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Union boys place first at season opener

LA PORTE CITY – Old man winter reared its ugly head during the Knights spring golf opener held last Thursday night at our home course vs. Denver and East Marshall. The conditions were a little soft after all the rain we got this week causing chipping to be difficult, and the cold wind did not ...

Union-North Tama girls soccer scores first win of season in home opener

LA PORTE CITY – In their home debut last Thursday, the Union-North Tama girls soccer team scored their first win of the season against Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck, knocking down the Rebels 3-0 for the shutout. After getting shoved onto her face by the defense, senior midfielder Molly ...

Knights teams take gold at 2024 Gassman Coed Relays

LA PORTE CITY – Two Union athletes ran a perfect meet and several more came close last Thursday at the 2024 Gassman Coed Relays, helping to propel both the Knights boys and girls track and field teams to champion finishes. The Knights-hosted meet took place under sunny skies backed by a ...

North Tama track competes at BCLUW boys early bird

CONRAD — BCLUW boys track and field scored 92 points to claim fourth at the Comets’ early bird meet at BCLUW High School on Thursday evening. The Comets scored 92 points. Jesup won with 122 points, followed by Wapsie Valley (117) and Iowa City West (114). GMG was eighth with 27 points, ...

UNI football spring game, kids clinic set for April 19

CEDAR FALLS — Northern Iowa football fans are invited to celebrate this year’s spring season with a tailgate event and the annual spring game at the UNI-Dome on Friday, April 19. Both family-friendly events are free and open to the public. The spring tailgate event kicks off at 5:30 p.m ...

Redhawk girls’ basketball players land on all-ISC South teams

TRAER – Two North Tama girls basketball players recently earned Iowa Star Conference South Division all-conference honors. Junior Ava Breakenridge was a second-team pick for the 2023-24 season, ranking fifth with 19 3-pointers in league games. She averaged a team-leading 13.3 points with ...

Kucera signs with MCC Esports for 2024-25 season

TRAER – North Tama senior Landon ‘Kuch’ Kucera signed a letter of intent last Friday to continue his esports and academic careers at Marshalltown Community College. With his family by his side as well as MCC Esports head coach Andrew Goforth and Overwatch 2 Title coach Rick Davis, ...

Mills named East MVP during NICL Senior All-Star Games

REINBECK –Union’s Ava Mills and East Marshall’s Morgan Neuroth added additional honors to their basketball resumes last Friday night – in their final high school appearances, the two were named East MVP and West MVP, respectively, during the NICL Senior All-Star Games played at ...

Union Knights 2023-24 golf preview

LA PORTE CITY – When Spring arrives you know it's time for the temps to warm up and the golf course to get busy. Our Union Knight boys and girls golf teams are ready to get out and compete! The Girls team is a senior laden crew. Lydia Albertsen, Sydney Schmuecker, Clara Carlson, and Ava ...