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OTTUMWA ? Needing two wins to call itself state champs, the Fairfield 13-and-under all-star team stayed hot and bested Ottumwa in the double-elimination tournament Tuesday night.After losing to Ottumwa just one night prior, Fairfield eased to a 13-0 win to open the night and rallied to win a 12-9 game in the nightcap to claim the state title.Fairfield now moves on to the Midwest Regional Tournament scheduled...

The Fairfield baseball team handed out its season-ending awards Tuesday night.Pictured, freshmen Mason Ellis and Joseph Hietpas were both given Rookie of the Year honors. Derek Fishel was given the Tommy Trojan award and Brent Buch was named the Deserve to Win Captain. All-SEC teams announcedCorbin Harwood was named to the first-team All-SEC squad after posting team highs in batting average (.366) and ...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge hosted the 2011 Junior Golf Tournament at Walton Club Tuesday morning.Six golfers participated in the free event and the top finishers in each age division qualified for the state tournament scheduled for Aug. 5 at Perry Golf and Country Club.Davis Lowenberg led all golfers with a round of 72 in the 16-17 age group. Nick Higgins was the 12-13-year old winner with an 82, and Michael ...

Now it?s NFL owners who are in place to vote to end the four-month lockout.The players passed on any vote Wednesday, even though representatives of each of the 32 teams and the NFL Players Association?s executive committee were in Washington for that purpose. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press there was agreement among those players on what items needed to be resolved before any ...

The Je-Wa-Ke 9-10-year-old Little League baseball all stars were eliminated from the post-season district pool play tournament Wednesday night. Team players came from the Pekin and Sigourney school district areas. Team members include, from left ro right, front row: Nate Heckart, Cameron Millikin, Trey Albert, Carson Crawford, Dustin Haines, Keaton Dillon; middle row: Noah Stone, Nick Good, Caleb Comstock, Aden ...

The Fairfield Little League 9-and-10 year old all-star team played its district tournament over the weekend.After advancing through pool play a week earlier, Fairfield opened with a 7-2 loss against Albia/Monroe County but bounced back to beat Davis County 8-4.Carson Crile was the starting pitcher in both games and was relieved by Tristan Waugh and Collin Breen.

CENTERVILLE ? Errors have been a big part of Fairfield?s season, and they stung the Trojans one final time in Friday?s Class 3A district opener at Centerville.The Reds (10-27) scored six unearned runs on their way to a 7-5 victory to end Fairfield?s season.?Only allowing one earned run and getting beat 7-5 is pretty tough,? said Fairfield head coach Josh Allison. ?Going into the game, we knew we had to play ...

The Fairfield softball team handed out its end-of-season awards Thursday.Brittany Craff was given the team MVP after breaking the FHS single season and career record for home runs. The senior hit seven long balls this season and finished with 45 RBIs while hitting .325.Rachel Schwarz was honored with the Senior Award, freshman Sydney Burnett was given the Gold Glove Award for her play in centerfield, and ...

The Fairfield 11-and-12-year-old Little League all-stars were eliminated from post-season district pool play Wednesday night by Davis County. The team was made up of players from Fairfield, Lockridge and Libertyville. Team members include, front from left, Garrett Greiner, Jacob Schillerstrom, Hunter Hoskins, James Lyman, Brian Buch, Brayden Miller and Graham Kuehl; back, coach Wilson Starnes, Colton Burnett, ...

Pictured is the Fairfield Babe Ruth 13-and-under all-star team, from left to right, front row: Kevin Smithburg, Austin Bartholomew, Tristan Ledger, Giovanni Cingire, Nathan Davidson; middle row: Keaton Winn, Chase Copeland, Alex Christensen, Ryan Swanson, Tyson Sprouse, Alex Crile, Jordan Reid; back Row: Brian Reid (manager), Bob Sprouse (coach), Steve Crile (coach). The team will be playing in the state tournamen...

The Je-Wa-Ke 11-and-12-year-old Little League all stars started district pool play with a couple of victories and played Ottumwa Midwest in Batavia Wednesday night. Additional teams competing in the district are Davis County and Fairfield. Team members include, front from left, Conner Glosser, Trevor Albert, Skyler Juhl, Ryan Millikin, Keaton Baayen and Avery Moore; back, assistant coach Rich Albert, Trenton ...

The Fairfield 9-10-year-old Little League baseball all stars advanced through district pool play undefeated with three wins and will head to a semi-final contest against Monroe County Friday at 6 p.m. in Bloomfield. Team members include, front from left, Cowen Ferreira, Mason Allen and Clinton Morrison, second row, Tristin Waugh, Mark Diers, Drew Martin, Cooper Drish, Elan Ledger and Fabian Perez, third row, ...