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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...

Warrior Pulse – Girls State Basketball Preview

Brayden Plourde, Staff Reporter March 3, 2025

Junior Brayden Plourde hosts the very first episode of the Warrior Pulse podcast and previews the Norwalk Girls Basketball State game versus the Central DeWitt Sabers. This episode features an exclusive...

After first loss, girls basketball gets big win

After first loss, girls basketball gets big win

Gavin Briar, Staff Reporter January 17, 2025

The Norwalk Girls Basketball Team won their first 10 games of the season but then lost on Jan. 7 to Dallas Center-Grimes, 48-53. A couple of players reflected on what happened during that game and how...

A white out game at Penn States' Beaver Stadium earlier this season. Everyone in attendance is encouraged to wear white.

College Football Playoffs kickoff Dec. 20

Brayden Plourde, Staff Reporter December 20, 2024

The new 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was released last Sunday, Dec. 8. Some teachers and students at Norwalk shared their opinions about the bracket and the new playoff system. Previously,...

Tillman Papcun and his father pose for a picture at Memorial Stadium, home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Hawkeye vs. Cornhusker Rivalry

Beckett, Breese December 19, 2024

Some Norwalk students are in the minority of Cornhusker fans located in Iowa. Some of those students noticed a big rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Sophomore Blake Kathol...

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