Fairfield News

MOUNT PLEASANT ? When Fairfield?s Jacob Mineart grabbed a 6-1 lead over Mount Pleasant?s Jacob Dilks midway through the 215-pound match Thursday night, it appeared Fairfield would set the tone for the Southeast Conference dual.But as soon as Mineart took the lead, Dilks fought back, eventually winning the match in an 8-6 overtime decision.Momentum ? Mount Pleasant.The Panthers (6-7) used the momentum from the

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren?s foul trouble started early, and it ultimately caught up with them in the second half against Holy Trinity.After hanging close for the first two quarters, the Warriors (5-7, 5-6 SEISC south) were never able to wrangle control, and the Crusaders (11-3, 9-3) ran away with a 68-49 victory Tuesday night.Van Buren big men Colin Weaver and Ryne Smith were saddled with three fouls entering the

ELDON ? The Cardinal wrestling team split the double dual on its home mat Thursday evening with a win over West Burlington-Notre Dame and a loss to Mediapolis.The Comets beat WB-ND 59-18, but fell to Mepo by a final tally of 53-15.Andrew Hemm added two more wins by fall to his season total with first-period pins in both 189-pound matches. Josh Fuhs (160) and Austin Cassat (215) also picked up two victories on the

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren head coach Matt Zeitler didn?t think he received the best effort from his team Tuesday evening, but for the undefeated Warriors, it didn?t really matter against Holy Trinity.There wasn?t a shortage of exertion on the defensive end, however, as 11th-ranked Van Buren (14-0, 11-0 SEISC south) powered its way to a 48-27 victory. Holy Trinity (2-12, 2-9) managed a meager 13 points through three

Boys: Centerville 63, Fairfield 54CENTERVILLE ? Fairfield made 29 trips to the free-throw line ? compared to Centerville?s 10 ? but converted on less than 50 percent and suffered a nine-point loss to the Big Red Tuesday night.Centerville (9-2) made six of its 10 attempts en route to the 63-54 victory over the Trojans (1-11).Grant Curran scored 19 and Davis Lowenberg tallied 18 for Fairfield, but couldn?t hold off

PACKWOOD ? IMS handed Pekin its first loss of the season back on Dec. 3, and the Panther weren?t shy about exacting their revenge Friday night.Pekin (10-3, 9-3 SEISC north) broke a 14-14 tie early in the second quarter with a 24-8 run to close the period to get away from IMS (3-9, 3-9) by a final score of 62-40.Fast break points were the main weapons for Pekin, which racked up 15 steals in the game and turned many

KEOKUK ? Fairfield?s Jeff Guttry jumped into the Class 2A individual rankings this week and defended the honor with a match-cliching pin for the Trojans Thursday night.With Fairfield holding just six-point advantage and within Keokuk?s striking distance, Guttry turned the tables and sent his team home with a 37-25 Southeast Conference victory.The win keep the Trojans undefeated through five dual meets this season

ELDON ? The Cardinal girls? basketball team didn?t find a lot of offense, but made up for it on defense on its way to a 40-30 non-conference victory over Moravia (3-6) Thursday night.Sam Nickel had one of her best nights of the season as she led the Comets (4-5) with 10 points and eight rebounds ? five coming on the offensive end. Cory Campbell also had 10 points and eight boards while Lindsay Moore added five

BLOOMFIELD ? The Cardinal wrestling team split a double dual with host Davis County and Pekin Thursday night in Bloomfield.The Comets came out on top of Pekin by a final score of 49-24 but fell to the Mustangs 61-15.Ryan Cale, Robert McLaughlin and Austin Cassat picked up the three victories vs. Davis County as part of a 2-0 record for the night.Cale won by fall vs. the Mustangs and received a forfeit at 112

Something started clicking for the Keokuk girls? basketball team in the huddle between the first and second quarter and the scoreboard immediately began to show it.The Chiefs (7-3, 4-0 SEC) erased a five-point Fairfield (3-7, 0-3) lead at the break in a matter of seconds and never looked back on their way to a 63-47 Southeast Conference victory Tuesday night. Keokuk remains atop the SEC standings with the win and

CHARITON ? The Fairfield wrestling team was shorthanded at the top of the lineup, but the strong-as-ever bottom end more than made up for it.The Trojans once again started the meet in the heart of the order, jumped out to a 28-0 lead and cruised to a 47-21 victory at Chariton Tuesday night to defend their undefeated dual record.Jac Pilcher, Jeff Guttry, Seth Davisson, Jake Mineart and Michael Smithburg strung

Fairfield opened up a five-point advantage early, Davis County led by as many as 16 in the third quarter and Fairfield climbed back to within three before one final burst made everything add up to a 69-56 victory for the Mustangs.Aaron Halls and Kyle Graves each dropped a game-high 20 points and were integral to several Davis County (5-1) runs that created the final result. The Mustangs had an 11-0 burst in the