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Trojans drop 9th straight to Independence

The South Tama Trojans varsity boys basketball team (0-9) hosted Independence (3-6) on Tuesday, January 7.Independence started the night with a strong run against the Trojans. The Mustangs had a 10 point lead of 15-5 going into the second quarter. The Trojans defense was able to stave off much ...

STC Alumni Pep Band Rocks the Round House

On Friday, January 3 the STC Round house was filled with music courtesy the STC Alumni Pep Band. Members of past and present STC bands gathered for the annual event and played classic crowd favorites under the direction of Mike Carnahan.

Elementary Cheer Camp to perform Fri. Jan. 17

STC Elementary students will show off their cheer skills at halftime of the boys basketball game on Friday, January 17.Camp will run next week and is for preschool through fourth grade students. Practices for the Friday performance will be held on Monday, January 13; Tuesday, January 14 and ...

Trojans start new year with improved effort vs. Vinton

The South Tama Trojans varsity boys basketball team (0-8) returned for the second half of their season to a new year and a new decade. The break seemed to do the team some good as they came out ready to rumble, hosting Vinton-Shellsburg (3-4) for their first night back. The Trojans put up a ...

Sixteen place for TWE at Belle Plaine tourney

On Saturday, Dec. 28th TWE took 16 wrestlers to a tournament in Belle Plaine. All 16 placed in the tournament.Results are as follows: 4th place winners were Xavier Rivera, Nohlen Peshel, Brayden Wiese, and James Cowles. 3rd place winners were Kameron Hulin, Blake Deason, Koltyn Graff, Kacen ...

Almost Instant Replays Take 2

By Allison GrahamMy Dad used to write a column called "Almost Instant Replays". He loved writing his thoughts about how things were going, and I don't think he will mind that I am borrowing his title.Over the past five years I have had the pleasure of following student athletes through their ...

TWE has three place first at tournament

Trojan Warrior Elite (TWE) wrestling club recently traveled to West Marshall. Three wrestlers placed first including Blake Deason (top left), Lakyr Peska (top right), and Isaiah Cruz (bottom left).Photos Provided

Backen scores career high for Trojans despite fall

Before the holiday break, South Tama got in one final game. The Trojans hosted West Delaware on Friday, December 20. The Hawks and STC both came into the night 0-7. Unfortunately for the Trojans West Delaware left 1-7 after a 57-40 win. The loss has the Trojans still looking for a win.Despite ...

Football playoff changes pitched for 2020; Board of Control updates

BOONE, Iowa Discussions over the number of qualifying teams in the Iowa High School Athletic Association's football playoffs have been ongoing for over a decade, and another new proposal was brought before the Board of Control at Thursday's regular meeting.Two recommendations for 32 qualifiers ...

Arp, Schrock champs at Bill Van Horn Invite

South Tama County wrestlers left Pella with two champions at the Bill Van Horn Invite on Saturday, December 21. Garrett Arp (152) and Kalem Schrock (220) each worked their way to the top of the podium for first place.For the championship match at 152, Arp wrestled Seth Turner of Norwalk. Arp ...