Andy Hallman

The Fairfield softball has had a terrific season in 2013 but unfortunately all good things must come to an end.The Trojans traveled to Winterset Tuesday with a state tournament berth on the line. Fairfield hoped to return to the state tournament for the first time since 2004. Winterset proved to be more than the Trojans could handle as the visitors lost 7-2.The Trojans found themselves in a hole before they ...

OSKALOOSA ? The Fairfield softball team is one win away from the state tournament, a place it has not visited since 2004.The Trojans defeated Oskaloosa 6-1 on the road Saturday to advance to the regional final, which is 7 p.m. Tuesday in Winterset.Fairfield scored three runs in the third, one in the fourth, one in the sixth and one in the seventh. Oskaloosa?s lone run came in the fourth.Trojan coach Bob ...

Despite falling in an early hole, the Trojan softball team defeated the Mount Pleasant Panthers Thursday in the first round of the regional playoffs.The Trojans won 8-4 on 10 team hits. Fairfield will play at Oskaloosa at 7 p.m. Saturday. Oskaloosa received a first-round bye. Oskaloosa was rated for most of the year.Even though the game was played in Fairfield, the Trojans were the visiting team. The Panthers ...

The Fairfield baseball team ended the regular season Tuesday with a bang, toppling Pella 7-1.The Trojans wasted no time jumping on the visitors as they scored five runs in the first inning. Spencer Peterman and Joseph Hietpas coaxed walks to begin the inning. Mason Ellis walked. Peterman and Hietpas scored when Kooper Dahlstrom reached on the shortstop?s throwing error.Austin Gridley came to bat and knocked the ...

The Pekin softball team went 2-1 in recent action. The Panthers lost to a highly touted Highland team July 2 by a score of 3-0. The Panthers rebounded by defeating Keota 13-0 the next day and then beat WACO 8-6 Monday. PANTHERS 8, WARRIORS 6The Panthers defeated the Warriors of WACO despite not having played a game in five days. Actually, the Warriors hadn?t played much softball lately either since they did ...

OSKALOOSA ? The Trojans piled on the runs in a pair of wins against the Oskaloosa baseball team Tuesday in Oskaloosa.Fairfield won the first slugfest by a score of 12-7. The Trojans had enough gas left in the tank to muster seven runs in game 2, which they won 7-3. GAME 1TROJANS 12, INDIANS 7Fairfield waited until the twilight innings before starting the engine on its offensive bulldozer. Oskaloosa led 6-2 ...

FORT MADISON ? The Trojan baseball team used a sweep against Fort Madison Thursday to claim the conference title.The Trojans beat the Bloodhounds 9-2 in game 1 and then won a pitchers? duel in game 2, 2-0. Fairfield head coach Josh Allison was elated with his team?s performance and what it has accomplished thus far.?The boys came ready to play and played great team baseball,? he said. GAME 1TROJANS 9, ...

The junior varsity Trojan softball team has been on a roll recently.The Trojan Orange team defeated Keokuk twice Friday. Fairfield won game 1 9-0 and game 2 by a score of 12-5. GAME 1FAIRFIELD 9, KEOKUK 0Brynna Bowman was nearly unhittable from the pitching rubber as she held the Chiefs to three hits, two walks and one hit batter while striking out 10.Caytlyn Nystrom was hit by a pitch, walked, singled and ...

Utter domination.That is what the Mount Pleasant Panther softball team experienced Monday at the hands of the Fairfield Trojans. The Trojans did not allow a run in either game of the doubleheader while scoring 18 runs. GAME 1TROJANS 6, PANTHERS 0The Trojans scored one run in the first and one in the fifth before pulling away with four in the sixth.Freshman hurler Alli Deao went seven strong innings and gave ...

The Trojan boys did not quite dominate the opposition Monday as their classmates did next door on the softball diamond, but the baseball team still earned a sweep against the Panthers of Mount Pleasant. GAME 1TROJANS 5, PANTHERS 4The Trojans led 5-1 after three innings. Mount Pleasant made the game interesting with two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh but ultimately the rally fell short.Jordan ...

The Fairfield baseball team only scored in one inning against Pella Christian Saturday but they made it count.The Trojans used a six-spot in the second inning to cruise to a 6-4 victory over the Eagles, who actually out-hit the Trojans 11-6.The Eagles might have out-hit the Trojans but the Trojans played better defense as they committed two errors to the Eagles? five. Two of Pella Christian?s errors were costly ...

The Warrior baseball team has run into stiff competition in the past 10 days.Van Buren had won 12 games in a row before falling to West Liberty June 22. Since the 12-game winning streak, the Warriors are 2-3.The Warriors teed-off on New London pitching in a game in New London Friday night, winning by a score of 9-2. Saturday, Twin Cedars was teeing off Van Buren as the Warriors lost 9-5. VAN BUREN 9, NEW ...

The Trojan softball team earned a split in a pair of close road games against Keokuk Thursday night.The Trojans got the better of the Chiefs in game 1, 4-3. Keokuk responded by winning the nightcap, 5-4. GAME 1TROJANS 4, CHIEFS 3The two teams mirrored each other?s scoring until the final inning. Both teams were scoreless through three innings. When Fairfield jumped ahead by two in the fourth, Keokuk responded...

The Fairfield Trojans were staring at a sweep at the hands of Fort Madison Wednesday when they lost game 1 and fell behind 8-0 in game 2.The Trojans rallied for six runs in the fourth inning, and then tied the game on Tyler Cooksey?s two-run bomb in the fifth.The improbable comeback was complete when Josh Dimmitt scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning. GAME 1BLOODHOUNDS 2, TROJANS ...

The Fairfield Trojan softball team never allowed a run in its doubleheader against Cardinal Wednesday.The Trojans won the first game, 7-0. The Comets were blanked once again in game 2, 4-0.Trojan head coach Bob Bradfield said Cardinal is normally a good-hitting team that is difficult to keep off the scoreboard. The fact Fairfield shut out the Comets in two games is a testament to Trojans? pitching and defense, ...