Fairfield News

PACKWOOD ? Senior Josh Sterling pitched a complete-game two-hitter, striking out 10, to lead Pekin past Wapello in Southeast Iowa Superconference baseball Friday.Behind Sterling?s ace showing, the Panthers capped a wild five-game week with a 6-2 win.?We would?ve lost a game similar to this last year,? said Pekin head coach Jeff Eeling. ?The kids have matured, and Josh has really matured. ... I?m so proud of him ...

BLOOMFIELD ? The Fairfield baseball team closed the first week of the season with its first win during the Davis County Classic in Bloomfield Saturday.The Trojans topped Keokuk 9-1 but fell to top-ranked Davis County (Class 2A) 12-0.Against Keokuk, Trojan senior Corbin Harwood (1-0) earned the victory, allowing just one run in the six-inning start. The Chiefs had four hits and two walks against Harwood, who ...

SIGOURNEY ? The games were a little shorter than usual, but runs were still plentiful Saturday as the Pekin softball team crossed the plate 14 times.The Panthers split a pair of five-inning contests in Sigourney, rallying for a 9-8 victory against Tri-County before falling 11-5 to host Sigourney.?We swung the bats pretty well and took some good swings on them,? said Pekin head coach Bryan Marlay. ?Hitting is ...

MONTEZUMA ? Cardinal gave away more runs than they could spare in a 9-6 loss to Montezuma in non-conference baseball action Saturday.The Comets gave up six unearned runs in the first three innings to trail 9-2 early. Cardinal committed four errors in the game.?We?re starting to hit the ball better but need to continue to improve on defense,? said Cardinal head coach Tom Hallgren. ?We gave Montezuma too many ...

Mackenzi Harwood knocked in six runs off two home runs and a triple, and the Fairfield JV softball team topped Ottumwa 10-7 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday.Trojan starter Alli Deao pitched six innings for the win, allowing five runs while fanning one batter. Mikaela Amendt closed out the seventh inning.Deao helped her own cause with three base knocks, Addison Thornton tallied two singles, and ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren softball team won its first game of the season, an 11-1 home victory over Harmony Friday.Hanna Haynes, less than one week removed from running at the state track meet, pitched a complete game two-hitter to earn the win. The junior Warrior allowed one earned run and struck out seven batters.Van Buren?s Abbey Rider went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and one runner batted in, Jessica ...

The Fairfield boys? soccer squad came up a few inches short of extending its season in the second round of substate action Wednesday in Fairfield.The Trojans, who missed a few shots by the smallest of margins, saw their season end in a 3-2 defeat to rival Mount Pleasant. The Panthers move on to the final round of substate play to face Clear Creek-Amana, which topped Keokuk 14-0 Wednesday in Keokuk.Senior Max ...

AMES ? Several Special Olympics athletes from Pence, Fairfield Middle School and Fairfield High School participated in the Special Olympics State Summer Games held May 17-19 in Ames.Athletes competed in both cycling and track and field events.Ross Robinson, Jessica Clements, Andrew Peiffer, Wesley Polson and Justin Cross all won gold medals in the 250-meter cycling race. Nathan Mathis and Trevor Pisano placed ...

PACKWOOD ? Visiting teams, beware: The baseball is as big as a meteor to the Panthers right now.One day removed from routing Winfield-Mount Union with 16 runs, the Panthers blasted New London to the tune of 16 more runs Wednesday in Packwood. Pekin won the shortened, three-inning contest 16-0.The Panthers tallied 12 hits in the contest, scoring two runs in the first before opening the floodgates with eight more ...

The Trojan JV softball team lost a pair of games to the Mount Pleasant eighth- and ninth-graders Wednesday in Fairfield.The Trojans fell in the opener 11-4 before losing the second game 5-3.In game one, Lindsey Repp contributed two hits, while Sierra Simmons, Addison Thornton, Emma Kuehl and Harley Cook all singled once. Cook crossed the plated twice, and Thornton and Kuehl each scored once.Mikaela Amendt ...

The Davis County baseball team is the top-ranked team in Class 2A, and their freshman team looked every bit as good in a pair of wins over the Fairfield ninth-graders Wednesday.The Trojans fell to the Mustangs 3-1 in game one before losing the nightcap 17-1.In the first game, Narendra Martin went 1-2 with a double and run scored and Drew Stever was 1-2 with one RBI. Starter Alex Simpson allowed no earned runs ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Cardinal?s Laci Moore and Allison Ollom combined to pitch a two-hitter over six innings Tuesday on their way to an 11-0 shutout of Van Buren.Laci Moore started the game, allowing one hit with four strikeouts over four innings of work, and Ollom worked the last two innings, fanning two while giving up the other hit.At the plate for Cardinal, Sarah Greiner finished 3-4 with a double, two RBI and two ...