K-W Knights · Fall
Football
Eight regular-season weeks ending the week of the October education conference, then section play. Nine-man and eleven-man classification follows enrollment.
SeasonFall
ConferenceGopher Conference, MSHSL Class A
Head coachCole Walters
2025–26
Who coaches
Source: Bound, the district’s own scheduling and roster system, read October 1, 2026. Reach any coach or advisor through the middle and high school office, 507-789-6186, or the activities director, Jake Wieme, 507-789-7001.
2026–27
Schedule and results
0–4 so far this season, by the results posted.
| Date | Opponent | Where | Result | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/26 |  Triton | Away | 9:00 AM | |
| 9/4/26 |  Zumbrota-Mazeppa | Away | L 0-27 | |
| 9/11/26 |  Cotter | Away | L 26-54 | |
| 9/18/26 |  Randolph | Home | L 6-14 | |
| 9/25/26 |  Cannon Falls | Home | L 20-43 | |
| 10/2/26 |  Goodhue | Away | 7:00 PM | |
| 10/9/26 |  Central Norwood Young America | Away | 7:00 PM | |
| 10/14/26 |  St. Charles | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| 10/20/26 |  Rushford-Peterson | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| 10/27/26 | To be decided | Home | 7:00 PM |
Source: Bound, the district’s scheduling system, read October 1, 2026. Live schedule, which is the one to trust.
Varsity, 2026–27
Roster
| No. | Name | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jaydan Carroll | Senior | QB / DB |
| 4 | Braiden Johnson | Sophomore | RB / LB |
| 5 | Gideon Johnson | Junior | RB / LB |
| 8 | Isaac Mills | Sophomore | QB / LB |
| 9 | Grayson Alexander | Freshman | WR / DB |
| 10 | Seth Nystuen | Sophomore | RB / DB |
| 11 | Theodore Johnson | Sophomore | WR / LB |
| 12 | Carson Senn | Senior | WR / DB |
| 15 | Brady Christensen | Sophomore | RB / DB |
| 17 | Mason Kyllo | Freshman | RB / LB |
| 20 | Nathan Keller | Junior | RB / LB |
| 21 | Benjamin Scheffler | Sophomore | RB / LB |
| 27 | Trey Watkins | Senior | RB / DB |
| 29 | Jace Tuma-Brezina | Freshman | QB / DB |
| 30 | Wyatt Oster | Sophomore | WR / DB |
| 50 | Chase Cordes | Junior | OL / LB |
| 52 | Calixto Torres | Senior | OL / DL |
| 53 | Jacob Flom | Sophomore | OL / DL |
| 54 | Jackson Diderrich | Junior | OL / DL |
| 55 | Collin Meyer | Senior | OL / DL |
| 56 | Caleb Thoreson | Sophomore | OL / DL |
| 61 | Colter Livingston | Sophomore | OL / DL |
| 62 | Brody Rapp | Junior | OL / LB |
| 63 | Joshua Diderrich | Freshman | OL / DL |
| 64 | Blane Helgeson | Sophomore | OL / OL |
| 70 | Jaxson Hedeen | Senior | OL / DL |
| 71 | Bennett Shelton | Junior | OL / OL |
| 75 | Colton Hanson | Freshman | OL / OL |
| 77 | Mason Fink | Freshman | OL / DL |
| 84 | William Garcia Vroman | Senior | OL / LB |
Source: Bound, read October 1, 2026 — the varsity roster. Heights and weights are published there and left out here.
Schedules and tickets
Following the season
K-W Knights athleticsThe district's athletics site: schedules, scores and tickets
Calendar on BoundEvery K-W event, with and without practices
Daily announcementsPractice changes and call-outs, from the school office
MSHSL school pageVarsity schedules and section events
Equipment, uniforms and travel beyond the school budget come through the K-W Athletic Booster Club.
The Knights left the Hiawatha Valley League for the Gopher Conference in 2021–22. “Size-wise we’ve been going down with our student population,” the activities director at the time, Randy Hockinson, told the Kenyon Leader when the move was announced. The school’s MSHSL classification enrollment is 204 and its administrative region is 1A.
Our report
Where it stands
Football is the hardest assignment on this campus right now. The Knights went winless in 2025 and opened 2026 with four straight losses — 27-0 at Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 54-26 at Cotter, 14-6 to Randolph and 43-20 to Cannon Falls on homecoming, the last of those a fight for the Little Brown Jug. Cole Walters is in his third season and returns all but two starters on each side of the ball, with senior quarterback Jaydan Carroll. The schedule does not soften: Goodhue, a recent Class AA runner-up, is next.
In the local press
- Football set to scrimmage at Triton ahead of season openerThe Kenyon Leader
- Gridiron Wrap: Knights put up fight but fall in openerThe Kenyon Leader
- Knights set to open season with clash at Zumbrota-MazeppaThe Kenyon Leader
- Knights set for road-heavy start to seasonFaribault Daily News
- Kenyon-Wanamingo comeback falls short against Wabasha-Kellogg in openerThe Kenyon Leader
- Kenyon-Wanamingo shuts out Wabasha-Kellogg in final gameThe Kenyon Leader
- 44-0 equals 4-0 for K-W footballThe Kenyon Leader
- Southeastern Minnesota football results for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026Post Bulletin
Headlines and links only; the articles belong to their publishers. Compiled October 1, 2026 from The Kenyon Leader and the other Southern Minn papers, the Post Bulletin, KTTC, the Wanamingo Messenger and the MSHSL.
More K-W