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Trojans storm into Center Point

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After four weeks of climbing uphill against ranked opponents, the South Tama County Trojans got back in the win column with a 20-6 victory over Center Point-Urbana last Friday. The Trojans’ offense took a new approach in Week 7 with senior Jacob Collison moving up from the line into the ...

South Tama 2-2 at home tourney

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South Tama hosted a home tournament on Sept. 25 that included teams from BGM, Belle Plaine, East Marshall, Grinnell, Lisbon, Perry and Waterloo East. STC ended the day with two wins and two losses. The wins came against BGM and Perry with the Trojans blowing past both teams in straight ...

South Tama sat down by No. 8 Indee

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South Tama football got a rude awakening last Friday night in a 48-7 demolition at the hands of Class 3A No. 8 Independence (5-0) at home, falling to 1-4 on the season. The Trojans failed to score until the fourth quarter of play, allowing the Mustangs to score 42 points unanswered in the ...

STC boys running strong in September

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The South Tama boys cross country team landed a runner-up finish Saturday at the BCLUW Invite at South Hardin Recreation Area. The boys’ team was one point shy (40) of champion East Marshall, who ended with a score of 39. Tommy Tyynismaa and James Brant finished 1-2 for the Trojans. ...

STC stymied on Homecoming

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Despite an enthusiastic crowd and a week’s worth of homecoming celebration, the STC Trojans were unable to overcome a superior Benton team last Friday, losing to the tune of 33-14. Quarterback Kyler Smith returned healthy after an early exit the week before against Grinnell. Smith was ...

STC wiped out by Benton

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In their only contest of the week, South Tama varsity volleyball handed over three straight sets in a WaMaC conference loss to Benton on Sept. 14. The Bobcats dominated sets one and two, winning 25-14 and 25-18. South Tama made a strong push in the third set but ended up falling by a score ...

Runners hit the hills in Tama

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South Tama hosted their annual cross country invitational meet earlier this week throughout the Tama school campus. Teams in attendance included Baxter, BCLUW, Colo-NESCO, Dike-New Hartford, East Marshall, GMG, Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Marion, Meskwaki, North Tama, South Hardin, ...

Trojans snap streak versus CPU

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The South Tama Trojan volleyball team had waited 694 days since their last WaMaC conference dual victory. Last Thursday that streak came to an end as the Trojans defeated Center Point-Urbana in emphatic fashion 3-0. “We were just so consistent tonight,” Head Coach Sam Cantonwine said. ...

Unbeaten STC team of 1971 gathers for 50th anniversary

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Editor’s Note: This story was first written for the team’s 40th anniversary in 2011. It has been updated for the 50th anniversary. Forty years ago this fall, 40 players and managers and their three coaches did something that no team before and no South Tama team since has accomplished. ...

Jesina wins STC MS Invite race

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Barrett Jesina runs through the STC Invite cross country course in Tama on Sept. 13. Jesina won the boys middle school race handily with a time of 12:46.00, a full 23 seconds ahead of the runner-up from Grundy Center. In the girls middle school race, three STC Trojans competed including Alex ...