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North Tama alumna Grace Lidgett in running for $22K scholarship

TRAER – North Tama Class of 2023 graduate Grace Lidgett – a triple state cross country and state track qualifier – is now running in a different kind of race, a scholarship race for those with Cystic Fibrosis. Currently a freshman at Grace College at Winona Lake, Ind., Lidgett was ...

Warriors run past Redhawks, 45-0, in rain-soaked road game

FAIRBANK – A formidable Wapsie Valley defense proved too much for North Tama this past Friday in Fairbank with the Warriors notching their fourth shutout of the season by striking down the Redhawks, 45-0, in District 3 play. Conditions on Wapsie Valley’s Jerry Southmayd Field were not ...

Knights, Redhawks run at Grundy Center

GRUNDY CENTER – Both the Union and North Tama cross country teams competed last week Thursday at the Grundy Center-hosted Sam Iverson Invitational held on the grounds of the Town and Country Golf Club. North Tama’s girls placed ninth overall with 237 points, while Union’s girls posted ...

North Tama sweeps aside Colo-NESCO, 3-0

COLO — The Class 1A No. 2 (Week 4) North Tama volleyball team trampled Colo-NESCO to the tune of a 3-0 sweep, winning last Tuesday’s (Sept. 19) Iowa Star Conference South Division match 25-3, 25-13, 25-12. Kruiz Ewoldt led the way with 10 kills for the Redhawks (14-10, 2-0). Setter ...

Redhawks fly past Comets for homecoming win, 36-6

TRAER – Amid the backdrop of Homecoming 2023-24, Redhawk football flew past the BCLUW Comets last Friday night to claim their second win of the season — and cement running back Josh Dostal’s status as a player to watch. Barely two minutes into the game and on the Redhawks very first ...

Knoop notches 2,000th career assist against Wapsie Valley

FAIRBANK – On Sept. 12, the Union Knights volleyball team took on Wapsie Valley in a road matchup, beating the Warriors in five intense sets, 3-2, that saw junior setter Avery Knoop record the 2,000th assist of her high school career. In the conference matchup against 2A No. 11 Wapsie ...

Union XC continues its competitive season

The Union Knights girls’ cross country team moved up to No. 11 last week from No. 14 the week prior thanks to recent strong finishes from its core varsity runners including junior Amilia “Millie” Condon who is currently ranked seventh (Week 5) in Class 2A. At the Starmont Invitational ...

Second-ranked Redhawks ace GMG in 3

TRAER — Serving helped everything else fall into place for North Tama volleyball on Thursday night. After an overexcited start to an Iowa Star South Division contest with GMG, North Tama delivered an avalanche of tough serves that buried the Wolverines in a straight-set North Tama ...

North Tama earns first win of the season, 34-18 over AGWSR

TRAER – North Tama earned its first win of the season last Friday – and first win ever under new head coach Andrew Knaack – taking down AGWSR, 34-18 in an exciting District 3 game featuring a late first quarter pick 6 by Josh Dostal that fueled the team’s subsequent success while ...

Knights girls place second, boys third at home cross country invite

LA PORTE CITY – Knights cross country hosted the Union Invitational on the rolling hills of the La Porte City Golf Club last week Thursday afternoon with the girls team claiming a close second – just three points behind the champion, 2A No. 4 Denver – and the boys placing a solid ...