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Russia knocked out of Olympic hockey by Finns, 3-1

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? The Russians dutifully shook the Finns? hands and then skated to the center of a rink built to showcase their return to Olympic hockey dominance. When they raised their sticks in a mournful salute, they got more whistles than cheers from their devastated fans.Alex Ovechkin, captain Pavel Datsyuk and their teammates had nursed dreams about this week for several years ? all their lives, ...

Cardinal falls to Pella Christian; Iowa boys' basketball begins playoffs

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Class 2A- BoysPella Christian 70, Cardinal 36Hinton 81, South O?Brien, Paulina 62Sheldon 74, Union Christian, Orange City 70Emmetsburg 65, Okoboji, Milford 63Estherville Lincoln Central 83, Sibley-Ocheyedan 63Manson Northwest Webster 59, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 43South Central Calhoun 67, Pocahontas Area 52Eagle Grove 84, Ogden 79 OTClarion-Goldfield 68, Woodward Academy 59Garner-Hayfield/Ventura ...

Fairfield bowling teams challenge for conference title in Washington

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The Fairfield bowling team competed at the Southeast Conference tournament Saturday in Washington.The meet was marred by some technical difficulties with the lanes. Equipment malfunction caused all the teams to work together to switch up the lane assignments and get the meet completed in an orderly fashion.?All the kids were very patient despite losing momentum,? Fairfield bowling coach Lisa Greenig said.The ...

Pekin girls advance with double-digit win over Bears

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor

Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The district playoffs are off to a great start in Packwood.The Pekin girls? basketball team traveled Saturday to Brooklyn and defeated the B-G-M Bears 55-42 to open postseason play.Beth Atwood was superb for Pekin (17-4) yet again. The sophomore finished with 23 points, 19 rebounds and seven steals. Atwood is now averaging 19 points per game.Senior Samantha Wright scored nine points, while her sister Gwynne ...

Iowa's Bob Feller Museum fading financially

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

VAN METER (AP) ? The Bob Feller Museum is scheduled to reopen April 5, but financial troubles are threatening its survival in his central Iowa hometown of Van Meter.The lack of money forced the museum's closure Jan. 3. It opened in 1995 to honor the Hall of Fame pitcher who was born near the central Iowa city, but has faltered since his death on Dec. 15, 2010.Museum board member Bob DiBiasio told The Des Moines ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Boys basketball, district wrestling

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Pioneers fall on last second shotThe Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys? basketball team lost 54-52 at home to Columbus Friday.MSAE (3-16) took a 9-0 lead and led 19-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Pioneers saw a senior night victory slip through their fingers when Columbus made a layup in the final seconds to win the game.Surya Sawhney had 19 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, one block ...

OLYMPIC ROUNDUP: Olympic day of politics and power on the slopes

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? The politics got a little hotter. The slopes got a lot slushier.On a day when the mountain courses seemed better suited for the crawl or butterfly but posed no obstacle to Tina Maze, the Sochi Olympics took a more overt political turn.Two members of the punk group Pussy Riot ? Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina ? were among nine people detained Tuesday while walking in downtown ...

Deputies make arrests, investigate accident

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Henry County Sheriff?s Deputies made a pair of arrests and investigated a single-vehicle accident recently.A report was received at 12:32 a.m. Jan. 24 of a vehicle in the ditch in the 1300 grid of 120th Street, Wayland. The vehicle did not have license plates.An investigation led to the owners of the vehicle, Harry and Dalton St. John (no address listed). It was determined the vehicle went into the ditch while ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield basketball scores, Class 1A girls' basketball playoffs

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

JV basketball falls in final seconds The Fairfield JV boys? basketball team lost to Fort Madison 57-55 Thursday.Fairfield (6-12) led throughout the game, but the Bloodhounds managed to comeback and make a winning shot at the buzzer.Alex Crile and Nick Higgins both scored 13 points. Alex Simpson scored 10 points and Cameron Baumann put in nine points. Freshmen girls with landslide winThe Fairfield freshmen ...

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Fairfield, Pekin, Cardinal, Class 1A girls playoff games

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Fairfield JV BoysThe Fairfield JV boys? basketball team defeated Chariton 58-39 Tuesday at Fairfield High School.Nick Higgins led Fairfield with 13 points. A trio of Trojans, Cameron Baumann, Zach Martin and Alex Simpson each finished with nine points.The Trojans are now 6-11 on the season. PEKINThe Pekin boys? basketball team defeated WACO 59-26 Tuesday in Wayland.Senior Cade Millikin and Petie Clubb led ...

US struggling at oval, focus on high-tech suits

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? They were touted as the fastest speedskating suits in the world.Looks like they might be slowing the Americans down.The new high-tech skinsuits, developed with help from a prominent defense contractor and unveiled just before the Sochi Olympics, were a major topic of debate at Adler Arena during Friday's break in the competition.Through the first six events, no U.S. skater finished higher ...

Fog interrupts medal events at Sochi Olympics

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? Dense fog covered mountain venues and forced the postponements of two medal events at the Sochi Olympics on Monday.Indoors, American pair Meryl Davis and Charlie White was favored for gold in figure skating's ice dance.After bright sunshine brought unusually warm temperatures last week, the heavy fog required a one-day delay in a men's biathlon race and the men's snowboardcross competition. ...