SPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield basketball, gymnastics, Iowa Pool Championships, Iowa prep basketball playoff scores

Fairfield JV loses close home game

The Fairfield JV boys? basketball team was defeated 50-48 by Ottumwa Monday at Fairfield High School.

Nick Higgins led the squad with 15 points. Alex Simpson and Cameron Baumann each put in nine points. Landen Greiner led the team with 13 rebounds and five assists.

The Trojans are now 6-13 on the season.

Fairfield gymnasts win first place trophies in Grimes

Nine different gymnasts who participate in Ide Gymnastics brought home 15 first place trophies after competing in Grimes at the Mid-Iowa Gymnastics Snowflake Invitational on Feb. 8 and 9.

Alexis Jirak and Michelle Zhang each placed first in the vault, beam and all-around competitions.

Alexis Jirak, Alani Diyaljee, Taryn Scheuermann, Kristin Burnstedt and Ashlyn Elmore placed first in bars. Ella Jirak, Alexis Jirak, Kaitlyn Greiner, and Kaitlyn Scheuermann placed first in floor exercises.

Second place trophies were presented to Hermela Gebremariam for the vault, bars, floor and all-around competition. Other second place trophies went to Maya Lane for vault, Diyaljee for floor, Kaitlyn Scheuermann for bars, beam, and all-around, Brookelynn Silvers for vault, Bryanna Popejoy for vault, Zhang for bars and floor, and Madalyn Rauscher for bars and beam.

ISPA State Pool Championships set to begin

The 19th annual Iowa State Poolplayer?s Association State Pool Championships will begin April 2nd at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

This tournament is the largest independent state level amateur pool competition in the country. More than 4,000 participants will enter and 160 pool tables will be brought in from Colorado to accomodate the five day event.

There will be singles, doubles, and five-person events with multiple divisions based on ability for both men and women. More than $120,000 in prize money will be awarded this year.

For more information visit ispa.in2pool.com or contact tournament co-director Julie Guzman at 515-778-4176.

Wednesday?s Iowa Basketball Prep Playoff Scores

Boys Basketball

Class 1A

Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 79, Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls 47

Waterloo Christian School 60, Riceville 48

Central Elkader 37, Edgewood-Colesburg 35

North Mahaska, New Sharon 58, H-L-V, Victor 34

Tri-County, Thornburg 46, English Valleys, North English 32

Class 2A

Wapello 55, Central Lee, Donnellson 38

Girls Basketball

Class 2A

Hudson 68, Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 24

North Linn, Troy Mills 73, Jesup 37

Class 3A

Spirit Lake 56, Humboldt 49

Unity Christian, Orange City 76, Sheldon 40

MOC-Floyd Valley 91, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 43

Red Oak 57, Shenandoah 46

Clear Lake 43, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 39

Oelwein 59, Independence 46

Crestwood, Cresco 55, Waukon 28

Mount Vernon 52, Monticello 34

Center Point-Urbana 51, South Tama County, Tama 36

Hampton-Dumont 56, Roland-Story, Story City 44

Camanche 52, Northeast, Goose Lake 50

Mediapolis 60, Mid-Prairie, Wellman 36

North Polk, Alleman 53, Interstate 35,Truro 45

Williamsburg 64, Albia 29

Bondurant Farrar 70, PCM, Monroe 47

Nevada 39, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 38

Class 4A

Fort Dodge 61, Storm Lake 35

Spencer 44, LeMars 40

Charles City 53, Decorah 46

West Delaware, Manchester 53, Wahlert, Dubuque 37

Central Clinton, DeWitt 48, Marion 43

Solon 47, Maquoketa 28

Davenport, North 56, Clear Creek-Amana 42

Keokuk 50, Fort Madison 45

Pella 60, Newton 37

Washington 49, Fairfield 44

Carlisle 63, Oskaloosa 35

Knoxville 48, Norwalk 44

Denison-Schleswig 43, Carroll 35

Saydel 56, Webster City 46

Glenwood 47, Creston 36

Winterset 41, Des Moines, Hoover 28

Class 5A

Sioux City, East 70, Sioux City, North 47

Des Moines, Roosevelt 60, Des Moines, North 27

Ames 85, Waterloo, East 21

Dubuque, Hempstead 62, Dubuque, Senior 39

Davenport, West 80, Burlington 22

Clinton 63, Davenport, Central 42

Iowa City, West 50, Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 30

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 66, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 19