Pictured, sitting left to right are father Mark Bear and MaCael Bear. Standing, left to right, are STC Head Wrestling Coach Nate Van Dyke and Hawkeye Head Wrestling Coach Dan Lovell. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Senior MaCael Bear signed his letter of intent to wrestling next year at Hawkeye Community College. Bear is a two time state qualifier for the Trojans and won over 100 varsity wrestling matches during his impressive high school career. He is a three sport athlete at South Tama — along with wrestling, he also competed in cross country and soccer.

When asked about why he decided to commit to Hawkeye, Bear’s reasons were simple.

“It was a good opportunity for me and Dan Lovell, the head wrestling coach, offered me a scholarship,” he said.

Bear also showed his appreciation to those around him who have helped him to this point in the sport.

“The STC community has really been great, I have learned a lot since I started wrestling and the coaches were always there to help me put in the extra work,” he said.

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Bear additionally commented on what he has enjoyed in the past few years competing in wrestling as a Trojan.

“I enjoyed spending time with my teammates and training with them. Iron sharpens iron,” he said.

Finally, Bear shared what some of his goals are at the next level — he hopes to transfer to the University of Northern Iowa after his two years at Hawkeye.

The whole STC wrestling community congratulates Bear on his accomplishments and has enjoyed watching him wrestle the past few years. South Tama will look forward to seeing what Bear will achieve on the mat at the collegiate level in the coming years.