Fairfield News

COLUMBUS ? Hits were plentiful and runs were even more bountiful as Pekin rocked Columbus twice as part of Tuesday?s doubleheader.The Panthers scored a combined 49 runs to beat the Wildcats 26-6 and 23-0.?Columbus is not a strong team, but we didn?t play down to their level and we still had to go out, put the bat on the ball and throw strikes,? said head coach Jeff Eeling.On a long list of Pekin offensive...

BURLINGTON ? Sami Herman finished in a tie for 11th place among 11 teams and 66 golfers at the competitive Burlington Invitational Monday.Herman fired a 92 to match two other golfers while Pleasant Valley?s Anna Cullinan was the meet medalist with a 76. Cullinan?s round was six strokes below the next closest competitor.The Trojans finished eighth in the final team standings as Liz Hamilton and Ashley Henkel ...

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield JV boys? golf team alleviated a busy schedule for its varsity counterpart and took a trip to Keokuk Tuesday.The Trojans hung with the Keokuk varsity squad, but the Chiefs came away with a 166-188 victory.Joe Hietpas was the low man for Fairfield shooting a 44 on the Keokuk Country Club course. Jon Anderson tallied 47, Vincent Horras carded a 48 and Gabe Hull and Alex Shier each ...

By CARSON TIGGESLedger sports editor KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? track and field team was without its top point scorer and felt the affects at the Keosippi Relays Tuesday night in Keokuk.The Trojans finished fourth out of six teams in the final standings ? falling behind Southeast Conference opponents Mount Pleasant and the host Chiefs.Sophomore sprinter Sydney Howard was unavailable for Fairfield...

Fort Madison goalie Joshua Thele stopped a Kendall Mickels penalty kick to preserve a 0-0 tie early in the first half, but that stop didn?t help for long.Kyle Thomas put one on the scoreboard less than 30 seconds later and the Fairfield boys? soccer team cruised to a 4-1 win over the Bloodhounds Tuesday at Trojan Stadium.The win is the second straight for Fairfield as it continues to climb back toward .500 ...

The Fairfield Trojans baseball team and the three Fairfield Challenger teams consisting of area Special Olympics athletes will be playing ball at 5:30 p.m. May 9.The event will be held at the baseball complex behind Fairfield Middle School. In case of rain, the game will be held inside. Community members are invited to cheer the athletes on.The athletes are asking for canned goods as admission, which will ...

The Fairfield girls? tennis team continued its mid-season surge and slid in for another close victory Tuesday.The Trojans won four of six singles matches on their way to a 5-4 win at home against Fort Madison. Ena Alcan once again led the way as she cruised to an 8-0 victory at No. 1 singles before teaming up with Haylee Gilpin to win an 8-3 match at No. 1 doubles.Jennifer Clements won 8-6 in her singles ...

MEDIAPOLIS ? Spencer Watson continued his strong senior season for the Van Buren boys? track and field team Tuesday.At the Mediapolis Bulldog Relays, Watson placed first in the long jump with a big 20-feet, 3-inch jump, third in the 100-meter dash (11.41) and ran on the 1600 medley and 4x100 relays. The medley team of Ryne Smith, Jacob Heisel, Watson and Zach Goodman placed third in 4:01.Smith added a ...

The Maharishi School boys? tennis team ripped through Burlington by a final tally of 8-1 on its home courts Tuesday.The Pioneer blazed through singles matches, winning five of six before sweeping through doubles. Singles winners included Sam Arsanjani, Thomas Weiss, Derek Thatcher and Raphael Gelfand at 1-4 and first-time varsity player David Fleshman at No. 6.Another new face, Surya Sawhney, joined ...

NEW LONDON ? The Van Buren golf team suffered two losses at the hands of seasoned New London teams at Deerwood Golf Club Tuesday afternoon.The Warrior girls were edged by just four strokes, 207-211, while the boys? team was handed a 164-204 loss.In the girls? match Roni Delaney was the meet medalist for New London while Alex Rambo put together an excellent round of 44 to lead Van Buren. Kaila Butts carded a ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? AJ Rachford ran the 400-hurdles for the first time in nearly two years last week and set a school record.It would only figure his second try would be even better.Rachford bested his school record by more than a second and helped his Cardinal track team to four wins at the New London Invitational Tuesday night in Mount Pleasant. The senior won the event with a time of 55.41 ? beating his old ...

EDDYVILLE ? The Pekin boys? track and field team finished fourth out of seven teams in a tough field at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Rocket Relays Tuesday night.Host Eddyville-Blakesburg won the meet just 15 points ahead of fourth-place Pekin.Trey Sathoff cleared 6-feet, 7-inches in the high jump to win the event as he and teammate Bryce Sines prepare to compete in the event at the Drake Relays Thursday. Sines ...