Fairfield News

The winter sports season officially started earlier this week for both boys? basketball and wrestling.The adjustment period for FHS student athletes consists of heading to practice every day after school, new plays and techniques to get down, and maybe the biggest of all, getting in sync with a new head coach. It?s something every male athlete is dealing with as Bob Glenn takes over the wrestling program and Tyler

Pick up a copy of the Tuesday, Nov. 9 Fairfield Ledger to see complete list of all-SEISC honorees.

14 different teams from around the area were represented at the Southeast Iowa All-Star Volleyball Classic Saturday night at FHS.Seniors were chosen from teams in the SEISC and Southeast conferences along with the addition of Burlington to form two squads for the exhibition match. Coaches from those schools were responsible for nominating and selecting the players.A sizeable crowd on hand was treated to terrific

BLOOMFIELD ? Davis County ended Van Buren?s run through the Class 2A regional volleyball tournament with a 25-18, 19-25, 25-14, 25-17 victory Tuesday night.Rylee Eakins had 11 kills and Kaylee Scholten dished out 34 assists for the Mustangs who advance to play ninth-ranked Pella Christian in the regional semifinal. The Eagles moved on with a 25-10, 25-15, 25-14 win over Eddyville-Blakesburg Tuesday.The Warriors

MUSCATINE ? Fairfield will be as well represented at the state swim meet as it has since 2005.The Trojans qualified four events to next weekend?s state meet, just missing the cut two other times, and finished in sixth place at a stacked regional meet in Muscatine.Pleasant Valley won the team title with 443 points to edge Bettendorf?s 427.The Fairfield foursome of Baylee Bowman, Abby McMahon, Jade Greiner and

Pekin, which sat atop the Class 1A girls? cross-country ranking every week this season, dropped back to No. 3 in the poll entering the state meet.Luckily for the Panthers, they now have the chance to settle it all on Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. With more than an expected 5,000 fans and a total of 989 athletes at the co-ed state cross-country meet, Pekin will by vying for its second Class 1A title in three

Top three teams. Top 10 individuals.Everyone else need not apply.Those are the state-meet qualifying standards for every cross country runner in the state heading into Thursday?s district meets for boys and regional meets for girls at locations across the Iowa.Fairfield teams have a tough assignment in Knoxville ? particularly on the boys? side. Third-ranked Knoxville, sixth-ranked Grinnell and seventh-ranked

From a five-set loss last month to never trailing and picking up a three-game sweep.That?s the turnaround the Fairfield volleyball team pulled vs. Keokuk with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 win Tuesday night.?The defense just really picked it up from how we played the first time,? said Fairfield head coach Nancy Diers. ?We were just a lot more prepared for their softer shots, and it really pushed our offense as we went

If you look to the left, the lead sentence in the story from Friday night says the Pella defense has flexed its muscles this year.To be perfectly honest, it?s not brawn that has gotten them to where they are, but rather, speed and athleticism. And Friday night at least, speed killed.Fairfield was noticeably the bigger team, but clearly, games aren?t played on a scale. In the preview story from Thursday?s Ledger,

As Fairfield makes the trip to Pella Friday night to take on the No. 1 ranked team in the state, obviously, a great challenge awaits.A great opportunity goes hand in hand.?This is one of those games why we do what we do as coaches,? said Fairfield head man Jason Ganoe.The top-ranked Little Dutch haven?t suffered a loss in seven games this year and boast a daunting win margin that approaches 40 points per game.?We

BLOOMFIELD ? The Van Buren volleyball team dropped two matches Thursday night at the Davis County Triangular to conclude the regular season.The Warriors fell to Cardinal 25-17, 20-25, 15-8 the to the host Mustangs 25-20, 25-18.Jordan Bullups had 15 assists, hit all 17 serves and tallied 36 digs combined for the night while Hannah Haynes had 32 digs, seven solo blocks (13 total) and nailed six klls.Makenzie Zeitler

Whelp, there ain?t a whole lot to say.A 53-0 win can?t be fun for any of the players, no fun for the coaches, no fun for the fans, and most concerning to yours truly, no fun for me.When I look past my personal enjoyment that I?m sure everybody has on the top of their list of priorities, I do feel for the Centerville coaching staff. It coached a team that was undefeated and breaking down playoff scenarios at this