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Union-North Tama girls soccer sets season tone with opening win

The Union-North Tama girls soccer team opened their spring season on Monday, March 28, with a firm statement – notching a win 2-1 over Iowa City Regina-Catholic. Amid brisk winds and under a blue clear sky, the girls played well on their home turf in La Porte City. The Regals scored their ...

Union boys track takes sixth at first meet

The Union Knights got their boys track and field season underway at the Vinton-Shellsburg Early Bird Meet on Friday, April 1. Union finished in sixth place out of 14 teams with 52.5 points. The Knights recorded several top five finishes across both field and running events including second ...

North Tama eSports continues to level up

Three members of North Tama eSports high school team including (l-r) Nic Hinrichs, Jaxen Daniels, and Landon Kucera assisted their coach Levi LaRue (far left) with a presentation to members of the school board on Monday, March 21, during the board’s regular meeting. As part of the ...

Knights earn all-conference awards

Following a 12-11 season, the Union Knights boys basketball team was awarded with three players named to the North Iowa Cedar League East All-Conference teams. Senior Grant Behrens was named a first team all-conference selection. Behrens finished his season as the Knights’ leading scorer and ...

North Tama AAU volleyball teams statebound

Four of North Tama’s AAU Volleyball teams punched their tickets to state recently and will be competing across Iowa on Saturday, March 26, for state titles including fourth grade at Lake City, sixth grade at Marshalltown, seventh grade at Ankeny, and eighth grade at Cedar Falls. The Traer ...

Redhawks earn all-conference awards

Following a successful 14-9 season, the North Tama Redhawks boys team was awarded with two players named to the Iowa Star South All-Conference basketball teams. Senior Gabe Kopriva was named a first team all-conference selection. Kopriva finished his season as the conference’s leading ...

As Knights’ postseason voyage ends, Coach Lorenzen reflects

Helmed by first-year head coach Corey Lorenzen, the Union boys’ basketball team made it to Round 2 of the postseason this year – putting in a good finish against a dogged Jesup team, but ending the story there, losing to the J-Hawks 50-70. “We got off to a slow start,” Lorenzen said of ...

Union’s Hedeman brings home state wrestling mantle

Between the 2021-2022 Union Knights’ boys and girls wrestling seasons, there’s now two state champions among their ranks with freshman Jace Hedeman capturing the 106 pounds championship title Saturday evening in Des Moines, thereby joining Union freshman Jillian Worthen who did the same in ...

Seniors Hulme, Kopriva, McKinley break or set several school records

It was a bittersweet final game for several members of the Redhawks boys’ basketball team on Thursday, Feb. 17, during Round 2 of the postseason in Coggon. After beating Waterloo Christian 71-59 on Valentine's Day earlier in the week, North Tama capped off a stellar season (14-9) at North ...

Redhawks’ Zook, Monat end 22-year medal drought

Andrew Knaack couldn’t fight back the tears any longer on Friday evening. Envisioning two North Tama wrestlers on the Iowa High School Individual State Wrestling Tournament podium Saturday night was more emotional than he could bear. After reviving the North Tama wrestling program four years ...