BRIGHTON ? Pekin?s Celsey Conger followed up her Southeast Iowa Superconference Meet victory by winning the Lake Darling Cross Country Classic by more than a minute last Thursday in Brighton.Conger led the top-ranked (Class 1A) Panther girls in a time of 15:13 as Pekin won with 25 points. Lone Tree was second with 65 points.The Panthers squeezed four additional runners into the top 10. Brenna Conger ...
The biggest obstacle standing between Pekin and a district title may just be a 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back named Mitchell Harger.The Alburnett back leads all of Iowa prep football with 1,726 yards and 26 touchdowns on 130 carries, and Friday it will be Pekin?s turn to try to slow him down.?He?s just a really strong runner and he gets a ton of carries for them,? Pekin head coach Joe Donovan said. ...
The Fairfield football team is the final major roadblock on Pella?s path to claiming a second consecutive district championship, and the Trojans wouldn?t want it any other way.Pella (6-1, 5-0 District 7) is coming off a dominant performance against Keokuk and looks to carry its six-game win streak into Trojan Stadium. Fairfield (5-2, 4-1), meanwhile, has its own plan, which includes winning its final home game ...
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is taking registration forms for its Fairfield Youth Basketball Program, open to all children in third through sixth grade.The program is broken up into skill clinics and Saturday morning games. Along with several volunteers, former Fairfield girls? basketball coach Dan Breen leads the program.The skill sessions are divided by age and gender and will be held in ...
A hefty dose of deja vu settled over the Southeast Conference Meet in Waterworks Park Thursday as the two defending SEC champion teams took their spots on the winners? podium.Fort Madison won the boys? team title for the third straight year, and Mount Pleasant finished first in the girls? event for the second consecutive season.In the boys? race, Fort Madison squeezed its five top runners into the top seven ...
If Van Buren is going to find win No. 2 this season, a Friday matchup with Highland should provide the Warriors with their best opportunity in weeks.Van Buren has struggled in its first year back to varsity action, but Highland (2-5, 1-4 District 6) hasn?t been able to find the win column since Week 3 and has been outscored 146-63 in that span.Despite a balanced attack that has gained 1,138 yards through ...
When West Branch comes to Eldon Friday, a Class 1A, District 6 battle between complete opposites will be on display.West Branch (5-2, 4-1 District 6) will be looking for its fifth straight win while the Comets just hope to end their five-game slide.The run-heavy Bears are third in the district in rushing yards with 1,920, which is bad news for a Comets? squad that has had trouble stopping the run all ...
PACKWOOD ? In a crucial matchup between two of Class 1A, District 6?s top teams, Pekin did what it does best.It ran the ball inside, it ran the ball outside and it ran the ball through the opposing team?s defense.The Panther ground game accounted for 352 yards and five of the team?s six touchdowns, and Pekin avenged a 2010 loss to North Cedar with a 47-6 victory in Packwood.The Panthers proved from the ...
WEST BRANCH ? Cade Jones joined the 1,000-yard club with 111 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries, and the Bears of West Branch upended Van Buren 49-14 Friday night in West Branch.West Branch (5-2, 4-1 District 6) needed just the first 24 minutes of regulation to score all 49 of their points. Bears quarterback Brandon Young finished the night 5-of-6 for 134 yards passing and hit Bo Bower with two touchdown ...
OSKALOOSA ? The Fairfield volleyball team had its work cut out for it Saturday at the Oskaloosa Invite.The 13th-ranked (Class 3A) Trojans dropped four of six matches over the long day, beginning with two-set losses to Ottumwa (6-21, 12-21), Oskaloosa (20-22, 14-21) and Marshalltown (12-21, 15-21). Fairfield found the win column vs. Nevada (21-14, 21-18) and Centerville (20-22, 22-20, 15-6) before finishing the ...
WAPELLO ? A huge first half from Wapello was more than enough to top Cardinal in Class 1A, District 6 action Friday night in Wapello.Four scores from Brandon Lincoln and Eric Garcia helped give Wapello a 48-7 halftime lead, and the Indians coasted in the second half to a 56-13 win.Cardinal?s Dakota Showman, who went 7-of-14 for 161 yards passing, connected with Jimmy Edwards for a 62-yard touchdown in the ...
AMES ? The Iowa Sports Foundation will be hosting its 15th annual Net Fest Tournament in November and January on the Iowa State University campus and Ames area gyms.Registration for Net Fest, sponsored by Bankers Trust, is open at www.iowasportsfoundation.org.The basketball tournament will be held Nov. 19, offering both male and female divisions to third- through eighth-grade teams. The third-grade ...
A program designed to prepare swimmers for swim team is being offered by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department.The course will have classes from 4-5 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 21-Dec. 19, in the Roosevelt Aquatic Center.Students will work on swimming strokes, diving off the starting blocks and building up endurance.The program is open to all children ages 5-16. Swimmers will need to bring goggles, a swim ...
Friday?s matchup vs. Centerville has been sitting on the Trojans? schedule like a classic ?trap game.?Hapless Centerville (1-5, 0-4 District 7) is hungry for a win, while Fairfield (4-2, 3-1) is coming off a disappointing 28-20 loss to Oskaloosa last week and has heavyweight Pella looming in Week 8.Fairfield head coach Mike Schenck is very much aware of the scenario, and he knows his players need to be ...
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