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North Tama wipes out Wolverines, 51-28

GARWIN — North Tama girls basketball’s pressure defense crunched GMG in a 51-28 win for the Redhawks at GMG High School last Friday, Jan. 24. The Redhawks (7-7, 6-3 Iowa Star South) forced numerous turnovers in a lopsided first quarter, leading GMG 16-2 after eight minutes. “This ...

Redhawk wrestlers compete at Perry, North Mahaska earning multiple medals

As Iowa’s 2024-25 girls and boys high school wrestling seasons race toward late January/mid-February finales, respectively, North Tama’s squads have continued to find success on the mats. During the Jan. 11 North Mahaska Invitational, the Redhawk girls finished third with 98 points out ...

​​Knights get back on track, down the Wolverines 75-54

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights boys basketball team entered 2025 with a 7-1 record. Despite starting the year off collecting another win, the Knights lost their groove and dropped three straight games the week of Jan. 5. Last week, a senior heavy Dike-New Hartford squad came to Union High ...

3-time medalist Worthen notches 100th career win

VAN HORNE – Knights senior wrestler Jillian ‘Monster’ Worthen, a three time state medalist including back to back titles at 105 pounds her freshman and sophomore years, added yet another accolade to her extensive list of honors during the Benton Lady Cat Duals on Friday, Jan. 10 – her ...

Redhawk wrestling celebrates Senior Night

TRAER – North Tama wrestling celebrated the senior members of its squad on Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the home triangular with Oelwein and AGWSR. Those honored include Kolt Knaack, son of Nicole and Coach Andrew Knaack; Gavin Rausch, son of Regan and Matt Rausch; Briar Blake, daughter of ...

Knights girls victorious over Mustangs, Sailors to mark first season wins

LE GRAND – The Union girls basketball team recently marked their first and second wins of the season in a pair of back-to-back road games. The team first hit the road to take on the East Marshall Mustangs in Le Grand on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Knights were taking on a Mustang team that had two ...

Ewoldt, Hochstetler, Heller named to T-R All-Area volleyball teams

MARSHALLTOWN – Six North Tama players were named to the Times-Republican newspaper’s 2024 All-Area Volleyball teams including first team picks Kruiz Ewoldt and Addison ‘Addy’ Hochstetler, and second team pick Cayleigh Heller. Ewoldt, a junior outside hitter, led the Redhawks this ...

Knaack knocks off milestone

Telegraph note: This story will print in the Friday, Jan. 17 edition of the Telegraph along with photos from Senior Night. TRAER — Kolt Knaack added another milestone to his high school wrestling career on Tuesday night. The North Tama senior recorded his 150th win, pinning his opponent ...

North Tama boys sweep Belle Plaine quad

BELLE PLAINE — North Tama boys wrestling went 3-0 at a quadrangular at Belle Plaine High School on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Redhawks defeated South Hardin-BCLUW, 39-33; dropped BGM, 39-23; and skirted past the hosts, 28-24. Maxon Monat (113 pounds), Drayke Dvorak (126), Berkley Dvorak (132) ...

Storm girls pin down Redhawks

BELLE PLAINE — South Hardin-BCLUW girls wrestling had the roster depth to sneak out a 30-24 victory over North Tama at a triangular at Belle Plaine High School on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that also featured BGM. BGM won the three-way dance with a 33-18 victory over North Tama and a 30-18 win over ...