From Michael Jordan to LeBron James, from Magic Johnson to Kobe Bryant, from President Obama to prominent corporate partners of the NBA, the condemnation of racist comments purportedly made by Donald Sterling has come from all circles and has shown that the issue extends far beyond the Los Angeles Clippers.They all will be watching on Tuesday, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is scheduled to discuss the ...
The Fairfield boys? soccer team is now 2-3 on the season after picking up a 4-1 road victory Friday over Mt. Pleasant.Solomon Constant continued his torrent of goal scoring with three on the day, bringing his season total to eight. Davin Titus put in his first goal of the season, and joined Constant, Toma Bousquet and Brayden Miller as the only Trojans to score so far this season.Constant, Benjamin Boender, ...
The Fairfield boys? track 4x100-meter relay team ran a season best 45.07 and finished 60th out of 80 teams Friday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. The relay team is, from left, Jonathan Hoehne, LaQuan Hill, Austin Francisco and Dakota Nye.
Hershey?s Track and Field Games set for May 20The Hershey?s Track and Field Games will be held May 20 at Trojan Stadium.Youth, ages 9-14, may compete in up to three events; children must compete in at least one field event or running event if participating in three. However, 9- through 12-year-olds can participate in a relay as well as the three events for a total of four events due to those age groups not ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? Iowa is operating from a position of rare strength at running back.Not only do the Hawkeyes have a stable of capable backs, they?re nearly all healthy heading into the summer.Iowa took it easy on its three top backs? starters Mark Weisman and Jordan Canzeri and third-down back Damon Bullock ? and as a result they should all be fresh for fall camp in three months. The Hawkeyes gave many of ...
The Maharishi School of the Age of Englightenment boys? tennis team won the Pella Invitational by a slim margin Saturday.The Pioneers finished with the same amount of points as Pella, but MSAE was given the victory because it won more total games over the course of the day. Boone, Grinnell and Albia rounded out the field.?Pella has a strong team,? MSAE coach Steve Briggs said. ?We won our final four matches ...
Fairfield volleyball camp dates announcedFairfield High School volleyball coach Nancy Diers and her staff will be holding volleyball camps starting in June.The first camp is for girls in fourth and fifth-grade and will be held June 16-20 from 3-4 p.m each day. The skills of forearm passing, serving and setting will be addressed. General knowledge of volleyball rules and terminology will be taught. Prizes will ...
Fairfield?s Special Olympics team will be sending 11 athletes to participate in the Iowa Summer Games in Ames.In order to reach that achievement, Team Fairfield first competed at the Spring Games in Oskaloosa on April 12. Those who finished in first place in their chosen events are moving on to the Summer Games and received blue ribbons.The games were at William Penn University?s Penn Activity Center, therefore ...
MIAMI (AP) ? Jack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the NBA?s most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 89.His family announced his death, saying he ?led the greatest life that one could lead.?Ramsay coached in the NBA for parts of 21 seasons before embarking on a second career as an NBA ...
MSAE boys? golf get best of DanvilleThe Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys? golf team defeated Danville 198-219 Tuesday at Walton Club in Fairfield.Mickey DeAngelis led the Pioneers by shooting a 37, and was easily the meet medalist. DeAngelis now has two medal performances in three tries this year.Nathaniel Zhu shot a 50 for MSAE and was the meet?s runner-up medalist.?Another solid round for ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Lolo Jones will continue her quick transition from bobsled to track this weekend with a hometown advantage.That doesn?t mean Jones can just snap her fingers and return to the form that made her a world-class hurdler.Jones will compete today at the Drake Relays in her native Des Moines, just two months removed from an 11th-place finish as a brakeman for a U.S. sled at the Sochi Olympics.But ...
MESA, Ariz. (AP) ? Michael Phelps is going short, really short, in the second event of his comeback.The swimmer who owns 18 Olympic gold medals in middle and longer distance races is going to try sprinting. Phelps will compete in the 50-meter freestyle at the Arena Grand Prix today, except he plans to swim his morning heat using a butterfly stroke.It?s allowed under the rules, and Phelps is doing it to work on ...
The Maharishi School of the Age of Englightenment girls? tennis team was narrowly defeated 5-4 Thursday by Fort Madison.The Bloodhounds No. 3 doubles tandem of Madalyn Fisher and Alicia Ramatowski gave Fort Madison the decisive point.Dia Huggins and Flower Shreck both won their singles matches for the Pioneers. No. 1 MSAE player Jacqueline Leete lost a close matchup 8-6 to Fort Madison?s Rachel Sugars.Leete ...
The Pekin girls? track team won another meet Tuesday, meaning the Panthers are now a perfect 6-for-6 in outdoor meets this season.This time around, it was the Lewis L. Lundy Invitational in Montezuma. Pekin finished with 157 points, which was just 10 ahead of second place finisher PCM. South Tama, North Mahaska, Iowa Valley-Marengo and Colfax-Mingo rounded out the field in Class A.?We knew going into Montezuma ...
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