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Trojans start strong at home

The STC girls wrestling team kicked off its 2024 season at the South Tama Invitational on Thursday night, Nov. 21. The Trojans walked away with a second-place team finish in a large field of 17 teams. They were helped by several strong individual performances, including two wrestlers who won ...

Kickin’ It

TOLEDO — As the wind starts to chill, many summer activities come to an end, including Marshalltown Premier League's soccer in the park. After months filled with nail-biting games at Toledo Heights Park, the season for soccer came to an end with a rough and tumble finale. With the reigning ...

Trojans earn fall sports honors

As the 2024 fall sports season came to an end, several South Tama Trojan athletes were honored for their performances. In cross country, STC junior Barrett Jesina earned all-conference honors by finishing in seventh place at the WaMaC conference meet. In addition, Jesina went on to qualify ...

Jesina achieves goals in 3A state meet

FORT DODGE — Barrett Jesina’s first solo journey at the state cross country meet was a major improvement. The South Tama County junior finished 24th in the Class 3A boys race at the co-ed meet at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Friday morning. Jesina completed the course in 16:39, ...

Jesina carries the torch for Trojans

WAVERLY — Barrett Jesina has qualified for the state cross country meet, accomplishing exactly what he set out to do this season. Coming in after a self described “disappointing” conference meet, Jesina had scouted out his competition. With the knowledge that the top 15 in the district ...

STC volleyball concludes season with regional loss

CENTER POINT — The South Tama varsity volleyball team opened postseason play on Tuesday night, Oct. 22. They traveled to Center-Point Urbana to face the Stormin’ Pointers (18-12) in the Class 3A Region 5 Quarterfinal. Unfortunately, the Trojans’ season came to an end, as CPU swept STC in ...

Trojans lose season finale to Solon

The South Tama varsity football team closed their 2024 campaign last Friday night with a matchup with the Solon Spartans. The Trojans honored eight seniors who took the field for the last time and dropped a difficult contest, 54-6. Solon got off to a quick start in the game. They scored ...

Tama native honored as UI Military Hero of the Game last Saturday

A Tama native and Air Force veteran who was taken as a prisoner of war in Vietnam after flying a bombing mission over Hanoi in 1972 was honored as the University of Iowa’s “Military Hero of the Game” during last Saturday’s win over Northwestern. Duane Vavroch, who was released from ...

Benton drops STC

The South Tama varsity football team returned home last Friday night for a matchup with the class 3A #9 rated Benton Bobcats. Despite the Trojans hanging tough in the first quarter, and getting their second-highest scoring output of the season, Benton was able to pull away for the victory, ...

STC harriers compete at conference

MARION — The South Tama cross country team competed at the WaMaC Conference meet on Thursday, Oct. 17. The team traveled to Marion for the annual event. The Trojans boys were led by junior Barrett Jesina, who finished 7th overall with a time of 16:58. The finish earned Jesina a spot on the ...