South Tama ends a pair of long softball losing streaks Monday

Split with Vinton-Shellsburg snaps 80-game overall skid, 151-game Wamac slump

Jun. 17, 2025 1:42 pm

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TAMA — South Tama’s softball team ended a pair of long losing streaks Monday night, one of which had lasted nearly nine years.

The Trojans defeated Vinton-Shellsburg in the first game of a Wamac Conference doubleheader, 11-1.

That ended an 80-game skid that dated back to June 26, 2021 (last win, against Eagle Grove).

It also snapped a 151-game Wamac slump. The Trojans’ previous league win came June 27, 2016, against Williamsburg.

South Tama did not field a team in 2022. The Trojans were 0-31 in both 2023 and 2024, and had dropped their first 12 games this season.

Vinton-Shellsburg won the second game Monday.

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