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STC tennis closes out season 7 earn All-Academic honors

Congratulations to the South Tama County Girls Tennis Team as they competed at the Individual Regional Tennis Meet in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. The Trojans put two entries into the quarterfinal round. Bri Nelson/Abbie Morgan advanced in doubles play before bowing out to the #2 Seeds from Cedar ...

STC Trojans end season to Pella Dutch

South Tama did good work of staving off the Pella Dutch for a time, but in the end Pella topped STC 4-0. The Trojans travelled to Pella on Wednesday, May 23 for Round 2 of Substate boys soccer postseason play.To get to round two STC shut out Mid-Prairie on Monday, May 21. The Trojans moved on ...

LHB Festival 5K sees beautiful weather for run, walk

Roughly 65 people participated in the 34th annual Tama Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival 5K on Saturday, May 19.The race started near Ace Parking Lot and utilized the STC REC Trail. The race then ended in front of the Tama Civic Center. Proceeds from the race went to the STC Activity Boosters.The ...

STC’s Slaven takes 4th in High Jump

Her goal was to jump 1 inch higher than her previous appearance at the State Track and Field Meet. And she smashed it! South Tama's Stacey Slaven finished fourth overall in the Class 3A High Jump on Thursday, May 17."I wasn't really nervous for when I jumped," Slaven said. "I was mostly just ...

Worth the wait, Keahna wins State title

Keith Keahna has done a lot of waiting this season. He's been waiting because he's been the best. Meet after meet, Keahna has sat patiently waiting for the high jump bar to be raised. He did the same thing last week at State. Keahna competed in the Class 3A High Jump on Thursday, May 17 at ...

Holtz, Tyynismaa qualify for Nationals

WAVERLY, Iowa-- Qualifiers for the 2018 National Outdoor Track and Field Championships were announced on Saturday, May 19. The Championships will take place May 24-26 at UW-LaCrosse. Former South Tama tracksters Sam Holtz and Belle Tyynismaa qualified in the Shot Put and 4x400 Meter Relay and ...

Kalinay qualifies in 100 as Storm compete at last-chance meets

Last week Dylan Kalinay ran the second-fastest 100-meter dash time in school history to qualify for nationals and the 4x100-meter relay set a school record to highlight Simpson's last-chance meet performances on Wednesday and Thursday.Kalinay won the 100 meters at the Augustana Twilight on ...

STC Archery Club competes at Nationals

On May 10th, 21 Middle School and 17 Elementary students represented South Tama County at the NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.The teams qualified at the state archery tournament in March and officially found out that they were accepted ...

STC Girls Tennis grabs fourth place at WaMaC Meet

The 2018 WaMaC Conference Girls Tennis Meet at Maquoketa turned out to be a two-day affair with nine days between competitions. The Trojans traveled 113 miles on May 1 to play for an hour before the rain stopped play. The team set off once again on May 10 at 5:45 AM to complete the conference ...

MSS’s Grant qualifies for State

As a freshman, Taurice Grant has already reached a milestone in his high school athletic career that some never reach. He qualified for the State Track and Field meet in the 400 Meter Run.Grant is one of two freshman in Class 1A who qualified for the boys 400 Meter Run. The other freshman ...