Norse News

By Alli J. The Roland-Story Varsity Girls basketball team welcomed the Dike-New Hartford Wolverines on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in a non-conference matchup. Going into the game, the Norse sat at 14-2 on the season, and Dike-New Hartford sat at 6-10. The Norse have had a strong start to the season. With two losses against Gilbert and West Marshall. Senior Claire Truesdell is the leading scorer for the Norse, with an average of 12 points per game. Truesdell is followed by senior Alyssa Jones, with an average of 8.4 points per game.  The Roland-Story Norse started the game off strong and continued to hold the lead. The Norse finished the game with a win with a final score of 47-33. Senior Alyssa Jones was the leading scorer with 13 points, followed by senior Kamryn Lande with 11 points. Kamryn Lande also led the team in rebounds with eight during the game. Sophomore Riley Johnson led the team with assists; she had eight assists. Since 2022, the Norsemen and the Wolverines have co...

By Maddie B. On January 25th, Gilbert High School hosted the annual Gilbert Showcase that housed many outstanding games. With many ranked matchups, many people tuned in to watch. The teams that attended were Grandview Christian, Clear Lake, Des Moines Christian, Carrol Kuemper, Roland- Story, Carrol, Gilbert, and DCG. The games had full coverage by IA Basketball and IA Sportz because of these many ranked matchups.  The first game of the day was between two undefeated teams, #3 Grandview Christian Thunder and #2 Clear Lake Lions. This game would strip one of the teams of their undefeated title. The Lions blew them out of the water with a win of 70-49. A sophomore, Jaxson McIntire from Clear Lake was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points. This game moved Clear Lake from the #2 ranking to the state’s leading #1.  Following that head turning game was the Des Moines Christian Lions against the Carroll Kuemper Knights. Des Moines Christian held the #16 ranking while the Knights h...

By Justin S. It was a normal winter morning on January 11, 2025. The Wrestlers are ready for the tournament, though some are tired. They had a great meet on January 9th at South Hamilton. Head Coach Heston Johnson readied the Varsity the day before. They all boarded the vans at 5:30 A.m., and some vans headed to Forest City. Before The Wrestlers left, Caden Latch a wrestler gave a pep talk.  "Let's kick some people. We got it." When we arrived at Forest City, some of the Wrestlers were overweight. We arrived 15 minutes before weigh-in.  7:30 A.m. All the wrestlers make weight. They had a nice breakfast thanks to parents who volunteered to bring food. Only one manager came. The start of the tournament was slow, then it quickly went when they now used three mats. Some wrestlers lost. Some had no losses. Some had only one loss. Caden Latch got 2nd, Isaac Hall got 4th,  Konor Blume got 6th, Gracien Lenin 6th, Roman Scotts got 4th, Noah Nealy got 6th, and Wes Hansen got 2nd. S...

By Alexis R. FFA and FCCLA came together January 17th to celebrate the holidays together. The party was supposed to take place back in December, but ended up being postponed due to harsh weather. Luckily, we were still able to find a time to get together and celebrate! The party took place at Story City’s Carousel Lanes bowling alley. Everyone was provided with pizza and a couple hours of bowling. We had to attribute five dollars to attend;  this was just to help balance the cost of the dozens of pizzas.  After everyone was done eating, we split up into different groups to bowl on each lane. After a little bowling, we were all told to grab a gift bag, containing very random, but very fun, objects. People ended up with all sorts of things such as: floss, holiday accessories, wacky candies, and even ketchup! Overall, the party was a success! Everyone had a really great time together. We all got to relax and bowl, while catching up with each other and enjoying the holidays, even ...

By Blake L. The Roland-Story boys basketball team faced off against West Marshall in a Heart of Iowa Conference matchup. Roland-Story is 5-12 looking to gain momentum as the playoffs approach. West Marshall is 10-7 in the hunt for a first round bye. The first time these two teams faced off, the Trojans won 50 to 28.  It was a competitive game from the opening tip off. Eli Van Hove got Roland-Story started with 6 early points. DJ Ridout made some shots for the Trojans to tie the game 13-13 at the end of the 1st quarter. The two teams traded shots in the second quarter, but Cody Long made a big shot before half to give Roland-Story a 22-20 lead.  The second half was just as competitive as the first. West Marshall’s defense allowed them to regain the lead, but Roland-Story didn’t go away. The Norsemen rallied late and won 42-37, pulling off the upset. Jake Berggren had a team-high 14 points along with Luke Thoreson’s 8 rebounds. Roland-Story is on a two-game win streak. With only...