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OSKALOOSA ? The Trojans piled on the runs in a pair of wins against the Oskaloosa baseball team Tuesday in Oskaloosa.Fairfield won the first slugfest by a score of 12-7. The Trojans had enough gas left in the tank to muster seven runs in game 2, which they won 7-3. GAME 1TROJANS 12, INDIANS 7Fairfield waited until the twilight innings before starting the engine on its offensive bulldozer. Oskaloosa led 6-2 ...

FORT MADISON ? The Trojan baseball team used a sweep against Fort Madison Thursday to claim the conference title.The Trojans beat the Bloodhounds 9-2 in game 1 and then won a pitchers? duel in game 2, 2-0. Fairfield head coach Josh Allison was elated with his team?s performance and what it has accomplished thus far.?The boys came ready to play and played great team baseball,? he said. GAME 1TROJANS 9, ...

MLB All Times ESTAmerican LeagueEast DivisionW L Pct GBBoston 53 34 .609 ?Baltimore 48 38 .558 4½New York 46 39 .541 6Tampa Bay 46 40 .535 6½Toronto 41 44 .482 11 Central DivisionW L Pct GBDetroit 46 38 .548 ?Cleveland 45 40 .529 1½Kansas City 40 42 .488 5Minnesota 36 46 .439 9Chicago 34 48 .415 11 West DivisionW L Pct GBOakland 50 36 .581 ?Texas 49 36 .576 ½Los Angeles 41 44 .482 8½Seattl...

Henry County Sheriff deputies recently arrested two people following a pair of traffic stops.Deputies stopped a 1985 Chevrolet Sept. 30 on Washington Street, near Hy-Vee, in Mt. Pleasant. The driver of the vehicle, Jeremy Crawford, 43, of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested for driving while suspended.The passenger in the truck, Colton Gallup, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, fled on foot into the wooded area near the Mt. Pleasant ...

LONDON (AP) ? Juan Martin del Potro?s left knee was already mummified in the yards of athletic tape it takes just to keep the lanky 6-foot-6 Argentine upright these days.Then, five points into his Wimbledon quarterfinal, the man known as ?The Tower? went boom.Chasing an overhead into the corner, del Potro?s left foot slipped out from under him on the slick grass of Centre Court. That already aching knee ...

The Fairfield baseball team made quick work of the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks Tuesday.The Trojans exerted their dominance in inning No. 1 with seven runs. They added three in the second and five in the fifth, the final inning the mercy rule would allow. The Trojans won 15-3.The first inning hit-barrage was highlighted by Tyler Cooksey?s grand slam. One inning later, Cooksey roped an RBI double.?This was definitel...

The junior varsity Trojan softball team has been on a roll recently.The Trojan Orange team defeated Keokuk twice Friday. Fairfield won game 1 9-0 and game 2 by a score of 12-5. GAME 1FAIRFIELD 9, KEOKUK 0Brynna Bowman was nearly unhittable from the pitching rubber as she held the Chiefs to three hits, two walks and one hit batter while striking out 10.Caytlyn Nystrom was hit by a pitch, walked, singled and ...

Utter domination.That is what the Mount Pleasant Panther softball team experienced Monday at the hands of the Fairfield Trojans. The Trojans did not allow a run in either game of the doubleheader while scoring 18 runs. GAME 1TROJANS 6, PANTHERS 0The Trojans scored one run in the first and one in the fifth before pulling away with four in the sixth.Freshman hurler Alli Deao went seven strong innings and gave ...