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Tyynismaa is STC’s first track champion

DES MOINES — The look of joy mixed with shock was clear as day on JoJo Tyynismaa’s face as she crossed the finish line in the 400 meter hurdles. Looking up at the scoreboard as soon as she crossed the line, what the South Tama County senior saw was her place in Iowa high school track and ...

Trojan Esports finishes 7th in state

After their first year as a program South Tama high school esports competing in Mario Kart made it to their state tournament. There are two divisions in the Iowa High School Esports Association (IAHSEA). After finishing fourth in their division, South Tama would face fourth place Ridge View ...

STC relay scores 7th; Tyynismaa makes finals

The decorated senior sprinter and hurdler put herself in position for medals in two events on Thursday, qualifying for the 100 and 200 meter dash finals by posting a top-eight time in preliminaries. Her 200 time of 26.33 seconds jumped her up to the third seed in finals, qualifying from the ...

STC/EM doubled up by visiting Cadets

TAMA — The South Tama County/East Marshall boys’ soccer team was unable to capitalize on its home-field advantage, falling 4-2 to Iowa Falls-Alden in Thursday’s opening round of Class 2A Substate 3 play. The Trojans bowed out with a 6-11 final record. Iowa Falls-Alden (9-8) advances to ...

A Meteoric Rise

How STC went from video game club to state tournament Esports is one of the fastest growing sports not only in the United States, but across the entire world. In 2018, the National Federation of State High School Associations recognized esports as an official sport. According to the ...

South Tama locks up seven state bids

BONDURANT — South Tama County senior JoJo Tyynismaa went 4-for-4 at the Class 3A state qualifying track and field meet on Thursday at Bondurant-Farrar High School, advancing to next week’s state meet with a quartet of top-two finishes. Tyynismaa claimed first place in the 100-meter dash and ...

STC track results

South Tama South Tama County had a prolific state qualifying meet, qualifying for five events with the boys’ team and six with the girls’ squad. • JoJo Tyynismaa qualified in four events — the 100 dash, the 200 dash, the 100 hurdles and the 400 hurdles — and is a top-15 seed in ...

Dominant performance propels Trojans to state

South Tama had their final Esports racing meet on March 3, and the outcome showed how talented this program is. With a large group of home fans in attendance at the high school commons, the Trojans put on a high-level display of racing against Woodward-Granger and Centerville. “Have fun, ...

South Tama girls tennis hosts 2022 WaMaC Conference

South Tama was the host school for the 2022 WaMaC Conference Girls Tennis Meet on Tuesday, May 3rd. Held at the newly renovated South Tama County Tennis Complex, the event endured a three-hour rain delay before competition was able to be held. Teams from South Tama, Maquoketa, Marion, Mount ...

Trojans go on skid after win against Mount Vernon

Every season will have its ups and downs through the course of the year. The losses will always come with wins, and that’s been the story for South Tama County’s boys soccer team. The Trojans pulled out a 2-1 victory against Mount Vernon on May 3. “We played some of the best soccer of ...