Atlantic Boys Drop One to Creston
Lauren Nicholas, Kennedy Goergen, and Hana Holtz
December 11, 2018
Filed under Boys' Basketball, Showcase, Sports
The Trojan boys’ basketball team fell to Creston last Friday night. Although the Trojans lost, they finished strong and stayed close throughout the entire game. The crowd was on the edge of their seats, eagerly waiting to see how the game would turn out. Leading up to the Creston game, the boys foc...
Panthers Top Trojans in Girls’ Hoops
Maycie Waters, Maddie Botos, and Hana Holtz
December 11, 2018
Filed under Girls' Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
The Atlantic Trojans took on the Creston Panthers on Friday, Dec. 7. Coming into the matchup, the Trojans carried an 0-4 record while the Panthers had a 1-2 record. The Panthers beat the Trojans with a final score of 72-55, making the Panthers’ record 2-2 and the Trojans’ 0-5. Starting for Atlantic was ...
Trojans Suffer a Tough Loss to Creston
Connor Church, Editor
December 10, 2018
Filed under Boys' Basketball, Sports, Sports Showcase
The Trojans took a loss on the road against the Creston Panthers on Friday night. The Trojans were coming off of a win against Red Oak, and they were looking to make it two in a row against the Panthers. The Panthers were coming off of a win against Shenandoah. The Trojan starters were Jalen Petersen,...
Atlantic Girls Nearly Thwart Ranked Red Oak
Makynzie Steffens, Aliyah Jordan, and Hana Holtz
December 8, 2018
Filed under Girls' Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
The Atlantic girls’ basketball team lost a nail-biting game to the Red Oak Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Going into the game, sophomore Haley Rasmussen said “we knew we were the underdogs. There wasn’t anything on the line, we were just going to play our hardest.” As the game began, Baylee N...
Wrestlers Earn Fifth Dual Win of the Season
Dannan Mathisen, Molly Mcfadden, and Erin Wendt
December 7, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Wrestling
Coming off a strong meet in Audubon, the Trojans traveled to Creston and picked up two Hawkeye 10 Dual wins on Tuesday, Dec. 4, to bring their dual record to 5-0. The wrestlers competed against Creston and Red Oak, defeating the Panthers 40-27 and the Tigers, ranked fifth in a preseason poll, with a sco...
Wrestlers Snag Four Individual Titles at Humboldt
Caroline Pellett and Mia Trotter
December 6, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Wrestling
Friday, Nov. 30, the Atlantic-CAM wrestling team attended the Joe Fitch Invitational in Humboldt. To begin, the wrestlers were placed in two pools, labeled A and B. They would then compete within their pool to determine the final placing they’d later receive. After completing three rounds of wrestling, seve...
Trojans Make it Two in a Row Against Red Oak
Connor Church, Editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Boys' Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
The Trojans boys basketball team picked up a big conference win against the Red Oak Tigers on Tuesday night. The Tigers were coming off of a 22-63 loss to Lewis Central. It was the Tigers' home opener. The Red Oak high school gym was being renovated, so the game was played in the Red Oak Middle School...
First Conference Game for Girls’ Basketball
Hana Holtz, Editor
December 4, 2018
Filed under Girls' Basketball, Showcase, Sports
In their first conference matchup of the season, the Atlantic girls trekked to Council Bluffs to play St. Albert on Friday night. Previously in the season, the Trojans played conference opponent Denison-Schleswig in a non-conference game. Friday night was the first conference-contest for many teams around the area,...
Trojans Earn Their First Win of the Season
Connor Church and Colin Mullenix
December 4, 2018
Filed under Boys' Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Coming off a tough loss to the Winterset Huskies as a start to the season, the Trojan boys' basketball team got their first win against the St. Albert Falcons on Friday, Nov. 30 at home. The Falcons came to the game as their season opener. Seniors Jalen Petersen, Nathan Behrends, Chase Mullenix and Lo...
Wrestling Season Takes Off at Audubon
Ashley Wendt, Lead Editor
December 4, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Wrestling
Trojan wrestling started out the season strong with three dual victories at Audubon on Thursday, Nov. 29. The team had solid leads over each of the competing teams, topping Griswold’s 16 points with 64, Clarinda’s 30 with 54 and Audubon’s 10 with 66. Throughout the evening, the Trojans were able ...
Girls Basketball Begins a New Season
Madison Botos and Maycie Waters
December 1, 2018
Filed under Girls' Basketball, Sports
Basketball season has officially begun for winter sports and their athletes. For the girls’ basketball team, a preseason conditioning week was held prior to the first day of practice, which was Monday, Nov. 4. With conditioning, came many days of running, shuffling and jumping. Attendance hovered aro...
Trojan Boys Basketball Suffers a Tough Loss in Season Opener
November 30, 2018
Filed under Boys' Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
The Trojan boys basketball team suffered a tough loss to the Winterset Huskies. The Trojans introduced coach Ebling as their new coach after former coach Alan Jenkins took a head coaching job at Southeast Polk. The Trojans were looking to get the season off to a good start, and their first test was the...
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