Fairfield News

Awards were given out Tuesday at the Fairfield girls? track and field team?s end-of-season banquet at Fairfield High School. Winners are, from left, Taylor Ferrel (Top Newcomer), Hannah Sobaski (Captain Award), Sage Richmond (Most Improved), Jessica Lamb (Captain Award), Sydney Howard (Most Valuable Performer) and Mackenzie McClure (100 Percent Award).

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? A few big innings in each game of Wednesday?s softball doubleheader proved to be the difference for Washington as it picked up a Southeast Conference sweep of Fairfield.In the conference opener for both teams, the fifth-ranked (Class 4A) Demons scored 10 runs in the bottom of the third inning to win game one 12-4. They then scored three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings of the nightcap, ...

The Fairfield freshman softball team managed to pick up two wins while also wrapping up a rain-suspended game Wednesday night vs. Mount Pleasant.The Trojans held on for a 5-3 win in the postponed game. The home team also won game one 9-3 before dropping the second by a 4-3 score.In the suspended game, the Trojans resumed play with a 5-3 lead in the fifth inning. Mount Pleasant started the frame with a runner on ...

The varsity baseball doubleheader between Fairfield and Chariton scheduled Wednesday in Fairfield was postponed. A make-up date has been scheduled for June 18 with a 5:30 p.m. start time.

BLOOMFIELD ? Riding yet another dominant pitching performance from freshman Delaney Ridgway, the Cardinal softball team claimed its second shutout win in a row Wednesday.Ridgway tossed a three-hitter over seven innings to help her Comets edge Davis County 1-0 in non-conference action in Bloomfield. Ridgway struck out five batters and walked none to pick up her third win of the season.Behind Ridgway, the Comets ...

Once the rain died down in time for Fairfield?s substate girls? soccer opener vs. Centerville, another downpour started.This downpour, however, was a perfectly produced Fairfield storm.The Trojan girls poured in three straight goals in the game?s first four minutes and scored twice more by the 10th minute Tuesday, rolling to a 5-0 victory at Trojan Stadium in Fairfield.The Trojans, who are now 8-6 and riding a ...

WATERLOO ? Maharishi School sophomore Sam Stickels added another state medal to his growing pile Saturday, finishing third in singles play at the individual state tennis tournament at Byrne?s Park Tennis Center in Waterloo.Stickels, who claimed fourth place at the Class 1A doubles competition last year alongside partner Thomas Weiss, pulled off two upsets in this year?s tournament to earn a placing in the top ...

Junior Marisa Repp smashed a no-doubt, two-run homer over the left field fence Friday to spur Fairfield?s offense in a 5-2 victory over visiting Eddyville-Blakesburg in Fairfield.The two-run shot came in the bottom of the first inning of Friday?s nightcap and helped salvage a split with the visitors. The Rockets won the opening game 7-0.Repp, who also slapped an RBI single in the second game, finished 2-for-3 ...

DES MOINES ? On the heels of Sam Stickels? third-place finish at the state singles tournament over the weekend, the Pioneer sophomore?s team earned an identical placing in the Class 1A final four Tuesday on the Waveland Tennis Courts in Des Moines.In their state-record ninth consecutive trip to the state team tournament, the Pioneers finished third overall behind state champion St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) and ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin was out-hit 7-5 in Friday?s softball game against Lone Tree, but the host team made all five of its hits count en route to an 11-4 win in Packwood.?We had some big hits and we?re showing better discipline,? said Pekin coach Bryan Marlay. ?We had a lot of people on base, got out to an early lead and took our chances on the bases.?The Panthers led 4-0 after two innings, and Marlay said ?a bomb? ...

Play was suspended at both the Cardinal and Pekin home softball games Tuesday because of strong thunderstorms.In Eldon, Cardinal led Harmony 11-0 at the start of the third inning when play was stopped.In Packwood, the Panthers trailed Columbus 7-6 when lightning suspended play in the top of the third inning.Both teams plan to complete their games later this season.

Ottumwa held the Fairfield JV baseball team to five hits in a 3-1 win Friday in Fairfield.Jordan Reid, Cam Baumann, Justin Leonard, Cody Craff and Alex Simpson all logged one hit for Fairfield. Alex Christensen supplied an RBI.From the pitcher?s mound, Baumann went five strong innings, giving up one run on two hits. The eighth-grader fanned eight. Nick Jackson threw one inning of relief, giving up two runs to ...