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Beck, Hennings experience immersive trip to Kosovo

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Karson Hennings of Dysart and Dysart-La Porte FFA Instructor Louis Beck recently returned from an educational trip to Kosovo from September 22-28, learning more about the small European country and its agriculture firsthand.The trip was part of Hawkeye Community College's international program ...

Redhawks stop GMG offense cold 49-0

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With rain threatening a Friday matchup between the North Tama Redhawks and GMG Wolverines, the football programs agreed to play a rare Thursday game as the Redhawks dominated their longtime rival 49-0."It's a rivalry game and these kids know each other to give them extra incentive," coach Tom ...

Knights slays Vikings on the road 45-13

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Union continued to roll past the competition in District play with a commanding 45-13 win over host Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday, Oct. 5 after a lightning delay pushed the game back an hour."Playing at home, they have some kids here who don't quit," Hadachek said. "They have a couple of good ...

Redhawk offense comes alive against Grundy Center 34-26

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The North Tama Redhawks followed up a low scoring 7-6 win over East Buc with a high scoring 34-26 win against the Grundy Center Spartans on Friday, Sept. 28 in Traer."Grundy Center has a very explosive offense led by their freshman quarterback, Logan Knaack," coach Tom McDermott said. "We knew ...

Union reigns king over Roland-Story 44-8 for Homecoming

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The Union Knights football program scored another dominate win on their own turf as they hosted Roland-Story for Homecoming, handing the Norsemen a 44-8 loss."On paper, they have good-sized kids and have six guys committed to playing in college, one to Iowa State, so we were thinking this would ...

Four Union dancers selected for All-Iowa Honor Dance Team

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Four members of the Union Dance team will join 275 of their fellow dancers to perform at a pre-game or halftime show during the girls basketball finals in March.The Union students selected are freshman Sarah Michael for the halftime show, junior Rebekah Leipold for the pregame show, junior ...

Redhawks edge out East Buc 7-6

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The North Tama Redhawks continued district play with a trip to East Buchanan on Friday, Sept. 21 for a defensive battle that saw the Redhawks squeak by for a close win against a team prepared for the run."We felt they would be tough competition at the beginning of the year and one of the ...

Union dominates Benton 34-6 in District opener

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After weathering two straight losses at the hands of Charles City and Dike-New Hartford, Union football scored a statement win over third ranked Benton Community on Friday, Sept. 21, cruising to a 34-6 win behind their unrelenting defense and one of their best offensive outings of the season."I ...

Redhawks battles top ranked Hudson in 21-24 loss

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The North Tama Redhawks celebrated Homecoming last week as they hosted Hudson, the top ranked football team in Class A on Friday, Sept. 14 in a battle that lasted past regulation and into a tense overtime, with the Redhawks taking a tough loss 21-24."We came up with some big plays defensively, ...

How the West was Fun explores love, deception with a lot of laughs

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Members of the Wolf Creek Players theatre group transformed the auditorium of Union Middle School into the Wild West as they presented "How the West was Fun" this past weekend.The play follows a cowboy named Curly and a supporting cast of dancehall ladies, a deceitful medicine man and other ...