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Knights netters drop season opener at home to No. 12 Hudson

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights girls basketball team dropped its season opener at home on Tuesday, Nov. 26, to 2A No. 12 Hudson, 57-14. Led this season by a new head coach – La Porte City’s Matt Craft who took over from Robert Driscol – the Knights’ roster features just three ...

North Tama tackles football classification issue; board votes to go 8-Player

TRAER – In the end the decision was quick and without much fanfare. During the Monday, Nov. 18 regular monthly meeting of the North Tama school board, a majority of members decided the time had finally come to drop from Class A varsity football to 8-Player. Following a very brief ...

Redhawk football earns 10 all-district selections; Kolt Knaack named MVP

TRAER – Under second year head coach Andrew Knaack, 10 North Tama football players were named to all-district teams this season including senior Kolt Knaack who was named the Class 1A District 3 MVP. "I am glad to see these guys get the recognition they earned this year," Coach Knaack told ...

Redhawks fall in five-set state quarterfinal heartbreaker

CORALVILLE — The North Tama volleyball team opened the state tournament at Xtream Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in heartbreaking fashion – falling to No. 4 Riverside in the Class 1A quarterfinals after what had been a glorious regional run. Fifth-seeded North Tama started hot, fell behind, ...

END OF SEASON RECAP: Union Knights Football

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights football team ended their season in the playoffs in late October. The Knights finished the season 3-6 and collected wins over Aplington-Parkersburg, Jesup, and Vinton-Shellsburg. THANK YOU to seniors Brayden Bohnsack, Evan Hanus, Wyatt Walker, Andrew ...

​​END OF SEASON RECAP: Union Knights Volleyball

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights volleyball team ended their season in the Class 3A Region 3 Championship match. They ended the season with a strong 37-12 record, playing in the toughest conference in the state. The season included several tournament championships as well as an NICL East ...

END OF SEASON RECAP: Union Knights Cross Country

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights cross country team wrapped up their season the weekend of Nov. 2, with multiple runners competing at the state meet in Fort Dodge. The Knights qualified three runners for state including Amilia Condon (senior) on the girls side. Sawyer Spence (junior) and ...

Condon medals at state cross country

FORT DODGE – Union senior Amilia ‘Millie’ Condon capped off her high school cross country career last Saturday afternoon in Fort Dodge by running her way to a sixth place in the Class 2A girls race at Lakeside Golf Course. Amid the wind and brisk temperatures, Condon crossed the finish ...

STATE BOUND!

WEBSTER CITY — The North Tama volleyball team qualified for state for the fifth time in the last eight seasons by methodically outplaying No. 9 River Valley 3-1 on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Class 1A Region 7 final at Webster City High School. The fifth-ranked Redhawks (25-15) beat the ...