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STC boys fall to Marion on Senior Night

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 boys notch five third place finishes at districts, but no state qualifiers

VAN HORNE — The STC boys wrestling team placed fifth as a team and had five individual wrestlers finish in third place in their District Wrestling Meet at Benton High School on Saturday, Feb. 15. In a meet that determines the wrestlers who will compete in the IHSAA State Wrestling Meet, STC ...

STC girls basketball season ends

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Conference champs!

MOUNT VERNON — The South Tama girls wrestling team has won the 2025 WaMaC Conference Championship. Competing at Mount Vernon High School on Friday, Jan. 24. The Trojans took the team title by a convincing 87 points over runner-up (and last year’s conference meet champion) Vinton-Shellsburg. ...

Boys wrestling takes down Grinnell

On Thursday evening, Jan. 23, the STC boys wrestling team hosted a dual against rival Grinnell. At the end of the night, the Trojans honored seven seniors and walked away with a hard fought 48-35 team victory. After Grinnell jumped out to a 5-0 team lead, the Trojans responded with ...

Meskwaki girls basketball tops STC

In a close, back-and-forth contest, the Meskwaki Settlement girls basketball team beat STC 39-38 on their home courts Monday night, Jan. 27. The Warriors got off to a quick lead in the first quarter before the Trojans tied the score 6-6 behind three point baskets by freshmen Cahysia ...