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SEASON PREVIEW: Union Knights Girls Wrestling

LA PORTE CITY – The Union girls wrestling program continues to grow! In total, the Knights roster stands at 13 girls for the 2025-26 season. Seniors this season include Taylor Baltes, Mya Ellsworth, Mckayla Felderman, and Lorelei Hinebaugh. Juniors include Jasmine Basset of ...

SEASON PREVIEW: Union Knights Boys Basketball

LA PORTE CITY – Coach Eric Jesse is back for his second season coaching the Union boys basketball team. Last year, Jesse led the Knights to a 17-win season including a trip to the state tournament. Seniors this season include Caden Sorensen, Cam Mullen, Maddux DeWinter, Tate Van Dyke, ...

SEASON PREVIEW: Union Knights Girls Basketball

LA PORTE CITY – Coach Matt Craft is back for his second season at the helm as the Union girls basketball program continues to grow and gain experience. Seniors this season include Bailey Brown, Addie Engel, Reagan Glenn, Alivia Keegan, and Addie Pospisil. Juniors include Sophia Byrnes-West, ...

Murty sets personal record at state cross country meet

FORT DODGE – North Tama junior Rachael Murty raced her way to a personal record on Saturday, Nov. 1, in Fort Dodge while competing in the 2025 Iowa High School Cross Country Championships Class 1A girls race held at Lakeside Golf Course. Amid cloudy skies and temperatures hovering in the ...

Spence finishes 30th at state cross country

FORT DODGE – Union senior Sawyer Spence ended his high school cross country career last week Friday on Halloween morning by finishing among the top quarter of runners in the 2025 Iowa High School Cross Country Championships Class 2A boys race held at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. Amid ...

‘There’s not a better feeling in the world’

TRAER – For the sixth time in program history, North Tama volleyball is state-bound and in search of its first state title after thrashing Cedar Ridge Christian 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-20) last Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Class 1A Region 3 championship match played at Waterloo West High ...

Spence state-bound!

OELWEIN — Union senior Sawyer Spence is headed to state for the second year running after finishing fourth at the Class 2A District 2 state-qualifier meet held in Oelwein on Wednesday, Oct. 22. He clocked in at 16 minutes, 46.6 seconds to earn a spot in Fort Dodge. Last season, Spence ...