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Wrestling team rolls ahead

The Union wrestlers continued their dominance on the mat with a pair of tournament wins last week. On January 13, the Knights traveled to Center Point, where they defeated the host team 64-14 and Oelwein 69-12.Derek Holschlag won his match at 113 pounds 13-3 in the only bout vs. Oelwein that ...

Local ladies on CIA team

Union students Tori Hadachek and Mckenna Hatch are part of Team CIA (Club Iowa Association). The duo had the chance to participate in a tournament in Waverly recently as part of the CIA Silver team.

Girls look to build on strong start

Starting the season strong is important for any team, and the North Tama girls have done just that in 2014-15, beginning their season 7-1.Despite their hard work, the girls have yet to be rewarded with a top 15 ranking - but the rest of Class 1A will have no choice but to take notice if the ...

Boys to take on unbeaten Janesville

The North Tama boys basketball team (3-4) emerges from winter break looking to build on some positive moments during the early part of the 2014-15 season. A victory Jan. 6 would bring the boys back to .500, but they'll face a tough test in unbeaten Janesville (8-0).So far this season, senior ...

Wrestlers take home top spots

Tanner Calderwood of the GRNT wrestling team finished in 3rd place in his 220lb weight class at the Nashua/Plainfield meet on Saturday December 13th. Tony Weber also ended up with a 3rd place finish in his 195 lb weight class.Ethan Erhardt finished 3rd in his 126lb weight class, and Matt ...

Zook to compete at Nationals

Aiden Zook, a fifth grade student at North Tama, has been chosen to represent Iowa on the National Dual Wrestling Team in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on January 10, 2015.Zook has had very good results in the 2014-15 wrestling year. He has won the NIACC Invitational, the Vinton-Shellsburg Invite and ...

Charmichael runs in NYC Marathon

Ashley Charmichael joined the throng of runners to compete in the 2014 New York City Marathon. She joined 50,000 other athletes to run the 26.2-mile course on November 2, 2014. Over one million spectators turned out despite cold temperatures, 20 mph headwinds, and wind gusts up to 40 mph.Dr. ...

Hinders part of unstoppable Wartburg squad

Former Union and current Wartburg Knight Cole Hinders continues to rack up accolades, including being named to the 2014 All-Iowa Conference team. Hinders, a junior defensive end from Dysart, was named as a First Team defensive performer for his work in helping the Knights to the playoffs.Among ...

Volleyball team returns to state

Union beat Independence in a hard caught four set match to advance to state. This is their fourth year in a row at state. This year they only have one senior, Maria Wrage. The rest of the team is sophomores and freshman. This will be Maria's fourth year competing at state while it will be the ...

Knights land nine on All-District squad

Union lands nine on first team 2A District 6 All-District Team, two on second team, two honorable mention, and eight all academic! 19 team players recognized from past athletic and academic performances.Senior linebacker Jace Hadachek was named District Defensive MVP and 1st team ...