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Union girls’ wrestling trailblazes their way to state and a sanctioned sport

The talented trailblazing quartet that comprises the Union girls’ 2021-2022 wrestling team made their way to the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) fourth annual interscholastic Iowa High School Girls Wrestling Championships in Coralville last weekend and came away with ...

North Tama’s ranked wrestlers rule the Redhawks Nest in home tourney

North Tama wrestlers ruled the mats in the Redhawks Nest on Saturday, Jan. 22, during the 73rd Annual North Tama Redhawk Wrestling Tournament by taking home three tournament championships, two runners-up, and a third palace finish overall. Ranked wrestlers Case Monat (106), Kolt Knaack (132), ...

Redhawks girls, boys rout the Royals at home

Both the North Tama girls’ and boys’ basketball teams had successful nights on the hardwood last Friday, Jan. 21, as the Redhawks hosted conference rival Colo-NESCO with the girls beating the Royals 59-46 and the boys repeating the feat, 85-71. Girls’ results The North Tama and ...

Redhawks continue to make the case for state appearance

The Redhawks wrestlers are nearing their final month of work ahead of the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines and the atmosphere on the mats is looking good to Head Coach Andrew Knaack. “I go into every year planning on having guys down at the state tournament,” Coach Knaack said in a ...

Cascade of champions for Knights wrestling

The Union boys wrestlers continue to dominate the mats this season traveling to Cascade on Saturday and coming away with a team title and six champions. Jace Hedeman (106), Brayden Bohnsack (113), Caleb Olson (132), Keegan Ellsworth (138), Hunter Worthen (152), and Stone Schmitz (160) all ...

Union girls host No. 1, reigning state champ Dike-New Hartford

The Union girls hosted the No. 1 team in Class 2A girls basketball – Dike-New Hartford – last Saturday evening, just barely making it to double digits before succumbing to the Wolverines 69-16. The game had been previously scheduled for Friday night but was rescheduled due to the ...

Knights lose in final seconds to Wolverines, 60-58

The final fervent 40 seconds of the of the Knights boys basketball game against Dike-New Hartford last Saturday night were everything that makes high school basketball great – excitement, intensity, suspense, performance under pressure, and a buzzer-beater attempt to ultimately decide the ...

Redhawks return with wins, rankings following break

The Redhawks wrestlers returned to the mats following winter break in a big way last week with two ranked wrestlers, team wins over Hartwick-Ladora-Victor (HLV) and Lynnville-Sully, and a fourth place finish at the North Mahaska Invite. As of Tuesday, Jan. 4, sophomore Case Monat at 106 was ...

Knights ready for a win after facing No. 1 Falcons

Following the winter break, Union boys basketball made the windy, icy trek north to Parkersburg on Tuesday, Jan. 4 for a matchup with the powerhouse Class 2A Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons – but despite giving it their best shot, the Knights succumbed to the Falcons 93-33. Going into the Jan. ...

Battling illness, Knights still take fifth at Bobcat Invite

On Saturday, Jan. 8, the Class 2A No. 8 ranked Union Knights made the quick trek down to Van Horne for the much anticipated Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational, coming away with a fifth-place team finish and several individual titles despite medical difficulties. Several medical forfeits due to ...