North Tama, Union crown Homecoming Class of 2025 royalty while locking in Week 6 wins
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Opening drive TD, perfect hook-and-ladder fuel Redhawk homecoming victory over Bearcats
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TRAER — The North Tama football team won its fourth straight game with Friday’s 28-6 victory over North Butler in Class A District 3 play. The Redhawks outscored the Bearcats (3-3, 1-3) 20-0 over the final three quarters. Two thrilling plays stood out above the rest for North Tama ...
Union runners raise $3400 for future LKLC-LPC campus as part of hoco game ball run
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LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights cross country team’s annual ‘Running for a Cause’ Homecoming game ball run raised $3,400 this year toward the future Little Knights Learning Center–La Porte City campus. As part of the run, a combination of varsity, JV, and middle school runners ...
Union crowned NICL East champions
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SUMNER – The Union Knights volleyball team has again claimed the NICL East Championship following a win over the Cougars. Union hit the road to take on Sumner-Fredericksburg on Oct. 1. The Knights entered the contest off a strong weekend performance at the Marquette tournament where they went ...
No. 3 Condon races to new school record at Jesup
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JESUP – Knights runner Amilia ‘Millie’ Condon raced her way to a new girls cross country school record for Union at the Jesup Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The senior runner crossed the finish line in 18:21.1, beating out Center Point-Urbana sophomore Grace Estling in second with a ...
Redhawks relying on strength of schedule, Hochstetler’s prowess as they eye postseason
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TRAER – There wasn’t a whole lot of competition going on in the Redhawks Nest last Thursday evening as the North Tama volleyball team chewed up Collins-Maxwell 3-0 (25-4, 25-9, 25-8) in quick succession, but it was a welcome respite for the Class 1A No. 9 team as they come down off an ...
Redhawks rumble past Wapsie Valley, 22-13
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TRAER — The North Tama football team got its third straight win by knocking off Wapsie Valley 22-13 on Friday night. The Redhawks (3-2) led 14-13 at the half and held the Warriors (3-2) scoreless the rest of the way to end a three-game skid against Wapsie Valley. Redhawk quarterback Kolt ...
‘They showed up still, and gave it their best’
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LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights returned to the gridiron last Friday for the first time since their teammate, senior Gavin Rohrbach lost his life in a car accident on Sept. 10. And while the Knights were ultimately defeated 14-7 by their District 6 foe Iowa Falls-Alden (1-3), they ...
Condon captures Starmont, Indee cross country crowns
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LA PORTE CITY – Union High School senior Amilia ‘Millie’ Condon ran her way to not just one but two championship finishes last week, blazing past the competition at both the Starmont Invitational on Tuesday (Sept. 17) and the Independence Invitational on Thursday (Sept. 19). At ...
Rausch posts season-highs for BVU
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STORM LAKE – Buena Vista sophomore transfer Jadyn Rausch posted a pair of season-highs earlier this month to help the Buena Vista University volleyball team go 2-2 overall. Rausch, a Traer native joined the Beaver roster this fall and has made an immediate impact for the team. During the ...