A second-straight road test greeted the Union boys basketball team as they came up short 67-54 at Aplington-Parkersburg on Tuesday, Dec. 10."This is a great program that has a coach who plays them hard with their press," coach Dan Hensing said. "They make you do things you don't want to do and ...
North Tama girls basketball opened their season with a dominant 69-14 win on the road on Tuesday, Dec. 3 as they held Valley Lutheran in check defensively as Rylee McLean had a career night against the Crusaders."We played a scrimmage last night against Columbus Catholic and I felt a lot of ...
2018-19 Dual Record: 13-11Head Coach: Andrew KnaackLast season for North Tama wrestling marked the first year the Redhawks had been independent in 25 years. Led by Andrew Knaack, a North Tama Alumni and two-time national qualifier at Wartburg College, the Redhawks achieved individual and team ...
2018-19 Record: 3-19 (L to AGWSR in 2nd Round of Regionals)Head Coach: Shawn LarmoreLast season marked the beginning of Shawn Larmore and Joe Breakenridge's tenure of rebuilding the North Tama girls basketball program after a rotation of different coaches over the past several years prior. The ...
Head Coach: Bart MehlertUnion wrestling continued to build off a modest season in 2018 as they ascended to among the elites in Class 2A throughout the 2018-19 season. The Knights fell short of qualifying for the State Dual Meet, yet sent seven wrestlers to Wells Fargo for the traditional State ...
2018-19 Record: 2-18 (L to Beckman Cath. in 1st Round of Districts)Head Coach Dan Hensing2018 saw the arrival of Dan Hensing to Union as head coach of varsity basketball. The program had experienced turnover in recent years and the players appeared ready to reverse their fortunes. However, team ...
2018-19 Record: 12-9 (L to AGWSR in First Round of Districts)Head Coach: Alex TagtowAfter a successful football season in 2018, North Tama basketball coach issued a challenge to his team: keep it going. The senior-laden team, led by Hale Hulme, eyed an Iowa State South title and to make a run ...
2018-19 Record: 3-16 (L to Crestwood in First Round of Regionals)Head Coach: Robert DriscolIn a season abbreviated by the polar vortex, Union girls basketball struggled to gain traction as a team on the court in a talented conference. With 2019 nearly in the rearview mirror, the girls hope to ...
Union High School students took some time out of their school day to visit nearby Irvine Prairie to help broadcast seeds over two acres of land on Wednesday, Nov. 20."Most of the students have learned about prairie and a basic idea of what it is, but most also don't appreciate the difference ...
A lifelong dream for Traer's Grace Blake came to fruition on Tuesday, Nov. 19 as the North Tama senior signed to the South Dakota State University equestrian program, where she will continue to pursue her passion for riding horses."What drew me to SDSU was being close to home, when I do need to ...