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Trojan girls take a tough loss to Eagles

Wins have been the top priority for the South Tama girls basketball program, and last Tuesday night against the Saydel Eagles provided a good opportunity to capture their first win of the new season. Following a loss to the Marshalltown Bobcats in their season opener, the Trojans look to get ...

STC girls wrestlers kick off 2023-2024 season

TAMA — Wrestling season is officially in full swing after South Tama hosted one of the first meets of the year on Nov. 16 and finished third out of 18 girls teams, with Abigail Chyma winning first place in the 155 division and four other Trojans placing second in their respective weight ...

Tyynismaa officially a Cyclone

Last Saturday marked the day where South Tama’s Tommy Tyynismaa officially committed to be an Iowa State Cyclone next year. Tyynismaa was offered by Iowa State to run both cross country and track, and after multiple visits to the campus, he made the decision to commit. Tyynismaa’s ...

Trojans travel to take on Nike Nationals

SIOUX FALLS, SD — Sioux Falls, S.D. was the final destination for the Trojan boys cross country team in their historic 2023 season. Nike Cross Nationals is an event put on every year where multiple Midwestern state teams compete in a loaded field of runners. The best of the best from the ...

South Tama shows out at senior spotlight meet

Coming off of an 11th place state cross country performance as a team, the South Tama boys continued their successful campaign as senior runners Tommy Tyynismaa, James Brant, Cade Rosenburger, Braxten Rohrs, and Holden Schirmer all ran well enough during the course of the season to qualify ...

Trojans take 11th in maiden voyage

FORT DODGE — Tommy Tyynismaa didn’t focus on his individual accomplishment on Saturday afternoon. The day belonged to South Tama County as a team, and Tommy and the Trojans celebrated their first state cross country meet appearance in school history in the Class 3A race at Lakeside Golf ...

South Tama boys secure first state meet berth

CLEAR LAKE — For the first time in school history, the South Tama County boys’ cross country team has qualified for state. The Trojans took second place at Wednesday’s Class 3A state-qualifying meet at Veterans Memorial Golf Club in Clear Lake, trailing only fifth-ranked Carlisle in ...

Spartans shut out Trojans in season finale

SOLON — As the 2023 football season comes to an end, the winless South Tama Trojans hit the road one final time to take on conference opponent the Solon Spartans. Solon is ranked #2 in class 3A with an impressive 7-1 record, so defeating them was going to be a tall task for the Trojans in ...

Tyynismaa, Brant propel Trojans to fourth place at WaMaC

MARION — The South Tama boys’ cross country team had a pair of top-five finishers on its way to taking fourth place in the WaMaC Conference meet last Thursday at Antioch Christian Church. Seniors Tommy Tyynismaa and James Brant placed second and fourth, respectively, with their times of ...

Meskwaki netters no match for G-R

REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball played their game on Monday and let everything else fall into place. The Rebels swept Meskwaki, 3-0, to advance to the Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinals with a first-round victory at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School. G-R (20-18), rated 13th in Class ...