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Friday Night Lights Returns: Redhawks poised to compete under new head coach

TRAER – North Tama football looks to get back to its hard-nosed roots this fall. Under new head coach Andrew Knaack, the Redhawks are looking for 100 percent effort with around 30 kids suiting up on Friday nights this fall. “The kids we roll out every Friday night are gonna be ready ...

Friday Night Lights Returns: Knights add depth, experience this season

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights football team is returning this season with the experience necessary for success and a chance at a winning record. “[W]e have three or four seniors who have played significant varsity minutes since they were sophomores, and last year seven sophomores ...

Steel Shooters of Traer earns National title

MARENGO, Ohio – Alex Meggers, Gavin Hines, Gwen Wical and Anthony Dudys of the Steel Shooters of Traer brought home a bronze at the 2023 SASP National Championship as a non-collegiate team this year. The placement was for Optic Rimfire Pistol category. The National Championship took place ...

Bistline selected for NICL baseball’s top team

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights baseball team recently wrapped up the 2022-23 season under first year head coach Michael Bruns, finishing 6-20 and fourth in the North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) East division. Similar to Union’s softball team this season, the baseball roster skewed ...

Schrier selected for Iowa Star baseball’s top team

North Tama’s Michael Schrier earned a first-team spot on the Iowa Star Conference All-South Division baseball teams released recently. Schrier was a repeat first-team selection for the Redhawks. The senior catcher notched a .314 average in his final season at North Tama, leading the ...

Seda selected for all-division Iowa Star Conference South squad

North Tama head softball coach Madonna Merchant was announced as the Iowa Star Conference South Co-Coach of the Year in the league’s all-division teams released recently. Merchant shares the honor with Colo-NESCO’s Candace Sutton. The Redhawks finished the season 7-12, their best finish ...

Five Knights earn NICL-East All Conference softball honors

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights softball team wrapped up the 2022-23 season earlier this month with five of its players selected for All Conference honors including sophomore Avery Knoop who was named to first-team utility player. The Knights ended the season 5-15 back on July 6 in ...

Redhawks eliminated by No. 6 Lynx, 11-3

TROY MILLS — Sixth-ranked North Linn got out to a 7-0 lead and held off North Tama for an 11-3 win over the Redhawks in the July 5 District 5 baseball semifinal. North Tama (10-13) scored three times in the top of the fourth inning to cut into the deficit, but that was all the Redhawks ...

Redhawks rally but Comets can’t be quelled

CONRAD — BCLUW softball was able to hold off a late rally from North Tama to advance in the Class 1A Region 6 bracket with a 12-10 victory at Dave Lee Field last Friday night (June 30). The Redhawks scored four runs with two outs and had the bases loaded but BCLUW pitcher Klayre Gallentine ...