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SPORTS IN BRIEF: Prep sports roundup with wrestling, basketball, girls' basketball playoff pairings announced

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

Girls? basketball playoff pairings announcedThe 2014 Iowa girls? basketball regional playoff pairings have been announced.Fairfield (8-7) will travel to Washington (10-4) on Feb. 19 to begin the playoffs. The winner of that matchup will play Class 4A No. 13 Grinnell (13-2) on Feb. 22.The other portion of Fairfield?s bracket has Pella (10-5) playing Newton (4-11), and the winner of that game plays at No. 4 ...

County supervisors receive more funding requests

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt?s budget season and that means the Henry County supervisors are greeting numerous visitors ? both county department heads and county organizations making their requests for funding during fiscal 2018.Two more department heads and a like number of organizations made their pitch during Thursday?s regular supervisor meeting. Henry County Attorney Darin Stater and Joe Buffington,...

Fairfield bowlers have success at home meet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The Fairfield bowling team hosted Keokuk and Louisa-Muscatine at Flamingo Lanes on Saturday.The varsity boys? team defeated both Keokuk and Louisa-Muscatine. Cody Craff bowled a 238 in game two of round one, while Kyle Ruckman finished round one with a combined score of 391 to lead the Trojans.?The boys? team picked a great day to put some good scores together,? Fairfield bowling coach Lisa Greenig said. ?They ...

Pekin boys, girls earn win over Louisa-Muscatine

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The wins just keep coming.The Pekin boys? basketball team is now 12-1 after defeating Louisa-Muscatine 53-35 Friday night in Packwood. The Panthers pounced on their opponent quickly, pushing their lead to 15 by the end of the first quarter. Pekin was able to coast the rest of the game and earn the win.?We lost some intensity during the second and third quarters, but that will give us something to work on this ...

Ex-Cowboy Brent gets 180 days in jail, probation

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

DALLAS (AP) ? Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail and 10 years of probation for a drunken car crash that killed his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown.Brent was convicted Wednesday of intoxication manslaughter for the December 2012 crash on a suburban Dallas highway that killed Brown, who was a passenger in Brent?s car. Brent could have been sentenced to up to 20 years ...

Ide Gymnastics takes third place in Des Moines

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Ide Gymnastics competed in the Team Gymnastics Academy Tum-Bowl VIII in Des Moines on Jan. 12. The team got an overall third place. The team is, from left, front row: Ashlyn Elmore, Trista Benedict, Madalyn Rauscher, Michelle Zhang, Juliette Pohren; back row: coach Jeff Lannon, coach Jeanne Ide and head coach Jeff Ide.

New prep football district assignments announced

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

A trip to Davenport is in the Fairfield football team?s near future.New districts were assigned Thursday for Iowa high schools. The Trojans were placed in Class 3A District 5. Fairfield?s usual combatants, Washington, Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison and Keokuk, remain with Fairfield. Williamsburg and Centerville are out, while Davenport Assumption and Clear Creek-Amana are in.This means that the Trojans will face ...

Maharishi eighth grade basketball underway

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

The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment eighth grade basketball team began its season with a 46-19 win Jan. 16 over WACO. Dante Cingire led all scorers with 28 points. Andrew Wilson had 10 points. The Pioneers play again tonight against Cardinal.

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield basketball, Pekin wrestling

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

Pekin wrestlers fall to HighlandThe Pekin wrestling team lost to Highland 39-18 Thursday.Trenton Conger (220), Michael Hadley (285) and Scott Entsminger (182) each earned six points by forfeit. Eighth grade boys win over OttumwaThe Fairfield eighth grade boys? basketball A team won 43-21 Thursday over Ottumwa.Kolton Webber scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. James Lyman scored 11 points and had six ...

Pistorius lawyers still negotiating settlement

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ? An out-of-court settlement following months of negotiations between Oscar Pistorius? lawyers and representatives of the parents of his slain girlfriend could work against the Olympic athlete at his March murder trial, a legal expert said Thursday.The two sides have been in ongoing talks since about August, a lawyer for Reeva Steenkamp?s family told The Associated Press in email ...

Fairfield Special Olympians medal in winter games

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

The Special Olympics Iowa State Winter Games were held Jan. 13-15 in Dubuque.More than 400 athletes competed in Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, figure skating and speed skating.The Fairfield adult team medaled in the snowshoeing competition. Jessica Clements, Fabien Tourenne, Ronnie Withrow, Nicole Cotner and Joe Blain got second place in the 100-Meter race.

Local legislators have differing views of Branstad?s address

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2566d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsIt shouldn?t be surprising that Mt. Pleasant?s two state legislators had differing views Tuesday of Gov. Terry Branstad?s final Condition of the State address to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature.?This one (address) was significant,? said State Rep. Dave Heaton, R-Mt. Pleasant. ?This was good bye.?Meanwhile, State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, claimed Branstad talked ...