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Knights rebound against the Cougars 62-43

LA PORTE CITY – Ahead of last Tuesday’s home matchup with Sumner-Fredericksburg, the Union Knights boys basketball team had dropped the last four games – all in heartbreaking fashion. Those four losses came by an average of just around three points. The small things can make a ...

RedTail Softball welcomes Adelyn Sienknecht

WATERLOO – RedTail Softball head coach Courtney Calkins announces the signing of Adelyn Sienknecht to the 2024-2025 recruiting class. Sienknecht is the daughter of Randy and Melissa Sienknecht and attends North Tama High School. Adelyn plans on studying agricultural business during her time ...

Blake, Hochstetler send Redhawk girls wrestling to state for first time

DES MOINES — Injury cut Briar Blake’s first season as a North Tama girls wrestler short. Now, the Redhawk junior is one of the favorites to end next week with a state medal after winning the 170-pound bracket in the Region 3 tournament at the IGHSAU super regional event held at Hy-Vee ...

Coach Dick Ingvall inducted into Union Knights Hall of Fame

LA PORTE CITY – Union honored one of its winningest coaches last Thursday night by inducting retired Coach Dick Ingvall into the Knights Hall of Fame. The former head wrestling coach was introduced prior to the boys’ dual with Sumner-Fredericksburg – a dual that proved a fitting ...

Knights grapplers split home dual with Cougars

LA PORTE CITY – The full Union/Union-Gladbrook-Reinbeck wrestling team split their last home dual of the season last Thursday evening with the top-ranked boys’ squad confidently conquering Sumner-Fredericksburg 57-21 while the girls fell 48-18 to the Cougars. The meet was originally ...

Redhawk wrestlers top podiums at home tournament

TRAER – Redhawk wrestlers secured a slew of championship titles at their home tournament last Saturday in Traer. First place finishes were earned by Drayke Dvorak, Case Monat, and Kolt Knaack during the boys invitational, while Grace Dvorak, Addy Hochstetler, and Briar Blake went ...

Knights narrowly succumb to Huskies in tense matchup

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights girls basketball team almost eked out what would have been their fourth win of the season against the Oelwein Huskies last Tuesday (Jan. 16) but ultimately succumbed 48-47 following a tense home court matchup. Union ended each of the first three quarters ...

Redhawk wrestlers compete in Wapsie Valley triangular

FAIRBANK – While most high school sporting events were canceled last week due to the snowstorms that bookended the work week, some members of the Redhawk boys wrestling team managed to travel to Fairbank Thursday evening for a triangular with both host Wapsie Valley and ...

Knights grapple tough Denver team

DENVER – While most high school sporting events were canceled last week due to the snowstorms that bookended the work week, some members of Union’s top-ranked boys wrestling team managed to travel to Denver Thursday evening for a dual. While Union narrowly lost the dual 39-33 to a tough ...

Redhawk girls come up short against Wildcats

TRAER — The North Tama girls basketball team couldn’t quite tame Janesville, dropping a 52-48 decision at North Tama High School on Friday, Jan. 5. Ava Breakenridge led the Redhawks with 19 points and added five rebounds; Jamie Jacobs had 11 points, five rebounds and three steals. Every ...