The North Tama Redhawks followed up a low scoring 7-6 win over East Buc with a high scoring 34-26 win against the Grundy Center Spartans on Friday, Sept. 28 in Traer."Grundy Center has a very explosive offense led by their freshman quarterback, Logan Knaack," coach Tom McDermott said. "We knew ...
Four members of the Union Dance team will join 275 of their fellow dancers to perform at a pre-game or halftime show during the girls basketball finals in March.The Union students selected are freshman Sarah Michael for the halftime show, junior Rebekah Leipold for the pregame show, junior ...
After weathering two straight losses at the hands of Charles City and Dike-New Hartford, Union football scored a statement win over third ranked Benton Community on Friday, Sept. 21, cruising to a 34-6 win behind their unrelenting defense and one of their best offensive outings of the season."I ...
The North Tama Redhawks continued district play with a trip to East Buchanan on Friday, Sept. 21 for a defensive battle that saw the Redhawks squeak by for a close win against a team prepared for the run."We felt they would be tough competition at the beginning of the year and one of the ...
Shrugging off last week's loss to Charles City, the Union Knights traveled to Dike to take on the 1A Wolverines, falling 22-35 as struggles continue for Union."We expected to have biggest challenge thus far in the season," coach Joe Hadachek. "They had 4-5 players who have D2/NAIA offers so ...
The North Tama Redhawks celebrated Homecoming last week as they hosted Hudson, the top ranked football team in Class A on Friday, Sept. 14 in a battle that lasted past regulation and into a tense overtime, with the Redhawks taking a tough loss 21-24."We came up with some big plays defensively, ...
The Union cross country team competed in only their second meet of the season, showing improvements across the board as they continued to compete with strong regional teams and run towards their goals."Realistically, we know where we are at now," Parson said. "We set goals and had times improve ...
Members of the Wolf Creek Players theatre group transformed the auditorium of Union Middle School into the Wild West as they presented "How the West was Fun" this past weekend.The play follows a cowboy named Curly and a supporting cast of dancehall ladies, a deceitful medicine man and other ...
Cathy and David Irvine of rural Dysart had long held a fascination with the prairie lands that once covered Iowa 150 years ago. Today, 99.9 of that natural prairie is long gone, replaced with cities and row crops to feed a hungry nation. The story of these lands continued though for the Irvines ...
It was a battle of top five 1A volleyball programs as fifth-ranked North Tama hosted top-ranked Janesville on Thursday, Sept. 6, the Redhawks falling at home in three close sets."Janesville's defense is amazing," coach Channing Halstead said. "They always stay in control even when they're out ...