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Trojans lose heartbreaker at Principal Park

DES MOINES — Blistering heat and a blazing sun joined the South Tama Trojans and the Nevada Bears on Tuesday at Principal Park in Des Moines. South Tama looked to bounce back after a rough doubleheader the previous night, losing both games to Clear Creek-Amana, where they failed to produce ...

Trojans beat East, drop doubleheaders to Solon, Mount Vernon

June 13 Monday June 13 saw South Tama face up against Solon away from home for a double header. Solon came out on top in both games against the Trojans, winning the first matchup 11-1, and the second game 13-0. The lone STC RBI from these two games came from Gavin Bridgewater. Game 1 South ...

Trojans drop both games to West Delaware

The South Tama Trojans faced off against 10th ranked West Delaware in a double header on June 9, falling in both games by margins of 11-0 and 12-1, respectively. South Tama was 3-9 heading into this matchup with West Delaware at 13-6. The Trojans have been on a skid without having notched ...

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 ...