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Johnson joyful over Minnesota State signing

Meskwaki senior Shye Johnson couldn’t help but smile Thursday afternoon in the Meskwaki High School commons. It was easy to understand why. After years of making history for the Warriors and spending time as a four-sport varsity athlete in cross country, track and field, basketball and ...

300! Ferneau’s perfect game sets pace for MHS bowlers

After a disappointing loss Tuesday night to Urbandale, Marshalltown head bowling coach DJ Wilder had frank remarks for his boys’ team. “I told the guys, ‘You guys needed that, you needed to realize you can’t just walk in the door and win,'” DJ said. “Coming into today, you go out ...

Warriors earn blowout win over South Tama

Wins don’t have to be pretty, they just have to count. Meskwaki girls’ basketball proved this point on Monday night, overcoming a disjointed offensive performance to shut down South Tama County and win 44-13 in the Fight Against Cancer night hosted by the Trojans. The win moves Meskwaki to ...

Trojans split at home, take dual title in Le Grand

The South Tama Trojans were hit with a little cool water last week as they dropped their first dual match of 2022 to a talented Williamsburg team. South Tama hosted Williamsburg and Center Point-Urbana on Jan. 20 for WaMaC conference action. Before the Trojans took the mats the Trojan ...

PHOTOS: CP-U girls sweep South Tama at home

The South Tama girls varsity team hosted Center Point-Urbana for a conference matchup on Jan. 21. The Stormin' Pointers dominated the game and finished with a 57-10 victory. In their first meeting of the season on Dec. 14 the Pointers again won big by a score of 69-12. Forward Arro Lyons held ...

STC boys top Vikings for first win of the season

After a few near misses earlier this season, the South Tama County Trojans have found their first win. South Tama (1-15) took on Vinton-Shellsburg (2-13) on Jan. 18 in Vinton for their second meeting of the conference schedule, with the Trojans emerging with a 65-61 win. In December it was a ...

Trojans sweep duals at Benton, Belle Plaine

The new year kicked off with a bang for the South Tama wrestling program. Through three outings over the past week the Trojans are 6-0 in team dual competition and also made a strong showing at the 15-team Gary Curtis Invitational tournament in Riverside last Saturday. On Jan. 6 the Trojans ...

PHOTOS: South Tama girls host Clear Creek-Amana

The South Tama County Trojans (1-12) hosted the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers (7-5) on Friday, Jan. 7. The Clippers dominated the contest winning 64-5. The STC girls will start a home stand on Monday hosting the Meskwaki Warriors in a historic community matchup that coincides with the Coaches ...

Trojans third at Bill Van Horn Invite

South Tama revisited Little Hawkeye Conference territory on Saturday with the Trojans wrestling team competing in the annual Bill Van Horn Invitational tournament. The event held at Pella High School featured seven teams including South Tama, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Benton, Pella, North Mahaska ...

Trojans tally first win

First there was chaos, then there was victory. South Tama County girls’ basketball picked up its first win of the season in a 38-34 battle with Saydel Monday night. The game had a little bit of everything, with an ejection in the fourth quarter and a strong defensive performance from the ...