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Trio of Knights netters commits to the college court

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LA PORTE CITY – Fresh off their state appearance in Coralville, three All-Conference Union Knights volleyball players have signed letters of intent to continue their respective volleyball careers at the collegiate level beginning in the fall of 2024. Earlier this month, the senior trio of ...

Knights end decorated season as State Semifinalists

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CORALVILLE – The top-ranked Knights volleyball team capped off a decorated season in Coralville last week by advancing for the fifth time in school history to the semifinal round of the 3A Iowa high school state volleyball tournament where they deftly took down No. 2 seed Cherokee ...

Redhawk football wraps season with a dozen All District selections

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TRAER – Under first year head coach Andrew Knaack, Redhawk football received a dozen All District team selections this season, proving that sometimes a losing record fails to tell the whole story. “My first season was definitely a learning experience,” Coach Knaack told the Telegraph ...

North Tama alumna named AbbVie Thriving Scholar

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TRAER – Last Thursday, Nov. 2, North Tama High School Class of 2023 graduate and former standout Redhawk runner Grace Lidgett was chosen as an AbbVie Thriving Scholar based on a submitted essay, her accomplishments, a creative project, and a public vote. All 40 candidates who made it to ...

Condon medals at state cross country

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FORT DODGE – After three consecutive trips to the Iowa High School Cross Country Championships, Union runner Millie Condon returned home this year with something new – a top-15 medal. “Millie ran a really smart race on Saturday,” Union head coach Justin Parson told the Telegraph via ...

Dons block Redhawks in regional final, 3-0

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VINTON – Last Wednesday night was familiar, yet unfamiliar territory for North Tama volleyball. The Don Bosco team across the net was one all-too-familiar to the Redhawks, and when it came to playing on a big stage, the Dons’ experience trumped North Tama’s youth once more this ...

Knights face defending state champs to end postseason

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VAN METER – The underdog Knights were taken down by some very big dogs last Friday. After defying the odds and beating No. 1 seed Waukon in the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs on Oct. 20, Union advanced to the Round of 16, traveling to Dallas County where they faced ...

Union volleyball earns return trip to the state tournament

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LA PORTE CITY – For the second year running, the Union Knights volleyball team is state tournament-bound! Last week Tuesday, Oct. 24 in La Porte City, the Knights beat the West Delaware Hawks 3-1 (25-16, 27-25, 25-27, 25-22) for both the Class 3A Region 5 championship and a back-to-back, ...