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Senior players stand with their hands over their hearts as the National Anthem plays before the game against Saydel.

Trojan Football Starts off Strong

Connor Church August 29, 2018

The 2018 Trojan football team started off the season with a bang as they defeated Saydel 45-6 on Friday night. One of the stars of the game was senior quarterback Chase Mullenix, who finished with 49 passing...

SWEET SWEET VICTORY- The AHS football team celebrates during the first game of the 2017 season against the Clarinda Cardinals. The 2017 football season was Atlantics first winning season in years.

Changes Coming to AHS Football

McKenzie Waters February 1, 2018

The Atlantic Trojan football team's new district pairings were announced on Thursday, Jan. 25. Moving districts can be a big adjustment for some football teams but head coach Mike McDermott thinks it will...

Team gets fired up before their 42-14 commanding win over the Shenandoah Mustangs in the second game of season.

The 2017 Football Team Sets a New Standard for the Future

Noah Bruckner, Sport's editor November 2, 2017

Going into the 2017 football season no one in the Atlantic community knew how good their football team would be. Many people had a lot of doubts after the team last year finished with a 1-8 record. This...

Senior Gratt Reed mans his post as safety in the fourth game of the year against Winterset.

Atlantic Plays Hard but Loses a Tough One to Harlan

Noah Bruckner, Sports Editor October 24, 2017

For the last game of the season the Harlan Cyclones traveled to Atlantic to take on the 5-3 trojans. Harlan coming was 7-1 with there only loss coming to Lewis Central in the first game of the season. In...

Trojans Shut Out the Tigers For Fourth Win of Season

Trojans Shut Out the Tigers For Fourth Win of Season

Noah Bruckner, Sports Editor October 10, 2017

Last Friday, Oct. 5. The Atlantic Trojans football team hosted the ADM Tigers. Coming into the game the tigers were 1-5 with there only win coming against Ballard by forefit. Atlantic was 3-3 and 1-2 in...

Sophomore Wide Receiver Tyler Moen gets the play from Head Coach Mike McDermott.

Trojans Danced Away with Homecoming Victory

Noah Bruckner, Sports Editor September 26, 2017

The last time the Atlantic Trojans football team had won a homecoming game was 2012. This year the Trojans were hungry to put there names in the books as winners in 2017. Both teams were evenly matched...

READY, BREAK- The Trojan offense breaks the huddle to get set for the play. Photo Credit: Taylor Hansen

Trojans fall to 2-2

Cooper McDermott September 19, 2017

Friday night, Sept. 15, the Trojan football squad squared up against the Huskies from Winterset. The Trojans were beaten 0-21 by the Huskies. The defense kept the Trojans in the game allowing the Huskies...

Defense lines up to hold the Monarchs.

Trojans Suffer First Loss of the Season

Cooper McDermott and Dillon Sonntag September 12, 2017

The Trojans took a tough loss after 48 bruising minutes with the Denison Monarchs Friday night, Sept. 8. The lead changed seven times between the opposing teams before the Monarchs took the lead for the...

The Trojans take the field in there first home game of the season.

2-0 Trojans to Take on 1-Win Monarchs

Dillon Sonntag and Cooper Mcdermott September 8, 2017

The Atlantic Trojans are off to their best start in five years. In their first two wins they have scored 40 or more points and only given up 14 total points. The Trojans are playing well but are facing...

Sophomore Cale Roller, Senior Mason Goergen, and Senior Logan Templeton, listen closely as they receive blocking advice from Assistant Coach Joe Brummer.

Trojan Football Starts Season on the Right Foot

Cooper McDermott and Dillon Sonntag August 31, 2017

The Trojan football team opened the season with a huge win against the Cardinals from Clarinda Friday night. Last Friday, Aug. 25th, the Atlantic football team traveled to Clarinda to take on the Cardinals...

SUPER BOWL 51

SUPER BOWL 51

John McConkey and Chase McLaren February 3, 2017

Super Bowl   And then there were two. On January 22, the stage was set for Super Bowl 51. The New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17, while the Atlanta Falcons beat the Green...

Senior Nate Moen was one of the Trojans team captains.

Meet a Senior That Made His Last Statement: Nate Moen

Jena Brosam, Editor In Chief November 6, 2016

After finishing his final season as a Trojan football player, senior Nate Moen was mentioned to be one of the biggest leaders on the team. Moen played center and left tackle, along with playing on...

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