Week of 12/08/25

The girls wrestling team came off of Thanksgiving break with a renewed sense of motivation as they swept the competition this week. The girls traveled to Council Bluffs to wrestle in a Quad against Abraham Lincoln, Western Iowa, and Southwest Iowa. The stars took care of business, dominating in all three duals. Katia Escobar Diaz, Tolitu Jaro, Khloe Eliesa, Jenna Hansen, Danyka Peterson, Kennedy Dumkrieger, and Kaia Jones were all 3-0 for the stars. A notable performance came from Kaia Jones as she has defeated yet another ranked wrestler in her freshman campaign. Kaia now finds herself ranked in the state.

The girls also wrestled West High School on Thursday. The stars took care of business, beating the Wolverines, yet again, by a sizable margin. The girls head down to Spencer on Saturday for their lone competition this week.

Scores from the duals:

North over Western Iowa: 51-29

North over AL: 63-12

North over Southwest Iowa: 78-6

North over West: 54-24

The stars move to 8-1 on the season.

The stars JV team also competed Saturday at North high. The stars walked away with some great wins and a great team performance. Here are the champs from Saturda: Tolitu Jaro, Lorelina Jimenez-Martinez, Ash Ayers, Willow Kyle, Francie Farichild, and Kaia Jones.

The North High boys wrestling team made their season campaign on Thursday against West. The boys showed out, completely dominating the Wolverines 76-8. The stars had wins from Leslie Sliter, Devnta Warfield, Jaste Henry, Alex Ventura, Nam Nguyen, Matt Vogel, Narcisse Ngolu, Alex Hobson, Eli lam, Liam Nettleton, Xiel Solis, and returning state-qualifier, Joesay Ayon.

The boys wrestle a traingular against South Sioux City and Boyden-Hull Rock-alley on Tuesday the 9th and wrestle a tournament at MVAOCOU on Saturday the 13th..

The boys JV team also wrestled Saturday at home. The guys did an awesome job and had several champions! Here are the guys who got first: Xiel, Liam, Narcisse, Ian, Isaiah, Lee, Jaste, and Kaleb. Great job fellas.

Congratulations to the North High Dance team who competed at state this past week.

These ladies did an incredible job competing at this years State competition! They competed in Pom at 8am and competed in Kick at 8pm. Even with a 12 hour “layover” they still did amazing!

ISDTA Accomplishments:

🎓Distinguished - Academic Achievement- 3.5-3.9

🏅Division 1 Award - Kick

🏆4th in Class 3 Kick

🏅 Division 1 Award - Pom

🏆5th in Class 13 Pom

Here is a message from Coach Bielski:

"Thank you to all of our sponsors and our amazing community of supporters! Our season wouldn’t be the same without you all! Families - thank you for taking the time to be there and support your child and the team as a whole!"

Good job stars!

The North High Basketball teams made their season debuts last week. The stars travelled to Storm Lake on Tuesday to face off with a formidable team. The Stars ended up losing their first game, but regrouped and attacked their next game against Thomas Jefferson.

The stars played a shootout against the Yellowjackets, winning a tight 77-71 final score. The stars were led by Sophomore standout David Flores who led the stars with 21 points. Coming off an injury, sophomore Trey Henry seems to back to his normal self as he was the second highest scorer with 14-points. Senior Jack Mogensen was able to score and pass the rock, as he finished with 12-points and 8 assists.

The varsity team plays Heelan away on Tuesday and Abraham Lincoln away on Friday.

The JV and Freshman teams also were on Display. The JV team lost a heartbreaker to Storm Lake: 59-62 but dominated TJ winning by over 40 points! Max Weerheim was the leader for the boys.

The JVR team also picked up a win against TJ, winning with a score of 61-25. The JVR team saw solid performances from Liam Beshorner, Brody McClain, and Colton McClellan.

The girls basketball team had a similar week to the boys. The girls lost a nail-bitter to Storm Lake, loosing 52-43. This game was a rollercoaster of emotions; the stars were down 31-18, but managed to storm back and put the game within 2 points. Storm Lake emerged the victors, but it was a great test for the stars. The stars then bounced back and exterminated the Yellowjackets, 63-17.

This week, the girls were led by the following scorers across 2 games:

Mady Prevail: 32 Points

Hayden Lovrien: 13 Points, 8 assists

Kinslee Walrod: 18 points, 3 rebounds (one-game)

Aliyah Moon: 19 points, 18 rebounds

Jayden Brower: 9 points, 21 rebounds

Great job girls! Check out the girls schedule for the week below.

The girls JV team were the lone team to walk away with a 2-0 stars to the season. The girls beat Storm Lake 27-20 and then dominated TJ 43-3. The JV team against TJ was led by:

Chloe Benedix: 18 points

Sonia Billiet: 10 points

Elizabeth Terreault: 10 points

Corinne Strim: 8 points

Emersyn Casey: 8 points

Great job ladies!

The boys swim team made their season debut on Thursday. The boys competed against Spencer, and won the bout 90-72. The stars were led by Carson Hoak, who swept his events getting four first place finishes. Following him was teammate Leo Wheelcok who got two 3rd place finishes and a 4th. Winston Palmer placed 5th, 6th, and 6th in his events, Wyatt Haltli got 3rd, 3rd, and 6th place. Finally, Brayden Kumm got 6th and 6th.

This is an excellent showing from our North High Swim team!

The guys compete Tuesday the 16th at home, and Saturday the 20th at Ames.