Union senior Lake LeBahn will continue to compete in the Cedar Valley as the distance runner signed with the University of Northern Iowa track team on Monday, Nov. 18."As a grad of UNI, I'm very happy," Union cross country coach Justin Parson said. "He had a lot of options for college and I ...
Concerned parents were in attendance for a presentation on the dangers of vaping/e-cigarettes held in the MPR at North Tama Jr/Sr High on Thursday, Nov. 7, sponsored by Iowa State Extension and Outreach.E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine or other substances in an ...
The Dysart's Women's Club recognized their 80th anniversary with a gathering at the Zion Lutheran Church on Saturday, Nov. 16 in what will be one of their final events before completely disbanding in 2020.Books full of photos, newspaper clippings, letters and memorabilia lined the tables in the ...
For the third match in a row, Union battled its way through five sets of volleyball, yet came up short of defeating the Mustangs of Mount Vernon during the semifinals of the State Volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids."We're used to these ...
It was a duel of Knights as Union volleyball overcame a 2-0 deficit to upset 3A number one Davenport Assumption 3-2 in the State tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 13."That was a wild game, but we continued to battle as this team has made a trademark this season," coach Brian Jesse said. "We didn't ...
North Tama Dance Team members Sable Fehr and Dylan Rohlfsen competed in the State Dance Solo Competition at Newton High School on Saturday, Nov. 2."I was very excited for Sable to do this because it was out of her comfort zone," coach Becky Adams said. "I wanted her to do it her senior year and ...
For many small schools across, maintaining a successful cross country team is difficult. Football and volleyball are far more popular fall sports for high school athletes. Unless you're program like Madrid or Pekin with a winning tradition, going out for running cross country is far from the ...
For four seasons with Union boys cross country, Lake LeBahn has been the standard for running in the program. The La Porte native has won numerous meets over his career, won a District championship and became the first runner under coach Justin Parson to reach the State Cross Country Meet in ...
For the first time since 2016, the Union volleyball program has punched its ticket to the State Volleyball Tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids as they exorcised their biggest demon of the season and rose up to end conference rival Dike-New Hartford's 12-year State streak ...
On a cold October night in La Porte City, a group of young women gathered under the Friday night lights of Union Stadium. For some, it had been years since they had visited their former high school. The last time the members of the 2007 through 2010 Union girls cross country teams had been all ...