Norse News

By Peyton J. The Roland-Story girls have had an amazing first half of their season. They are 11-0 in the Heart of Iowa conference and 16-1 overall, which has made this an exciting season.  The girls were undefeated until they played Dike-New Hartford on January 25th. They traveled to Dike to play the number one-ranked team in 2A. Unfortunately, they played a tough game and lost 57-33. Although they lost, they responded very well during the next games they played. They won against Saydel with the ending score being 71-10 and beat West Marshall 63-54.  During the Dike-New Hartford game, there were some outstanding game leaders: Mati Motta with 15 points, Claire Truesdell with 7, and Alyssa Jones with 5. Overall, the Norsemen had a total of 27 rebounds and eight steals. The Norsemen girls are looking forward to finishing the season off strong.

By Carson B. The Roland-Story Norsemen took on the West Marshall Trojans on Monday January, 29th. The Norsemen Boys entered the game 13-2 (8-1 in conference), with the Trojans having a record of 3-10 (1-9 in conference). Earlier in the season the teams met in State Center with the Norse winning 74-44. The Norse are averaging 67.9 PPG (Points Per Game) while the Trojans are averaging 48.9 PPG. Senior Jonovan Wilkinson came into the game leading the team in points (23.4), rebounds (9.3), and assists (4.1) per game. Entering the game, senior Boaz Clark was on a hot streak scoring 20-plus points the last three games. The Norse came out hot going up 11-4 with four minutes left in the first quarter, then the Trojans took a 12-11 lead. By the end of the first quarter, the Norse were up 14-12. Then they took a big lead in the second quarter with good defense being up 33-18 heading into the half.  The Norse continued to pull away, going up 51-30 in the third quarter. They struggled a little...