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Knights return experience, add depth for 2019 season

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Head Coach: Robert Driscol2018 Record: 9-16 (L to Columbus at Districts)The Union Knights saw a mix of results from last years season as the program continued to build experience behind a strong senior class. Several close games throughout the 2018 season did not favor the Knights as they ...

Redhawk softball look to senior leadership in 2019

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Head Coach: Patty Calderwood2018 Record: 8-15 (L in Regionals to Janesville)The North Tama softball team took away several positives from last season's team, including several upperclassmen leading the Redhawks to a five-game winning streak and underclassmen who continued to develop as the ...

Knights put best foot forward on Blue Oval

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By CJ EilersEditorThe Union Knights are no stranger to the Blue Oval. Last year, the boys track team sent eight events to State and the girls have placed well in recent years. As six events made the trip to Des Moines for the State Co-ed Track and Field Meet from May 16-18, the mindset was the ...

Repping Red on the Blue Oval

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As the 2019 track season opened in the final days of March, both North Tama teams came in with a similar mindset every athlete they competed with possessed: continue to improve and qualify for the State Co-ed Track and Field Meet in May. The difference North Tama had from many other schools was ...

Union’s LeBahn to return to State in 1600m, 3200m runs

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The Union boys track team took on the State Qualifying Meet at Monticello on Friday, May 10, where junior Lake LeBahn qualified to return to the State Co-ed Track and Field Meet at Drake this weekend in two distance events and represent the Knights on the Blue Oval.Despite a quad issue going ...

Knights throttle ranked Pirates 6-0 for second consecutive win

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The Union girls soccer team traveled to face an already familiar opponent in Hudson on Thursday, April 18, getting off to a hot start and remaining in the driver's seat to cruise to a 6-0 win against the 13th ranked Pirates.The Knights had faced off against Hudson at a jamboree exhibition game ...

Connell street project approved for this summer

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The Dysart City Council has approved a pavement and storm sewer replacement project along Connell Street from Jefferson Street to East Street with Anderson-Bogert Engineers this summer."The existing pavement is in terrible conditions, but recently one of the storm sewers collapsed and it became ...

Toenges named next Union High Principal

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Union High School will see a brand new face walking its hallways next school year as Jason Toenges has been selected as 9-12 Principal starting this summer."I feel very blessed to have this opportunity and really look forward to getting to know people in Dysart and La Porte City," Toenges said. ...