Fairfield News

NEW LONDON ? Cardinal jumped out to an early lead, and a fourth-quarter push by New London wasn?t enough for a comeback. The Comets took last night?s SEISC South competition by a score of 53-35.?We took care of the basketball and didn?t have a lot of turnovers,? said Cardinal coach, Tom Hallgren. ?Also, we limited them to one shot per possession.?But for the first three quarters of the game, New London ...

DUBUQUE ? The upcoming Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games will bring approximately 425 athletes from across the state to Dubuque to compete in the annual event Jan. 9-11.A record number of athletes will participate in the 27th annual games, and seven participants signed up are from the Fairfield area. These athletes include: Jessica Clements, Joe Blain, Fabien Tourenne, Justin Cross, Andrew Peiffer, Trevor ...

Losing the first four games in a season might make some teams a little impatient for their first win.Not so for the Trojans, who used the patient approach en route to burying Albia and claiming their first victory of the 2011-12 season Tuesday in Fairfield. The Trojans blasted past Albia 44-13 in what was a scrappy battle throughout.?I thought our girls did a really good job of working the basketball, ...

NEW LONDON ? A big fourth-quarter run for Cardinal coupled with New London?s struggles at the hoop gave the Comets a win, 42-30, in last night?s SEISC south matchup.The game was tied at 27 going into the final quarter, but while the Cardinal starting heating up, New London went ice cold on the floor, and the Comets went on a 15-3 run in the last eight minutes of the game.?We need someone to step up and put ...

PACKWOOD ? Twelve players found the court for Pekin Tuesday and the Panthers rebounded from a tough Friday loss to breeze past Winfield-Mount Union.The Pekin boys beat the Wolves 61-28 in Packwood, and this one was never even close.The seniors did most of the heavy lifting on the senior-laden Panthers. Trey Sathoff led the way with 12 points off 5-of-8 shooting, grabbed five boards and two steals. Bailey ...

The Van Buren boys? basketball team was sick of playing from behind, so Tuesday they decided to do something about it.Following two straight losses to open the season, the Warriors (1-2, 1-2 SEISC south) jumped out to an 18-13 first-quarter lead against Holy Trinity before burying the Crusaders in the second quarter. The Warriors went on to win 78-47.Up 44-22 at halftime, Van Buren cruised the rest of the ...

DONNELLSON ? A season-high 26 turnovers was way too much to overcome and the Maharishi boys lost 56-12 against conference opponent Central Lee Tuesday.The Pioneers were limited to zero points in the first and third quarters, with seven points coming in the second period and another five in the fourth quarter.Paul DeAngelis contributed in all areas with seven points, three rebounds and two blocks. Rashan ...

The Fairfield ninth-grade boys? basketball team dropped a pair of contests Friday and Saturday to Mount Pleasant and Ottumwa.In the first game, the Panthers blasted Fairfield 55-31. Nick Jackson scored 13 points and tallied three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Logan Fleeman had eight points and three rebounds. Cody Craff had three points, while Tanner Deao, Narendra Martin and Cody White scored two ...

Mount Pleasant 57, Fairfield 48The Fairfield boys? JV squad opened the season with a 57-48 loss to Mount Pleasant Friday in Fairfield.Matt Carr led the Trojans with 13 points, mostly from behind the 3-point line, while Joseph Hietpas scored seven points and recorded four assists, two steals and two blocks. Jordan Whitney, Landon Gamrath and Kyle Weirup added six points apiece. Keagan Drish scored four ...

BURLINGTON ? A furious rally gave the never-say-die Fairfield eighth-grade ?A? team a 39-38 victory over Aldo Leopold Monday in Burlington.With a minute remaining in regulation, Fairfield was faced with a five-point deficit at 38-33. A clutch steal and layup brought the Trojans within three. Two free throws and a bucket later saw Fairfield take the lead, 39-38. Aldo Leopold had a chance with 10 ticks remaining,...

Members of the Fairfield eighth-grade girls? basketball team are pictured, from left, front row: Autum Wickenkamp (mgr.), Mackenzie Flattery, Natalie Jones, Delaney Neil, Holly McCoy, Molly Ryan, Shannon Hopwood, Alli Deao, Emily Hanna (mgr.), Katie O?Brien (mgr.); back row: Derek Philips (head coach), Taylor Ferrel, Courtney Gilmore, Sierra Vogt, Mikaela Amendt, Brittany Hoskins, Chloe Spalla, Lindsey Repp and ...

ELDON ? Little by little, the Cardinal girls? basketball team continues to come closer to nabbing its first victory of the winter season.The Comets, who lost 59-31 to Van Buren in the season opener before falling 50-47 to Albia Nov. 21, lost an overtime battle to the Bears 67-60 Tuesday evening.?The girls played hard and came up short,? said Miller. ?We continue to improve every game and that will pay off ...