Fairfield News

PACKWOOD ? Another meet, another victory for the Pekin boys? track team.The Panthers won their home invitational Thursday night scoring 191.5 points. Albia was second with 160, and Twin Cedars came in third with 78.5.But even without looking at the success his team has found so far in the young season, head coach Davis Eidahl is seeing his team come together.?Regardless of the places, the thing I can take away

WASHINGTON ? A win is a win, and Fairfield picked one up Thursday night in Washington.The Trojans bested the rest of the girls? field at the Demon Relays with a boost from second-place Washington missing its four-event athlete Lucy Libe. But even thought the win may have given Fairfield a ?false sense of security? over the conference rival Demons according to head coach Ron Hunderdosse, the Trojans will take it.Fair

According to the agenda set for Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors? meeting Monday, the board will consider the resignation of FHS head boys? basketball coach Jeff Ebling.Ebling submitted his resignation last month, and the postition has been listed as an anticpated opening on the district?s website since March 15.?Mutually, we agreed that it was time to move on,? said FHS Activities Director

Spirits are high at Maharishi School to begin the 2010 tennis season.And why shouldn?t they be?Every single member of last year?s squad that found its way all the way to the Class 1A state title match returns for head coach Lawrence Eyre, and this season, they may be looking for more from the championship match slated for the first day in June.?I brought the guys in a circle on the first day of practice and told

BLOOMFIELD ? The Pekin boys? track and field team was winners 13 of 18 events and cruised to the team title at the Dennis Anderson Relays Monday night.Bryce Sines once again led the Panther charge winning both short sprint events with a 100-meter dash time of 11.51 and 200-meter dash clocking of 23.63. The sophomore fell off of his usual pace in the long jump but still nabbed third place with a leap of 18-feet,

BLOOMFIELD ? One of the strongest track teams Pekin has ever had finally got the chance to compete Monday night, and they didn?t disappoint.The Panther girls sped off with the team title at the Dennis Anderson Relays in Bloomfield and posted a whopping six meet records in the process.Pekin set the tone on the track early with a 1-2 finish in the 3,000-meter run from Brenna Conger and Maleaha Earnest. Conger?s time

BLOOMFIELD ? The Cardinal girls? track and field team opened up its season and Jenna Courtney burst out of the gates in a big way for the Comets.Courtney placed in all four events she ran on the track including her top finish of third-place in the 100-meter hurdles (18.51). The junior also posted sixth-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (14.47) and 400-meter hurdles (1:25) and led off the 4x100-relay team, joined

BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield boys? tennis team opened up the 2010 campaign with a 7-2 thrashing of Burlington-Notre Dame Monday evening.The Trojans won five of six singles matches including Kyle Brewington?s tie-breaker victory at No. 2. Will Gaub (10-1), Josh Cooper (10-5), Mitch Dorothy (10-1) and Kevin Thorn (10-2) all racked up easy wins for Fairfield.Ryan Brewington suffered the only singles loss for the Trojans

KEOSAUQUA ? On its home track, the Van Buren boys? track and field team won the Van Buren Invitational in convincing fashion Thursday evening.With reported temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees, the Warriors won a whopping seven events to take the Class A championship with a final tally of 153 points. New London was second with 105.Elliott Remick got things started for Van Buren with a victory in the long

MOUNT PLEASANT ? As expected, Fairfield?s standout seniors Libbey Schubert and Katie Hammes shined.And as hoped, the big group of underclassmen did the same for the Trojans in their season-opening meet at Mount Pleasant Thursday evening.The eight-team event did not keep a team score, but the young Fairfield team ran competitive and took home three event titles.?It was really a good first night out for us

CENTERVILLE ? The Pekin boys? track and field team was one of four squads at the Centerville Quad meet Thursday evening.There was no team scoring at the event, but as head coach Davis Eidahl notes, the meet can be a good gauge of early season progress.?After our invitational Monday, it?s a good meet to have and everyone can compete with no pressure,? he said. ?It?s also a good way to get ready for next week.?But

MOUNT PLEASANT ? While wind dictated many of the results at Thursday?s Mount Pleasant Relays, a number of personal records were set by members of the Fairfield track and field team ? none bigger than Michael Smithburg?s 166-foot, nine-inch launch of the discus.The throw is also a Fairfield school record as the junior shattered a 32-year old mark set by Steve McWhirter in 1978 (165? 2?) by more than a