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Hefty is All-Conference

Upper Iowa University junior tight end Lucas Hefty has been named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference's First Team South Division.Hefty caught 65 passes this season for 846 yards (51st NCAA) and 10 touchdowns (33rd NCAA) as UIU's starting tight end. In addition to Hefty's pass ...

Central basketball adds Boerm

Mitchell Boerm is a member of the Central College men's basketball team.Second-year coach Craig Douma returns six letterwinners and two starters from last year's 10-14 club.The Dutch have won 16 conference titles-including 10 since 1975, more than any other school. They've made nine NCAA ...

Fourth-quarter rally falls short for Knights

The Union Knights saw their up-and-down season come to an end Wednesday night at Cascade in a 30-27 defeat.In their first 2013 matchup during the regular season, Union and Cascade went punch for punch and round for round in a game the Cougars eventually won 30-21 after jumping out to a ...

Volleyball hopes for return to state tourney

11 straight matches. For any team, that's quite a streak. For the ladies of the Union volleyball squad, 12 is the magic number.After winning 11 straight, including the first two matches of regional play, the ladies need just one more win in the regional final against Iowa Falls to guarantee a ...

Abi Watson runs toward state

The North Tama Cross Country boys and girls teams participated in a chilly district meet last Thursday, October 28, at the Jesup golf course. Before race time, the team was covered in layers of clothing and blankets."I was kind of nervous when I stepped up into the starting box, but it was so ...

Youel is Iowa Conference Player of Week

Dylan Youel (LB, Coe College, Traer, Iowa / North Tama) a senior linebacker, had six tackles (five solo), including 2.0 for loss and 1.0 sack in Coe's 56-0 win at Loras. He helped the Kohawk defense hold Loras to 131 yards of total offense. Coe is one of just six teams in the country to hold ...

Knights are playoff bound

The Union Knights broke open a scoreless game with a 27-point second quarter against the Columbus Sailors Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the three seed in their district due to tiebreaker criteria.All three facets for Union offense, defense, and special teams excelled in a ...

Union falls to 4-4 after thrashing by New Hampton

The Union Knights dropped their fourth straight contest after starting the season 4-0 with a 38-3 defeat at the hands of New Hampton in their final regular season home game on Friday night.An early field goal by kicker Eskild Erickson resulted in the only points of the evening for Union, which ...

Local student gets VIP treatment

The Union Knights had their first VIP player of the game as Anthony Ortiz (student at River Hills in Waterloo) joined the team in the locker room and also on the sideline of the game this past Friday. He is the brother of #33 Raymond Sagasta, Jr. Anthony had the choice to wear any jersey he ...

Redhawks at BCLUW tourney

North Tama picked up it's second win this week, Thursday night, against Waterloo Christian 26-24, 26-24 & 25-15; Tuesday night they beat Meskwaki Settlement in three sets 25-11, 25-11 & 25-10. The Redhawks finished conference play tonight at 4-4 and are 14-9 overall.North Tama's ...