Fairfield News

DES MOINES ? Fairfield junior Sydney Howard capped a busy 12-hour period Friday morning by finishing in the top half of the 100-meter dash field at the Drake Relays in Des Moines.Howard finished 15th out of the 32 best 100-dash runners in the state. The junior was second in her heat with a time of 13.08 seconds.?She didn?t make the finals but ran well. It?s a pretty big honor just to run here and then to place ...

The Fairfield boys? soccer team pulled out a win in penalty kicks vs. Mount Pleasant in Southeast Conference action Thursday.Roan Bachar and Max Sloat both converted on their kicks to lead the Trojans to a 5-3 win at home. Aidan Bachar made three saves in the shootout to preserve the victory.After losing two straight games last week, Fairfield has turned the tables to win two in a row. Fairfield also beat Fort ...

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? golf team finished behind both Keokuk and Washington Thursday.The Trojans shot a 256 to come up short of Washington?s 207 and the Chiefs? final tally of 220.Kristen Terrell shot a 55 to lead the Trojans, and Tori Ogden was second lowest at 63. Abbi Messer?s 68 and Ashley Henkel?s 70 completed the team total.Next up for Fairfield is a tournament in Central Lee Saturday.

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? track squad was back in action at the Keosippi Relays in Keokuk Tuesday.The Trojans scored 110 points at the relays to finish a distant second to Mount Pleasant, which tallied 198 points. Iowa City High and Burlington tied for third behind Fairfield with 79 points apiece.?As a whole I thought we competed very well tonight,? said Fairfield head coach Ron Hunerdosse.Fairfield junior ...

OSKALOOSA ? The Fairfield boys? golf team was handed its first loss of the season Thursday by Mount Pleasant.It didn?t take long for the Trojans to bounce back.Playing against an annually strong field Tuesday at the Oskaloosa Invite on Edmundsen Golf Course, the Trojans made it a one-team race with a winning score of 311. Norwalk?s 330 landed them in second place.?Terrific playing by our guys tonight,? said ...

The odds weren?t in the Fairfield tennis team?s favor Tuesday, and Fort Madison took advantage to hand the Trojan boys their second loss of the season.The Trojans, playing without three of their top six players, fell 5-4 to the Bloodhounds in Southeast Conference action.?The odds caught up with us as we came out second best against Fort Madison,? said Fairfield coach Bill Sheppard.According to Sheppard, the ...

DES MOINES ? Libertyville?s Jerry Allison along with 157 other Iowa officials are scheduled to receive awards at the Iowa High School Athletic Association?s 18th annual Officials? Banquet and Recognition Ceremony.Allison will be honored for 25 years officiating at the ceremony, which is set to take place Saturday at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.Thirty-two individuals will be honored for 35 years of service; 41 ...

The Fairfield girls? soccer team fell back down to .500 with a 6-2 loss to a talented West Burlington Notre Dame squad Tuesday at Trojan Stadium.Scoring goals for Fairfield were Serena Ward and Taylor Neil, and each senior assisted the other.With the loss, the Trojans now sit at 4-4 overall; 2-1 in Southeast Conference play.Fairfield will be looking for a little revenge with a scheduled visit to Mount Pleasant ...

FORT MADISON ? The Fairfield boys? soccer squad stopped a two-game skid with a much needed 3-1 victory over Fort Madison Tuesday.For head coach Felisto Guezimane, the performance had been a long time coming.?It was good to see the team playing the style of game we?re expected to,? Guezimane said. ?Hopefully we can build up from here.?Stian Hoff, Kendall Mickels and Darrin Dimmitt scored the three goals for ...

KEOKUK ? The Maharishi School boys? tennis team continued its midseason roll with a 9-0 dual win over Keokuk Thursday.?We had our hands full at the top of the singles lineup and on all three courts in doubles,? said MSAE head coach Lawrence Eyre. ?Keokuk is a talented, athletic team.?Even so, the Pioneers proved the more athletic team starting with Sam Arsanjani. The senior Pioneer needed two tiebreakers but ...

The Maharishi School girls? tennis team topped Fort Madison 9-0 Thursday in Fairfield to record its second straight team sweep.?Once again, everyone played well,? said MSAE head coach Laurie Eyre. ?We are delighted that it didn?t rain and that all our players had a chance to play.?Minna Mohammadi led the Pioneers with a dominant 10-2 win against Fort Madison?s Karyn Goldensoph at No. 1 singles, and the rest of ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Six golfers, one tiebreaker and a few putts here or there all added up to the Fairfield boys? golf team?s first loss of the season Thursday in Mount Pleasant.Both the Trojans and host Panthers tied 162-all after the top four golfers on each team had been tallied. The dual was then decided by each team?s No. 5, and Mount Pleasant?s shot three strokes below Fairfield?s to hand the Panthers the ...