‘Confidence’ is the buzzword around the renovated STC tennis courts these days, as the 2026 girls tennis program officially began their season this week. ‘After several seasons of fielding young, inexperienced teams, we finally should take the courts this season with confidence,’ ...
During Monday’s school board meeting, 7-12 Activities Director Chelsea Ahrens told the board that changing athletic conferences could help the district improve competitiveness and encourage more students to participate in sports. Ahrens, presented an update on the activities department’s ...
For eight seasons in a row (and ten of the last eleven), the STC cross country program has sent at least one athlete to the state meet in Fort Dodge. It’s just one mark of a successful program that Edgar Tapia will look to continue in his second season as head coach of the boys and girls ...
In a post that has shocked the Iowa wrestling community, recent STC graduate Autumn Elsbury has committed to wrestle at Wartburg College starting this fall. In a post on Monday, Elsbury shared her intentions, “Better late than never… I’m excited to announce that I have committed to ...
Four STC athletes recently received honors from the WaMaC conference, as both boys baseball and girls softball recently wrapped up their seasons for the summer. Head Coach Dave Nitz’s baseball squad had a pair of underclassmen receive recognition in the WaMaC western division. Sophomore ...
The 3rd Annual Chicago Bears Football Training Camp is returning to the Meskwaki Settlement on July 18. This year, the camp will once again offer the Mini Monsters Camp and will also introduce a new Girls Flag Football Camp. The Bears are committed to hosting the camp, giving local youth ...
With the first official football practice about a month away, STC has recently announced their plans for this year’s homecoming festivities. Friday, Oct, 2, will serve as the homecoming game this upcoming 2026 season. The Trojans will be taking on Centerville, with the freshman game ...
South Tama sophomore Ava Boldt is returning home from the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) 3D Championship with a national title, a $5,000 scholarship, and yet another accomplishment to add to an already stellar archery career. Competing in Daytona Beach, Florida, Boldt captured ...
AMES — After a stellar sophomore track and field campaign, STC’s Scout Ridout is keeping up her running this summer. As a part of the MVP Track Club, Ridout has joined other athletes (mainly from the Des Moines area) who are competing throughout the summer at both USA and AAU track and ...
Last week we introduced a list of some of my ‘favorite things’ from the 2025-2026 school year in local high school sports. Having looked at #10--#6 on the list, let’s pick things up with my top five favorite moments: 5. Monday, January 19, 2026: Meskwaki Settlement School’s girls ...