Fairfield News

PACKWOOD ? Survive and advance is now the creed of the Pekin baseball team and Saturday they did just that.In the Class 2A district opener, The Panthers rallied from an early 2-0 deficit with a three-run second inning to escape with a 4-2 win over Sigourney ? a team that they beat 17-7 just a few weeks ago. Sigourney lead off hitter Matt Meier recorded the Cobra?s lone hit in the first at bat of the game. Meier?s

PACKWOOD ? While not necessarily at the same time, the Pekin baseball team displayed the full arsenal of offense, defense and pitching Thursday to complete a doubleheader against Lone Tree that was suspended Tuesday.Pekin trailed 8-1 in the fourth inning as play resumed from Tuesday night and ended up with an 8-3 loss in the opener but came back with a 7-3 win in game two. The Panthers still out hit the Lions in

BURLINGTON ? One hit and one run was all Van Buren needed to secure a victory against Burlington-Notre Dame Thursday, but more importantly, the ourtight SEISC south division championship.Lewis Russell was hit by a pitch to reach first, stole second and was sacrificed to third before scoring what proved to be the game winning run on a wild pitch. Tel Smith recorded the only Van Buren hit.The one-run lead held up

Tough draw pits Fairfield against No. 9 Fort MadisonA disappointing finish to the regular season that saw nine Fairfield losses in ten games is now in the rear view mirror.The 17-21 Trojans have the opportunity to wipe the 2009 slate clean and hopfully find an offensive groove that has been absent for much of the year. With ninth-ranked Fort Madison looming in the opening round of the Class 3A regional tournament,

EDDYVILLE ? Pitching and defense has driven the Pekin softball team all year, and with its season on the line Thursday, pitching and defense brought them through.The Panthers took a one-run lead before tacking on four more in the fifth inning to come away with a 5-0 victory in their opening round regional game against Eddyville-Blakesburg. Pekin now moves on to play Mid-Prairie ? winners of a 10-0 five inning game

Cardinal marks down 13th-straightDANVILLE ? Another game, another win for the Cardinal baseball team as the Comets tallied their 13th straight triumph with an 8-5 victory over Danville Tuesday afternoon.Jake Scherer led the offensive charge going 3-4 followed by Coty Ridgway and Tanner Thorne each going 2-4. Scherer and Ridgway scored two runs while Thorne had two RBIs.Colton Millard, Tanner Chance and Ridgway all

WELLMAN ? One day removed from a big victory over tenth-ranked Mount Pleasant, the Fairfield baseball team took a step backward Tuesday night with Mid-Prairie right there giving them a shove.The Golden Hawks are no stranger to bringing teams back down to earth however, having already compiled 25 wins this season, and wasted no time doing so Tuesday. Mid-Prairie pounded out 15 hits compared to just four from the

The Cardinal softball team will begin its trek through the Class 1A regional softball tournament in hopes of putting themselves into the state tournament.After reaching the reginal final one season ago, the Comets have compiled a 19-12 record in 2009 ? a record that may be a little deceiving considering just one of those losses came against a 1A opponent. Unfortunately for Cardinal head coach Steph Christner, that

Putting improvement on full display Monday night, the Fairfield baseball team rebounded from two losses to Mount Pleasant earlier this season with a doubleheader split and ruined the Panthers? undefeated conference mark in the process.Monday may have even been better served as a preview for a potential second round match up in the district tournament scheduled next week as the Trojans scored four runs early and

Gretchen Granneman?s game-winning double in the bottom of the eighth inning spelled relief for the Fairfield softball team Monday night.A much improved Mount Pleasant team ? which was swept by the Trojans in the only previous meeting this year ? took a 2-0 win in game one, which preceded Fairfield?s 3-2 victory in the nightcap.?Every night in this conference is different. There?s different matchups, different teams

WAYLAND ? ?Our first goal of the year was to get the conference championship. The girls came out and that?s what they had on their minds,? said Pekin head softball coach Bryan Marlay after his team?s 13-0 romp vs. WACO Monday night.That win clinched the outright SEISC north division title for Pekin.The Panther lineup seemed to have a bit more than a league championship on its mind however ? namely hitting the

Cardinal softball clinches south division titleELDON ? The Cardinal softball team clinched a tie for the SEISC south division championship with a 12-0 win against Central Lee at home Monday.Felisha Durflinger allowed just one hit and struck out three in three innings of work as Cory Campbell led the offense going 3-3 with a double. Lindsay Moore was also perfect from the plate going 2-2 while driving in three