Fairfield News

IOWA CITY ? The Maharishi School girls? tennis team went from two wins last season to 12 victories this year, but that level of improvement wasn?t enough to overcome perennial power Camanche on Tuesday.The Pioneers, who came into the dual with a spotless 12-0 record in 2012, were topped in the first five games for the playoff loss at Mercer Park in Iowa City.With the win, Camanche moves on to the state final ...

The Fairfield JV softball team opened its season with a pair of losses at the hands of Burlington Tuesday.The Trojans fell 7-3 in the first game and were edged 7-6 in the nightcap of the doubleheader.In the first game, Trojan starter Alli Deao threw a complete game with six strikeouts, and she also helped her own cause at the plate with three singles. Runs were scored by Kelsey Roberts, Lindsey Repp and Alyssa ...

PACKWOOD ? A busy week for the Pekin baseball team began Monday evening with a 4-3 loss at the hands of Highland.Starter Josh Sterling kept the Panthers in the season opener, pitching them into the eighth inning while allowing no earned runs. The senior struck out 10 batters.?Josh gave us a good effort,? Pekin head coach Jeff Eeling said. ?He went seven innings and probably could?ve gone nine if we wanted him ...

PACKWOOD ? Paige Jensen knocked in the go-ahead run on a groundout in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Panthers kicked off the season with a 9-8 win over Highland Monday.Jensen?s infield RBI in the sixth sent Maranda Baker sliding home from third base for the winning run. Jensen found herself facing an 0-2 count in the at-bat before battling back to a full count and eventually making contact.?What a huge ...

BLOOMFIELD ? The Fairfield softball team busted loose for 25 runs to pick up its first two wins of the season in a doubleheader vs. Davis County Monday.The Trojans won the opener 14-2 in five innings before battling to an 11-6 win in the nightcap.In game one, Haley Grunwald pitched all five innings to earn the win. Grunwald struck out three and gave up two earned runs on three hits in the complete game.At the ...

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State wide receiver Albert Gary has been sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to first-degree theft.Gary also pleaded guilty Monday in district court in Ames to a charge of going armed with intent. Gary and others were charged with robbing a man on campus with a BB gun last June.Gary?s attorney, Matt Boles, says Gary will also have to go to a halfway house in Ames for ...

Lawrence Eyre and the Pioneer boys are headed back to the final four of Class 1A team tennis.That much was decided in nearly as little time as possible in substate action at the Punj Tennis Center courts Saturday. Maharishi School cruised past Chariton 5-0 in the substate semifinal and Pella 5-1 in the final to earn an unprecedented eighth consecutive trip to the state tournament.The Pioneers (9-1) are part of ...

Roy Swanson of Fairfield, pictured, won the recreational division of Saturday?s Sunset Showdown disc golf tournament in Washington. Swanson won by nine shots.

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The girls? district golf tournament in Mount Pleasant was the end of the line for Fairfield?s six golfers Monday.The Trojans? top four combined to score 483 and finish eighth in a seasoned field. Williamsburg won the tournament by one stroke with a score of 375, and Washington finished runner-up at 376. Both Williamsburg and Washington advance to the regional competition.Mount Pleasant?s ...

The Trojans girls? soccer team dropped a 7-3 match in their home finale vs. Keokuk Monday evening.Senior Taylor Neil scored two Trojan goals, with the other coming from sophomore Claudia Sloat. Serena Ward finished with two assists and Kayla Septer had one.?Keokuk had the more experienced squad, but the girls continue to play better than they did at the beginning of the season,? said Fairfield head coach ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ? Cardinal High School finished in the top half of national competition at the 2012 National Archery in the Schools competition held Friday-Saturday in Louisville, Ky.The Comets, back at nationals following their third consecutive state title win in February, tallied a final score of 3238 to finish 51st out of 126 competing high schools. Trigg County High School of Kentucky won the competition ...

Stian Hoff led the Fairfield boys? bowling team to its first state bid in the program?s three-year history and has received first-team all-state honors in Class 1A.Hoff, a senior foreign exchange student from Norway, was one of 14 selections to the all-state squad after finishing second at the Class 1A State Bowling Championships in February. The Southeast Conference champion Trojans finished third as a team at ...