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Trojans drop season opener at Roland-Story

STORY CITY — The 2024 South Tama football season kicked off last Friday with a difficult matchup on the road against the Roland-Story Norsemen. While the Trojans hung tough in the first half, eventually Roland Story used a strong performance in all three phases of the game to pull away for ...

STC FROSH football starts strong

South Tama’s Freshman/Sophomore football team scored an opening victory in their first game of the season on Aug. 30. Traveling to Roland-Story, the Trojans used a combination of explosive offensive plays and defensive turnovers to convincingly beat the Norseman, 38-6. After both teams' ...

South Tama starting fresh after graduating a dozen seniors

TAMA — South Tama football hopes to avoid the self-inflicted damage this fall. Head coach Nate Doran wants the Trojans moving in a positive direction coming off last year’s winless campaign. “There’s a few games where we’d have chances to drive and have a penalty here and there and ...

‘We will bring the fire every night’

The 2024 South Tama girls volleyball team is ready for a new season and excitement is running high. Entering her sixth campaign as head coach, Sam Cantonwine likes what she has seen from her team. “We have the chance to be a very good team this year,” Cantonwine said. “The girls have ...

Keller and Silhanek represent Tama County in 4-H National Shooting Sports

AMES – Eighteen Iowa delegates showcased their skills and sportsmanship at the 2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Neb., June 23-28. The event attracted a record number of 708 youth from 40 states, competing in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air ...

New chapters for the Electric Elsbury sisters

For years, the Electric Elsbury Sisters have dazzled not only South Tama but the entire state. Leaving a path of dominance and wrestling excellence, the sibling duo of Maeley and Autumn Elsbury have cemented their legacy while continuing to expand on it. This summer has seen a new chapter in ...

The top Trojan sports moments of 2023-2024 school year

Another school year has come and gone, so here’s a look back at STC’s most memorable sports moments of 2023-2024. Cross country qualifies for state as a team for the first time ever A group of five seniors and one sophomore set out this fall with one goal in mind, becoming the first ...

STC grad Joe Hughes to be inducted into Wartburg Athletics Hall of Fame

STC Graduate and Wartburg Alum Joe Hughes will be inducted into the Wartburg Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. Hughes was the 1998 Class 2A state cross country champion while at South Tama and carried this success into his career at Wartburg. Hughes boosted various accolades while competing ...

South Tama softball falls to Pella in regionals

PELLA — The South Tama softball team picked the right time to put up some runs, but Pella responded with too many for the Trojans to atone for. The host Dutch responded to South Tama’s big inning with an even bigger one, bouncing the Trojans from the first round of Class 4A Region 6 play ...

Members of STC Class of 2024 to compete in college athletics

Three wrestlers, two distance runners, and a football player will continue their STC athletics success at the collegiate level. The STC Class of 2024 proved to be one for the history books, bringing home a state title, plenty of podium finishes, and the first ever state cross country ...