LA PORTE CITY – Earlier this month, Union senior Sydney Anton – a track star in hurdles and standout cross country runner – signed with Minnesota State University to continue her athletic and academic careers next school year. “[The Minnesota State] environment clicked immediately and ...
SUMNER – The final score last Friday night in Sumner mattered less than usual to many of those in attendance for the girls varsity basketball game between the Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars and the Union Knights – rather, it was the tremendous life of one of their own that was top of mind ...
BROOKLYN —The night of Dec. 12, 2023, is a night Redhawk wrestler Kolt Knaack is sure to remember for a long time as he notched the 100th win of his high school wrestling career that evening on the mats at BGM High School. “It feels good to have 100 wins. It’s a big confidence ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights top-ranked boys wrestling team had two more members hit a varsity milestone last week. Senior Keegan Ellsworth (on right, 144 pounds) and junior Brayden Bohnsack (113 pounds) each earned their 100th career victory. Congratulations!
FORT DODGE – Briar Blake recorded her first loss of the season to the current No. 1 at 170 pounds, reigning state champion Naomi Simon of Decorah last week Friday at the Fort Dodge Girls Invite but not before slapping down two pinfall wins over Emmetsburg and Clear Lake ahead of the title ...
TRAER – The North Tama girls basketball team is sporting a whole lot of one family this season. Assistant coach Nicole (née Schlichting) Hemann – a 2012 North Tama graduate and starter on the only Redhawk girls basketball team to make a state appearance (2011-12) – is currently ...
Heading into this week, the Union Knights girls basketball team was 2-4 (0-2) on the season after notching two wins in a row on Nov. 27 and 28 against Central City and Independence, respectively. Team leaders thus far this season include seniors Reagan Sorensen with 93 points (19 ...
The Union Knights boys basketball team has only lost one game thus far this season heading into the week after narrowly dropping a road game to Independence 60-57 back on Nov. 28. The Knights have notched wins over Central City, AGWSR, Wapsie Valley, and Oelwein and are now tied with Jesup ...
ACKLEY — North Tama boys wrestling defeated Columbus Catholic but lost to triangular hosts at AGWSR High School last Thursday, Dec. 7. The Redhawks won 42-24 against the Sailors; the Cougars defeated North Tama, 42-27. All three schools had small lineups on Thursday; North Tama and ...
TRAER – Josh Dostal scored a team-leading 23 points and the North Tama boys’ basketball team remained unbeaten with a 75-74 win over GMG in the Tuesday, Dec. 5 Iowa Star Conference contest. Kayler Morris made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, and Jared Dvorak added 16 points ...