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Knights softball rallies late for first win; defeat Central City 8-5

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights softball team battled back from an early deficit and erupted for five runs in the sixth inning to secure their first victory of the season on Tuesday, June 23 at home, defeating the Central City Wildcats 8-5 in a hard-fought contest. Central City came ...

Redhawks’ seesaw win over Royals later forfeited

TRAER – The North Tama Redhawks baseball team earned a tough conference win over the Colo-NESCO Royals on Friday, June 26, at J.L. Lister Field in Traer before the victory was negated by forfeit due to a pitch-count issue. The two teams battled throughout the nearly complete game. The ...

Union High School celebrates academic success across all extracurriculars

LA PORTE CITY– For the first time in school history, all 20 Union High School extracurricular teams earned academic recognition for their combined grade point averages. The awards recognize students in grades 9-12, including team managers, for academic achievement during the season in which ...

Meek’s single works overtime, Redhawks edge GMG 2-0

TRAER – The North Tama and GMG softball teams squared off for the second time this season on Friday, June 19, with the host Redhawks again edging the Wolverines by two runs to extend their conference winning streak to three games. The Iowa Star matchup at Lee Wiges Field ran fast from ...

Meet Me in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Earlier this month, on Saturday, June 6, the Union Knights baseball team made a historic trip to Busch Stadium, home of Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals, to scrimmage the AGWSR Cougars as part of the Cardinals’ Amateur Game program, which gives high school ...

Rock ’em sock ’em Redhawks!

TRAER – An explosive sixth inning supercharged by senior Gabriella Seda’s three-run homer helped the North Tama softball team secure a 6-2 conference win over Rockford last Friday evening here at Lee Wiges Field. Rockford got off to an early lead, scoring one run in the top of the ...

Redhawks run-rule Warriors for conference win

TRAER – The North Tama Redhawks baseball team 10-runned the Rockford Warriors in six innings here on Friday, June 5, for a 13-3 conference win. North Tama was up 10-0 entering the top of the fourth before the Warriors managed a single run. In the fifth inning, both teams recorded a pair of ...

Monat cousins earn silver at 2026 Cedar Valley Cup

WATERLOO – North Tama rising freshman Josie Monat (back row, far left) closed out her middle school soccer career on a high note after being invited to play alongside her cousin Brinley Girsch (front row, fourth from left) as a guest player on the Cedar Valley Soccer Club Dike-New Hartford ...

Union-North Tama blanks Clayton Ridge in postseason victory

LA PORTE CITY – After receiving a bye in the postseason opening round, the Union-North Tama girls soccer team shut out Clayton Ridge, 5-0, in a Class 1A Region 8 quarterfinal match here on Thursday, May 28, in a dominant offensive performance that saw the Knights average roughly one shot ...

The Cheesy Pig pop-up scores big at North Tama ballpark

TRAER – The delicious smell of slow-cooked pulled pork combined with the sizzle of caramelizing tortillas are just some of the experiences you would have encountered if you had visited The Cheesy Pig pop-up “food truck” at the North Tama Redhawk Sports Complex last Wednesday, May 27. ...