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Hochstetler becomes 1st Redhawk girl wrestler to earn 100th career win

GILBERT – North Tama senior wrestler Addison “Addy” Hochstetler, a state medalist and two-time state qualifier, recently became the first female wrestler in school history to earn 100 wins. She pulled down her 100th during a triangular in Gilbert that also included Nevada on Tuesday, ...

Morris, Cibula lead Redhawks to gritty conference win over GMG

TRAER – Senior Kayler Morris’s two dozen points and junior Brayton Cibula’s nine rebounds helped lead the North Tama Redhawks boys’ basketball team to a 54-36 win over the GMG Wolverines here on Thursday, Jan. 8, in what ended up being a physical, gritty night on the hardwood between ...

North Tama girls overcome GMG in final quarter for conference win

TRAER – The North Tama girls basketball team notched a narrow 35-31 Iowa Star-South conference win at home here over the GMG Wolverines on Thursday, Jan. 8. While GMG led for much of the first half, the teams played hot potato with the lead throughout the second half. Sophomore Shawna ...

Redhawk wrestlers earn bronze at North Mahaska Girls Invitational

NEW SHARON – The Redhawk girls wrestling team earned bronze at the North Mahaska Girls Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 – crowning two individual champions and three runners-up in the process. North Tama secured their third-place team finish with 116 1/2 points by beating eight ...

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 ...