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Union/G-R girls grapplers place 7th at BGM Holiday Brawl

BROOKLYN – The Union/Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls wrestling team traveled to Brooklyn on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, for the BGM Holiday Brawl, earning a seventh place finish out of 11 teams. Union/G-R scored 56 total points. Medals were won by Ella Wagner (155) and Mya Ellsworth (170) who both ...

Union boys netters move to 7-1 on the road vs. Janesville

JANESVILLE – The Class 2A No. 9 Union boys basketball team added another win to their record following the two-week holiday break, defeating the non-conference Janesville Wildcats, 72-41, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, to improve to 7-1 (4-1). While statistics for the game were not available as ...

​​Redhawks turn back BCLUW in second half

CONRAD — North Tama used a strong second half to rally back to beat the BCLUW boys’ basketball team 59-47 in the Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, Iowa Star Conference South Division showdown played on the cusp of winter break. The Redhawks (5-2, 4-1) trailed 26-18 at the half before outscoring ...

Knights grapplers earn pool gold at Dan Gable Museum Battle of Waterloo

WATERLOO – The Union Knights boys wrestling team competed in the 15th annual Dan Gable Museum Battle of Waterloo held Dec. 18-20, 2025, taking sixth place in bracket play on Friday, followed by a gold finish in pool play on Saturday. The three-day dual wrestling tournament (girls compete on ...

Sorensen scores 1,000th career point

LA PORTE CITY – Union senior guard Caden Sorensen scored his 1,000th career point during the Knights’ season-opening 68-53 win over Don Bosco on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, becoming only the third student-athlete in school history to reach the milestone, per the Union Booster Club. As captain, ...

Knights basketball teams sink the Sailors in NICL doubleheader

LA PORTE CITY – The Union boys and girls basketball teams were in action against Waterloo Columbus Catholic here on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, and looking to treat a home crowd to some entertaining games. The evening started with the Knights girls JV team earning a 44-38 victory as well as the ...

G-R to host open volleyball camp featuring UNI players

REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck PTO is partnering with eight current members of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Panthers volleyball team in an effort to raise funds for a new, inclusive elementary school playground. “We were trying to think of (fundraising) ideas. We’re pretty ...

Mehlert earns 100th career win, Cliff Keen title at Independence

INDEPENDENCE – Union junior wrestler Coy Mehlert, a two-time state medalist, secured not only a bracket title on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, but also his 100th career win while on the mats during the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational. Mehlert, ranked No. 2 by IAWrestle as of press time, is ...

Redhawks Roundball Roundup: Week 2

North Tama basketball played just one game last week due to winter weather postponing the scheduled conference match at home versus GMG on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In between snow events, both the Redhawk boys and girls notched decisive conference wins over Collins-Maxwell on the road on Friday, Dec. ...

Knights Basketball Digest: Week 2

Union basketball played two games last week amid the winter weather cancellation chaos, including at home against South Tama on Monday, Dec. 8, followed by Sumner-Fredericksburg on the road Friday in a rescheduled game from Thursday evening. The lady Knights dropped Monday’s ...