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Running for REB

LA PORTE CITY – It was a special night at Union Stadium last Friday as the Knights girls track and field team raced their way to a gold-medal finish in the 4x800-meter relay during the annual REB Relays held for the first time since retired coach and educator, Richard “Rich” Behrens of ...

Ewoldt signs with Wartburg

TRAER – Following in her older sister’s footsteps, North Tama standout Kruiz Ewoldt has committed to continue both her academic and volleyball careers at Wartburg College, a Division III school, next year. On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 28, Ewoldt gathered in the high school ...

Union boys win inaugural Knight Invite; girls celebrate Senior Night

LA PORTE CITY – On Wednesday, April 29, Union hosted the inaugural Knight Invite, welcoming area boys and girls teams to compete at the 9-hole La Porte City Golf Club followed by the 9-hole Dysart Golf Club. The Knights boys team won the meet, led by sophomore Nash Schmitz who shot a 78 ...

North Tama golf on a roll!

TRAER – The North Tama golf teams are on a roll heading into conference week! The Redhawk boys team picked up a nice win Thursday, April 30, at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls, defeating host Cedar Ridge Christian and Dunkerton in a triangular with a team score of ...

Union-North Tama shuts out Sailors for first win

LA PORTE CITY – Despite being cut short due to lightning, the Union-North Tama girls soccer squad sailed to victory here over Columbus Catholic, Thursday, April 23, with a 2-0 shutout of the conference foe. Strong winds streaming out of the south-southwest swept the ball solidly in the ...

Union golf in full swing

LA PORTE CITY – It was another busy mid-April week as the season is in full swing for Union golfers. We traveled to Sumner-Fredericksburg Tuesday, April 21, to play at Meadowbrook Golf Course – a tricky layout much similar to our home course. Meadowbrook has tight fairways, slightly ...

Knights’ Winnike, 4×8 score gold at Hudson

HUDSON — The Union boys’ track and field team took seventh at the Hudson Relays Thursday, April 16, which took place two days after the girls’ meet was canceled due to weather. Union scored 47 points total to finish near the top of the pack. Denver won the 17-team meet with 125.5 ...

Knights soccer sees four postponements due to weather this season

LA PORTE CITY – Partly cloudy with a chance of no game. As of this past Monday, April 20, the Union-North Tama girls soccer team had more games canceled due to Iowa’s fickle weather than it has played since the season was supposed to kick off April 2 but was pushed to April 7 due to ...

Rebel firepower fuels NICL win over Knights

LA PORTE CITY – Under gloomy skies and the threat of rain, the Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel offense tore through Union Stadium last Thursday, April 9, rolling to a 5-0 shutout of the Union-North Tama Knights in an early-season NICL clash. The Knights spent much of the first ...

Union boys golfers place 2nd at Anamosa; Lady Knights medal at East Marshall

ANAMOSA – The Union boys’ golf team kicked off their season Wednesday, April 8, taking part in the Wapsi Creek Invitational in Anamosa. They played their opening 9 holes at the Wapsipinicon Golf Club which has a very tight layout with shared fairways throughout the course. The team ...