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STC boys wrap up regular season with a win

South Tama’s boys varsity team (2-20) concluded their regular season on a high note last week as the Trojans notched their second win of the season, defeating the Perry Bluejays (2-19) 70-51 in non-conference action. The Trojans struggled through another difficult year in the WaMaC ...

Warriors eliminate Wolverines, 48-28

Three decisive passes up the court got the GMG girls’ basketball team through Meskwaki’s problematic zone press and resulted in a layup near the end of the first quarter. Turns out the Warriors didn’t need to press the length of the court, because their defense was plenty disruptive on ...

Warriors’ comeback rejected by Regents

For all the things that went wrong early on, the Meskwaki girls’ basketball team still had its chances to make it right by the end of the night. It’s just a lot harder to win when the ball isn’t going in. The Warriors’ frigid start gave way to a frantic comeback, but Waterloo ...

South Tama sending largest group to state since 2018

A strong group of district qualifiers produced a strong group of state qualifiers for South Tama this weekend. The Trojans will send three district champions including Amare Chavez (120), Logan Arp (138) and Gavin Bridgewater (220), along with district runner-up Rudy Papakee (195) to represent ...

South Tama sending seven to district wrestling

West Marshall’s strength in numbers edged out South Tama’s five champions to win the Class 2A Sectional 6 wrestling tournament on Saturday at Grinnell High School. West Marshall racked up 218.5 points to South Tama’s 218, driven by one sectional champion and seven runners-up. South Tama ...

PHOTOS: Trojans fall to West Delaware on Senior Night

South Tama hosted West Delaware on Friday, Feb. 4 for a WaMaC West versus WaMaC East matchup. The Hawks took a 19-6 lead in the first quarter and never faltered from there on out. West Delaware won the contest 87-37 on the same night South Tama boys basketball, cheerleading and the dance team ...

South Tama takes 7th at WaMaC

The South Tama County wrestling team finished in the center of the WaMaC Conference Tournament on Saturday, placing seventh out of 13 teams with 110 points. Class 2A’s top-ranked West Delaware Hawks dominated the field for 278 points and first place. Independence finished second (236.5), ...

Warriors’ balance wins out over Wolverines

A tight game heading into the second half quickly became a comfortable win for the Meskwaki girls’ basketball team Monday night against GMG. A 14-2 third quarter run pushed a five-point halftime lead to a 33-16 gap, and the Warriors kept GMG at bay in the fourth quarter to earn a 44-24 ...

Meskwaki boys 10 points short against Wolverines

A standout showing from GMG senior Mykel Ratliff kept Meskwaki boys’ basketball from staging a comeback Monday night, as the Wolverines held on for a 56-46 victory to improve to 7-10 and 5-6 in Iowa Star South play. With the loss, Meskwaki drops to 2-14 and 2-10 in ISS play. Back and forth ...

STC’s Elsbury 3rd at state wrestling

South Tama County sophomore Maeley Elsbury reached the podium for the second time in as many years, placing third in her bracket at the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s State Championships over the weekend at Xtream Arena. Elsbury was one of four area girls to compete in ...