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Back-to-Back WaMaC champs!

VINTON — For the second season in a row, head coach Jason Arp and the STC girls wrestlers are the WaMaC conference champions. After winning the WaMaC meet in 2025, the Trojans successfully defended their title when they traveled to Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday, Jan. 23. STC won this year’s ...

Trojan boys earn second win of season

The STC boys basketball team beat Meskwaki Settlement, 67-47, on Monday, Jan. 19, to earn their second victory of the season. The Trojans jumped out to an 18-6 lead by the end of the first quarter, thanks to 8 points from senior Tanner Large. Senior Cyrell Etzen got hot in the second ...

Warrior girls beat Trojans

In a jam-packed and energetic STC High School gym, the Meskwaki Warriors and STC Trojans faced off in a key girls basketball matchup on Monday, Jan. 19. The Warriors used a stifling full-court press to defeat the Trojans in a low-scoring affair, 38-33. The game favored the Trojans in the ...

Tigers outlast Trojans

The STC boys basketball team and Grinnell came into their game on Friday night, Jan. 16, with very similar resumes. Both teams came into the night with a record of 1-9 and each were desperately looking for a second win on the season. The game proved to be a contest of very similar teams, ...

STC girls win on Senior Night

STC girls basketball’s lone senior, forward Rylee Ridout, had a happy senior night on Friday, Jan. 16, when the Trojans beat the Grinnell Tigers, 39-34. In the low-scoring affair, the Tigers jumped out to a 9-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, having led the entire way. But with ...

Trojans take title at East Buchanan

WINTHROP — The STC girls wrestling team won their fourth tournament of the season when they traveled to Winthrop on Saturday, Jan. 17, for the Marilyn Tournament at East Buchanan High School. Previously winning invitationals this season at STC, Williamsburg, and Brooklyn, the Trojans ...

STC boys fall to #6 Solon

The STC boys basketball team faced a tough task on Friday, Jan. 9, when they faced the undefeated and Class 3A #6 ranked Solon Spartans. Solon raced out to an 11-0 lead to open the game and held a 22-7 advantage at the end of the first quarter. But, to open the second quarter, baskets by ...

Trojan girls take third at Ogden Invite

OGDEN — The STC girls wrestling team crowned two individual champions and placed third as a team on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Ogden Invitational. Senior Autumn Elsbury (170 lbs.) and sophomore Maylee Rucker (140 lbs.) both won their weight classes for the Trojans. Elsbury, the returning ...

Boys wrestling finishes 10th at PCM

MONROE — The STC boys wrestling team placed 10th at the PCM invitational in Monroe on Saturday, Jan. 10. Competing in a 15-team field, the Trojans finished with 87.5 points just behind 9th place Panorama (90.5) and 8th place Chariton (93.5). STC crowned one champion at PCM — senior Marcus ...

Boys wrestling places 3rd at BGM

BROOKLYN — The STC boys wrestling team placed third at the BGM Holiday Brawl Duals on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Trojans finished 3-2 on the day, with wins over Moravia (60-18), BGM (64-18), and Baxter (72-6). STC dropped matches to South Winneshiek (37-33) and Louisa-Muscatine (61-16). During ...