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Union hurdlers earn medals at state track

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DES MOINES – Union’s hurdlers made their mark on Drake Stadium last week during the Iowa co-ed high school track and field championships bringing home medals in two events including Sydney Anton in the 100-meter hurdles and the girls 4X100 shuttle hurdle relay team. A total of 11 Knights ...

Bruns takes on Union baseball head coaching position

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The Union high school baseball program will be sporting a familiar face in a new role this season with Activities Director Michael Bruns taking on the head coach position. Bruns, a 2008 Union graduate who lettered in baseball for the Knights, was hired in June of 2021 as the district’s ...

Redhawk volleyball star signs with Wartburg

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TRAER – A few days shy of graduation, North Tama volleyball star Shae Ewoldt signed a letter of intent to play for Wartburg College next season, a Division III school. With the support of her family, friends, and coaches, she committed on Thursday, May 18 in the Redhawks nest to officially ...

Merchant ushers in new beginning for Redhawk softball

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TRAER – Following several losing seasons – including two full seasons with not a single win – and two different head coaches in as many years, Redhawk softball appears primed for a new beginning this year and the program’s new head coach Madonna Merchant is ready to make that ...

Lidgett runs a top-10 finish at state track

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DES MOINES – North Tama distance star Grace Lidgett rounded out her high school running career with a 10th-place finish in the Class 1A girls’ 1,500-meter run at the Iowa co-ed high school track and field championships on Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Lidgett – ...

Redhawk baseball beats Bears in season opener

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WATERLOO – Redhawk baseball opened the season with a win in Waterloo at Riverfront Stadium on Monday, May 15, beating non-conference foe the English Valleys Bears 14-4. North Tama brought in a dozen of its runs in the fourth inning alone. In 26 turns at bat, the Redhawks notched 11 hits ...

Union/North Tama drops ‘hard fought’ home finale

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The Union/North Tama girls soccer team ended their regular season last week with a road game loss 5-2 to Columbus Catholic on Thursday followed by a close overtime loss 4-3 at home to No. 12 Marion on Friday. Against the Sailors, junior Molly Grote sank the Knights’ two goals in the net ...

Knights end inaugural JV soccer season at home

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The Knights boys soccer team ended its inaugural junior varsity season at home on Friday, May 5, losing to South Tama 2-1 in what ended up being a scrimmage due to no-show referees. Union finished this new first season as a singular, non-sharing team – Union’s previous agreement with ...

North Tama selects Andrew Knaack as next Redhawk football coach

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The North Tama County Community School District announced last week that Andrew Knaack has been selected as the district’s next Varsity Football Coach. Knaack is currently a physical education teacher at Janesville Community School District. He is also North Tama’s head wrestling coach, ...