K-W Knights · Winter
Wrestling
Duals and invitationals through the winter. The MSHSL expanded its tournament format for 2026 to widen the field.
SeasonWinter
HomeK-W gym
ConferenceGopher Conference, MSHSL Class A
Head coachNathan Lexvold
2025–26
Who coaches
Source: the district’s 2025–26 activities directory, kw.k12.mn.us. Bound has no staff listed for this activity yet, so these names are from last year and may have changed — the office will confirm. 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
| Date | Opponent | Where | Result | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/3/26 | Waseca Triangular #1 | 5:00 PM | ||
| 12/5/26 |  Woodbury Duals | 8:00 AM | ||
| 12/12/26 | Delano Wrestling Invitational | 10:00 AM | ||
| 12/17/26 | Triangular - JWP, FCMLC, KW | 5:00 PM | ||
| 12/29/26 | Eau Claire North Invite | 8:45 AM | ||
| 1/15/27 |  Westfield | Away | 7:00 PM | |
| 1/16/27 | HLWW Invite | 9:30 AM | ||
| 1/21/27 |  Medford | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| 1/29/27 | Triangular | 5:00 PM | ||
| 2/4/27 |  New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva | Away | 7:00 PM | |
| 2/11/27 |  Triton | Home | 7:00 PM |
Source: Bound, the district’s scheduling system, read October 1, 2026. Live schedule, which is the one to trust.
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 Wrestling 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.
From the district
Photographs
Photographs and captions posted by Kenyon-Wanamingo Public Schools to its own live feed, archived here October 1, 2026 so they outlast the feed.
Our report
Where it stands
The deepest recent run of any K-W program. The Knights won a Section 2A title and reached the state quarterfinals, were Section 1A runners-up more than once, and last went to state in 2019, finishing second in Class A. The youth program has won an NYWA state championship. Twelve dates are on the 2026-27 calendar.
In the local press
- Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling wins Section 2A title but falls in state quarterfinalsPost Bulletin
- Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling eyeing potential return to stateThe Kenyon Leader
- Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling runner-up once again in Section 1AThe Kenyon Leader
- Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling wraps up busy week on the matThe Kenyon Leader
- Wrestling: Kenyon-Wanamingo 48, WEM/JWP 32The Kenyon Leader
- Wrestling: K-W wins Lake Crystal/Wellcome Memorial InviteThe Kenyon Leader
- Wrestling: K-W sweeps Triton, Class A No. 7 GMLOSThe Kenyon Leader
- KW wrestlers come out on top against Dover-Eyota and TritonThe Kenyon Leader
- K-W youth wrestling wins NYWA state championshipThe Kenyon Leader
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.
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