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STC football scrimmages West Marshall

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Football fans got their first look at the 2026 STC football team on Friday night, Aug. 21, when the Trojans hosted West Marshall in their annual ‘Gator Bowl.’ The two teams started with some 7-on-7 passing drills, followed by a full 11-on-11 scrimmage. West Marshall enters the season ...

Volleyball debuts at ‘Gator Bowl’

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The 2026 STC volleyball team debuted on Friday, Aug. 21, when they held their ‘Gator Bowl’ scrimmage against visiting West Marshall. Head coach Emily Chyma led her squad before a nice crowd who gathered to see their first glimpse of the promising squad. For admission on the night, the ...

Vest notches first victory for STC tennis

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STC junior Presley Vest gained the first victory on the young season for the STC girls tennis team when she won her match in Oskaloosa on Thursday, Aug. 20. Matching up against the Indians’ Isis Edwards in #3 singles play, Vest jumped out to a 4-1 lead and ended up dominating the match by ...

STC Girls Tennis opens season

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The girls tennis team once again had the honor of officially opening up STC athletic competition this fall when they traveled to Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Aug. 11. After waiting through a three-hour rain delay, the Trojans dropped the contest to their in-conference competitor, 9-0. Playing ...

2026 Fall Preview: STC Football

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It was a special fall in 2025 for the STC football program. Finishing 5-4, it was the program’s first winning season, and most team wins since the 2015 season when the Trojans finished 11-1. It was their first postseason birth since 2020. And the team earned an impressive total of 15 ...

2026 Fall Preview: STC Volleyball

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Head Coach Emily Chyma and the STC volleyball team has plenty of reasons to be excited about the upcoming 2026 season. Last fall the team achieved their first winning season (19-18) since 2013, and the program’s most wins in the last 16 years. Now, as practice officially began on Monday, ...

2026 Fall preview: STC Girls Tennis

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‘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,’ ...

Ahrens discusses potential conference change with school board

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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 ...

2026 Fall Preview: STC Cross Country

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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 ...

Autumn Elsbury to wrestle for Wartburg

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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 ...