Fairfield News

The Fairfield eighth-grade boys? basketball team couldn?t get one final shot to fall at the buzzer and the ?A? team was saddled with its first loss of the season, 30-29 vs. Ottumwa, Thursday evening.Mason Ellis scored 11 points to go with seven rebounds for the Trojans, Joe Hietpas added six points and Jordan Whitney scored four points and had three steals. Landon Gamrath also scored four for Fairfield.The ?B?

ELDON ? Patrick Lind edged Van Buren?s Jordan Staton 11-9 in the first match of the night, and Cardinal built a lead from there to dispose of the Warriors 45-30 Thursday night.Originally scheduled as a triangular including Louisa-Muscatine, Thursday night turned into a dual when the Falcons decided not to make the trip.Justin Peters (140), Joe Olson (145), Josh Fuhs (160) and Andrew Hemm (171) picked up four

The Fairfield bowling program left Flamingo Lanes Saturday afternoon with four victories.Two of those wins were the first two victories of the season for the Trojan varsity squads ? and first in Fairfield program history ? with the boys posting a 2364-2120 win and the girls winning 2312-2067 vs. Washington. The JV boys won 1939-1865 while the JV girls won 1258-1137.?Us coaches are extremely happy with the progress

Where usually is orange and black, pink is going to take over ? at least for one night.Pink jerseys, fundraisers and basketball will all come together Friday night at FHS for the first annual coaches vs. cancer night aimed towards fundraising for the American Cancer Society.?We?re just trying to get something started this first year,? said Chad Thompson, who has taken one of the lead planning roles for the event.

KEOKUK ? Keokuk fired away to connect on eight three-point attempts and made 28 field goals compared to Fairfield?s 12 to come away with a 73-42 victory Monday night.The Chiefs? hot-shooting continued an unlucky trend for Fairfield just one game removed from giving up seven long-balls in a loss to Mount Pleasant Friday.?Shooting has been the difference,? said head coach Billy Strickler. ?Defensively we?ve showed we

PACKWOOD ? The free throw shooting woes that have plagued Van Buren all season reared their ugly head again Thursday night at Pekin.In a game that featured 49 fouls, the Warriors (6-5) made good on just 10 of 29 attempts from the line while Pekin (11-2) connected on five three-pointers ? three coming from the hand of Jesse Martin ? to coast in with a 55-40 victory.The Panthers made Van Buren pay for their 28 fouls

FORT MADISON ? Weather finally stepped aside long enough for Fairfield to open up the Southeast Conference wrestling season, but Fort Madison ? namely Bloodhound 145-pounder Austin Pauley ? got right back in the Trojans? way.Pauley, ranked No. 10 in class 3A, posted a pin in the meet?s final match to complete Fort Madison?s rally and a 39-36 come-from-behind victory. Braxton Klett also recorded a win by fall in the

OTTUMWA ? It?s been 18 days since the Fairfield wrestling team was last on the mat, but they looked to be eager to make up for lost time Saturday at the Ottumwa Invitational.Seven Trojan wrestlers put in as many as five matches Saturday as Fairfield left with Logan Metcalf as an individual champ and a third-place finish in the team standings. The Trojans took third with 222 points in the crowded field of nine

Has everyone heard of this guy, Brett Favre?How about Tiger Woods? Urban Meyer?Of course you have.You have because the media can go a little overboard at times. They can even go a lot overboard.Watching Monday Night Football this week ? which turned out to be a great game ? the biggest story throughout the game was maybe the thought Viking head coach Brad Childress had of taking Brett Favre out of the game last

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield bowling team threw out averages and practice frames Saturday stepping onto the lanes for the first time ever.In the first competition of the season, and first meet in FHS program history, the Trojans fell to an experienced Keokuk squad in both varsity games at Arrowhead Bowl in Keokuk. The Fairfield JV boys posted a 1832-1782 before the varsity was downed 2646-2406 and the varsity girls were

INDIANAPOLIS ? 1945 Fairfield High School graduate Milo Hamilton has been named the 2009 ?King of Baseball.?The Houston Astros? Hall of Fame radio broadcaster was given recognition at the annual winter meeting banquet in Indianapolis Thursday night. The annual tradition salutes a veteran from the baseball world for long-time dedication and service.Hamilton?s resume includes the previous 25 years as voice of the

Maharishi School boys tennis coach Lawrence Eyre was recently selected to be featured in the Iowa Hall of Pride. Located in Des Moines, the Hall of Pride showcases the achievements of all Iowans, from student athletes to sports legends and movie stars to scientists.Mr. Eyre is featured in an interview in the interactive multimedia exhibit on tennis. His inclusion stems from recently being named National High School