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Final inning lifts Redhawks over Rebels 4-3

The North Tama baseball team bounced back from their season-opening loss with a 4-3 win over Gladbrook-Reinbeck and their star pitcher Tyler Tscherter on Thursday, May 23,"Tscherter is a great pitcher and I remember us facing him last year," Kopriva said. "He pitched well tonight, but we were ...

Hudson United holds on to earn third trip to State in four years

The combined forces of Hudson and Union boys soccer pushed through a low-scoring 1-0 game against Waverly-Shell Rock on Saturday, May 25 to punch their ticket to State this week in Des Moines."I'm extremely proud," Coach Sue Rink said. "This team has the chemistry and right character traits. ...

Balanced hitting leads Lady Knights to sweep Wapsie Valley in doubleheader

The Union softball team saw their season start off in W column as the Lady Knights swept NICL rival in Fairbank 19-17 and 16-4 on Wednesday, May 22 behind contributions all around from a young squad."I felt the kids came out hitting the ball well and we had a lot of girls out playing positions ...

Redhawk softball look to senior leadership in 2019

Head Coach: Patty Calderwood2018 Record: 8-15 (L in Regionals to Janesville)The North Tama softball team took away several positives from last season's team, including several upperclassmen leading the Redhawks to a five-game winning streak and underclassmen who continued to develop as the ...

Union softball is young, enthused and ready for 2019 season

Head Coach: Laurie Driscol2018 Record: 11-16 (L in Regionals to Crestwood)Coach Laurie Driscol's first year at the helm of the Union softball program in 2018 saw a relatively young, inexperienced roster battle in the NICL East for a fourth place finish. Though returning key pieces from last ...

Experienced Redhawks head into summer poised as conference favorites

Head Coach: Dan Kopriva2018 Record: 16-10 (L in Second Round of Districts to Hudson 1-0)The North Tama baseball program has seen consistent winning seasons in recent memory, yet the 2018 season saw an unproven Redhawk lineup take to J.L. Lister Field in late May. By early July, the Redhawks had ...

Knights return experience, add depth for 2019 season

Head Coach: Robert Driscol2018 Record: 9-16 (L to Columbus at Districts)The Union Knights saw a mix of results from last years season as the program continued to build experience behind a strong senior class. Several close games throughout the 2018 season did not favor the Knights as they ...

Repping Red on the Blue Oval

As the 2019 track season opened in the final days of March, both North Tama teams came in with a similar mindset every athlete they competed with possessed: continue to improve and qualify for the State Co-ed Track and Field Meet in May. The difference North Tama had from many other schools was ...

Knights put best foot forward on Blue Oval

By CJ EilersEditorThe Union Knights are no stranger to the Blue Oval. Last year, the boys track team sent eight events to State and the girls have placed well in recent years. As six events made the trip to Des Moines for the State Co-ed Track and Field Meet from May 16-18, the mindset was the ...

Union’s LeBahn to return to State in 1600m, 3200m runs

The Union boys track team took on the State Qualifying Meet at Monticello on Friday, May 10, where junior Lake LeBahn qualified to return to the State Co-ed Track and Field Meet at Drake this weekend in two distance events and represent the Knights on the Blue Oval.Despite a quad issue going ...