Fairfield News

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ? Matt Gatens wasn?t shooting like the hottest player in the Big Ten, Roy Devyn Marble still hadn?t scored and Iowa was clinging to a one-point lead against woeful Nebraska 6 minutes into the second half.And Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery wasn?t happy.Thanks to some sudden offense from Gatens and Marble, Iowa finally broke open the game and went on to defeat Nebraska 62-53 on Wednesday ...

Fairfield senior basketball player Serena Ward has been selected to the first team all-Southeast Conference for the second consecutive season.Ward was one of six players chosen to the all-senior squad while leading Fairfield to an 8-14 record. Ward wrapped up her time as a Trojan with a 287-point, 114-rebound season, and the long-time starter also led Fairfield in both categories in 2010-11.Junior Sidney ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Northern Iowa ran roughshod through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament two years ago in what proved to be a tuneup for a stunning run to the NCAA tournament?s regional semifinals.The Panthers enter this week?s league tournament knowing that it once again represents their only chance to sneak into the NCAAs.Northern Iowa (19-12, 9-9 MVC), which is the No. 5 seed, play Illinois State ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa women?s basketball coach Lisa Bluder says isn?t sure whether she?d like to see the Hawkeyes play Northwestern or Nebraska in their opening game of this week?s Big Ten tournament.Iowa earned the third seed for the tournament, held from Thursday to Sunday in Indianapolis, with its current eight-game winning streak.The Hawkeyes (19-10, 11-5) will play either the Wildcats or Huskers on Friday. ...

DES MOINES ? The Cardinal archery program left Des Moines holding two more state titles and a new state record following the 2012 Iowa championships Friday and Saturday.The Cardinal varsity squad won its third state championship Saturday, and Austin Cloke earned the individual middle school boys? state championship with a score of 288.At the high school level, the Comets scored a state record 3316 to eclipse ...

DES MOINES ? The Fairfield boys? bowling team has accomplished plenty of firsts this season.The Trojans rolled to a regular season-best record of 6-3, won their first conference title and even grabbed their first-ever state meet bid after finishing second at districts.So, it was no surprise to Fairfield head coach Lisa Greenig when the boys tacked on another first Thursday.In just the program?s third season, ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? The first 2,000 fans through the doors for Iowa?s home game with No. 16 Wisconsin on Thursday night got a free bobblehead of Hawkeyes senior Matt Gatens.Gatens made sure the other 12,000 or so were left with something to remember him by as well.Gatens scored a career-high 33 points and Iowa beat No. 16 Wisconsin 67-66 for its second straight win over a ranked opponent.It was the second ...

The wait is over and the Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the football schedules for the 2012 and 2013 football seasons.For the Fairfield football team, plenty of familiar faces will be dotting the schedule come fall.Outside of the already locked in district opponents and bye week opponent Chariton, Davis County and Albia have rounded out the Trojans? schedule as non-district opponents for ...

MARION ? Peter Mannisi of Fairfield finished 18th out of 316 runners in the 12th annual Freezefest 5K Saturday at Squaw Creek Park in Marion.Mannisi, the coach of the Fairfield Resident and M.U.M. Running Club, finished in a time of 19:29. The clocking was enough to win the 65-69 age group and also finish ahead of the top runners in the 55-59 and 60-64 age groups.Nate Hopp, 29, of West Amana won the race in ...

AMES (AP) ? It might have been one of the uglier 18-point wins in the long history of Iowa State basketball.At this time of year, the Cyclones will take them any way they can get them.Scott Christopherson and Melvin Ejim each scored 17 points and Iowa State pulled away for a 72-54 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night, reaching 20 wins for the first time in eight years.Royce White had 13 points, 10 ...

Pekin?s King still in contention DES MOINES ? Pekin senior Aaron King (120) rebounded from a first-round loss to keep his consolation run alive Thursday.Taylor Hagen of Nodaway Valley beat King 7-0 in the first round, but the senior came back in his consolation match to pin Dylan Dorage in 2:56.?We couldn?t get it going there in the first match, but you could tell the maturity he had coming into his second ...

PACKWOOD ? Fred Parsons, Van Buren?s boys? basketball coach, couldn?t remember the last time the Warriors beat Pekin twice in one week.Next time someone asks, he?ll be sure to know the answer.The Van Buren boys followed up last Friday?s 67-60 home win over Pekin with a 64-58 overtime stunner Thursday in Packwood.?We?ve had some good times on this floor and some bad times, but I wasn?t looking forward to coming ...