South Tama
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South Tama Community High School
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641.484.4345
1715 Harding Street
Tama, IA 52339
The Predicament’s January Class 2A rankings
The top six teams in the rankings have a number of wrestlers on the list. All of them have at least five wrestlers ranked. Defending state champion Ballard still leads the way with Denver-Tripoli and Davenport Assumption close behind. The state tournament could be very interesting depending upon the number of qualifiers each can take to Des Moines. Top 10 State Tournament Teams (# of ranked wrestlers) 1. Ballard (6) 2. Denver-Tripoli (8) 3. Davenport Assumption (7) 4. Independence (6) 5. Forest City (5) 6. East Marshall ...
Wrestlers to watch out for tin 09-10
Nick Moore (Iowa City West) — Attempting to be the 19th four-time state champion in Iowa history. Won the Class 3A 152-pound title last year with 49-0 record. Austin Blythe (Williamsburg) — Junior heavyweight won the Class 2A state title in his second straight state finals appearance. He was 46-1 last season. Christopher Halblom (Alburnett) — The junior capped a perfect season (39-0) by winning the Class 1A 112-pound title. The Pirates’ first state champ. Zack Witte (C.R. Prairie) — Sophomore had a ...
Rewind: Vinton-Shellsburg caps unlikely run to postseason
When reached on his cell phone Saturday morning, Pat Farley was in the middle of a breakfast date at the Evansdale McDonald’s. The first-year football coach at Vinton-Shellsburg was meeting with his counterparts from New Hampton, exchanging films in preparation for Wednesday’s Class 3A substate game, an encounter that seemed impossible three weeks ago. “We kind of backed on in,” didn’t we?” Farley said. Well, not exactly. The Vikings (4-5 overall, 3-4 3A District 4) sprinted home with three straight wins, got some ...
Thursday’s XC district/regional assignments
Top 3 teams, top 10 individuals qualify for state meet Oct. 31 at Fort Dodge ... single-meet sites start at 4 p.m.; double-meet sites start at 3:30. CLASS 4A At Burlington — Bettendorf, Burlington, Clinton, Davenport Central, Davenport North, Davenport West, Iowa City West, Muscatine, North Scott, Pleasant Valley. At Cedar Rapids (Noelridge) — C.R. Jefferson, C.R. Kennedy, C.R. Washington, Dubuque Hempstead, Dubuque Senior, Iowa City High, Linn-Mar, Waterloo East, Waterloo West. At Marshalltown — Ames, Cedar Falls, C.R. Prairie, Des Moines North, Fort ...
Key football games in Week 9
IOWA CITY HIGH at C.R. JEFFERSON (Thursday) Time & place: 7:15 p.m., at Kingston Stadium. Records: City High is 8-0; Jefferson is 1-7. What’s at stake: For City High, an unbeaten regular season and the possibility of a No. 1 seed in the Class 4A East playoffs. C.R. KENNEDY at DUBUQUE WAHLERT Time & place: 7:15 p.m., at the Rock Bowl, Dubuque. Records: Kennedy is 3-5; Wahlert is 2-6. What’s at stake: Kennedy guarantees a substate berth with a win. Wahlert could slide into the postseason with ...
Bradley wins at Strikeforce event
TULSA, Okla. — Former University of Iowa two-time All-American wrestler and Tama native Paul Bradley won by unanimous decision at the Strikeforce Challengers Series event Saturday. Bradley, 26, improved to 12-1, winning all three rounds against Levi Avera at 170 pounds. Bradley was a three-time state finalist and a 2001 Class 2A 171-pound state champ for South Tama High School. Lisbon native and two-time state wrestling champ (1991-92) Zach Light also competed. Light, one of the top wrestling trainers in the sport, lost ...
