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Breakenridge named to T-R’s All-Area Girls Basketball Teams

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TRAER – North Tama’s Ava Breakenridge was recently named to the 2023-24 Times-Republican All-Area Girls Basketball Teams as a second team selection. The junior guard averaged 13.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for the Redhawks this season – accounting for roughly a third of North ...

Knights 4×100 boys relay team heading to Drake Relays

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LA PORTE CITY - Fresh off breaking the school record, the Union Knights boys 4x100 relay team is heading to the Blue Oval this week after qualifying for the 114th Drake Relays. The Drake Relays are hosted each spring by Drake University in Des Moines on the storied Drake Stadium ‘Blue ...

Hurdler Jailyn Petersen qualifies for 114th Drake Relays

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LA PORTE CITY – After working on her form for the better part of the last year, Union hurdler Jailyn Petersen has qualified for the prestigious 114th Drake Relays in the girls 100 meter hurdles. “Jailyn has been one of the most improved hurdlers I have worked with,” head girls track ...

Union-North Tama shuts out TigerHawks at home

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LA PORTE CITY – The Union-North Tama girls soccer team notched their fourth shutout of the 2023-24 season last week Thursday, tapping out the North Fayette Valley TigerHawks 3-0 at Union Stadium. In their defeat of the TigerHawks, goals were scored by junior forward Avery Knoop, freshman ...

Knights netters notch back-to-back shutouts at home

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LA PORTE CITY – Union-North Tama girls soccer notched back-to-back shutouts on their home pitch last week, slamming the door 3-0 on both Waterloo Columbus Catholic and Cedar Valley Christian. The pair of wins marked the end of a long week of play for the Knights who kicked off the week ...

Calderwood commands course in junior season

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TRAER - The Redhawk girls golf team led by junior Kylie Calderwood has penciled in several top scores already this season despite wind, some rain, and even more wind wreaking havoc on the spring 2023-24 season. Calderwood was the medalist on Tuesday, April 8, at Diamond Trail Golf Club in ...

Knights golfers continue to dominate

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LA PORTE CITY – Last week started off well for us at home on Monday, April 8 vs. Wapsie Valley. We ended up sweeping the medals at La Porte City Golf Club with our boys and girls both going first/second individually. Our boys team was led by senior Sam Fehl who shot a 41. Junior Tyler ...

‘That Iowa Hawkeye sure plays a mean b-ball’

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IOWA CITY – While the Iowa women’s basketball team’s magical run in the NCAA Tournament ended with a loss to undefeated South Carolina in the championship game last Sunday afternoon, the excitement that built around the Hawkeye squad — and particularly, its star player, record-breaking ...

Union boys place first at season opener

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LA PORTE CITY – Old man winter reared its ugly head during the Knights spring golf opener held last Thursday night at our home course vs. Denver and East Marshall. The conditions were a little soft after all the rain we got this week causing chipping to be difficult, and the cold wind did not ...