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Wrestlers keep on, keepin’ on

Another full crop of talented wrestlers have been hard at work in the practice room this month as the 2021-22 wrestling season is almost ready to begin. Head Coach Nate Van Dyke has been pleased with the participation numbers the program has seen this season with around 32 wrestlers out for ...

STC charging into another tough WaMaC season

The road hasn’t been easy for the South Tama County Trojans the past few years. Small, inexperienced rosters have put the team at a disadvantage such that their record over the past three seasons is a startling 1-60. But the players and coaches can’t afford to dwell on that number or much ...

STC girls hoops continue rebuild

A new season brings new opportunity for the South Tama County girls basketball program. Only a few years removed from a state tournament qualification (2018), the Trojans have since been working to rebuild both their roster and their program. “We’ve been encouraged to see the numbers ...

Warriors girls out to hot start in new season

Replacing a school record holder is never easy. It’s what Meskwaki girls’ basketball is trying to do this season after losing its first-ever 1,000 point scorer, Deandra Navarro, to graduation. Navarro is now at Marshalltown Community College. This season, the senior guard Geanna Bear ...

Meskwaki leaning on returners to step up

It’s the last season of a cycle for Meskwaki boys’ basketball. After losing multiple long-standing varsity players to graduation in 2020-21, including T-R co-Player of the Year Taurice Grant, the Warriors are determined to get back to the regional finals in 2021-22 and defend their Iowa ...

Tyynismaa, Brant finish strong at state meet

South Tama has something to celebrate this weekend as a pair of sophomore Trojans brought home competitive, top half finishes at the Class 3A Iowa High School State Cross Country Meet. STC’s Tommy Tyynismaa and James Brant traveled to Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge Friday afternoon to ...

Trojans tap two for state meet

South Tama’s dynamic duo of Tommy Tyynismaa and James Brant did what they’ve been doing all season long. At the Class 3A state-qualifying district meet in Solon last Thursday, the pair turned in a top 10 finish that earned them a trip to the State Meet in Fort Dodge. It will be the ...

STC falls to Bulldogs in football finale

South Tama’s lead over Hampton-Dumont-CAL was short lived as the host Bulldogs scored 28 points in the second quarter to pull away from the Trojans, 48-13, in Friday’s Class 3A District 3 clash and regular-season football finale. The Trojans (2-7, 1-4) took a 7-6 lead into the second ...

Field goal downs South Tama in OT

Following a solid Week 7 victory over Center Point-Urbana, the South Tama Trojans had their sights set on entering the middle tier of the District 3 standings. The Charles City Comets came to town Friday off a blowout loss to Independence the week before. There were no blowouts Friday as the ...

South Tama and Meskwaki wrap up volleyball seasons

Both the Trojans and the Warriors bowed out of the playoffs Monday following losses to ranked opponents. On Oct. 18 South Tama traveled to Mount Vernon to take on the 3A No. 5 Mustangs. Mount Vernon started out with a dominant 25-9 win in set one and kept control the rest of the ...