Stars Sports Report: 10/20/25

It is always a bittersweet moment when a senior plays their last game at home; on Thursday, the senior class played their last home game against the Indianola Indians. Riddled with injuries, the stars took a tough loss to the Indians. However, the senior leadership far surpasses just one football score. Seniors Nolan White, Damarion Foster, Tayden Kinnaman, Kayden Edwardson, Austin Nelson, Jose Rios, Aiden and Jack Mogensen all were seniors who made a significant impact for the varsity team this year. Thank you for your leadership guys!

The stars head down to Ankeny Centennial Friday.

The junior varsity football team has struggled this year. With a short list of players to chose from, a competitive schedule, and some injuries here and there, it has been tough to get rolling. However, the stars were able to put it all together Monday. The stars played Boyden-Hull Rock-Valley at home, and the stars showed out for their last game of the season. Quarterback Connor Fox led the stars to victory. He was aided by teammates Gabe Lynman Ochoa and Finn Kuehl. This pack of sophomores stepped up and got the stars their victory at home.

Great season boys!

The freshmen hosted Indianola on Friday and had a hard fought battle in the process. The stars fell short to the Indians 29-18, but the stars brought it down to the wire. The main freshman core were consistent again as quarterback Colton McClellan was strong in the pass game; McClellan threw three touchdowns. McClellan was able to make connections with Colton Hamby, Ian Nelson, and Peyton Carson. The freshman look to regroup as they play their last game next week as they travel to Ankeny Centennial.

The North High Cross Country team competed in LeMars for the MRAC conference championship, and the result was complete domination. The boys cruised to their 8th consecutive conference championship placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th place--just two places shy of completing the ever rare perfect race. Kuma Gutema led the stars as he cruised to another conference championship; Gutema is on his way to becoming a 4-time MRAC conference champion. Teammate Even Tesfaselassie was back into his usual form today placing second place overall. Tesfaselassie was followed closely by Ben Hames who finished in 3rd place. Torrey Swaggerty finished around 10-second behind them placing 4th and sophomore standout Josue Guiterrez finished 7th. North Scored just 16 points, dominating 2nd place Sergeant Bluff who scored 69 points.

The JV boys also were conference champions on the day; the stars finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place! The JV team was led by Aden Yusuf who was the JV conference champion. Yusef was followed by Tate Behrens and Braxton Davis who were 2nd and 3rd. Asher Amman was closely behind as he place 5th and he was trailed by Lane Munson who finished in 6th. Winston Palmer and Evan Lorenzen placed 7th and 8th. Every runner on this list is a junior or younger; with the young talent on the team paired with the runners coming up, North will dominate the conference for a long time to come.

The north girls are hitting their stride just at the right time. The varsity runners finished their meet yesterday being crowned the conference runner ups; the girls placed 2nd place, loosing by just 13 points. Marcella Palmer led the stars again as she claimed 2nd place. Following shortly behind her was Hanna Johnson who scored 4th place and is an all-conference runner now for the third time! Senior Maria Guiterrez found herself back to her original form today as she placed 7th and has earned herself the honor of all-conference. Freshman stand-out Melody Kenney continued her stellar season by claiming 20th place accompanied with a sizable PR. Junior runner Khloe Eliesa has found her groove yet again as she claimed 26th place and a nearly 2-minute drop from last race! Arcenia Burrack anchored for the stars placing 38th.

The JV girls rounded out the day for the stars. The JV girls took 3rd place a team and were led by great efforts from Junior Mady Prevaill who is the JV conference champion as she took 1st place! Running behind Mady was teammate Luyla Kifle who placed 4th place overall. Lorelina Jimenez, Chelsea Arrez-Mena, and Jackie Garcia Perez placed 24th, 29th, and 30th respectively. The JV girls had an excellent season this year. Although their season may be over, with four varsity seniors graduating, that leaves four spots open for the taking next season.

The stars varsity team runs Wednesday the 22nd at Iowa Western in Council Bluffs, IA for the district cross country meet. Good Luck Stars!

The North High Volleyball team had a tough stretch of games this week. After dropping a heartbreaker Tuesday to SBL, the stars went over to Bishop Heelan on Saturday to play in their tournament. At the tournament, North would run into three highly ranked teams, leading them to come out winless in the tournament.

The stars look to regroup after this week as they play in the class 5A region Semifinal against East High on Thursday 10/23. Good luck girls!

The girls swim team competed at Spencer for their invitational on Tuesday 10/14/25; among those swimmers, Freshman Rylee Rustiwick was the lone North Star to compete. Being North’s lone-wolf didn’t deter Rustwick as she picked up her first Varsity win getting 1st place in the 500 yard freestyle while getting a 9-second PR! Rustwick also swam a 50 yard freestyle in which she took 3rd place.

The swim team competed again on Saturday in Lewis Central. The Sioux City Metro team came away as the meet champions! Rylee Rustwick once again performed well in this meet taking 5th place in the 100 yard freestyle, 100 yard backstroke, and 400 yard free relay. However, Rustiwick came away with another varsity win as she won the 200 yard free relay.

Antonia Buryanek and Harper Rohlena were present at this meet and they had good performances of their own. Buryanek got 8th place in the 200 yard freestyle, 100 yard fly, and the 200 free relay. Buryanek would also capture 5th place in the 400 yard free relay. Rohlena got 12th place in the 100 yard breaststroke, 8th place in the 200 yard medley relay, and 11th place in the 200 yard free relay.

The swim team performs at Spencer on Tuesday.

Congratulations to Iris Liao Soprano and Sam Mahon Tenor for being accepted into 9th Grade OPUS Honor Choir! OPUS is a prestigious and selective statewide honor choir festival that will take place at Iowa State University on November 20th. Out of thousands of auditionees, Iris and Sam have been selected to participate in the 9th grade mixed choir, consisting of 180 singers from across the state. Congratulations!