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Union girls’ 4×800 sets pace twice at Hudson

HUDSON — The Union girls’ track and field 4x800 team took gold twice recently at the Hudson High School track in less than a week’s time – first on Tuesday, April 15, during the girls relays and then again the following Monday, April 21, during the co-ed Hudson Relays. On April 15, ...

Schmitz siblings go 1-2 at G-R triangular

REINBECK – The Union Knights girls golf team won the Gladbrook-Reinbeck triangular with Hudson and Union held at Oak Leaf Country Club on Thursday, April 17. The Knights were led by senior Amelia Schmitz who tallied medalist honors with a 50 in windy conditions. Union finished 243 to ...

Union golfers tee off at Anamosa

ANAMOSA – Our boys kicked off the season with the Anamosa Invite on Wednesday, April 9. The tournament for boys and girls is played at both the Fawn Creek Country Club and the Wapsi Creek Golf Club. The two courses are a contrast to one another requiring you to pull off all the shots. The ...

Union-North Tama ties GC/G-R, shuts out Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 3-0

LA PORTE CITY – Union-North Tama girls soccer continues to roll along this season, notching a 3-0 shutout over 3A Cedar Rapids Jefferson last Friday evening after almost defeating Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck (GC/G-R) the night before in what ended as a 2-2 draw. “Friday's game was a ...

Calderwood runner-up at Don Bosco Invite in golf season opener

WATERLOO – North Tama’s Kylie Calderwood opened her senior golf season on Thursday, April 3, with a runner-up finish at the Don Bosco Invite held at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo. Calderwood recorded a 9-hole low of 53 — three shots behind the medalist, Don Bosco senior Grace ...

Union Knights golf 2024-25 season preview

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights golf teams are back and ready to roll! Head coach Ryan Slater and assistant coach Holden Caloud lead the young Knights into the upcoming season. The boys return all but one member at the Varsity level. Seniors Tyler Gates and Harrison Bistline will be ...

Union-North Tama soccer kick off with clean sheet vs. Vikettes

LA PORTE CITY – The Union-North Tama girls soccer team marked the season opener on Monday, March 31, at home with a 1-0 win over area rival Vinton-Shellsburg. The lone goal of the game was scored by Knights sophomore, center defensive back Scarlette Duclos who managed the clutch shot ...

Redhawk boys compete at Comets’ Early Bird meet

CONRAD — The BCLUW boys track and field team scored 76 points to finish third as a team at the Comets’ Early Bird meet at BCLUW High School on Thursday, April 3. Jesup won the team title with 124 points, followed by Des Moines North with 94 points. GMG placed eighth with 21 points, North ...

Blake blazing new trail for North Tama by signing with Simpson

TRAER – Redhawk Briar Blake is headed to Indianola next season to join the Simpson College Storm NCAA Division III women’s wrestling squad. On Friday, March 21, with her family by her side in the North Tama gym commons, Blake signed her letter of intent with Simpson, making history as ...

Knaack commits to wrestle at Wisconsin-La Crosse

TRAER – Next season, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) head wrestling coach Dave Malecek, an Iowa native, will add a slightly familiar face to his Division III men’s wrestling roster – North Tama High School senior Kolt Knaack. That is, if Knaack bears any resemblance (spoiler: ...