KEOSAUQUA ? It was business as usual for the top-ranked (1A) Pekin girls? cross country team Thursday at the Riverview Club Golf Course in Keosauqua.Pekin scored 38 points to take its fourth straight Southeast Iowa Superconference title, easily beating second-place Wapello?s 62 points.Celsey Conger, who has been a major part of all four conference titles, ran away from the crowded field as soon as the ...
Luis Jimenez scored two touchdowns and hit a clutch 18-yard field goal with three minutes remaining, and the FMS eighth-grade ?A? team beat Ottumwa?s Evans Middle School 17-14 on Tuesday.Jordan Reid was 5-of-6 for 85 yards passing, including strikes to Nick Higgins, Alex Crile and Zach Martin.Jimenez led the defense with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery. Both Joseph Wilbur and Logan Angstead recorded a ...
CENTERVILLE ? Fairfield seventh-grader Samantha Fritz proved to be in late season form by winning the final race of the regular season Tuesday at the Centerville Invite.Fritz was the first to cross the finish line in the 1.5-mile race with a time of 9:46. Teammate Taylor Ferrel finished in 10:30 to claim fourth place. Others with top 10 finishes were Kylie Kurtz at eighth (11:09) and Lindsey Repp at ninth ...
In a week rife with postseason implications and playoff positioning, the matchup between Pekin and North Cedar may be as important as any in the state.A win could potentially give either team sole ownership of the No. 2 spot in Class 1A, District 6, while a loss could drop either team into the fourth and final postseason spot.Last time the two teams met, on Oct. 8, 2010, Pekin failed to get anything going ...
Cardinal has turned the page on a brutal September, and the Comets hope a Friday matchup with Wapello leads to a more successful October.In five games last month, Cardinal (1-5, 0-4 District 6) went 1-4 and was outscored 200-48. Its lone win came at the beginning of the month vs. Winfield-Mount Union, when they scored more than half their month?s points.Wapello (5-2, 2-2) won?t be doing Cardinal any favors, ...
A rested Van Buren squad will hope to bury the past when they face perennial powerhouse West Branch Friday.In each of the last two lopsided meetings between the teams, the Bears have scored more than 60 points. Once again, the deck figures to be stacked against the one-win Warriors.While West Branch has suffered through a few rare early season losses, the bad news for Van Buren is the Bears look to be back ...
The annual Turkey Trot sponsored by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 19 at Chautauqua Park?s Shelter No. 1.Check-in is at 8:30 a.m.The event, split into a 5-kilometer fun run and 1-mile walk, is open for all ages. The course will head from the shelter house downhill toward Walton Club and will be on the Jefferson County Loop Trail.All top finishers will receive a ...
MOUNT PLEASANT ? Fairfield was up to the task against conference rival Mount Pleasant in 2011.The Trojans (19-3, 7-0 conference) came up with their second sweep of the Panthers (10-12, 4-2 conference), this time on Mount Pleasant?s court, with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 victory Tuesday.?It?s really a great win for our kids,? said Fairfield head coach Nancy Diers. ?No. 1 being conference rivals, No. 2 playing on ...
PACKWOOD ? Finishing off opponents has been a struggle for the Pekin volleyball team in the past, and the Panthers again found themselves on the verge of collapse vs. Louisa-Muscatine Tuesday.After winning two of the first three games on their home court, Pekin trailed 20-23 in game four. A game five seemed imminent ? imminent to everyone but the Panthers.Tori Davis recorded one of her four aces in the ...
KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren lost to Southeast Iowa Superconference foe Central Lee 23-25, 25-22, 7-25, 20-25 Tuesday in Keosauqua.?The girls played very well,? said Van Buren head coach Bonnie Watson. ?They tried to finish every play and didn?t get down. We had one game where we could not get a serve over, and that threw us out of the system.?Hanna Haynes had four of the team?s seven blocks, 10 kills and seven ...
KEOKUK ? Personal bests for the Fairfield swimmers continued to drop Tuesday as the Fairfield swim team lost to Keokuk 107-67.Jaci Bell led off the meet with another win, almost breaking her own six-dive record with a score of 181.75. The 200-freestyle relay featuring Baylee Bowman, Claire Slechta, Abby McMahon and Jade Greiner won with a time of 1:54.53. The foursome also finished second in the medley relay ...
MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield freshman volleyball team needed just two games to take down Mount Pleasant 25-13, 25-18 Tuesday.Madison Roberts recorded six kills, two aces and had one block. Alexis Ring also tallied two aces and four kills to go along with a team-high 12 assists. Karley Williams slammed down five kills and added five digs, while Jolea Burkhart led the team with six digs.The freshman team ...
OSKALOOSA ? The Fairfield JV football team edged Oskaloosa 12-10 Monday in Oskaloosa.Justin Hammes moved to the ball 123 yards on 15 carries and scored both touchdowns for the Trojans in the process.?Offensive line did an excellent job blocking all night,? said head coach Brad Repp. ?The defense was outstanding and was a total team effort.?Jordan Whitney went 4-of-9 passing for 110 yards. Daniel Schwarz ...
MOUNT PLEASANT ? Fairfield?s JV volleyball team lost a close match to the Panthers 24-26, 27-25, 13-15 Tuesday.Marisa Repp and Keri Schwarz were the top hitters for the Trojans with four kills apiece. Ashley Manning, McKenna Ledger and Hanna Greiner each had three kills.Along the back row, Sydney Burnett contributed with 11 assists and was 12-of-12 serving with three aces. Manning had three ace serves, and ...
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