INDEPENDENCE – Five was seemingly the magic number for Union wrestlers last weekend. The Knights came out on top in five brackets during Saturday’s Class 2A District 5 state qualifier held at Independence High School, ending the day with not just five tickets punched but also five ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT – Adelyn Sienknecht had the hot hand and she knew it. The North Tama senior’s seventh 3-pointer of the night lifted the Redhawks to a 50-46 victory in a Class 1A Region 2 opener at Meskwaki Settlement School Thursday, Feb. 8. North Tama (10-10) advances to the ...
CORALVILLE – Heading into the first day of the 2024 IGHSAU girls state wrestling tournament last Thursday, only one girl had defeated South Tama sophomore Autumn Elsbury this season – Redhawk grappler Briar Blake who missed much of last year’s first sanctioned girls wrestling season ...
CORALVILLE – Knights wrestler Jillian ‘Monster’ Worthen was ready for a new challenge her junior season. After winning back to back state titles at 105 pounds her freshman and sophomore years — plus a host of other accolades over the last three years including a 2024 regional ...
GARWIN – After leading GMG for most of the first half during last Saturday’s road game in Garwin, the North Tama Redhawks fell behind 29-27 in the wake of a full court throw from Wolverine Colin Teske to Rider Kupka who successfully dropped in a buzzer beater to end the second quarter on ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights girls basketball team hosted the South Tama Trojans last Monday (Jan. 31) at Union High School. The Knights were ready to attack from the opening tip and quickly jumped to a 15-3 lead by the end of the first quarter. That lead expanded to 15 points by ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – After earning back-to-back state wrestling titles the last two years, Union/G-R wrestler Jillian ‘Monster’ Worthen will have the opportunity this week to add a third state medal to her collection. Worthen, a junior at Union High School, secured her trip to the 2024 ...
LA PORTE CITY – Ahead of last Tuesday’s home matchup with Sumner-Fredericksburg, the Union Knights boys basketball team had dropped the last four games – all in heartbreaking fashion. Those four losses came by an average of just around three points. The small things can make a ...
WATERLOO – RedTail Softball head coach Courtney Calkins announces the signing of Adelyn Sienknecht to the 2024-2025 recruiting class. Sienknecht is the daughter of Randy and Melissa Sienknecht and attends North Tama High School. Adelyn plans on studying agricultural business during her time ...
DES MOINES — Injury cut Briar Blake’s first season as a North Tama girls wrestler short. Now, the Redhawk junior is one of the favorites to end next week with a state medal after winning the 170-pound bracket in the Region 3 tournament at the IGHSAU super regional event held at Hy-Vee ...