Justin Webster

Community 1st Credit Union will host the ?2018 C1st Skate Fest? September 29 at 11 a.m. in Ottumwa at the skate park near Market Street and the river front.The 6th annual event feature skateboard, scooter and BMX competitions with local food vendors, music, games, giveaways and prizes.Pro BMX riders from Milwaukee will perform stunts and sign souvenir photos.The competitors will be sorted into four age groups: ...

Spectators from the Demo Derby watch the free Fireworks show Sunday night following the event.

The Trojan baseball team extended their winning streak to nine games with an 11-6 game one victory at Knoxville Thursday night before falling 10-8 in a failed comeback attempt in game two. Game oneFairfield scored 11 runs on 11 hits and five walks, led by Kosta Papazogolou who was a triple shy of the cycle after going 3-5 with a homerun and a double and four RBI to go with a run scored.After yielding a run in ...

After a 7-3 start, the Cardinal baseball team lost their third game in four days Thursday night in a 2-1 defeat at Burlington-Notre Dame. MondayThe Comets took a 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the fourth, but Holy Trinity answered with three in the home half of the inning. Cardinal was able to tie it with two scores in the fifth, but HTC walked off with a run in the ninth for the 4-3 victory.Kade Chance, ...

The Des Moines Register has named Pekin's Davis Eidahl, ?All-Iowa boys' track and field coach of the year? after the Panthers won the state track meet by 44 points over second-place Mid-Prairie who finished with with just 28.Eidahl says that, ?Through the years Pekin has always had a group of blue collar, hard working athletes. We have the philosophy of work hard, have fun, and never look back. Our program has ...

WATERLOO ? Fairfield Head Coach Heidi Grunwald is two state semifinal match wins away from an all-Fairfield final.In the Class 1A state singles tournament at Byrnes Park in Waterloo, defending champion Anatta Charoenkul and top-seed Yana Gaskell won each of their first two matches Wednesday.Gaskell defeated Alex Griggs from Knoxville 6-0, 6-0 in the round of 16 before advancing past the quarterfinals with a ...

The Trojans lost 5-4 at Burlington in the opening game of a doubleheader Tuesday night before rallying in game two for a dominant 11-5 victory. Game oneThe scoring started in the second inning when Hunter Drish singled home a run for the Trojans before the Greyhounds tied it in the home half of the frame with a sacrifice fly from junior Jacob Hardy.Fairfield briefly regained the lead 2-1 in the top of the ...

James Harden scored a franchise playoff-record 22 points in the third quarter to ignite a sudden offensive eruption as the Houston Rockets seized control of their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 119-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 on Monday in Minneapolis.Harden poured in a game-high 36 points, authoring a remarkable in-game turnaround after his 0-for-7 start. He shot ...

The Fairfield girls' track team traveled to Eddyville to take on E-B-F and nine other schools, including Forest City who finished first and SEC rivals Washington and Keokuk who finished second and third, respectively, ahead of the fourth place Trojans.Junior Ashley Bloomquist continued to set the pace in the long distances for Fairfield with victories in the 1500 and 3000 meter races while Julia Fritz won the ...

Fairfield Parks and Rec will offer swimming lessons at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center during the week of March 26 through 30 in conjunction with FCSD's spring break holiday.Three skill levels will be offered.Beginners will introduce water skills to children that are ready to be in th pool without a parent or guardian.Intermediate focuses on stroke development and improvement and is for children that have some ...

Team standings1st Washington 4-02nd Mt. Pleasant 3-13rd Ft. Madison 2-24th Fairfied 1-35th Keokuk 0-4 Wrestler of the year:Ft. Madison, Harlan Steffensmeier, Sr. First team all-SEC106 Mt. Pleasant, Corbin Broeker, So.113 Mt. Pleasant, Brayden Ackles, Jr.120 Washington, Walker Ikerd, Jr.126 Ft. Madison, Ryan Steffensmeier, Sr.132 Washington, Dillan Sanders, So.138 Keokuk, Matt Wyatt, Sr.145 Ft. ...

The Fairfield freshman boys' basketball squad played back-to-back games this week, first hosting Albia at the Cambridge Sports Plex on Monday and then traveling to Centerville for another non-SEC matchup Tuesday.The Trojans had a difficult start with Albia, allowing the Blue Demons to build an 8-0 head start and a 24-4 lead after just one quarter of play.Fairfield responded with a 20-7 scoring advantage in the ...

The No. 13 team in Class 2A improved to 16-1 with an easy 47-25 SEISC smackdown of Highland Tuesday night in Riverside.It wasn't until the fourth quarter when Head Coach Davis Eidahl's squad even allowed double-digit points in a period, outscoring the home team 14-4. 13-2 and 12-6 in the first three frames before surrendering 13 points to their eight scored in the fourth.The Panthers will now host 2-14 Columbus ...

The Pekin boys' basketball team improved to 10-5 on the year with a 69-58 SEISC victory at Highland Tuesday night.The Panthers shot 51 percent from the field and 62 percent from behind the arc while leading at the end of each period: 18-14, 40-30, 57-49 and 69-58 for the final.Offensively, Pekin was led by senior Ryan Stansberry who had 18 points on 6-8 shooting including 5-7 from the perimeter. Fellow senior ...

By Monday evening, Fairfield Activities Director Jeff Courtright had addressed the cold weather's possible effects on tonight's non-conference home game versus the new school from North Liberty, Iowa City Liberty.As noted in Courtright's original email, temperatures have risen slightly and are expected to crescent at 3pm today around 10 degrees, a full 20 degrees warmer than it currently sits as I type this ...