Fairfield News

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? The band was mostly back together for the Fairfield cross country teams at Tuesday?s Washington Invitational at Washington Country Club.Though down one runner, the Trojan girls unrolled their most complete lineup in nearly two weeks and took second in the final team standings behind Fort Madison. The Fairfield boys had their top seven back and finished fourth behind Marion, Fort Madison and ...

IOWA CITY ? The Pekin girls? cross country team held its own against some of the best runners in the state Tuesday at the Iowa City West Invite in Iowa City.Running in a field of mainly Class 3A and 4A schools, the Panther girls totaled 183 points to finish fifth overall. Cedar Rapids Kennedy won the title with a final tally of 36, while Iowa City West was second (57) and Bettendorf finished third (76).?It was ...

MEDIAPOLIS ? Slow starts kept the Pekin volleyball team from pulling off an upset bid in a 25-17, 25-15, 25-9 loss to SEISC north rival Mediapolis on Tuesday.?The girls started off slow the first two sets but fought back aggressively,? said Pekin coach Ashley Bartels. ?In the third set they started off slow again and couldn?t execute.?Maranda Baker led the offense with seven kills. Leslie Stone had 13 assists ...

The Fairfield ninth-grade and JV volleyball teams started Tuesday off right in their respective home matches vs. Fort Madison.The ninth-grade squad lost their first game 25-19 but rallied for back-to-back wins by scores of 25-19 and 15-9. The JV team topped Fort Madison with a little less fanfare, winning a two-set match 25-7, 25-19.Valerie Vayne and Seaira Drish led the Trojan JV team with three aces apiece, ...

Fairfield ninth-grade quarterback Jordan Reid evades a would-be tackler during Fairfield?s 58-18 loss to Williamsburg in the freshman game Friday. Reid threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and he also rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Alex Crile caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, Nick Higgins snagged five catches for 40 yards and Zach Martin made a 54-yard touchdown catch. ...

BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team was back in action Monday in Burlington against Aldo Leopold.Ashtyn Drish put down four kills and six good serves to lead the Trojan ?A? team to a 21-8, 21-10 victory. Sophie Allen had several great passes and 12 good serves.The Trojans lost the ?B? game 21-11, 21-17. Kristin Burnstedt led the way with nine good serves, while Macy Holderbaum ...

BRIGHTON ? The fifth-ranked Pekin girls? cross country finished runner-up and the boys were fourth at Saturday?s Lake Darling invite outside of Brighton.With runners divided by grade, the Pekin girls received wins from Gwynne Wright in the ninth-grade division and Shea Dahlstrom in the eighth-grade race. They tallied nine points as a varsity squad to finish just behind Davis County?s eight.Gwynne Wright ...

WILLIAMSBURG ? Williamsburg scored four first-half touchdowns on its way to a 44-8 victory over Fairfield in JV football action Monday.The Trojans were kept off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter, when Jonathan Hoehne scored on a 5-yard touchdown run and Tanner Deao crossed the goal line on a two-point conversion attempt.?I don?t believe we were ready to play when the game started, and Williamsburg ...

NEW LONDON ? The transition from quarterback to running back has so far been a smooth one for Van Buren junior Aaron Clemens.Clemens, who only made the position switch last week, rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns Friday as the Warriors topped New London 34-6.Curtis Thomas added another 103 yards and pair of touchdowns on 21 carries to help the Warriors to their first win in more than a year. The Warriors? ...

BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield volleyball team went 2-2 at Saturday?s Grayhound Invitational in Burlington.The ninth-ranked Trojans earned wins over Davis County and Burlington?s gray team in pool play. They lost to Muscatine and later fell to Southeast Conference foe Fort Madison in the championship bracket.In the early-morning opener, the Trojans faced Davis County, and in what would be a theme for the day, ...

ELDON ? The Cardinal football team was the latest victim of Iowa City Regina?s remarkable winning streak, falling to the Regals Friday by a score of 58-0 in Eldon.The win was the 33rd straight for Regina, which racked up 303 yards on the ground and 163 through the air while holding the Comets to 26 yards total offense.?They?re just better than us, and I don?t think there?s any shame in us saying that,? said ...

BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield swim team had another successful outing Saturday at Burlington?s Grayhound Invitational, despite what the team standings would indicate.Though the Trojans finished last in the 12-team field with 75 points, every Trojan swimmer who competed in Burlington improved on their season times, and freshman diver Katherine Mueller placed third in the 1-meter dive with a score of 301.95.?It is ...