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Fritz wears out Buena Vista in softball sweep

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PELLA-Mariah Fritz (senior, Tama, East Marshall HS) helped lift the Central College softball team to a 7-6, 6-4 sweep of Buena Vista University Tuesday, April 2.Fritz (7-4) threw 223 pitches over 13.2 innings, gave up four earned runs on 10 hits with two walks and three strikeouts in the opener ...

Sabres sneak by South Tama 1-0 in double overtime

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South Tama County/East Marshall's season opener was a defensive battle between the STC/EM Trojans and Central DeWitt Sabres. Ultimately the Sabres won out 1-0.After 80 minutes of play the score was 0-0 sending the game into overtime. Ten minutes passed and the two teams still remained ...

Trojan boy/girls track teams finish third at home meet

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A Drake qualification, six first place finishes, nine second placed finishes and one third place finish for the boys and girls track teams was a great way to represent on their home track.Keith Keahna jumped 6'6 in the high jump which earned him first place as well as a qualification to the ...

Trojan basketball teams earn post season awards

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The South Tama County Trojan basketball teams closed our their 2018-19 seasons with team banquets.The girls banquet was held on Sunday, March 10 at the STC Elementary cafeteria. This group of Trojans had a stellar basketball career making it to State in 2017-18 and falling just short of a ...

AAU volleyball completes another season

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The STC Volleyball Club had over 70 players this year ranging from 4th grade through 11th grade. Each team was coached by volunteers consisting of teachers, STC alumni or parents/grandparents. The girls practiced 2-3 times per week and competed in tournaments throughout January, February and ...

Outdoor track season underway at Benton Parent Co-Ed Invite

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Area tracksters had a sunny but breezy evening in Van Horne for the Benton Co-Ed Parent Invite on Tuesday, March 27. The South Tama boys and girls track teams competed at the event.Some top finishes for the Trojans came in field events. University of Iowa recruit, Keith Keahna took first in the ...

STC Archery Club competes at State

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Sixty-two archers from the STC Archery Club competed at the State Archery Tournament on March 8 and 9 in Des Moines.The Tournament was held at the Jacobson Center on the Iowa State Fair Grounds.Some top results from the STC Archery Club included Timm Chandonia, an STC 5th grader who finished ...

LepBARchaun dash goers in good spirits for annual 5K

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There was no luck of the Irish for the weather on Saturday, March 9 but that didn't stop the faithfuls from joining in for the 5th annual LepBARchaun Dash. Temps hovered around 26 degrees and it rained most of the morning including during the race.This year the race began at Bumblebees Pizzeria ...