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No. 5 Knights netters claim Haley Eckerman title

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WATERLOO – Fifth-ranked Union volleyball brought home the Waterloo East Haley Eckerman Volleyball Tournament championship last weekend. The Knights — now 14-2 on the season heading into this past week — took down Waterloo East, reigning tournament champ Don Bosco, and Columbus Catholic ...

Union drops Week 3 game to West Delaware at home

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LA PORTE CITY — Knights football hosted the non-district West Delaware Hawks last Friday night, dropping the game 42-12 during Patriot Night at Union Stadium which honored those who have served in the military or as first responders. While the freshmen/sophomore team kicked off the ...

Redhawks rocket to No. 3

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TRAER – In just the first week of the 2023-24 season, Redhawk volleyball has rocketed in the rankings, from No. 15 to No. 3 – taking down every 1A opponent they’ve faced while also competing with several ranked teams including 3A No. 4 Union last Saturday at the North Tama Volleyball ...

North Tama runners compete at Pine Lake in season debut

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ELDORA – Redhawk cross country runners raced for the first time this season last Thursday (August 31) at South Hardin’s Pine Lake Run in Eldora with the girls’ team placing 11th by scoring 277 points. Jamie Jacobs was the first runner to cross the finish line for North Tama, ...

Knights take on No. 1 Mustangs at home

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LA PORTE CITY – Knights football took on the No. 1 team in Class 3A and the reigning state runner-up last Friday night — the Mount Vernon Mustangs — in its home opener at Union Stadium. And while the Knights lost the non-district game 33-0, the team managed to stem what had the ...

Redhawks fall to No. 8 Huskies, 22-20

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NASHUA — The North Tama football team outscored No. 8 (post-Week 2 poll/The Gazette) Nashua-Plainfield 20-6 in the second half but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 22-20 to the host Huskies last Friday night in a district match-up. Nashua-Plainfield (2-0) ran for 295 of its 346 ...

No. 4 Knights open season with tournament championship

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INDEPENDENCE – The Union Knights netters tipped off the 2023-24 season with a tournament win in Independence on Saturday alongside a Class 3A preseason No. 4 ranking. The Knights took down Janesville 2-1 (22-20, 8-21, 14-16), Independence 2-0 (21-18, 21-17), and Oelwein 2-1 (18-21, 21-8, ...

Redhawks fall to Hudson 24-2 in debut

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HUDSON – Playing without their starting quarterback Kolt Knaack for the first half of the game last Friday night, the Redhawks gave up their season opener, 24-2, to Hudson. Knaack, a junior, was ineligible for the first half due to issues that first year head coach Andrew Knaack declined ...

Knights fall to No. 10 Falcons in season opener

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PARKERSBURG – The Union Knights football team came up a bit short in their season opener last Friday against the 1A No. 10 (preseason/The Gazette) Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons, falling 23-7 on the road. “We know we've made gains from the previous year,” Knights head coach Jared ...