Fairfield News

ELDON ­? With the Pekin boys assured second place at the Southeast Iowa Superconference meet, the Panthers forewent the final day of the competition Monday to attend the Bob Gerard Relays.The Pekin boys swept the relay events in Eldon ? winning 13 events in total ? to nearly double second-place Cardinal?s point total. The Panthers scored 203 points while Cardinal was second with 108.Pekin dominated with wins in ...

OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield girls? golf team dropped a dual to Ottumwa Monday at the Cedar Creek Golf Course in Ottumwa.Ottumwa topped the inexperienced Fairfield squad 175-254.Ashley Henkel was the low Trojan Monday, checking in with a round of 60. Haley Williams (63), Rachael Gros (65) and Tori Ogden (66) also scored for Fairfield. Kristen Terrell was an alternate with a 73.Fairfield is back on the course today ...

KEOKUK ? With the Southeast Conference title on the line Monday, the Fairfield-Keokuk soccer rivalry was given another kick.The Trojans and host Chiefs battled to a 0-0 tie in regulation, but Keokuk scored the winning goal in overtime for a 1-0 victory and season sweep of Fairfield.With the win, the Chiefs are owners of the Southeast Conference title. Fairfield was SEC champs last season after beating Keokuk ...

OTTUMWA ? The Maharishi School boys? tennis team won 25 out of 27 round-robin matches on its way to taking the Ottumwa Invitational team crown Saturday.The Pioneers swept seven divisions and finished runner-up in the other two to finish with 34 points. The host Bulldogs came in second with 24 points, and Keokuk was a close third with 21.Singles champions for the Pioneers were No. 2 Sam Stickels, Raphael Gelfand ...

CHARITON ? The latest golf poll has the Fairfield boys ranked fifth in the state, and the team celebrated Saturday adding six more wins to its team record.The Trojans placed second out of eight teams at the always difficult Chariton Invite, finishing four strokes back of Creston with a score of 310. Pella came in third with a 312 team score.?Great tournament for us heading into postseason play,? said Fairfield ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield boys? track team was unable to field any champions at the Southeast Conference meet and fell to fourth place in the team standings.Fairfield finished with a final tally of 51.5 as Mount Pleasant kept the title in Panther country scoring 111 points, 10 ahead of second-place Fort Madison.?Not winning any events makes it hard to compete for the title,? said Fairfield coach Brian ...

It was a hot, humid day for tennis Saturday, but Pioneer girls? tennis kept its cool in a double dual against Albia and Holy Trinity.The Pioneers won 16 of 18 matches on the day to top both adversaries on the Punj Tennis Center courts in Fairfield. Maharishi School posted a 7-2 win over Holy Trinity and a 9-0 sweep of Albia.The two team wins kept the Pioneers? flawless season record, now 8-0, intact.In action ...

DONNELLSON ? The Van Buren boys? golf team finished fifth out of seven teams Saturday at the Central Lee Golf Tournament on Green Acres Golf Course in Donnellson.The Warriors finished with a team tally of 374 to place ahead of Fort Madison (392) and IMS (463). Central Lee won on its own course with a score of 317, and Keokuk was runner-up at 329.Leading the way for Van Buren was Brandon Plecker with a score of ...

Fairfield?s Alexander Punj concluded the regular season undefeated in singles play, and the boys? tennis team topped Keokuk by the narrowest of margins Thursday at FMS courts.Unlike the two teams? first meeting in Keokuk, the rain held off just long enough for Fairfield to claim a 5-4 victory.With the meet win, the Trojans finish the regular season with a 6-2-2 record. Their record in the Southeast Conference ...

DONNELLSON ? The Van Buren boys? track team won one event and placed runner-up in four others to finish third out of eight teams at the Southeast Iowa Superconference Relays in Donnellson Thursday.The Warriors scored 92 points to finish behind Central Lee?s 101 and West Burlington/Notre Dame?s 141 points.Austin Gire led the Warriors with a win in the 400-meter dash (54.21). Gire also finished second in the 100 ...

AMES ? The Special Olympics Iowa State Summer Games will take place on the Iowa State University campus in Ames May 17-19.?This is the largest Special Olympics Iowa event held during the year,? said Pam Wagner, program vice president. ?Athletes, their families and coaches travel to Ames from every part of the state for this competition.?Athletes of all ages and ability will have the opportunity to participate ...

OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield seventh- and eighth-grade girls? track teams competed at the Ottumwa Invitational Thursday.The seventh-grade Trojans won with 159 points and the eighth-grade team finished in third with 79.Once again, the seventh-grade team was in charge with wins in 13 events.Kenady Waugh was the individual champion in an astounding four events, including the 100-meter dash (13.41), 200-dash (27.8) , ...