Fairfield News

DONNELLSON ? The Cardinal girls? basketball team struggled through a cold shooting night and fell to Central Lee 74-55 on Thursday.The Comets (7-12, 7-13 SEISC south) shot 21 percent from the field to drop their first game since a Jan. 20 loss to Burlington-Notre Dame.Cardinal?s Lindsay Moore scored 18 points with five assists and Liz Nichols added 13 points. Laci Moore scored nine points and Brooke Courtney ...

Members of the seventh- and eighth-grade Fairfield Middle School wrestling team are, from left, front row: Trenton Nelson, Charles Heisel, Dallas Peebler, Baily Kemp, Dylan Abbott; middle row: Alex Sisomphane, Robert Cupp, Luis Jimenez, Mitchell Burnstedt, Simon Spalla, Brendon Lunsford; back row: Michael Fritz, Trenton Hanen, Alex Landon-Hahn, Soren Buch, Mitchell Taglauer and Chris Hanson. The Trojans concluded ...

The high school wrestling field is about to become a lot less crowded.The win-or-go-home sectional tournaments are scheduled Saturday, and more than half of all wrestlers? seasons will be over by Sunday morning. In the 12 Class 2A sectionals throughout Iowa, as many as six wrestlers at each weight will compete, but only the top two will advance to the district tournament and move one step closer to the state ...

Matchups have been set for the 2012 Southeast Iowa Super Conference girls? basketball shootout.The shootout, scheduled Friday, pits teams that finished in the same position in their respective divisions against each other. This season, north division teams will host their south counterparts.Van Buren, which finished the season undefeated in SEISC play, will face north division No. 1 seed Mediapolis for a ...

SIOUX CITY ? Travis Schombert, a Fairfield High School graduate and Lockridge native, swam on Morningside College?s winning 200-yard freestyle relay team in a swimming quadrangular Jan. 28 in Dubuque.Schombert, a freshman, teamed up with fellow freshmen Cole Malin, Kieran Sweeney and James Svoboda to swim the winning time of 1:30.71.In addition to the 200-yard freestyle relay, Morningside College swimmers won ...

The Fairfield eighth-grade boys? basketball team was back in action Tuesday vs. Ottumwa. The Trojans won the ?C? contest but dropped the two others.Fairfield lost the ?A? game 47-27. Jordan Reid led the Trojans with 10 points, five boards and three steals. Alex Crile had five points and four steals, Logan Angstead finished with five points, and Trevor Drish added three. Nick Higgins and Nathan Davidson scored ...

During Saturday?s Southern Iowa Classic wrestling tournament, the 11th annual family recognition award was presented to the Holmes family of Fairfield. The award is meant to recognize past wrestlers and their families for their contributions to Fairfield High School athletics.Pictured is, from left: Chuck Holmes, Marilyn Holmes, Larry Holmes, Tom Holmes, Jill Holmes, Julie Hanshaw, Greg Hanshaw, John Holmes, ...

CENTERVILLE ? The Fairfield ninth-grade girls came up one basket short of a win Tuesday, falling to Centerville 25-24 in overtime.MacKenzie McClure had 11 points, four boards and four steals to lead the Trojans. Fairfield?s Karley Williams finished with six points along with six boards, Madison Roberts scored five points and Harley Cook hauled in a team-high 13 rebounds.The freshman team is set to host Keokuk ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? For about 37 minutes, Iowa and Minnesota played a weird game that leaned slightly toward the Gophers.Then Devyn Marble took over, providing an emphatic finish to a game that wasn?t clear until the final seconds.Senior Matt Gatens scored 18 points, Marble added 12 and Iowa rallied to beat Minnesota 63-59 on Wednesday night and snap a three-game losing streak.Marble keyed Iowa?s 9-0 run to close ...

Members of the Fairfield Middle School seventh-grade girls? basketball team are, from left, front row: Maggie Ferrel, Katie O?Brien, Madalyn Rauscher, Kylee Marlay, Morgen Francis, Taylor Marlay, Kaylee Watson, Sara Trent, Kellie Hovorka, Kaitlynn Steele, Sarah Swanson; second row: Brynna Bowman, Shelby McKune, Sarah Hardin, Kelly Lacey, Kenady Waugh, Samantha Fritz, Corynn Klehm, Kylie Kurtz, Megan Sullivan, ...

BURLINGTON ? Five area athletes finished first in their respective divisions at the Southeast Iowa Basketball Skills competition hosted by Special Olympics Iowa.The annual event was held Jan. 21 in Burlington.Fairfield High School students who finished first were Jessica Clements and Ross Robinson. Nathan Mathis of the Fairfield Middle School was a division champion, while Justin Cross and Andrew Peiffer of ...

EDDYVILLE ? Alex Simpson scored 21 points and Logan Fleeman added another 14, but the Trojan ninth-graders couldn?t get past Eddyville-Blakesburg Tuesday.The Trojans fell 48-41 in Eddyville, dropping to 3-10 on the season.Fairfield?s Narendra Martin contributed in several areas with four points, four boards and three steals. Tanner Deao scored two points. Simpson and Fleeman were active in the paint with nine ...