Fairfield News

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State says defensive line coach Curtis Bray died Wednesday morning. He was 43.Cyclones spokesman Mike Green confirmed Bray?s death to The Associated Press, but said no additional details were immediately available.Bray, a former star linebacker at Pittsburgh, spent the past five seasons working under coach Paul Rhoads with the Cyclones.Bray grew up in Monroeville, Pa. and graduated from Pitt ...

Fairfield native Spencer Drish (front with red shorts and black knee brace) completes a Mixed Martial Arts technique called a Sambo throw on opponent Justin Stevenson Oct. 12 in Knoxville at Midwest Cage Championships Contenders 3. Drish won the fight in 45 seconds. His next MMA fight is Jan. 24 against Ben Halder for the Midwest Cage Championship amateur welterweight contender spot, meaning if he wins he will ...

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State can shoot it with the best of them, as the Cyclones have shown many times this season.But when those shots don?t fall, Iowa State can struggle. Factor in an opponent that?s long and tall and it results in a game like the Cyclones endured against Kansas.No. 15 Kansas got a career-high 23 points from Naadir Tharpe and overwhelmed No. 8 Iowa State on the boards in a 77-70 victory Monday ...

Overwhelmed MSAE loses to Van BurenThe Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys? basketball team was defeated Friday by Van Buren 107-25 in Keosauqua.The ninth ranked Warriors ran out to a huge lead and only allowed the Pioneers (0-7) to score single digit points in each quarter.Van Buren?s Garrett Saunders scored 20 points, and also posted five steals and five assists. Tanner Smith also scored 20 ...

Members of the Fairfield wrestling team participated Saturday at the Ottumwa Invitational. Here are the round by round results of their performances. Chris Workman113 - Chris Workman (2-5) placed 6th and scored 7.00 team points. Round 1 - Hunter Versteegh (Newton) 13-8 won by tech fall over Chris Workman (Fairfield) 2-5 (TF-1.5 1:19 (15-0)). Round 2 - Jack Stabile (Ottumwa Bulldogs) 9-15 won by fall over Chris ...

JV boys earn first win of seasonThe Fairfield JV boys? basketball team lost Friday to Keokuk, but then rebounded and got its first win of the season Saturday against Lone Tree.Fairfield lost at Keokuk 80-55. Nick Higgins led Fairfield with 16 points. Alex Crile put in 15. Cameron Baumann was right behind with 13 points.The Trojans beat Lone Tree 66-55. Higgins scored 24 points. Landon Greiner scored 20 points ...

Mangino signs with Iowa StateAMES (AP) ? Iowa State offensive coordinator Mark Mangino has signed a two-year contract worth $725,000.Mangino?s deal, which he signed last week after being hired by the Cyclones, will pay him $350,000 for the 2014 season and $375,000 in 2015.Mangino was the head coach at Kansas from 2002-09. He reached a $3 million settlement with the Jayhawks following allegations of player ...

JV boys narrowly lose to DanvilleThe Fairfield JV boys? basketball team lost in Fort Madison 44-31 Thursday.Nick Higgins led the Trojans with 13 points. Landon Greiner scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds, and led the team with four steals. Alex Simpson scored two points and secured five rebounds.The boys almost pulled out a win Saturday against Danville, but would fall 45-44.Higgins and Simpson were ...

Northern Iowa defeats EvansvilleEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) ? Matt Bohannon scored 17 points with 5-of-9 shooting from 3-point range on Wednesday night as Northern Iowa earned its first road win of the season 80-53 over Evansville.UNI shot 14 of 30 from 3-point range and capitalized on Evansville?s 11 first-half turnovers. The Panthers opened on a 15-4 run, led by as much as 22 in the first half and held a 43-24 ...

The Trojans invited mean friends over to play.The Fairfield boys? basketball team will be facing Fort Madison on Friday and Danville Saturday. Fort Madison is undefeated thus far, while Danville is attempting to continue the excellence they have exhibited in recent seasons. Danville only has one loss on the year after two straight seasons of barely missing out on state championships.How do the Trojans plan on ...

NEW YORK (AP) ? Hall of Fame voters made up for last year?s empty slate, electing Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas and Tom Glavine ? three stars who?ve never been connected to performance-enhancing drugs.On a day that turned out to be a celebration of first-timers on the ballot, Craig Biggio missed out on baseball?s highest honor by two votes. Mike Piazza gained a bit of ground in his second year of eligibility, too, ...

Fairfield kindergartener Cael McCabe is already making a name for himself on the wrestling mat.Cael earned fifth place at the Iowa Grade School and Junior High State Tournament on Dec. 29 in Des Moines.Cael has now won nine tournaments and his overall record is 28-4. At the state meet he weighed 38 pounds on the scales, but he often wrestles up and has beaten wrestlers who weigh 10 pounds more than him.His ...