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Pekin runs all over New London to start season

ALLYUS FRITZ and ASHLEE DE WIT/Golden Triangle News Service Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

A tough Pekin team had its way with New London Friday. The Tigers made improvements later in the game but came up short, falling to the visiting Panthers by a score of 55-13.?I?m disappointed in the way we came out; I think we came out flat and let the heat get in our heads,? New London Coach Brad Helmerson said. ?We gave up a couple big plays and started to hang our heads, but eventually we (snapped out) of ...

Iowa shows progress despite loss in opener

LUKE MEREDITH/The Associated Press Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

IOWA CITY ? Iowa lost again last weekend, its seventh straight dating to 2012 and first in an opener in 13 years.And yes, it came against MAC school Northern Illinois, a team the Hawkeyes had beaten eight times in a row. It didn't help that the game swung on a late interception by new quarterback Jake Rudock, either.But don't mistake a loss for lost confidence.Even in defeat, the Hawkeyes (0-1) showed signs ...

Fairfield girls finish fourth at track meet

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

Relay team members Kelsey Pacha, Delaney Breen, Yana Gaskell and Danielle Breen of Fairfield placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the State Hershey Track Meet in June. The meet was held in Marshalltown. Sixteen teams competed in this event.

Fairfield Cougars team tryouts this Sunday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

The Fairfield Cougars 2014 USSSA baseball team is holding tryouts at the Fairfield Little League complex on Sunday.Youngsters who were born between May 1, 2000, and April 30, 2004, need to check-in at 1 p.m. The tryouts will begin at 1:30 p.m.Those born between May 1, 2004, and April 30, 2007, need to check-in at 2:30 p.m. The tryouts will start at 3 p.m. These kids will be on the 8-and-under and 9-and-under ...

Rudock's INT leads to crushing loss for Iowa

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

IOWA CITY ? Iowa was roughly 30 yards away from possibly snapping a six-game losing streak that has hung over the program's head for nearly a year.One big mistake from new Hawkeyes quarterback Jake Rudock helped keep the skid going for at least another week.Mathew Sims hit a 36-yard field goal with four seconds left and Northern Illinois rallied to beat Iowa 30-27 on Saturday in the season opener for both ...

Iowa excited for new quarterback Rudock

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

IOWA CITY ? A new starting quarterback with a sterling prep resume should be reason for optimism at Iowa, which has seen its victories dip three years in a row.But the Hawkeyes and their win-starved fans don?t quite know what to expect from sophomore Jake Rudock.For the first time in nearly two decades, Iowa?s quarterback will take his first career snap in an opener when Rudock starts against Northern Illinois ...

Landen Schafer gets third in state track meet

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

Landen Schafer competed in the State Hersey Track Meet on June 15. Schafer earned third place in the 400 meter, and his 4x100 relay team placed fourth.

Iowa State loses season opener to Northern Iowa

The Associated Press Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

AMES ? Northern Iowa's David Johnson did everything a team could want from a running back.On a steamy Midwest evening, Johnson tied a school record by scoring four touchdowns. He rushed for a career-high 199 yards and two scores. He added another 41 yards on four pass receptions and two more TDs.He ran over, around and through defenders as the FCS Panthers opened their season with an impressive 28-20 victory ...

Iowa Prep Football poll

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2013 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:Class 4ARecordPtsPrv1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5)1-084-2. West Des Moines Dowling (4)1-081-3. West Des Moines Valley1-055-4. Iowa City West1-051-5. Pleasant Valley1-050-6. Cedar Falls1-047-7. ...

Candidates talk children, family issues during public forum

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIt was all about the younger generations during a candidate forum focused on child well-being in Iowa on Wednesday night.The forum, which took place at the ISU Extension Office in Mt. Pleasant, featured both candidates for Iowa House District 84, Rep. Dave Heaton (R ?Mt. Pleasant) and Democrat Carrie Duncan; and candidates for Senate, Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) and ...

Teens shoot baseball player in Oklahoma City because they were 'bored'

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? An Australian baseball player out for a jog in an Oklahoma neighborhood was shot and killed by three ?bored? teenagers who decided to kill someone for fun, police said.Christopher Lane, who was visiting the town of Duncan, where his girlfriend and her family live, had passed a home where the boys were staying and that apparently led to him being gunned down at random, Police Chief Danny Ford ...

Maharishi School volleyball photo

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:51 pm2568d ago

The MSAE volleyball team, from left to right, front row: Amanda Valentine, Hifza Akber, Flower Shreck, Anna Unger, Cathy Guo; back row: Loreena Hansen, Jivani Rodriguez, Daniella Hillman, Jasmin Shreef, Amie Seikh, Avery Travis and Coach Danielle Wallace. Not pictured: Kadie Roberts.