RUNNELS ? In a one of a kind, relay-only meet at Southeast Polk High School Thursday, Fairfield finished sixth out of seven teams.The top finish for the Trojans was third place in the 8x50-medley and 2x50-freestyle. Allison Delker and Rachel Swanson swam the 2x50-freestyle for Fairifield and also swam two legs of the 8x50-medley.For full Fairfield results, read the Friday, October 16, 2009 Fairfield Ledger.:
BRIGHTON ? With most of Pekin?s varsity runners resting and getting healthy for a run toward a second-straight state title, the rest of the Panther team stepped in at the Lake Darling Invite on Thursday.Pekin placed second on the girls? side and took sixth on the boys? side in the last meet of the season before the district/regional meet next Thursday in Columbus Junction.Emma Nelson (6th, 15:39) and Victoria
WASHINGTON ? Senior Jessica Deutsch and the Pekin volleyball team could have given up. The Panthers trailed two-games-to-one at Class 3A Washington, and the Demons had all the momentum.But Deutsch and the Panthers ratcheted up the intensity and won the next two games to take Monday?s non-conference match in five games. Pekin won by scores of 25-16, 17-25, 21-25, 25-22 and 15-11.?We couldn?t get down on ourselves,?
In eighth-grade volleyball action at home against Ottumwa Tuesday, the Trojans went undefeated with two victories and two splits.Keri Schwartz had six kill and Sydney Burnett had four service aces to help the ?A? team win a 21-16, 21-14 sweep of the Bulldogs. In the ?B? match, Paige Palmer led the way with five aces and two kills in the 21-18, 9-21 split. Leah Browning had five and Fallyn Garrison had four aces in
In a home triangular Monday night, the Fairfield freshman volleyball team split two matches against visitors Pella and Mediapolis.The two teams are part of strong varsity programs that are currently ranked with Pella rated No. 4 in Class 3A and Mediapolis coming in at No. 10 in Class 2A.After falling in game one against Pella, the Trojans rallied for two victories to take the match 14-25, 25-18, 15-13. Fairfield
OSKALOOSA ? Davis Lowenberg ran for 83 yards and quarterback Corbin Harwood tacked on 23 more, but the Trojans were blanked 38-0 in Monday?s loss to Oskaloosa in JV football.Cody Kool and Alec Stoner led the defense with four tackles apiece while Lowenberg, Gunnar Sloan, Tyler Cooksey and Trevor Williams all gathered three. Kool and Williams also pounced on fumbles.Fairfield will play its season finale next Monday
Fairfield head coach Mike Schenck called Friday?s game against Oskaloosa a must-win if his team was going to make an appearance in the 2009 postseason.Apparently, his players thought the same thing. The Trojans came out firing on all cylinders and never looked back against the Indians (1-6, 1-4) ? especially an offense that put up its highest point total since a 55-15 win against Davis County on October 19, 2007.
KALONA ? In a fashion that was beyond dominant, the Pekin girls? cross country team took the top four places and went home a conference title at Thursday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference meet at IMS.In the rain, mud and cold, the Panthers put the elements aside and took off for a near perfect score in the win. Brenna Conger (16:09) led the Pekin charge as the individual conference champ followed by three more
After Maharishi School went the distance for a tight game one victory, Cardinal wrenched momentum back to its side in games two and three before cruising in game five to clinch the match Thursday at MSAE.The Comets? 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, 25-14 victory is win No. 8 for Cardinal on a season that is already nearing its end.Trailing by as many as four late in game one, MSAE fought back for a 24-24 tie to set up an
NEW LONDON ? After missing Tuesday?s game against Maharishi due to an injured foot, New London outside hitter Jessica Lerdal came back with a vengeance, scoring 18 kills in the Tigers? 25-9, 25-12, 25-7 sweep of Cardinal last night.Lerdal strained the outside of her foot in last weekend?s Southeast Iowa Superconference Tournament and sat out against Maharishi as a precaution.?It was pretty exciting. I?m just glad
PACKWOOD ? Paige Jensen stepped in to deliver ten assists and Pekin got back on track Thursday with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-19 sweep of Columbus.?I?m proud of the way the girls came out and played tonight,? said head coach Jina Heisdorffer, whose team improves to 10-12 on the seaosn. ?We came out and were in control most of the night. We covered the court well and attacked the ball.?Jessica Deutsch added eight more
Punt, pass and kick competition set for Oct. 3The Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the annual Place-kick, punt and pass competition at 11:15 a.m. Oct. 3 at the Dexter-Apache Soccer Complex.Registration is now open for the event open to boys and girls ages 8-13. Top finishers in each age group will earn a chance to compete at the state competition to be held at the Iowa State indoor practice
In 2008, two winless football teams met in Danville before Cardinal posted its one and only victory of the season with a 21-0 win over the Bears.One year later, Cardinal and Danville currently sit atop the Class A District 5 standings as two of three teams with undefeated district records along with WACO. Friday night, one of the two will tumble down the standings while the other keeps its top spot.Cardinal,
In week six, Van Buren is still looking for win No. 1 and its first district victory in more than two seasons.Standing between a win and the Warriors this week is an Eddyville-Blakesburg team that has their own fish to fry in terms of a district title. The Rockets enter Friday?s contest with 3-2 overall record, but just one loss in district play that came in week three to No. 3 ranked and undefeated West Branch.Van
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