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Knights’ season ends at South Hardin in regional opener

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ELDORA — The Union girls basketball team closed out its 2025-26 campaign on the road Saturday, Feb. 14, falling to the South Hardin Tigers, 45-38, in a Class 2A Region 8 first-round contest. South Hardin (10-12) took control early, building an 11-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and ...

Short-handed Knights take care of undefeated Spartans, 74-65

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LA PORTE CITY – Mid-February in Iowa means high school basketball teams are preparing for the postseason. It is a time of year where the cream rises to the top and teams hitting their stride entering the postseason can do the most damage. All roads were leading to the match-up in La Porte ...

Six Knights qualify for state wrestling

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INDEPENDENCE – It was a truly sweet Valentine’s Day for six members of the Union Knights boys wrestling squad who qualified for the 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament after finishing top-2 in their respective brackets at the Class 2A District 6 state qualifier hosted by Independence last ...

Morris, Monat punch tickets to state wrestling

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OGDEN – It was a truly sweet Valentine’s Day for a pair of North Tama grapplers who qualified for the 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament after finishing top-2 in their respective brackets at the Class 1A District 7 state qualifier hosted by Ogden on Saturday, Feb. 14. Sophomore Chase ...

Sienknecht holds her own at state wrestling

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CORALVILLE – Redhawk freshman Alaney Sienknecht made her state wrestling debut on Thursday, Feb. 5, in a first-round morning bout with the No. 1 seed at 155 pounds, Western Iowa’s Marlee Pittet. And while she was eventually pinned in the second period, Sienknecht more than held her own ...

Dvorak, Monat grapple to gold at Iowa Star Wrestling Tournament

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CONRAD – The North Tama Redhawks boys wrestling squad took fifth place at the 11-team Iowa Star Wrestling Tournament hosted by BCLUW in Conrad on Saturday, Feb. 7, propelled by medalists Max Monat (ranked No. 4 in Class 1A by IAwrestle at 126 pounds) and Berkley Dvorak (150) who both took ...

Knights girls knock off Mustangs, 47-36

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LE GRAND — Union Community used a fast start to fight off the East Marshall girls’ basketball team, winning 47-36 in the Tuesday, Jan. 27, North Iowa Cedar League clash. Per the Union Booster Club, the team’s “continued improvement has given the Knights their best season dating back to ...