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Schildroth, Keister lead Union harriers at Starmont

ARLINGTON – In a welcome change from past years, the 2026 Starmont Cross Country Invitational featured significantly cooler (albeit muddier) weather for the more than 25 teams competing Tuesday, Sept. 15, in rural Arlington, including the Union Knights who were paced by sophomore Olivia ...

Third-quarter surge rockets Redhawks past Royals for 1st district win

COLO – Led by game manager Kayvin Morris, the North Tama Redhawks came from behind to score 24 points in the third quarter and defeat the Colo-NESCO Royals, 42-20, in last Friday’s 8-Man District 6 clash in Colo. The win marked North Tama’s first district triumph and second win overall ...

Comets upset Redhawks in ranked conference showdown

CONRAD – The BCLUW volleyball team dedicated the Tuesday, Sept. 8 Iowa Star Conference match to their principal who recently passed away, and the Comets came away with an inspired performance in a five-set win over North Tama. The then-11th-ranked Comets clipped the then-No. 4 Redhawks, ...

North Tama honors Sept. 11 with Military Appreciation Night

TRAER – Last Friday night on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks during which 2,977 people lost their lives after terrorists commandeered and crashed four planes on U.S. soil, the North Tama school district and greater community came together on the Traer gridiron to observe ...

Union knocks down No. 1 Spartans to claim North Tama tournament title

TRAER – The Class 2A No. 2 Union Knights put in the labor required on Saturday, Sept. 5, to come out on top at the competitive 18th annual North Tama Volleyball Tournament, defeating the previously unbeaten Class 2A No. 1 Grundy Center Spartans in the final gold bracket match to remain ...

Morris maneuvers North Tama past Panthers, 52-20

TRAER – The mobility of Kayvin Morris was on full display here last Friday night as the Redhawk signal-caller’s scrambling and improvisation under pressure against the visiting Tripoli helped North Tama score 30 consecutive points in the second quarter, leading to a 52-20 non-district, ...

Knights top Trojans in non-district clash

TAMA - For a second year in a row, a 1-0 STC football team took on Union in their second game of the season. And for a second year in a row, the Knights walked away with a win. Union traveled to Tama last Friday night, Sept. 4, and went home with a 27-6 victory. Like in their first game ...

Union drops season-opener to New Hampton in Class 1A football

LA PORTE CITY – Led by senior quarterback Stratton Luke in his debut starting under center, Union football logged a promising first quarter against non-district New Hampton last Friday night here before failing to score again and allowing the Chickasaws to cruise to a 35-12 victory. Less ...

Redhawks fall to Bears in 8-man football season-opener

NORTH ENGLISH — In its season debut, the North Tama football team fell, 48-32, to host English Valleys despite dominating the Bears throughout the first half of the 8-Man, non-district clash played last Friday, Aug. 28. The Redhawks led 26-14 following the first quarter and 32-28 heading ...