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FACE TO FACE - Junior Julia Smith of Griswold Iowa gets ready to start her wrestling match. Smith had a record of 2-11. This was her first year participating in wrestling.

Number of Female Wrestlers Is Up Across the State

Taylor Hansen and Shadman Ornob January 13, 2017

“Treat (girl wrestlers) like it’s anyone else. Don’t be scared to do what you need to do,” Atlantic High School assistant wrestling coach Tucker Weber said. Boys play football, girls play volleyball....

Rollin Dyer Tournament

Rollin Dyer Tournament

January 13, 2017

Senior Colby Sorensen wrestles his opponent at the Rollin Dyer tournament.

The Perfect Meet

Jordan Zarbano, Elijah Deets January 11, 2017

The Trojan wrestlers received good news after their quad on Tuesday before returning from break when all 14 varsity team members pinned their opponents and got a perfect score. The meet was in Woodbine...

Trojan Wrestling wins in Red Oak

Trojan Wrestling wins in Red Oak

Jaxson Eden and Dillon Sonntag, Editor December 7, 2016

Last night the Trojans traveled to Red Oak to participate in a meet with Creston, Red Oak, and AHSTW. The Trojans went 3-0 with big victory over Creston OM. Trojans beat AHSTW and Red Oak easily winning...

Eye of the Needle – May 19, 2016

Alexis Handle, Shelby Pelzer, and Kylie Proehl May 20, 2016

AHS Journalism presents the final EON episode of the 2015-16 school year. Check out Kaylee Pappal's editorial cartoon here. Stories include the following: Boys' tennis doubles advance to Regionals....

Trojans Take Third at J.J. Harris Tourney

Trojans Take Third at J.J. Harris Tourney

Ben Renaud January 26, 2016

On Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23, the Trojans wrestled in the John J. Harris Invitational at Corning. Overall the Trojans wrestled well, placing third out of 22 teams. The only teams to beat the...

Trojans Win Rollin Dyer Invitational

Trojans Win Rollin Dyer Invitational

Alexis Handel January 13, 2016

Saturday, Jan. 9, the Atlantic High School wrestlers hosted the Rollin Dyer Invitational. The Trojans placed first in the tournament with seven wrestlers also placing first. The tournament included wrestlers...

Freshman Chase McLaren dominates in his Logan-Magnolia match.

RECAP: Trojan Wrestlers Double Up On Victories

Ben Renaud January 8, 2016

The varsity wrestling team travelled to Logan-Magnolia Thursday, Jan. 7, for a double dual against Logan-Magnolia and Coon Rapids-Bayard. The Trojans were victorious in both competitions, first beating...

Sophomore Kole Hansen, file photo.

Atlantic-CAM Wrestlers take 4th at Lincoln Dual Tournament

Noah Bruckman January 5, 2016

The Atlantic-CAM wrestlers placed fourth out of 10 teams on Saturday, Jan. 2, at the Lincoln High School duals tournament in Des Moines. Atlantic-CAM wrestled five out of the 10 teams.  Sophomore Kole...

Trojan Wrestling yearbook page from 2015 Javelin. Page designed by Tanner Mauk.

The Wrestling Lifestyle

Drake Roller December 14, 2015

The life of a wrestler is challenging, but it all pays off in the end. Wrestling to me is a lifestyle: you have to eat, sleep, and breathe wrestling. You have to give up a lot of things to be the greatest....

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