching band and the Norwalk...

Junior Keilan Selby (center) yells into the camera pre-game on Friday, Aug. 29, at Indianola. Local 5 News was on the sideline covering the schools making their debut in 5A.

PHOTOS: Norwalk Football is back in action

Brayden Plourde, Gavin Briar September 6, 2025

The Norwalk Football Team will play its first home game of the season tonight at 7 p.m., facing off against Sioux City East High School. This year Norwalk moved up to Class 5A in football, which is the...

Senior Daniel Roche' runs in the 400m final on Thursday May 22 during the state track meet at Drake Stadium. Roche' finished with a 49.35, breaking his own school record by over a second.

Norwalk Boys Break Records at State Track

Brayden Plourde, Staff Writer June 4, 2025

The Norwalk Boys Track Team rewrote the record books in the Iowa High School State Track Meet last week on May 22-24 at Drake Stadium.  The Iowa High School Athletic Association state track meet held...

Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.

Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season

Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter June 3, 2025

The Norwalk boys' tennis regular season concluded on Thursday, May 1, after a rained-out match against Ottumwa, and the junior varsity team managed to accomplish a rare feat: they failed to lose a single...

Senior Konner Holtorf prepares to go up to bat in a game against Newton on May 28, 2025 in Norwalk.

Baseball players reflect on season

Gavin Briar May 30, 2025

As the 2025 baseball season approached, players for the Norwalk Warriors said they were optimistic about the upcoming season. “Every goal through the season is to make it to state and win it, of course,”...

Paige Nichols plays for the Norwalk High School Girls Soccer Team, and she also plays for a club soccer team. Nichols said that the different teams carry different dynamics.

High School Soccer vs. Club Soccer

Brayden Plourde, Staff Reporter April 11, 2025

The Norwalk Boys Soccer Team has won four state championships since 2007, and the Norwalk Girls Soccer Team team has finished above .500 for almost 10 years. The key to Norwalk’s success may just lie...

Forward Nico Blachman takes off his gloves to fight Austin Watson, but Watson doesn't drop his mitts to fight.

Iowa Wild falls short to Grand Rapids in OT, 3-4.

Gavin Briar, Staff Reporter March 23, 2025

The Iowa Wild hosted the Grand Rapids Griffins, the affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, in Des Moines on Feb. 14. The Wild fell short of a comeback, losing 3-4 in overtime. The wild are now sitting in...

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