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Union retains KnightHawk trophy in gridiron showdown

JESUP – For the second year running, Union took home the KnightHawk trophy by trouncing district foe the Jesup J-Hawks in Friday night gridiron action. After defeating the J-Hawks at home last year by nearly 40 points in the inaugural KnightHawk Showdown, Union shut out winless Jesup, ...

North Tama notches win from Meskwaki forfeit

TRAER – The North Tama football team recorded a Week 5, district victory last Friday night without setting a cleat on the gridiron following another forfeit this season by the short-rostered Meskwaki Settlement Warriors. “The varsity football game scheduled for this Friday has been ...

No. 3 Knights netters capture Marquette Catholic Invitational title

BELLEVUE – The Class 2A No. 3 Union volleyball team captured the Marquette Catholic Invitational title in Bellevue last Saturday, Sept. 26, moving to 23-2 on the season. The Knights defeated all five tournament competitors for the title, including the hosts 21-6, 21-14. On the day, Union ...

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 ...