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North Tama takes down No. 8 Don Bosco, 2-1

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TRAER — Clayton Williams drove in two runs with a sixth-inning single and Josh Dostal went the distance on the mound as the North Tama baseball team knocked off Class 1A No. 8 Don Bosco in the Thursday, June 12 Iowa Star Conference showdown at J.L. Lister Field. Kolt Knaack and Dostal ...

No. 8 Spartans forced to forfeit after defeating Union

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LA PORTE CITY — The Grundy Center baseball team defeated Union Community on the scoreboard, but the Spartans were forced to forfeit the victory. Class 2A No. 8 Grundy Center used an illegible pitcher during their 8-5 win over the host Knights (5-6) on Wednesday, June 11, forfeiting the win ...

Knights suffer series of shutout losses in grueling week at home

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LA PORTE CITY — The Union/Gladbrook-Reinbeck softball team suffered a series of tough shutout losses last week in a grueling string of back-to-back (and back-to-back) games played on home turf. The tough run began on Monday, June 9, with a pair of losses (18-0, 14-0) to Class 1A No. 9 ...

Eruptive inning helps Knights subdue Raiders for first win

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LA PORTE CITY – Following an eruptive fifth inning in which the Knights both capitalized on defensive mistakes and got the bats moving, the Union softball team notched their first win of the season on Thursday, June 5, over the winless Dunkerton Raiders. Playing in front of a hometown ...

Redhawks erupt to run past Rockford, 12-4

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ROCKFORD — The North Tama baseball team used a six-run eruption to reel in its third-straight win, beating Rockford 12-4 on Friday, June 6. The Redhawks (5-3) scored six times in the top of the fourth inning to take a commanding 8-1 lead. Clayton Williams went 4-for-4 with four runs ...

Trio Knights track and field athletes reach state podium

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DES MOINES – After qualifying a bumper crop of 19 events for this year’s Iowa High School Track & Field Championships which took place May 22-24 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, three Union track and field athletes made it all the way to the Class 2A podium (top-8) including senior ...

Redhawks run the Blue Oval

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DES MOINES – North Tama sent five athletes to this year’s Iowa High School Track & Field Championships which took place May 22-24 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. And while no top-8 medals were earned, all five notched personal or season records in their respective events. Redhawk ...

Home Run Hochstetler!

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TRAER – North Tama softball opened the season last week with a trio of games – sandwiching a 12-2 win over Baxter between a pair of losses but easing the sting of falling to No. 11 Collins-Maxwell with Addy Hochstetler’s very first big fly. “Her off-season work in the cage is ...

Knights notch best season since 2019

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HUDSON - Two days after their 1-0 defeat of Cedar Valley Christian in the first round of the postseason, Union-North Tama soccer took on fifth-ranked Hudson (15-2) in a Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinal hosted by the Pirates on Wednesday, May 21. The two programs faced off twice previously ...

Schmitz siblings, Mehlert qualify for district golf

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DENVER – The Union boys golf team participated in the sectional meet held on Wednesday, May 14, at Denver. We knew the competition was going to be tight for 2nd and 3rd place positions to be able to advance to the next round. The obvious favorite for the meet was Waterloo Columbus who ...