MARSHALLTOWN — The door to Des Moines swung open for the Union Knights boys basketball team just before the final buzzer Saturday night in the Class 2A Substate 6 championship at the Marshalltown Roundhouse. In those final seconds, the Knights came from behind to assail the Pella Christian ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union High School rounded out the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 ceremonies by inducting two final recipients on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 – the legendary 2015 wrestling team and one of the program’s most accomplished individuals, grappler Max Thomsen. Both were honored in the ...
DES MOINES – With his dad — Union Knights head wrestling coach and 2000 state medalist Bart Mehlert — both figuratively and literally in his corner Saturday night, Coy Mehlert made it a family tradition by winning gold at the 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships in Des ...
LE GRAND – Knights senior Reagan Glenn helped lead the Union girls basketball team to its fifth and final win of the 2025-26 season back on Tuesday, Jan. 27, by pulling down a team-high eight rebounds against the East Marshall Mustangs to reach the 500th rebound of her high school career. ...
DES MOINES – North Tama’s two state qualifiers this season – sophomore Chase Morris and senior Maxon “Max” Monat – were unable to make it to the podium last week during the 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships held at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines. In the Class 1A ...
TRAER — North Tama scored the final six points to beat the GMG boys’ basketball team 60-57 in the Monday, Feb. 16 Class 1A District 6 quarterfinal. Kayler Morris scored a game-high 23 points to lead North Tama (14-8), and Brayton Cibula added 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists in ...
TRAER – The Union Knights boys basketball team never trailed and rolled to an 84-47 win over the Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars here in a Class 2A Substate 6 second-round playoff action on Thursday, Feb. 19. The Knights led 20-11 after the first quarter and pushed the margin to 49-20 by the ...
TRAER — The North Tama girls basketball team saw its 2025-26 campaign come to a close last week on Thursday, Feb. 12, falling to Cedar Ridge Christian, 40-28, in a Class 1A Region 2 first round contest on their home court. The Redhawks (12-9) and Regents (11-10) entered the postseason ...
ELDORA — The Union girls basketball team closed out its 2025-26 campaign on the road Saturday, Feb. 14, falling to the South Hardin Tigers, 45-38, in a Class 2A Region 8 first-round contest. South Hardin (10-12) took control early, building an 11-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and ...
LA PORTE CITY – Mid-February in Iowa means high school basketball teams are preparing for the postseason. It is a time of year where the cream rises to the top and teams hitting their stride entering the postseason can do the most damage. All roads were leading to the match-up in La Porte ...