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STC Archery aims for greatness, earns scholarships

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This past weekend proved to be a fruitful one for members of the South Tama Archery Club. Historic local archers Timm Chandonia and Ava Bolt both took the high school division by storm in both bullseye and 3D archery competing at the Iowa NASP State Championship tournament in Des ...

South Tama Archery Club sends 15 to State

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With a club of 80 archers, the South Tama Archery Club has boasted a solid season, continuing on success built through the clubs near decade and a half of existence. This year, 15 archers ranging in grades 4-12 have hit the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) standards to qualify ...

STC boys close out 2024-2025 season

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The STC boys basketball team wrapped up their 2024-2025 regular season campaign with a trip to Benton on Tuesday, Feb. 18. It was a frustrating game for the Trojans, who hung with the Bobcats for most of the game, only to see Benton pull away for a 71-48 victory. STC scored the first ...

STC boys fall to Marion on Senior Night

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The STC boys basketball team held their final home game of the season on Tuesday night, Feb. 11. It was also senior night for STC, as they were looking to score a key victory over the Marion Wolves in their only matchup of the season. Both teams got off to a slow offensive start, with the ...

STC girls basketball season ends

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The STC girls basketball team wrapped up their 2024-2025 season last week with a pair of losses to the Marion Wolves and the PCM Mustangs. Marion came to town on Tuesday, Feb. 11, for the Trojans final home game. The Wolves jumped out to an early lead and held a 19-7 edge at the end of the ...

PIN TO WIN

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CORALVILLE — The Iowa girls high school wrestling state tournament finals can feel more like a concert than a wrestling tournament: Pyro, fog, frantic lights and thumping music. When the whistle blew though, Autumn Elsbury clocked into work, and the South Tama County junior capped an ...

Grinnell edges STC on Senior Night

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It was senior night on Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the STC girls basketball team. On the night when they honored three senior players, the Trojans were looking to beat the Grinnell Tigers for the first time since Feb. 5, 2013 — nearly 12 years to the day. Grinnell won the first matchup of this ...

STC qualifies 5 for state

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TAMA — When Abigail Chyma started with South Tama girls wrestling as a freshman, there were only two girls total on the roster. Now, Chyma will be part of the Trojans’ biggest group yet going to next week’s state tournament, qualifying five grapplers from a Class 2A qualifier in the ...

STC boys wrestling takes eighth at conference

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VAN HORNE - The STC boys wrestling team placed eighth out of twelve teams at the annual WAMAC conference meet on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Benton High School. Leading the way for the Trojans was senior Ramiro Saquic Xirum (35-9), who finished in second place in the 113-pound weight class. Xirum ...