Fairfield News

A Trojan wrestling camp for students entering seventh through 12th grades has been scheduled June 29-30.The camp, led by Fairfield varsity wrestling coach Steve Miller, will be held from 6-8 p.m. June 29 and 9 a.m. to noon June 30 in the Fairfield High School Gymnasium.Fairfield assistant coach Glenn Rhees, a two-time college national champion, as well as a guest clinician from Grand View University?s championsh...

The Fairfield Cougars nine-and-under baseball team, pictured, went undefeated in four games to finish first overall at the third annual Lacey Longball Classic in Oskaloosa Saturday. Team members are from left, front row: Landen Schafer, Josh Brewington, Brody Angstead, Jacob Bland, Dagan Burnett; back row: Jeremy Crile, Kyle Jeffrey, Drake Rippey, Nick Schillerstrom and Bradley Smithburg. Coaches are from left, ...

Cardinal improved to 8-6 overall and remained in the thick of the conference race with a pair of recent victories in Southeast Iowa Superconference baseball.The Comets promptly dropped Central Lee 10-6 on Monday and then carried their momentum into Tuesday for a 10-4 victory over Harmony.Ty Short went the distance on the mound for Cardinal in Monday?s game to keep his flawless record intact. Short gave up four ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren baseball coach Chad Scott wasn?t particularly enthused following his team?s 20-5, four-inning victory over Central Lee in conference action Tuesday.Instead of celebrating the 15-run-rule win against the Hawks, Scott had his players practicing defensive drills immediately following the team?s 14th win in 2012.?We hit the ball well tonight but I?m a little disappointed with our defense,? the ...

A pivotal two-game stretch for the Pekin baseball team has come to an end with the Panthers still very much alive in the conference race.The Panthers kept their hopes alive in the north division of the Southeast Iowa Superconference with a 6-0 win over Mediapolis on Monday before falling by the same score, 6-0, at Highland Tuesday.Pekin currently sits in third place in the SEISC north with an 8-8 overall record ...

Pictured are members of the Fairfield under-12 soccer team, from left, front row: Jeremy Marks, Abdullah Akber, Jordan Guezimane and Kristin Burnstedt; back row: coach Filipe Navesse, Saleem Burks, Kolten Webber, Daniel Cai, Kai Vessey, Shawn Spurrier, Corwin Robinson and Andrew Wilson. Not pictured: Blu Schultz and Chaysten Titus. The team capped its undefeated season June 2 finishing first at the end-of-season ...

Comets win 10th gameELDON ? Allison Ollom slammed a three-run homer and eighth-grader Delaney Ridgeway picked up her first win from the mound as the Comets blasted Harmony 14-2 on Tuesday.Ridgeway tossed a three-hitter and fanned two Harmony batters in the shortened, three-inning game.Cardinal?s Lindsay Albert collected a double and Liz Nichols finished with three RBI.The Comets (10-7, 5-2 SEISC south) travel ...

Fairfield High School varsity tennis coach Bill Sheppard will be leading group tennis lessons on the Fairfield Middle School courts Monday-June 29.A session for children in kindergarten through fifth grade is scheduled from 9-9:50 a.m., and children in grades six through eight will meet from 10-10:50 a.m. each day. A session for high school students will be from 11-11:50 a.m.In addition, an adult session for ...

Fairfield High School head volleyball coach Nancy Diers will be leading three girls volleyball camps this summer.Two camps have been scheduled June 18-22, and yet another will be Aug. 6-8 at Fairfield High School.A camp for girls going into grades four and five will be held from 3-4 p.m. the week of June 18. The skills for forearm passing and serving and setting will be addressed, and general rules, terminology ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield JV softball team took a pair of wins against Southeast Conference rival Mount Pleasant on Monday.The Trojans rallied to score seven runs in the final two innings of the opener for an 8-5 win, and they held on for a 3-1 victory in game two.?These girls are really starting to play together well as a team,? said Fairfield coach Lisa Greenig. ?They are minimizing their errors and ...

A momentum-solidifying home run by Carson Remick was the beginning of a few gargantuan innings for Mount Pleasant during a doubleheader sweep of Fairfield Monday.Remick?s two-run dinger in the nightcap presented Mount Pleasant with a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning, and the runs snowballed from there. The Panthers scored five more runs in the fifth inning and another nine in the sixth to earn a 19-2 rout over ...

Winners were crowned in four divisions at the first annual Loopy Trail Run held Saturday on the Fairfield Loop Trail.Tim Buch was crowned the men?s 16-mile run champion with the fastest time overall, finishing in 1:59:03. Peter Mannisi came in second with a time of 2:01:10.Erica Voreis was the top female with a time of 2:48:00. Peter Mannisi, John Loin and Debara Cenateri combined forces to win the coed relay ...